The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-24

house. uere nrS. murphy, who was boil
Ing, shaking, and fuming with rage during
the testimony, could no longer restrain
herself, and broke out: "What, sir! l
didn't. didn't abuse yez ut all. l called
yez nothin' jist only what yez are.
didn't call yez out Of yer name. What
right had yez to come to my house, any
how, and interfere wild my bisness |?
Yes, yere Honor, me an my husband was
havin little muss, and he had to cum and
put himself in where he had no business.
What right has he to interfere wild my pri.
vate and domestic family affairsi Amt
my husband mine, and can't fight him
whcniver | chooscsl An rs for abusin
Captain Bibb, didn't do no sich thing,
because I didn't call him anything jist but
what he was"
Captain Bibb.-Yes, madam, but did not
you call me negro; and am negro!
Mrs. Murphy, quickly "Yes, ye are a
nagur, because them little Bibbs O. yOurn
called my children nagurs, and my chill
ders an me Is no more nagurs than
you are, sir" Repeated cries from the
Recorder and policemen Of silence! Mrs.
Murphy, growing hotter every moment, and
tossing her red-faced child from one knee
on the other: "Yis, sir, me and my childers
doesn't look as much like nagurs as the
big Bibbs and small Bibbs. Look at Bibbs,
he's dark in the face and me-I'm as
white an as fair as swan" Cries Of
silence Gall right, I'll be silent in min
nit but I'll tell ye, yere Honor, I'm not
intendin to let none O. yere big Bibbs, nor
yere little Bibbs, nor yere large Bibbs, nor
ycrc small Bibbs, run over me; wasn't
made for that"
Recorder.-"M Murphy, don't say
another word"
Mrs. Murphy" No, I won't say an
other word, but I'm just goin to tell yer
what ! think Of old Bibbs."
Recorder" Can you give me security
for your future good behavior ?''
Mrs. Murphy" Yes, can. I'll give ye
myself. I'm good sound security. If you
are not satisfied wild me, here's another
good sound security y"--pointing to the
aforesaid red.faced baby" if he don't
suit yez, I've three other good sound se-
curities at home and they and me III
make five good sound securities an if we
all won't do yez, I'll have to lave off bisi-
ness wild yez, because ye would be hard
man to satisfy"
Recorder.-"I'm sorry, madam, but the
securities you offer are hardly such as the
Commonwealth requires"
Mrs. Murphy, furiously.-" What, sir,
won't do! Oh my, it's all the same every
where, an wild everybody in this blissed
country; nobody has any appreciation or
respect for the value in the Irish people.
How wish Mr.. Mayo was here. He'd fix
me all right. See here, you man on the
bench, want you to set this case back
until Mr.. Mayo comes back"
Recorder.-"I cannot help what Mr..
Mayo would do, Mrs. Murphy; am bound
to do what / think right. have done with
this caSc."
Here one of the officers took her gently
hy the arm to lead her to the prisoners
bench.
Mrs. Murphy" Be off wild yez, and let
60 iv ME !; | let's no rude, unpublished hands
take hold iv me show me the way to CO."
The officer, pointing to the prisoners
bench, upon one end Of which sat big
buck negro
Mrs. Murphy Indignantly -" What
an are yez goin to have mo sit on the same
binch wild a nagur ?" Turning to the
Rccorder.) "See here, sir, niver intind
to have any dalings wild ye as long as
live. Ye have trated me shametully."
She then continued on such trade
that it was found necessary to send her to
iail. She was carried out, bestOwing
blessings generally on the Recorder, Cap
tain Bibb, and the officers who had her in
tow.