The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-05-12

H. T. CoottH Chm
j j. WmdmG H. H. BALLARD
Scrrrinfics.
A Negro Homicide In Rutherford.
Tennessee.
The Muffrcc.boro Monitor, Of the
2lst ult., contains the following
On last Saturday, at the residence
Of Mr.. jenkins, near this city, John
Henry HAYS, n colorcd man, was 20
badly hurt, by Amos Trimblc, a col
orcd man, that he died in this city on
Tuesday last. The facts in the case,
~ we heard them, are ~ follows
II seems that last Saturday WINS
given them IN which to work their
own truck patches, and Hays was
using some plow lines which were
claimed aud wanted by Trimblc, aud
there was q quarrel going on between
them in relation 10 the lincs, when
Mr.. Jenkins told Trimblc not TO have
a fuss about them, hut TO come with
him 10 the house, and he would
furnish him with the others. Trim
bic had left HAYS and was going to
the house with Mr.. Jenkins, when
Hays threw a half-brick at Trimblc,
but missed him, and Trimblc, pick
ing mp the Mmc piece of brick,
turned and saw Hays in the net of
picking up another, when he threw
ut him, striking him in the back part
of the head, in0icting II very had
looking wound, causing his death.
Trimblc had nm examination trial
before n magistrate court, aud was
acquitted.
ANcr the death of HAYS, his wife
went TO the Frcedmcn's Bureau,
where negroes think that pure JUS
ticc, which only is supposed to be
dealt out at the bar of heaven, can
he obtained by only stating their
desire, made complaint that her hus-
band had been murdered, and that
she knew all about il, and that Trim
bic, the murderer, had been tried
and acquitted without hearing her
very important testimony, which She
knew would condemn him. The
Bureau had some of the drawers to
run in aud out for n time or two, and
Trimblc, the supposed murderer, was
brought IN TO have q trial bv this
piece Of kitchen furniture. 4 Jury
was %cmpancllcd from among the ne
groes, consisting OF various SORTS and
SCENTS, radical and rebel, one Of.
whom is q jo%urnCyman soul-savcr,
aud 1T present on bail To appear be-
fore the Criminal Court for pcrlnrm-
ing the ceremony nj n misccgcnation
marriage, but as It was Thought no
doubt he would get Justice done him,
he was the proper person to give il
o,hcrs. The all-important witness
for the prosecution was finally put
upon the stand, and after telling her
own tale, she was cross questioned on
her evidence, which soon showed that
she had suspicioncd a great deal.
heard II heap less, and saw none of
the difficulty at all being IN the
house all the time and not knowing
Of the affair until her husband was
brought To the house.
The Judge vt last charged the Jury.
which is supposed to be rs cnlightcn-
ing IS L was entertaining, and the
jury were walked up and told that
they must 60 out and bring IN q YER
dict, which after a few moments they
did in this wise. "That We find
Ames Trimhlc guilty Of m~anslanph-
ter in the Second dcgrcc, without In
tent to kill.' The quiet church.
gcing people Of Georgia could nu,
have bccn gratcr surprised when il
was reported that hell had broke
loose in their State, than the Judge
was on hearing their verdict. On
their action, no doubt. he fncicd 4
flaming petition To Congruss. with
this instance a. a sample Of niger
qualifications for all the privileges Of.
suffrage and to serve on %inrics.
When informed by the Judge tina,
they had no, done what was cxpCrtcl
Of them, they took another hitch nj
Il, which made Il rs clear as mud.
and was A. follows; "1hal we find
Amos Trimblc guilty Of manslauphtrr
accidentally" As these accidcnts
will happen as long as cows eat
g~rin,tiones, the casc was cunsidrrd
settled and the jury, with Amos
thrown IN, were discharged. and -
We proved b. harmouisc onrc murr.