The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-05
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Court were treated to second edition
of the miscegenation case that has
afforded such a prolific theme for
locals to our First Street neighbor for
the past week. ~
Isham Green, the father of the
young girl who has become strangely
infatuated with one Joseph A. Jack
son, well known to everybody in this
community, and who is generally re-
ported to be mixture of Indian and
Negro, the former largely predomi-
mating, fled an affidavit before JUS
tice Walker charging that Joseph did,
on Thursday last, grievously provoke
him, the aforesaid Green, to commit
an assault and battery. The case
came up for trial Saturday afternoon,
and attracted large crowd. Col
Buchanan was employed to assist the
prosecution, and l.. C. Stinson ap-
peared on part of the defence
1t appears from the testimony, that
Jackson had been clandestinely court
ing the girl, mere child of less than
ii years, for year past, and she had
become so infatuated with him that
on Sunday evening of last week she
had left home secretly, and been for
twenty four hours concealed by Jack
son, at house near his brothers.
Green, on Monday, went in search of
his daughter, and suspectlng that
Jackson knew of her whereabouts,
went to him, and as an inducement to
reveal her place of concealment5prom-
ised to consent to their marriage, and
the girl being returned, he the next
day came to the city with jackson
and the girl to procure license for
their marriage, but at the same time
declaring that he would rather buy
her coffin, and only gave his consent
in fulfillment of his promise. Under
the circumstances, the license was re-
fused. - ''i 't''1 t-'i,' 81
On Thursday morning Jackson re-
turned to Green's and asked permits
sion to talk to the girl. Green con-
scented on condition that he should be
present aud hear what was said.
Words ensued-the lie was passed,
and Green struck at Jackson, who
tore a picket from the fence with
which to decapitate the house of
Green. The head of that house, how
ever, retreated to his castle and arm
ed himself with a. capless revolver
and pair of brass knucks, when
jackson retreated, after avowing his
purpose to have the girl at all haz-
ards, including that of annihilating
the entire race of the Greens On
this the above charge was predicated
The girl avowed that she had gone
from home voluntarily and had agreed
to flee to Illinois and marry her dark
hued lover. Fys9F fansgs>
After the testimony, COL Buchan-
an made a short plea on behalf of
the State, and was followed by L. c.
Stinson, who declared that any one
who says Joe. jackson has negro
blood in his veins lied knowingly and
from the bottom. . ''Joe. jackson,
he proceeded, has no more negro
blood in his veins than / have,' and
then proceeded to enforce the facts
in the testimony, and the jury return
ed verdict of not guilty"
1t is singular that girl should be-
come SO strangely infatuated, as to
fall in love with man that has no
personal attraction except long,
straight hair reaching down over his
shoulders.
Green and family are from Tennes-
see, and do not manifest any remark
able degree of intelligence. As
neither of the parties are any ways
relation OF ours, we do not propose to
go, into conniptions over the matter,
or to recommend mob violence to set
tie the affair. 1t is family matter,
and will have to be settled among
themselves.
Fred. R;cdel was charged with ma
licious ztrespass, in knocking down a
fence which Simon Calm had erected
to separate the premises OF the par
ties. The case was postponed till to-
day >E ~ E
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