The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-10-31
A DARKEY WITNESS.

A BLOOMINGTON 1ll.,) paper is re-
IN sponsible for the following it beats
"Cousin Sally Dillard'' all hollow :: "One
Wednesday afternoon the examination of
Charles Lewis, for alleged attempt at
arson, in trying to burn the buildings of
Richard Washington, took place-on change
of venue from Esquire Lawrence--before
Justice Elbiney and Pancake, ]. Ii. Ham
ilton for prosecution, and John Il. Wray
for defense
Richard Washington, (colored) was the
prosecuting witness. He was dubbed by
the council for the defense with the title of
"General" Washington
After being sworn the General said:
"Well, quits work bout eight o'clock; ]
knows twas bout eight, caus den de train
comes in !; l sets round de house while,
my wife she goes to bed de dog laid down
to de foot of the bed he didn't lay on de
bed, he laid at de bed he is mighty good
dog and then / heard noise in 'tother
room; / knowed dat dat Lewis was in dar
! foolin wild dem women Bout 'leveD
o'clock he comes round to de door and
knocks. "Wbat do you want dar?'' says
I. 81 want jones'" says he. "You just
g'way dar, Jones' gone to bed; you can't
come in hyur." "Well," says he, 81 wants
Jones you just tell Jones he's got to put
up or shut up, dat's what say"
Here the attorney asks, "what did he
mean by that?"
d" You tell; you're smart. How dye
'spose know?"
"Well, what next?" ..,,..
"Well, I tells him, you g'way dar."
"Well, what then?" 4d.
"Well, den he went away"
Well you now go on and tell what
Lewis did?"
'He come back agin bout 12 o'clock; j
knows twas dat time, 'caus looks at my
watch got de best watch in town;
knows twas after twelve o'clock tells
him dis time, jist you g'way dar."
" Well, what did he do then ?'
/" Why, he went away den.'
snow you go on and tell what Lewis
did,"
GAS was saying quit work bout
O'clock / know twas eight o'clock, caus
de train comes in, sets round de house
spell, my wife she goes to bed, de dog he
laid down to de foot OBJ de bed, he didn't
lay on dc bed.'-
Hold on. We don't want to hear that
again. What did Lewis do9'' - .a,rl
"Well, quit work bout o'clock,
knows twas O'Clock, cause de train comes
in bout den."- ail io suh.5
"Never mind that You charge that
Lewis tried to set fire to your house. What
did you see him do?" m notaaH
Yes, sir 1 quits work bout s o'clock.
knows twas eight o'clock cause de train
"Never mind the train. What did Lewis
dop"5oy = ,sY9.a aidll 81. nj l.ia
g Oh, what did he dop Yis I'll tell you.
Iquit work bout s, train comes in bout 8.
, set round de house, de dog he didn't lay
on de bed, Lewis he comes and wanted
Jones"--
"Yes, now what did Lewis doP Did he
, light match ?'' iagYs ,.i
{ 81 seed him light match, didso, dead
shure. Didn't see him do nothin' wild de
5 match, but he lit it. OATS all know
Q bout de match. He said Jones must put
4 up or git up. So l flowed he'd burn de
house up 'alu' HFna @21d 1iil iali
y You did not see him settire to anything?''
3 "I seed him set fire to de match. /
knowed he wanted to burn de house, 'caus
I he said Jones must put up or git mp. !
I told him to g'way dar, and so he went off. 1
r didn't see him burn nothin' but do match"
' And after an abundance ofsuch crushing
Q testimony as the above, from Mrs. "Gener-
r al' Washington and other /" distinguish
o ed" ladies and gentlemen, the court con-
i cluded not to commit Lewis "for jist set
f ting fire to de match" Hnt most haln
n 70 He was discharged" d % sisg7'
o tB- A mamma in the rural districts late
a ly gave her aye-year old hopeful an outfit
Is Of fish tackle. Soon she heard shout from
? Willie, and running out, found one Of her
best hens fast winding up the line in her