Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-04-17
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POLICE COURT SCENEs.-On Tuesda,
last, case was tried before Justice E. M
Cushing involving several important so
cial problems. The parties were Peytor
Carr, evidently a respectable colored labor
er, charged with assaulting Elizabeth Carr
his wife, and the witnesses were, as usual
in colored cases, about fonr to the side.
and the odd one was a grim looking one
sitting on coal box with his head cut open
and his eye BACKED, who seemed to know
nothing about the affair, but occasionally
lifted the bandage off his eye to see what
was going ON. The case was one OF domes-
tic infelicity, and the prisoner before the
evidence commenced, sounded the key
note by saving, "Lizzie, dar is always on d
'spute en- thowin up things.
Elizabeth Carr sworn-.Tom Jones come
parst 1.-THE witness used the Ante Deluvian
Virginia pronunciation) our house and
thowed glarss over de fence, Ell Peyton
say swhat dat niger glib you dat glarss
fur" says Mister Jones may be a mig
ger'' es you call him, but it kyarnt be nc
harm fur him to thoW broken glarss ovel
de fence. Den Peyton ses you always
takes fur dat niger, Ell he struck me.
Magistrate-Did you strike him Z?
Witness-Yes , cote, [ fout him de bess
could.
The Bandaged Witness looked up with
admiration at this Joan of Arc.
Edward Jackson sworn-Mr. Gushing, |
nuvver been in such trouble es dis befo.-
/ jess lived wild 'em two munce-en Pm
sorry | uvver went dar. They bin fursin
and quarlin all de time.
Magistrate-Did you interfere.
Witness-No, boss. 1 nuvver did. De
old man, Peyton's father, come at me with
stick big as my fiss. Lock here boss, big
as dis Here the witness held up a tremen-
dous fist, and after being satisfied that the
audience had had time enough to see it's
size, lowered it and proceeded,) Dey don't
live 'greable, en- dey fit much OF coas
Peyton hit de fust lick. Den she hit him
wild a bottle. Oats de truth. I come here
fur to tell de truth. Peyton he keep on
spishn me and cusin me, EN- TO de Lord |
amt even thought bout her.
The Bandaged Witness groaned his horror
Of these unjust suspicious.
Magistrate-But the old man went for
you.
Witness-Yes boss he is always gwine
fur me.
Jim Carr, father Of the prisoner) sworn
-Peyton en- his wife amt lived 'greable
since dat man bin living dar, 1.-THE oman"
was Mr.. Jackson, the last witnesS.) She
and him gifts to ftin, en- she jess walks
roun en- busts things up wild de axe
Whenuvver Peyton turns his back, she and
Edmund jess commences whispering
scrutchy ,scrutchy ,scrutchy, this imitation
of whisper seemed to tickle the aged wit
ness so that he continued it for some time,
and the Mysterious Witness propped up his
bandage, so as to catch the sound [ says
to Lizzie, you give dat man his shut en-
things, and let him go way, and den things
will be qualified. En- SEES Edmund you
jess take your axe en- 60 away from here
You jess layin 'roun here fur furss.-
faint no gentmunly act fur man, jess
cause he's older EN- got more sense, to take
another mans wife way from him.
This moral sentiment caused the Ban
daged Witness to lose his balance and
tumble into the coal box, leaving nothing
but his brogans visible. Upon being fished
up by officer Kurtz and Strengthened into
position, he merely remarked with some
surprise. $40 de Lord,' and the case pro-
ceeded.
The Prisoner-Dat's what's de matter
She's always maxim mo Of other men den
she does NV me. When Pm plowin on de
hill, and centrum calls dar, she hands EN-
char and makes great furss over en-
She don't make no furss over me.
The Bandaged Witness, seeming to iden-
tify this as general infrmity of married
people both men and women, gave deep
groan of recognition, and was promptly
silenced by officer Kurtzs cry of silence. :"
The Prisoners wife-Oh dear, don't talk
dat way.
The Prisoner.-When struck her Mister
Cushing, it was jess widmy dog strop, and
she took picture frame and busted me
cross de head. Here de knot now! En- den
she walks round and brakes up everything.
Oar amt no man ken stan her.
The Magistrate to Edmund-You had
better change your boarding house.
Edmund-Good Lord boss, done chang
ed. I nuvver met up wild SIGH times es L
met up wild dar. Use a member Of de
church, and dem repotes they git On me
gwine to ruin me.
The Magistrate things, las are men,
toned in the testimony here, are very dam
aging.
Edmund-Yes boss dey would ruin even
a member of de church.
The Magistrate-I will close this case
by saying that you all had better separate
if you can't live in peace, and III give you
the end of the rope if you get here again.
Ishall fine Peyton SIS which, with the costs,
will be $3.50.
The Bandaged Witness here scuff1ed off
his perch in great alarm and made for the
door, exclaiming' ''Good Lord femme git
out of here"
ELEVEN MONTHS DUMB.-Eleven m on tbs
ago Mr.. James McClung, of this county
was suddenly, and without any applicable
cause, totally deprived OF the power OF
speech and, since that time has been obliged
to use a slate in conveying his thoughts
l. 10 l,o
sitting room and said good morning." at
the same time nearly fainting. He has
conversed as well as ever since that. Just
as he spoke Sunday, he experienced con-
yulsive movement of the muscles of the
throat and sense of conclusion III the