The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-01
TRUTH CRUSHED 70 EARTH WILL RISE AGA1N
"Psltnw lp.cxclai,ned Sutton. ~

haven't got the Testimony 70,
have heard the evidence, and hay.
| sot all there is Of It. There is M
b more tcstimony."" :" ~ lFss '*t''''
, The black man shook his head
and rejoincd bis fellows In ltht
scrub. Within three ,uinutes, how
ever, he reappeared. ...., 49,,
"Ef dc jury don't got lie testimo
ny how dc dcbbiI dc jury done
gwinc to weigh 1t p l,e asked. ea
Weigh it IN yonr minds y
screamed the almost irautic Jus
ticc. ''Yon heard all the evidence,
aud it's your place to decide it, not
mine." f}71H 8a} #tah. at' oe .
Back went the dnmtnunded jury.
man. The, .mocking bit,ls pitched
in with renewed energy, but the
voices Of The disputing jurors were
still heard above their si,rilI whist.
ling. At last thepnoisc partly died
away, ind the jury wtrc seen pick
ing their way through the palmetto
scrub. They approached His Lou
or and asked permission to exam.
inc the body. '''4. /
Ie assented, and Ephraim was
thoroughly overhaulcd. They felt
Of his pulse, but their ears to his
heart, turned an old jack knife aud
several nickels out of his pocket,
and looked in his mouth. "Donc
gonc,' said the jury,nan with the
fish line belt, and all again retired
to the scrub.
TIE FlRT VERDICT.
They were gone but a few seconds.
On their return Justico Sutton pull.
ed y black book aud pencil from
his pocket, and prepared to rccor,,
their verdict.
swell, gentlemen" he said, shave
you found q verdict in this case 2"
eyes, sal',' was the reply.
"What is it 7" asked his honor,
wcttimg the cnol ot his pencil.
"Dc war'lict m, dat dc cnllcrcd
man nm dead, nm dat he had no
business out dal, on dc watah."
"Good God y exclaimed Mr.. Sat.
ton sis that al p
''Dat am dc warlict,' was the
answer.
"Now, look here" Sutton broke
ont. 'For Cots sake, what's tue
matter with you? Haven't y6., got
common scnsr! Any cursed tool
knows the man is dead. He was
out in the water, WIS caught by
cramps and drowned. It's az plain
ns the nose on your face. Tho law
makes it your duty to ascertain the
cause Of his death. You haven't
even found out his name. Go back
and bring in II common sense yer
dict, or III fine every mothers son
of you. The man was caught by
cramps and drowned. That's all
there is Of the case"
THE LAST VERDICT.
The terrified jury walked back
to the scrub, and the jolly mocking.
birds greeted them with u new
flood OF melody. They were out
nearly twenty minutes. Justice
book and pencil in hand,
Impatiently waited their return.
Tho weather was hot, aud the ne
sroes came ont of the brush with
faces. They had ~ hard
time. they brought in the follow
ng verdict:
"De CulIcIed man nm dead. His
name it am Ephraim jenkins. The
cause Of his deatl, It am crabs.
crabs done caught him, an he am
lrow wndcd.'
Ii the poles OF magnetic battery
'nd been applied to Sntton's TEN.
lies, he could not have been more
&: {
"D-n your stupid souls.' lie 5
'rird. "Did YOU ever hear OF n
'rab TINT was big enough to catch
! nigger?'
"Ilo|c on, dab, Judge" broke in
me Of the jnrymcn. "Dat ar am 7
'our warlict. You done tole de :,
"ry dat dc crabs caught Ephraim,
md he am ,lrowndul.'
"Crabs be d--l" +" shrickcd his
'onor. 81 said cramps. Get away 4
rom here quick, or ri put n fine J.
N every man pt you. Hope may +
'c shot If | ever put another niggcr
N u jury
The colorcd men sIopcd, and Sut g
on fixed up the verdict to suit b
imselt. They had intended to g
ne the clergyman ten dollars for 8
ropping the tools in the river. ::
BECAUSE said they, Gus ought to y
'ake tho money rs we'll as dc u
udge."
UP to this honr they firmly be
~ Al.