The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-16
JEFFERSON.
Correspondence of the Herald.


JEFFERsoN, April 10, 1850.
This is the third week of District court.
Judge b. I. Estes, who presides, was elected
Judge Of this district four years ago last JAN
uary, in the Democratic hurdle race, which
then came off. His judicial district is COM
posed Of seven counties, and the time allotted
to each court, consumes nearly all the year
and leaves but Il very short vacation. 1t is
understood that Judge Estes will be before
the people for reelection. The docket has
been cleared of many old chronic civil cases
this season, and last week the criminal docket
was called. 1t is sad commentary on hui
mainly generally, ard this section especially,
to say, that some OF the most important Grim
inal cases We're against negroes arraigued for
tire commissioner the most revolving crimes
known. Frank Jackson, aged about twenty,
was on trial last week for committing rape
on colored girl, who is apparently about
fourteen years old. She is intensely black
and intellectually and otherwise reminds one
of the native African. Frank is somewh at
lighter in color and quite intelligent.
His occupation has been that of waiting
around saloons, and his reputation is bad.
He was ably defended by some of our best
lie al talent, but the jury broaght in a YER
diet OF seven years i'll the penitentiary
Franks accomplioes or accessories turned
States evidence and We're discharged. The
next cnse was similar one, except that the
alleged preparation is II huge and repulsiye
negro, and the victim white girl, WHO testi'
iitd that she is only fifteen years old 1t is
one of the most remarkable cases, in several
respects, that we have any knowledge of
and the details are too revolving to repeat. 1t
is difficult to imagine a more repulsive hui
man form than that OF Bill Jacobs, the nc
cused' lie IS apparently about forty years
old, bushy halr. HAT nose and thick lips. lie
sits unconeerned as the trial proceeds, aud
even when his victim gave the details OF the
horrible affair, and pointed to him as the de-
mon who had outraged her, his face was as
void OF expression as n stone pavement
Alter several special Venlres were
exhausted, jury was hhHIly OBTAINED anc
yesterday evening the accused was duly ar
ragned and me case commenced MessFs
Cdlberson, ArmiStead " Culberson are
ably delendlng nm, whlle U. L. " Z. ,
TODD and County Attorney Hough arr
equally ms actlve ana efhclent In the prose
cutlon. The trst witness introduced was The
alleged Vctlin, Jennie Oswald, VINO says she
will be sixteen years old on the 24th of No
vem6er next, but she is apparently fully
developed woman. She has clear aud fan
complexion, dark eyes, black and luxurian
hair answers without hesitation In correct
and pure English, without embarrassment
and yet with degree OF mo esty which
shows that she is nota common woman of the
world. Nhen called on TO identity the per
son who was guilty OF outraglng her, she
without hesitation and in the most empha
manner pointed her finger at the accused anc
said: There he 49," IL appears from the
testimony that Jennie Oswald was returning
from school in the suburbs OF this city, wher
she was seized by the accused, Bill Jacobs
and outraged. che testities that h
had knife and threatened her witt
instant death If she did not comply with hi
wishes, and even after the preparation of the
deed that he threatened to kill her If she eve
spoke OF it. But now comes the stranges
phase Of this revolving affair. The ALLEGED
outrage was committed on the 4th of June
1879, but Jennie never spoke OF 1t tor six OF
seven months afterward, when the fact o
her being "enciente" could no longer bt
hidden. Then it was that the affidavit wa
made and the negro arrested. The mother
of the girl is in court as the trial proceeds
and has in charge the little two-months-old
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