Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-26

ne came into the Netos sanctum and asked Il,
laid II down =, paper After he had read Il he
sctnsT S go5 nr good thing for your paper. It
Cny,sa s msppt ned up In Marshall shortly after
many tcols The nc are In this worlS 1,niS 1879 nm
I mo nao ever SO many fighting scrapes IN tpe
,nush IeIflory and Texas, and Lad seen ~, s3
hinlsei that be thought there was no dance af
ntan Vtibg huhg, no matter how many mur-
S,iS r. committee. He was ignorant, dIdnr
hhoW now 10 read; but he was a. proud sns
stfuDg as Cunie.~ - "'eH
W ell, what did he doe"
"Iie went q, fore the grand turr hiroso1t IL,
Sald That lie had a complaint 10 make 80 they
lei him In. lie told them that he wanted snToS
hing done about our criminal courts-thpy
GetGtG reform. Tie went on 90 give his oNu eN-
perienCe: In the spring OF 1875 had 10 correct
man who had been saying something about
ny S'taErG horse. ] was arrested right OF.
ana actually compelled 10 give bond, notwith-
s,aLding II was clear case OF self-dofence I
sol The Clcp on him when lie was asleep. IL
Was hole titah a year before was tiled and van
dlcaitd ana ali that time had 10 20 about with
a. slleLha on lne. or rather VITA TWO st,smaS. for
Vie sumner OF ISIS I had 20 SSlf-deiend myself
against another man with a shotgun. Ii was
TWO years btlcte That case GOT back from the
court OF appeals, and all tnsJ time was Canu
abcut viii Two sugnas on me or rather fhpst,
suGh;is On NE, Tor Ia The fall oI $50 had TO re-
nlt hstia'e Wilh ba1loeper Who wanted cash
u aoN"hCe. III was a Clear case OF sClf defence
Ior was insane AT the time and moi si.
bt-had been drunk f,r a week AID wafcbfnr
tor ChaLce TO shoot hiin al. that time ou-ni
10 EaNe teen ciedIts! al once bat instead OF That
tBtle was gCi2c about unGcr iHdic,inca; with
thlte SiiGIsaS ca me. az ra1lftr fsIf StiSuaS %
ne: Tor On Christmas Day, ls75. my unpractlsed
ihild SGT away with Inc, ana Iun kll..e into
SffalGtf.
"'N hat IL II you want OF use said the fore
man CT HE grand jury very respectfully.
"lle safe: 4 Nani 10 set The IAN reformed, so
that when gentleman has the misfortune TO
get INTO difficulty be can be INDICATED right
IN, instead oi going about with s'iglnas on hin.
lGfatheT give UP killing people altogether than
nave any more fresh SttgmaS put on me. Now
what want GU all 10 do Is To indlct me right
"'What have you done?' asked the foreman.
ms eyes sticking out with establishment.
"a haven't done anything YET, but / am CO.
Ing TO as soon rs get my papers
"'N hat papers
My yindicatiun papers. want my certia-
cate that have been Tried and acquitted before
shoot che more man. You just lndIct me for
the name Of the victim blank. Then I'm be ar
rested Tor killing Mr.. --. III come right up
like little man with my witnesses and doctors.
ard show was not morally responsible. that
was under the influence or emotional Insanity
The jury VIII acquit me at once. As soon as I've
GOT a certified copy or the verdict, then IN 90
ana pick me out man and shoot him. l know
tnlte or iour men VINO need it right bad. Tnen
YOU see there won't be no stigma on me because
I've got my rindicatton by The jury already IN
my pocket The clerk can get the name OF the
'iNalAl NIl' NSiDIti anu lill Oui
space In the Indictment and the other court
papers II Will save Gov. Roberts aud an the
other courts heap OF trouble | won't have
any fresh SuGmaS on me, and It's all the same
TO the yictiIas. His folks know well enough
that the courts wouldn't do nothing 10 me any
how. See?'
.sThe foreman said he ddaT Sc how they
could Wei Go that. as IL Was contrary 10 law 10
punish nan before he had done anything
wrong.
IAN right said the man with the s,igmas,
Il don't care SO much moro Crsot1 a--ODp
stigma more or less don't amount 10 mdcn with
nee now. III see you Later Mr.. Foreman
asked him: do you mean TO say that actually
barpeneuc DO you know that 70 be q Tact?"
do / know tt To be a facto Why, man
alive. aint the Identical foreman, and didn't
cone down here TO Galveston 10 stay here until
the fellow has left town" That's what | am
doing EeIe Iow."-GdIUeSto1 NetrS.