, 1880-08-23
VIRGINIA JUSTICE.
4 Very Peculiar Article Dis
pensed to Negroes in
That State,
And Particularly to Those Bold
Enough to Tell the
Truth.
A Colored N1nn Tcstifics Against
q White for I'rautluicntly
Selling Liquor,
And Is at Once Arrested on a
False Charge of Petit
Larceny,
scourged with Thirty-nine Lashes,
and Jailed for Six
Months.
Petersburg, Va, the Scene Of This Lateat
Outrage upon Humanity.

FeE3SputE+ VIZ tHc oGcnG Qt MS AAtc8t
Outrage upon Humanity.
Special Dspatth to The Chttaco 1tibune..
WAsIrtS0T9x. D. c., Aug. ns..-Tho Internal
Rcvenltc 1lilrcnl1 III It's efforts TO enforce the
laws of tho UnItcd States In tho South !,ns found
that In muny districts thrrn hns bccu strong
public sentiment agnst tho laws and anAlnst tho
officers 0f thu law, ani this sentiment kas found
expression III the conduct Of tho State COURTS,
Rtaie o!licers. md tllu press. Tho existence nf
such II sentiment Is, perhaps, not a mntter nf
surprise when such distinguished, public mon rs
Alexander II. stephens and Dr. Fcltntl, In tho
one stasu OF Georg1n. publicly declare that
whisky Ought nj more tn bo tn1e'l than brcnll.
DR.. FclthA even hls frequently announced TINT
II tho UEtHOcrntR ever ct1np Into power whisky
Ard tUEacco shal not t,c taxed. The Etnto Uf
SirHintu nov furnishes another remarkable
Illustration OF IN nttemPt to t1efcnt tho upcrn-
ton Of the rrru!luD lawa. This attempt scoms
tu have gnng to tho extent OF using tho a-clllled
Judiciary system af v!rginln 10 intct thirty
n.np lnshes upo.., md to ilnprison witness who
hui hnd thu tctnerlty 10 complain TO United
flutes officers that Il citizen OF SirRinln WIS de-
frlt,tiug tho United States Government. Tho
pareFs
WHICH FOLLOW ExrhA1N TttENsxtvEs:
WAsrIISGToS, D. C.. Aug ls--Collpctor 1,r,1y,
Of tho Second District Ut HlrRula. hna forwarded
named j. =. Davis, who claims to hive been out
TRgeously nntEentctl, whipped, and con!lne,l In
tho JUL Of Southampton County for tcst!FyEng
III hchnlf Of tho Government against one Will
INN H. Pond, charged with violation ut tho
United Suites il'tcrnul ltovenuc lnws. Collector
l,rndy says TINT Deputy Collector Long, who has
maso full report, Is tltscrret. cnpntlc. and
reitnbo officer, ind confident TINT ho he has
investigated tho cnse with strict Impair
tiMtltr. lilo recommends fIts sintrtn1nts
ana concns'Hns 2 .' :" ny nsIart1arMnts M
rctor brady snys IL I'M wthnnt The funds md
have nut tho Auttnesty necessary to pncce4l bc-
esus tsS sfn.e @ H. p sK t9
opInl",' tat aa'ier tie ta!ts, s,.tcs i "xs aoys
n.lt this eltsc Tor such nctton nj nay. nnlcr tho
ci5sunat..1,ces. u, g. !oencd Inst and nroper" ,.,
n S nw 'eSo, ms S M ~ gio 'h f. M las1sf
and Nil! pn,btsly hs ,rrferrrti to tho Attorney
General 6afero flnul decision Is reached. Tho
following nrc papers
FORWARDED WITH co1Lrcrot. nRADx's LITTER:
STATE Or v1natNiA, CousTY or 2otrltAMr-
TOY. sS..lcrsonaly MppsMrcd H. T. paris. whno
hhuinF ln'y swnr,l says ,hnt On to ,, hti1 'lay nf
shnrsas ": it. i'smIs :" sa.,thampson County.
aTi xi,9s @ te s!S ;v s ',ts .sc ex w1s! ths1'
sal Y: i: fon.i bcioro ~ lJ1litei states con;;
.Aterts"t1s st"S ha'h4 ~ N4Gt1l - S+sAA
!rlal l,n WIS nrrcsici or s'9rrnnt swor.l out by
tic atA " i. Pond btfnr'; Justice llcns.tlts, nt
tho ctty Ut PetGrass!rE, asld hehl fur wMrrltnt
Issued BY Jnst!cn kinrsl. Of Coyklns. South
nni.,ton County, viEsfn!n to whIct, pnee t,o waa
ren,.vc.l Tor .r!a'; that he wns trted i, fnr ,.
tho cnnrge sSt forth i , n TIC wssrnn. f"r which o
chasyn nH',inss hlHl. hc hlvln1 had written
Contract With the s.l ". Il: Pond, tlsel IL H. the
c!erk q tho Courts ntflce thht tho said ". II:
l'nntl lhl thcM ntrotalco calnscd man named
WiilInnl MGrrick 20 nppcar Mglinst him at,n,!t
nne fur *fa whrh hp glfe tho said william steI-
rick o., July u 1Ssu, for hccom'ng rcsla,nsihl.,
9ootls wherein hD w,,s chRrxcu With inducing
tho aaltl William Aerr!ck tn ncccpt his
nOte untirr fals, prcsense, hy representing that
there was no tIcn upon hik cr1'p Other than
tho rental urnn tho sald land. v. IL. Tntll
cllln1ed TINT III nf tho crDps belnn9cA t0 him,
III Of which he te md now tlsn'cs.s.ld ela|ns i!
nots as ngrou,i therpor on lat OF November
naxt;
that when Hrn,innci fur trinl he ,skcd post-
m1nement al hta cns,, nr thn snl'i .instice Krn.
,.re mntli h, t,o,lt rn1nn,tircTtt, viii liz rnt1m
III whi"h ". WA % rof,,sMt. lin saIt .jMstics KIN.