The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-05-07

outpost duty when he was about TO
loa neal thing. My very soul
Sickened within me when looked
upon the !acos oil the witnesses
who were going tn testify against
poor Viola, ZIP Dabbs was among
the crowd, looking like one who
imagined that the destiny ofthe en-
TIRE human race depended OF what
he knew about that particular
case. | was perfectly stunned
with amazehlentSwhen | saw Mrs.
Ragland step forward and take her
place among the witnesses for the
State. This was a new phase in
the case, and it caused my heart
to llutter with anxiety when | saw
II. Could it be possible that Vic
las own aunt was going to testify
against her? could scarcely cred
it the evidence OF my own eyes.
AS soon as Mrs. Ragland appear
ed among the States witnesses, l
instinctively fixed my eyes on Lot
tie, hoping to get an explanation
from her; but she was looking at
the witnesses calmly as if she had
been expecting to see just what
she was gazing at. When l speak
OF the molly crew Of witnesses, l
do not mean to include the whole
lot, because Drs. Dodson and Plax-
leo were among them; so was Mrs.
Ragland-a handsome woman and
the wife Of Stanley Ragland. He
was Viola Bramlett's uncle and
guardian, had been told that a
feeling of unfriendIiness had existed
between Miss Bramlett and Mrs.
Ragland, but l was not prepared
TO see her appear as a witness for
the prosecution. Misses Chatter,
mouth and Tadpoddle kissed the
Book with a hearty smack as if it
did them good. AS soon as the
clerk flushed the job Of swearing
the great crowd of States witness
es the Judge requested Mr.. Rag
land to have his witnesses called.
"We have no witnesses for the
defense, | believe" growled the
iron lawyer without raising his head
from the table.
ayes. we have one witness, pa,
pa" whispered Lottie as she put
her hand on, Mr.. Rockland's shout.
der, "but we don't want him sworn
just now"
"lf tho Court please" said the
iron lawyer, 81 am informed tina!
we have one witness for the defense
but he is not present just now
we will ask PERMISSION to have HIM
sworn when he comes in"
"Certainly! certainly! we viii.
consent to that" said Mr.. Outlet
blandly.
W ask your Honor to place
the witnesses under the rule
said Mr.. Rockland.
Every WE'LL" replied the Judge
as he began to rub his nos vigor
ousIy with mis- finger. "Mr. Sher
if you will take all of these wit
nesses into the room on the Soutt
wing and keep them together. Pu'
them under the charge Of a depu.
ty, and instruct him not to lei
them talk about this case with am
one. Do you require Drs. PlaxicC
and DOdsOR to be placed unde:
the rule MIR. Rockland?"
ooh, no! certainly not" was tn,
grOWl Of Mr.. Rockland.
proceed with the examination
Mr.. Outlet" SAID the Judge as h
gave his nose a furious rub. "Whicl
witness will you examine first, MI
Outlet"
, "We will take Doctor PlaxicC
t if your honor please. Come forwar'
Doctor and take the stand"
"Mr. Sheriff, the court will fin
you heavily, ifyOu do not stop thi
! noise and compel those people t,
} sit down." said Flipout in a tons
that convinced that officer that b
j, meant what he said.
Then a scramble for front seat
! ensued, and after a lapse of iv
: minutes, all was quiet.
"Dr. Plaxico," salt Outlet, "pleas
. face the jury and tel all you kno,
about the death OF the boy--youn
! Master II. w. Bramlett."
Doctor Plaxico coughed two G
three times, wiped his brow wit
his handkerchief, pulled his Yes
down, ran his finger between hi
D neck and clavat as if it was choL
ing him, and said:
young Bramlett died from th
Q effects of poison. administered 0
s the night of February 10th. As