The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-14
COLONEL JACK BROWN
Expresses His Views of Matters and
Things Political and Otherwise.

Jolly colonel JuCR DrOWu, DrOWu eI-
fervescent, has turned up In Washington again,
and was today interviewed by ono OF the In
qulsitive reporters OF THE CRITIC.
"where'vo ye been, Kurnel ?" THE CRITIC
asked, adopting Mckee Rankln's old $40"
dialect.
81 have been In Georgia for the past seven
weeks.
"Polltcs down thar is boomin', 'spose ?"
eyes, cir, everything in politics seems lovely;
that Is, the Democrats are weakening, and
there is a strong probability of stephens do.
| and Greenbackers have united against bosslsm
| and ring Democracy, and we believe there
Will be such n change In tho October and
November elections as VIII astoni5h the
nation. Many Republicans and ntl.Bourbons
| will be elected to the Legislature, and there
| Will be change In our Congressional delega-
"You didn't get the Congressional nominal
| ton, 1t appears THE CRITIC remarked serio-
| comically.
"No, did not get the nomination for Con-
| gress in my district, but did much better;
| that is, succeeded In concentrating the entiro
| pendent anti-Bourbon candidate. The Judge
Is a man OF good character, splendid ability,
and for four years presided over tho
cult. Hundreds OF Democrats Will vote
for HIM besides there are three thousand
more Republican voters than Democratic In
lied and all Its members Will vote for Judge
Harrell; hence believe that the old Third
viii be represented by an antl'Bourbon in the
sence?"
work for the past few weeks, yet shall BIO on
hand In october TO render Judge Harrell all
the assistance In my power"
"You are back just In time for the latest sem
eyes; have returned Just in time to partici.
pate In the excitement created by the verdict
about those cases have this to say. I have
thought about and studied that Star-Route
matter a great deal, and have always OK
convict those defendants. Much time and
money have been wasted on thom. The
idea of oo, taking up coub the time
than three months in trying one case is
preposterous. Why, Sir, have defended moro
than sixty murderers since the 9th day OF
last August. know 1t seems impossible, but
| II is, nevertheless, true as gospel. Such an
| oteer trial for murder cannot be found in tho
annals OF the courts, nor In the history of the
| world, as that at Eastman.
"What were the facts?
"well, the history of 1t Is this; On the 9th
| day OF last August two excursion trains emp.
| tied two thousand colored people at u camp
| meeting In the little village of Eastman. Most
| Of tho eXcursionists were drinking or drunk,
as well as armed with pistols, knives or razors.
| About two p. IN. of that day the marshal and
| his deputy OF the village arrested one OF their
number for stealing watch. While taking
him to jail the prisoner attempted to escape
SIN a short time hundreds OF colored men
| with drawn pistols and other weapons, sur.
rounded the dead body Of their colored brother,
some white man. They paraded the body of
their comrade about the streets, swearing ven
geanco and firing their pistols indiscrimi-
nately.
"Finally two or three hundred of them es.
pied young man running away from the
main street, and supposing him to BIO the
|
geance they began chase at full speed, send
Ing after the fugitive hun irod
e sa TSe young Sp msn after of w ran
ming four hundred yards took refuge In the
house of a friend. The Infatuated negroes,
into the house and finally entered. Young Mr..
Harvard, the fugitive, an innocent young
man, stranger In the town., exhausted and
wSs iouns the ihs mob Ssa. % R
with sticks, cut him, shot him through the
head and killed him. This satisfied their
thirst for blood. They had killed one white
man-got even, and dispersed. In less than
twenty.four hours the jail was full OF negroes
charged with the murder OF james
section OF the State who would accept an ap
pointment from the court to defend them
More than sixty were tried Mnn before
In the meanwhile Judge PATIO called
an extra session of the Superior Cour
to specially try the men confined In Jail. Tit
Grand Jury found only one true bill, and II
that one Indictment there wero the names o
one woman and twenty-five men charged witt
the crimo OF murder. On the 22d OF the sam
month august we selected Jury and put oil
trial ten OF the twenty.six. Tho result was 81!
OF that number will be hung on the Goth o
next month, and the other four We're sen
10 the penitentiary for life. Subsequent.
we have tried twelve more OF the twenty
six In patches respectively of seven and nv
before two juries, all of whom were foun
guilty OF murder, and are now In the peniter
tiary for life. Their crime was committed o.
the 9th OF August, and before the 9th OF thi
month they were tried and convicted, and ye
they had as fair trial and the result woul
have been the same in Georgia II they ha
have had forty lawyers to defend them an
| six months time of the courts and country
What do you think OF this Have you eve
heard OF nine men and one woman being trio
| at one time for murder 2"
THE CRITIC had not heard OF such an occu
renee and walked away.