The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-13
WOOL PULLING
In Coon TOwn-An Attempt to
Seduce the Affections Of
a Husband the
Cause.


tice Webber's court this morning. the par
ties interested being Mrs. Martha Digs,
Lucy Powell and Reuben Digs, all colored
and living in North Sedalia, near the
Catholic church. An immense crowd of
Sedalia's colored population was in attend
ance to see the trial and its outcome.
Yesterday morning a complaint was
lodged against Mrs. Martha Digs by Lucy
Powell for assault, and, warrant being
issued. Martha was arrested and her trial
set for to-day, but she giving bond :or $50,
was not imprisoned.
From the evidence given during the trial,
it seems that Lucy Powell, who is very
buxom and rather a good-lookipg negro
woman, according to the darkey's idea OF
good-looks, had, for the last six months,
been trying TO
EsTRANGE THE AFFECTIONS
of Martha's husband, who was Not insensi.
BILE to the witchery and vile OF the dusky
beauty. Martha, with womans quick
perception, saw how matters stood on the
very budding OF the matter, but said or did
nothing for long time. At last she
thought matters were being carried too far,
and she accosted Lucy several times about
the way i'm which she was acting towards
Digs and asked her to 'let up" las Martha
said. But Lucy was not the kind TO ''let
up" when she had set her affections on
nan, and still persisted in wocing and, if
possible, winning the coveted affections OF
Reuben over to herself. Martha remon-
strated again and again, but TO no avail
Lucy was determsned TO hare Reuben
Digs for her own ii she had 70 'set one foot
on the ocean and the other in HI 10 git
him"
1t was we'll known among the dusky
population of "Coon town" that the matter
would come TO climax some time. and il
looked forward to the flying OF wool, ETC.,
which would occur at that time, with
great interest. The storm broke Yesterday
morning. Lucy and another girl went TO
the home OF friend and while there no.
ticed Martha sauntering about near the
house as If waiting for some one. Lucy's
companion remarked: Lucy, | bet that
nigger's up TO some devilment: you'd bet
afraid; and when they were ready 10 leave
the house sailed boldly forth TO
MEET THE ENEMY.
Martha accosted her and asked her II she
ever intended to let her husband alone and
quit trying to get him To leave her.
Ouothe Lucy: Il don't intend TO let him
alone at all, and you CAN'T help yourself,
Martha Digs"
"Tll show you whether can't help my
self or not" said Martha, starting towards
Lucy.
Seeing that the battle was about TO open
Lucy pulled stone from beneath her
apron, which she had carried concealed
there and threw it at Martha, but the
agile Martha lodged the missile and
closed with the destroyer of her homes
happiness. They bent and turned and
sauirmed and bit and scratched and filled
the surrounding atmosphere with clouds
of floating dust intermixed with shrewds
of clothing and wool. 4 crowd collected
Immediately and the fierce combatants
were, with the combined forces of Coon
Town." pulled apart. They were Gained
to some extent, but, at an unguarded mo-
ment, they again
RUSHED TO THE CHARGE,
this time other weapons aside from those
given them by nature being used. Lucy
grabbed stone and struck Martha, not
hurting her much, and the valiant Martha,
feeling that she was fighting in good
cause, viz: the peace and happiness of her
own tireside, responded in a gallant man
ner with a stick of stove wood. She struck
Lucy, it seems, several times with the
wood but only one blow left its mark,
which consisted of spot, about as large
as a half dollar, on her head, devoid OF
hair and skin. On receiving this wound
Lucy beat a retreat and sought redress by
having the enemy crowned with victory's
palm, arrested for assault and battery.
Mr.. Robert Ramsey made the arrest.
After all the evidence i'm the case had been
heard, this forenoon, Squire Weber fined
Martha Digs g and costs, the whole
amounting to ahnnf 80