The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-27
A Niger Sold as in Slavery Days

the country.
A Niger Sold as in Slavery Days.
Louisville Special Dispatch 10 y. \ Times.
Memories of the ante-bellum days
were recalled in vivid manner to-day
i'm this city by the sale into slavery
for one year Of John Hanson. John
is. as the advertisement posted on the
court house door states, ''ar able
bodied man of color, about forty
years of age, sound in every respect,
with the exception of rheumatic
trouble of the lower limbs" Hanson
was brought before Il Justices court a
few days ago ami convicted Of
vagrancy. The Justice sent the case
to the circuit court, where. under the
provisions of d law passed in 1865 le
was sentenced to be sold al pubic
auction to the highest bidder for "ne
year. The authority Tor This sentence
is found i'm section at the vagramc,
law of Kentucky, which read, rs fol-
lows: persons in, .cted tor vagraccv
shall be tried by j.ry. and il t"''n'i
guilty, shall be sold into servi,.;d- I, =
a period not exceeding one year." A
Hanson's case was the first of the kind
in this city since before the war, the
announcement of his sale brought a
large crowd together, in spite of a
threatening storm, to witness the
sight. A large number of negroes
were present, and their commeats on
the sale were very amusing One old
darkey with frosty hair remarked :
Look out, white folks, look out; you
start dis heah business agin and
there'll be another 'bellion, suah. !"
Another said: "Why dat niggah's
no count; | wouldn't give FIVE cents
for him, I'd consider a nickel frowd
away on him.
At j o'clock the sheriff made his
appearance with the vaglant in tow.
The latter was mounted on chair
and sheepishly surveyed the crowd
about him. Several men approached
him, felt of his legs and arms, and
asked him how much work he could
do, and finally the bidding commenc-
ed. Fifty cents were the first offer.
and for while the bid ling was live
ly, going up nickel at time until
81 10 was reached. Then there was
a pause and it looked as if the poor
fellow would be knocked down at
this figure, when a city scavenger Of
tered so, and no one bidding against
him, secured his man. The negro
said nothing to the boots of the crowd.
but meekly followed his master of.
By the laws of the state the purchaser
has the same power over his purchase
as a master over a slave had before
the war, and can whip him or Use
him in any manner he sees fit. The
Judge who sentenced Hanson says he
is going to serve every vagrant who
comes before him in the future in the
same manner. The negroes in the
crowd were much excited. and
thought it was too unpleasantly like
old slave time practices for comfort.
As an illustration of the stagnation
prevalent in Kentucky, this incident
is particularly striking. That a law
passed in the last century. and which
is in direct conflict with the laws and
constitution of the United States.
should be enforced in large city like
Louisville and in this age is not only
remarkable, but strongly indicative OF
the non-progressive spirit which char
acterizes the Bourbon lawmakers OF
this typical Bourbon state.
Bloped During Her Honeymoon.
From the London Telegraph.
A Whitehaven correspondent states:
:'For nearly a fortnight past some ex-
traordinary rumors have been in cir
culation in West Cumberland relative
to Mr.. Burns-Lindow, who. as one of
the wealthiest men, largest land pro-
prietors and most extensive mine
owners in the district, an ex-high
sheriff of the county, magistrate and
intended candidate i'm the conserva-
tive interest at the next election, NAV
be described as very prominent
member of society. About the mid
die of last week it was stated in White
haven that Mr.. Burns Low was i'll in
London, and the officer of one of the
firms in which he is largely interested
was besieged by parties making in
auiries out of friendship or curiosity.
The serious indisposition' report
seemed to hold its own pretty well up
to the beginning of last week, when
more curiosity than ever was excited
by another rumor to the effect that
the sick man had gone off to Germany
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