New-York tribune., 1884-12-07

/ Dinah leading II charge. was caught ami mah,
prisoner TO the surprise of the police she made moi
/ the slightest resistance. .
IL lab done wid life" she sand, and then called
ont Run, you gers, de vcng, ance am satisfied
Tine negroes seeing Dmah prisoner and thor
oughly frightened at their own temerIty, 1ed IKE
sheep Some were captured, but the greater number
escaped. Leaving the dead and dying, the police
/ with their prison rs marched back to town, and
the gentlcnen.' lifting the body ot James Eaton
bore it to the carriage which had so lately brought
them 10 stir mp the nggcrs, as they HAD Sad Whc
deciding TO ride out to the camp meeting.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
The papers teelned with accounts of the " afro
cious murder of James Eaton, the son of our dis
tincuislcd fellow -townsman." Society hid ITS gay
head under a sympathetic mourning veil One OF
the handsomest houses in Augusta was closed for
the season. and the Eaton family returned TO the
plantation Just ont OF Ilanah, where they doubtless
mourncd and certainly felt no blame was deserved
by the young man himself who had only gone on
a little spree" 1t was an easily spoken excuse for
the sin of drunkenness III whose wake had followed
the murder of an innocent and helpful man. The
elder Eaton longcd for vengeance on the woman
who had killed his son. Hanging was too good for
her he declared, but hanged she should be and
anl'klv too: who would dare defend such an
atrociDus criminal And Mr.. Eaton's words en-
bodied tho views of the majority. Yet there was
one who volunteered ms services IN her defence and
went to the prison TO see the halfcraled woman.
She seemed ghost, a ghost in whose face were eyes
of flame She had no information to give nothing
to plead.
my sisters chile, dc preacher oh de Lord" were
her only words. Yet these words, added to the
facts he had gathered from one Of the ladies who
had driven in haste from the scene OF the murder.
made the lawyer resolve that spite of all consc-
oucnces. he would defend the woman and that this
defence should be the crownng effort OF his life.
He set about his work the very day after the
tragedy and in this cspousne the cause of the
negrcss cut himself oh from the friendship of his
own class For the man who thus undertook
Dnah's defence was one of the aristocrats OF
llanah.
UANAU. - 1s-.
DEAR UNCIr: am about to enter new army
the army of those who light for the right. Black
and white should be alike before the law and us
iicc | have offered my services to defend the
ucgrcss WIN killed james Eaton. II WAS a shocking
death. bat the w'mnns proy0catlon was Immense.
Eaton was drunk but not too drunk To prevent his
taking deliberate aim at and killing negro
preacher who had been conducting Il camp-inpctlug
near lialah A lar rs can learn. the preacher
was a worthy man, of some education and rather
elouucnt. Bat if he had been dOt. his murder
was cruel ana perfectly uncalled for. The cause
that excited liuah. ~ th" woman IS called Was
that tins preacher was her n"pheY Tor VIM" rdn-
cation she had been working for years. think she
j. insane. AMI caunot see how any ON can do less
than pity her vet almost the whole town is against
me- iu heeve | am right and hope vol will
agree with me. Anccionatciy. yonr nephew.
IAiCOII COLlUN.
Thus wrote The younger Cotton to his uncle, lr
toltou. at Milton he postcd the lcttrr as he rode
ont to The sc"nr of the camp meeting, where hr
hnued to gather some evidence Tor his client The
.in hal set and risen again since the preachers
death, and II shonr THROUGH the len,ps upon the
rlnilu stained With hi1 blood as yesterday MORN
ING ~ had tretoi un hi7 living fhr". Musi uf ihr
ipnts Vrie etill sinnina nnl abound thpm Nrip
eaihurpd etuups ~ iiiehinnrl nreiu.s. Whispering.
tianhlin4 snan4 ih "ntp,Y tHsh an Hfpai." ialrrtt
'uiim srnre I" sr'r'al ol ih,n, hii tNu' W'in l""
muth aiftid ni iHrimalina themselves /" t,'u ruf
satisfactory answers lNrn hs question 'Wh"i
hal hrpu dome Win tho hui} az liu preacher q Was
answered taaurifi b" De i.nU hth tahou huu
away" Notwithstanding his pity he Was Wolrioi
with their stupidity and plcasni 10 welcome ia
Brown. who had hrcn sent out "n special dutY, an
lll acquaintance
"Weil, brown" said Cotton, " the shooting of the
negro preacher seems TO me most coldbioodcl
murder. Nhat do you think OF ~ You can speak
rcely tor have c,poused tlo ucgros side"
"lOn havcW and Browns face, which had been
wearing its stOlid "court- house, EXPRESSION
changed 10 lIvelfcst interest. "Wal, sir. I'm prOud
that one of our own Southern gentlemen has the
pluck 10 stand up for the mig er. They is ornl
abnsed an no mistake. An no mistake neither irll
reflect us here IN the South 1t can't do me no
HARM for biOngs only 10 the poorer class. But it
does my heart good To think of you.'
Cotton was surprised. He had known the man
for years and had never before heard him speak
voluntary word. Yet here he was with fully
tledged opinions and those opinions decidedly op-
posed to the views held IN his State
- Why. BrOwn.' he said with a smile. for il was
only natural he should be pleased with the baihf's
endorsement OF bIs own conduct you're a red hot
kcpublcan. Your secrets safe with me. but I'm
AFRAID vOur political head would tumble and I'd
have to meet another b9ilh, If you expressed ycur
views publicly
40 sir: no. Mr. Cotton ] amt no Republican.
I'm a southern man tooth an mai though never
did believe IN slavery not seeing he right o mans
selling other men an women. And now the wars
over an the bloody shirt Is bure ed, don't see the
good q kecpm' open the question with the bad
ltll get abroad an shame the state. sir ought
ter be proud on. Fer my political head sir II take
1t oil myself. amt been nothing but a sneak ter
stand by an see the bcastly Injustice seen in that
same court house | has done it fer my chllen.
liut gol darned ei does IL any more I'm shamcd.
sir, actually ashamed Ia look them little nncrcemts
III the face an nor my tongue when | see the IN
ncTccnt sent to punishment. | haut never been the
same sence there was a Niger made convict who
was inherent as my chlcn, an now amt g0iu'
to stop an see tins pore devil Of woman hanged
fer killing young Eaton. ] was here llstrnin' ter
the preaclln, an must say AZ the Niger preacher
had a most uncommon persuadn' way. When |
seen that man shot down Ike dog an the waller
woman like a wild tiger a yelpin' over hls lead
body I'm darEed Of didn't feel like takin' band
in il myself
Brown took of his hat and m0pped hs head.
Cotton looked on more and more surprised, and
strange 10 say, found the mans words cchong in his
own mind.
ii tells yer, Mr. Cotton. ycr'd n done it yersclf.
IF yer thought anything o family ties, ycrd
sprung on that young Eaton and ha stTangled out
his rascally lfe'
They walked little way without speaking. Then
Brown turned with Il twinkle in his eye. ] means