Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-28
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MA@AukKEs Nov. M.--E. N Austin
began TIE dosing argument for the De-
fen8e Of 1he NkliWaMkpn Gardan rIalars
l1la attaFnoon. He viii Be followed b
Mckenny, foE the state, VITO uill oloss
ths ease. 4 b thooRht that JaSpe
Sloa1 will charge ehs jury late thfs al
tern0cn. Another Of tho defandanta was
discharged By the Jadre this moRnine.
Ihia makes two Who have haaa dfa-
charged WojioihoWoaki's disaharos
Waa hFu1Rht aboaf by rather peauIier
meana One of the witnesses Who fes-
tlnea before TIE Grand Jury thnf Rhe
prisoner carried IRE arms on the dav of
tha ftot, vas put upon the stand and
aaked b identity his man. WoiiofhoWo-
eki vas NOS 10 osurt a1 the time and the
witness pointed 90 anolher of he defend
an1n, and eaid be thouQht ha was the
man bat vas nos guite osfta1n. ID ap-
peaElnR % tha JndRe shat tha witness
vas h error, Neiioikouoaki wsa Aia
charged. Tbs latter pnf u an nppear-
ance soon after this incident, hoUever.
and vas immediately idsntiaed ~ he
witness but il vas TOO late as the de-
fendant WojicihoWoski had secured his
liberty.
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NEw YonK, Nov. 6.--DF. James " /.
kanney, a. Cammissioner IN LanaeV.
and the SheEia 3 jury, heard ths tssii.
mony today In The application Of Char
ity WiRRins, an 50 year old coIored wo-
man. who ia the mother Of = Blind
Tom, the celehFated negro pianist. 10
have her son adiudRed insane and in
cOmpstsnt 70 care for himsslf. Blind
Tom is nov II Virginia under the care
Of Gan. James n. Beth1ns, Who Owned
the Virgins family while IN slavery and
haa bad charge Of Blind Tom for twan-
y years. The Virginia courts decided.
IN similar application in that State,
Tom vas q resident Of that Stafe and
acoordinRiy Judge Den0hue Of the Su-
preme Court granted the application of
Mrs. WiRginga for q cemmission 10 de
eide a. 80 his lnnaoy.
Mrs. WiRRina Il suing Gen. Bethuna
for an accounting Of the money be has
received during the last g years
through exhibiting Blind Tom ID this
country and Europe. Mrs. WiQQins in
her testimony said that she had had
twenty children, Of whom eight we're
dead. -Four died before the var. Tom
vas bern Nay -. 1888, in Georgia. He
was born In slavery. Slaves could mos
legally contract marriage, buf TOm's
parents were married. Tom left
GeeEgia directly aftsr emancipation.
She said that Tom did not have the
knoWIedge that other children have,
aud does not to this day. He was born
blind and never could dress himself,
and always had 10 DO led around. He
knew nothing about the war, and the
witness thought be knew nothing about
When be was two years old II be heard
9 dog bark, q rooster crow, or q bird sing
he would initiate Il. The family we're
astonished enc day By his trial Of the
piano. While sitting at the table, the
piano vas hsard- The family ran into
the room and found hin PLAYING. After
that when be heard the girl. play be
played as they did. Tom could play
Joseph Enbank, Treasurer Of the
Blind Tom Company, vas with him fer
- years. Tom was poWerfui man. He
was offended with G professor OF music
and began 20 rub his hands together.
Tom knocked the professor OF the stool
and threw the witness out Of the room.
The company took il on an average Of
5000 Gear profits per mouth.
He believed the pr % waa about &26,-
900 per year. Tom never received 8
cent from the COMPANY.
Lawyer Albert }. LIeich, Of Virginia,
testified that Tom vas insane and had
no property except interest in the suit
fer $250, COO IL Virginia, bis flute worth
sl75 and &I0O worth OF clothing.
Tha Vardiet Raa thai Rfind Tonn vvaa
unsoand and incapable Of
his own affaiFs.