The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-05-21

which she ielleve,l him To liz, actuate,
she would bring matters tn crisis a
: once.
My object. said Miss Blackman |
the Sun reporter, ''was 10 disgrace him
Tor he had tried his best to bring lnc int
disgrace. one of his grounds of com
plant against me was that :. plnrl -.
the school house door had been kirhr.
out. and he carefully pointe TIN, otlt a
he came in. This irritatsd ma an,
when later IN the proceedings hs H., uu
slurs and hints, all the memory of In
wrong which, during month after month
he hal heaped upon me, came tn m,
anu nerved my arm. us | seized a vIIt
and laid It over his back. never On
Joyed anything in my life as did the
sensation of that whip striking him
and II 1t cost ne five times as much a.
1t dld cost me would do it again"
What 1t did cost Miss Blackman WI,
the sum of 500 anl some rl,I cents.
Ephralm hal her ut once arrested on a
charge OF assault and battery, AMI he
coupled with this charge that Of immoral
conduct. The Granl Jury refused to on,
tertain the last charge. but Mhs Black.
man was held on the charge uf assault.
Mr. Russell foulke, Of this place. went
her bail, and when il came Ia trial she
promptly pleaded guilty ami paid her
I'm" Of so. with costs Of Il trlllr over
Ti9. But she had not got through her
troubles yet. No sooner had the court
adjourned than she was arrested again
on the same charge Of immoral conduct.
certain youth IN the village. who is
not popularity regarded himself as a
moral headlight. swore that he had been
witness to several immoral acts which
involved Miss Elackman and the voting
man Reynolds. who WAS regarded rs AN
aspirant for her hanI. Mr.. Russell
t"ulke again gave bail fer her in the
sum of 500, and She is cited to appear
for trial at the next session Of count.
which is in September. The charge is
precisely the same as that ON which the
grand jury refused to hold her. and the
evidence to support it the same Miss
iflackman then employed the we'll.
known lawyer whose name is mcntiouc, |
above, Mr.. W. y. Holt. of 7 ,cn,on, anl
will not only fight her defence to the
bitter end, but will also take the olIrn.
sive in the libel suit.
1t Is but fair to say that public scnti.
lnent. not only here but throughout the
county, is almost unanimously with her,
Her spirit anl pluck are greatly admired,
md money has been promised her. if she
needs 1t, to carry on the war. She rr-
elves n salary If $3.50 a year for tcarh.
ny. hut it took all her savings from this
o pay up the line which E.msons suit
or assault put upon her. When she
iau paid TINS iinc AMI was again in the
leld, Ephraim took his school house
way from her, and a Young man was
mployed in her place. The trustees.
owerer, stuck to her, and enabled her
D get the ,lse OF parior in private
ouse. where she is now giving ins,r,:c.
IONS to vood-sizetl group Of her old ,
'lIolats. There are S6 school children
the district, but as Il matter Of fact f,
My about III attend. u is not an nm.
hown hing here To find whole families ,
o member Of which can write his or $
er name. Miss BIackman has about |
alf of this grand total of iGclildren who y
,tually 60 to school =
Senator f.nson was seen by Sun re-. I,
)rter. and denied in toto all MissTlack. n
ans charges against him, and repeated n
legations respecting her ill.belavinr, +
Z had not sent her candy, he said, and h
ID not gone to the school ho,ls, to wind
70 clock, with the attendant c.rtlm. =,
anccs which Miss Blackman relates. !,
Q said he hal not been in TIE school II
'usc while she was there. except on II
Q memorabl" occasion when h" got al
Ilpped and hc insisted that the whip. n,
ng did not hurt. Why Miss Rlackman v
ID attacked him he oond not tell, ,- r.
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