The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-03-18
An African Horse Trade.

Two gentlemen with black hair and eyes
and complexion of the same color in-
dulged IN a horse trade i'll Manning last
week. Their names are respectively bcau-
regard Davis ana Wcl',2rn Deas.
Beaurcgard Davis is Il sharp town Garicy,
while Wclborn DeaS is Only 4 country coon.
Davis seemed 20 Lave been the s!larpCSt o.:
the two and of course 1ot the better Of bis
country cousin. The country coon was not
satisfied with the trade, ani cl;sAnc,l that he
did not make 4 positive trade, bat only
took Davis's horse home to Try him 10 Scc if
he %ould come up to the recommendation
Of the wiley town coon. Finding "dat de
Il igger lie about dc horse he carried him
back. but whc:l !:E tou::;! Davis lie told Lin
that the horse woulii not &uit and that lie
wanted his own horse back. DAVIS you'd
not lister 10 giving up Daas's hose. and
grew cherry inSultin' and used sinUatii.'
language" which Daas would not repeat rs
be was 4 member OF the church DcaS see
ing that Davis would not give up the horse
went to the stable ard with Mi the strength
under and over lis arm used the strong arm
Of his Ethiopian manhood; rrl pUllcl his
horse out from It's Imprisonment. He left
the Davis bag of bones IN the lot, and rode
his own horse home.
Last Friday night Mr. Dcas Wit. all his
rural innocence rode back 70 town. and
hitched his horse to one of thc publicL hitch
ing posts, not thinking that in a city the
size of Manning where the police arc as nl-
merous as whort!e berries ii the woods,
that any danger could bciall his property.
So after hitching his horse he walked OF to
''hab a condensation wil 4 chuch sister,
l l. {o
find '.dat de rascally town niocer" had TAX
en- possession Of the horse. He went back
home Friday night without the horse, and
Saturday morning bright and early found
him back in Manning. following Davis ill
about town begging aud pleading with him
to let him have the horse, but Davis thought
that a trade was trade and would not give
him up.
When Deas found that Davis would not
let him have the horse, be said to number
of his sympathizing friends, Year ne!
nebbcr fool wild town Niger If you don't
want to git hut.
Monday afternoon Deass wife wentto the
stable where Davis had the horse locked up
and turned HIM loose The horse ran into
Mr. Weinberg'S let where Davis is employ
ed Davis caught the horse, put bride on
him, and was about to take him back home,
when there was a general scramble for the
horse, in which several persons par
ticipated The result Was that a third
negro, who claimed to be the real owner, got
possession Of the horse and Davis and Deas
were both left out in the dismal cold. In
the mean time the Davis "bag Of bones" not
being able to get any one to own him, was
taken up by the town authorities under the
nuisance act, and will in few days be sold
to pay the expenses of arrest and feed.
As sequel to the above NJ. c. Galluchat,
Esq, agent for Seckendorf q Middleton,
who have bill of sale Of the horse in dis
pute, was indicted by Beauresard Davis for
assault and battery, tor trespass, and for
carrying concealed weapons. The trial took
place to-day before Trial Jnstice Tmmons,
and consumed about two hours Of time. The
jury failed to agree, and mlstrial was en-
tered. The case will come up again to-moT-
row before Trial Justice Timmons.