The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20

neck was covered with bruises from head
to foot, and in many places with lacera-
lions, indicating where the lash had entered
the flesh. Her blackened eyes bore evil
dence of heavy blows and her hair was
clotted with blood. The three children
presented NEARLY the same appearance,
the two eldest in particular.
Upon being questioned by the mayor as
to the cause OF her distress, Mrs b., seeing
that her slave. Pauline, was present,
answered that her husband had beaten her.
AS she exhibited much trepidation when-
ever the eyes Of her servant were bent upon
her, the mayor ordered her removal from
the room, whereupon the woman aoknowl-
edged that she was afraid to make state
ments in her presence, dreading death to
herself and little Ones Her husband, she
stated, had been absent on a visit for the
last six weeks TO st. Louis, since which
time Pauline had taken possession OF the
house and contents, and confined her and
her children ia a closet, where they had
been beaten almost daily. sometimes with a
cane, at others with strap, and furnished
with food barely sufficient to sustain life.
Medical aid and attention were Immediately
given them by the mayor, and the negress
was arrested and committed to prison. A
few days after a preliminary examination
was held before Recorder Gsnois, and the
above facts being fully substantiated, she
was ordered to be tried before the criminal
court. under the "black code"
1t ia needless to say that on the day OF
trial an immense concourse OF people had
swarmed in and around the avenues OF the
court hourse to listen TO the dramatic de-
Tails. To such a hight had public excite
ment reached that we may we'll wonder
now how the W. fetched culprit could have
escaped, then and there, the fury Of an
angry aud avenging mob. But TO the
honor Of the city authorities be it said. and
the exertions OF Montegut, no serious out
break occurred.
Everything being ready for trial, Judge
Canonge appointed n. u. Latour to defend
the prisoner. The members OF the special
tribunal, six in number. we're called to the
book aud severaIly sworn by the judge,
upon the oath prescribed by the code, the
judge being in turn also sworn In by one of
the jurors as the presiding officer. The
prisoner was then arraigned, entered plea
of mot guilty" and stated that she was
ready for trial. The district attorney then
read the indictment, aud explained TO the
jury the law Of Is 4. under which the pros
ecution was Instituted, which inflicted the
penalty of death upon any slave G. strike
his mas or, mistress or any OF their chill
dren, g. as to cause a confusion or shedding
of blood so the amendment to the ABOVE
act. passed In lS43, giving the jury the priv
ilege TO commute the punishment to i'm
prisonment at hard labor for life.
The testimony elected on the part OF the
prosecution went to show that the slave
Pauline had been purchasei by Peter Kab-
beneck about two years previous from DIR.
Francois Roubieu, who owned a plantation
a short distance below NatchtocheS, on
which Rabbeneck had been Tor some years
acting as overseer. Rabbeneck removed
to the city and rented one-half OF double
dwelling, 50 Bayou road, from Mr.. lsen-
hart, who occupied the other half. About
six weeks previous to the occurrence Rob
beneck, who had business to transact in St.
Louis, went up the river, leaving his wife.
whom be mad represented to Isenhart and
his daughter to be crazy, and his children,
together with upward OF 800 in money, in
charge Of Pauline, who was proven TO be
his paramour. Immediately after Babbe-
peck's departure Pauline took possession Of
her mistress apartments and removed her
and the three children TO the back rabinet,
which she had herself previously occupied.
Mrs. Rabbeneck, who had suriciently
recovered to appear in court. testified
that, since her husbands aose O., she bad
boon subjected O. the most cruel ami bar
barous treatment from her Save, who had
beaten Der at times with a cane or leather
strap. as we'll as with her fist, and had OBJ
tanned such a mastery over her will that she
was afraid. in case she disclosed to any one
her suffering, that her life would be taken.
She also testified that she had a knowledge
of her husbands intimacy with Pauline,