The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-21
FOUGHT FOR LOVER
BE WAS BLACK BUT THAT SEEMS
TOBE NO OBJECTION.
He Must be a Fascinating Chap for Two
The u hite Woman is in the Lead so
Far, Both in the Mans Affections and
in Vengeance-Both are ConstructiyeIy
in Jail and will be Actually There In
less They Keep the Peace-Tucker
Reads Them the Riot Act

There was a race war in the police
court yesterday that was short but ex-
citing.
Officer Stewart had arrested two
women, one colored named Isabella
Butts and the other white and named
Mary Buckner.
The charge against them was dis
turbing the peace of their neighborhood
and for several blocks around.
The cause Of the disturbance was a
colored man with the Celtic name of
Mcknight. Both women are madly in
love with this ebony Lotnario, both
want TO marry him and one of them
seems 10 be So far ahead in her claim
that Mcknight has been fer FIVE years
the father of her child. This one is
the Butts woman.
When the clock struck 4 both women
were in the court room without a liv-
ing soul with them. They sat only
three feet apart and it is no exaggera-
ton TO say that the temperature Of that
three foot space was lower than the
coolest spot in the Artic regions. The
white woman fixed her gaze on a radia-
tor and the colOred woman fixed her
gaze on a chair and both fixed their
mental gaze on the common object of
their Observation-Disclosures
When Judge Tucker arrived both
made dive at him, each anxious to be
the first TO tell her story and the one
that got left told her tale of woe TO
the Eagle reporter.
AS the city attorney did not arrive
Judge Tucker concluded 10 be judge,
lawyer and jury himself and witnesses
were called.
a very fat auntie named Mother Tas-
cot. with a very big sun bonet and a
very big palm leaf fan, was the first
to take the stand. She swore that she
saw Mrs. Butts in front of Mrs. Buck
ner's house and that Mrs. Buckner
fired stick at her. That was all she
knew. Mrs. Shoots, another cOlored
woman, swore that she saw the white
woman throw a stick at the cOlOred
woman. but as she was busy washing
she heard none of the remarks made.
Mrs. Buckner swore that she was at
home minding her own business when
Mrs. Butts came along and called her
names. She objected TO the names and
threw stick at Mrs. Butts.
Mrs. Butts then took the stand and
as her eyes flashed through a pair of
spectacles some red hot revelations
We're expected.
THAT thar white woman" said she
''has taken McKnight's affections and
he is the father of my child. He prom
ised to marry me and he promised to
marry the white woman, too
Il don't admire his TASTE" said the
court.
II don't either" said Mrs. Butts,
thinking as matter OF course that the
court meant his reflections for the white
woman.
1T seems to me- said the court,
that there are plenty OF women in this
town for Mcknight to choose from
without taking either of you
''Jedge," said Mrs. Butts, this here
white woman came over with a letter
to me to give TO Mcknight. She said
she told Mcknight in the letter not TO
come around her place anymore. Now
Jedge that was a blind. The white
woman thought that she would make
me believe that she did not love Nc
knight but she didn't fool me. ! kept
my eyes open and l saw McKnight's S
horse hitched back of her house next
day. Mcknight tells me that L am the
only one ne loves and then he goes