The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-05

not been given the justice that was due
to common negro.
Referring to Mrs. Arlington Mr..
Whitaker said:
whether in my opinion she is bad,
good or whether she is one of that
wretched family of human beings whose
mind is diseased is of no consequence.
This is a committee appointed by the
General Assembly of North Carolina, the
servants of the people of North Caro-
lima"
Mr.. Whitaker said when the time
should come when a man should not
have the opportunity of being present
and of cross examining his witnesses 1t
would be time for another revolution.
''Then," he concluded, twill be the
time for us to buckle on our armour to
shoulder again our rifles and lay down
our lives if necessary to establish our
liberties"
The chairman of the committee inter
rupted the speaker by asking how long
before he would be through.
81 will not answer you, Mr.. Chairman;
| will tell you that time is nothing as
compared to the sacrifice of our liber-
ties"
All this eloquence from Mr.. Whitaker
had seemingly been provoked by the tes-
timony given Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Arlington. She again took the stand,
and again went into the Purifying bust
ness, interrupted now and then by Hoola-
Boom, who insisted that time was money
and that he had no money ergo he had
no time.
The old mans hotel bill is climbing,
and as the decision of the Treasurer
seems to be against paying out money
for this outfit, Hoola- Boom is at his wits
ends. He threatened to go home this
morning, but can he walk it, Is it true
as reported on the streets last night that
his Atlanta Exposition plans will be
knocked in the head unless he 'rehabi-
tates" himself as to the $4,000, or such a
matter that he had taken from his Big
Show sinking fund.-
But the fight was between Mrs. Ar
rington and Mr.. Whitaker. She said all
kinds of bad, bad thing, about Mr.. Whit
aker's career while he was her lawyer.
After the noon recess, Mr.. Whitaker
was allowed to cross-examine her.
Where do you live 2" he asked
She sat motionless and dumb, and
there was not sound while all waited.
Hoola Boom broke the silence by saying,
"Mr. Whitaker, will you go onwith your
questions Mr.. Whitaker insisted that
one question at a time was sufficient
and replying Hoola Boom, said, "Well,
Judge, know she's in contempt, but, as
| said before, am too patriotic to put a
woman in JAIL"
The vote of The committee, on motion
Of Bryan, wa taken 8s to whether Mrs.
Arrington's testimony concerning Mr..
Whitaker should be stricken out, Phillips
and Hoola Boom voting no, saying that
Mr.. Whitaker could submit afidavits in
writing if he desired
Mrs. Arlington would not stay to hear
what Mr. Whitaker said, because counsel
Purnell consented to accept the steno
grphic notes furnished by Mr.. Whitaker
instead of taking them himself.
So Mrs. Arlington switched herself
ont, and Mr.. Whitaker proceeded, pre-
ducing the contract made with Mrs. Ar
rington signed by her and denying with
proof and emphasis all the charges she
had made.
Hon. f. a. Woodland and ex-Judge
Connor were put upon the stand There
was no particular feature to their evil
dence except this: Mrs. Arlington stated
that SIZE had never said that Judge Con
nor had been party to any ''stolen pa
pers." This was put on record.
The court will assemble again this
morning, when Secretary of State Charles
NJ. Cooke will doubtless be put on the
stand.