Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-03-12
NO VERDICT.
The Jury in the Godfrey CoIburn Case
 Could not Agree.

AANJs 0hiNh SetihiC up III liC nldSlS- trate court of Al J. Stewart, Esq, last evening resulted in mistrial, and the jury was discharged.
 The following were the iurymen: J. T. Lloyd, F. Neis, James Baugh- man, Jessie Smith, T. F. Mays and J. E. Smithers. The prosecution was represented by Hon. S. Nj. Taylor, and Gen. H. King White, appeared for the defendant. This ease is one resulting from the sensational cow hding affair which occurred some weeks ago, when Mr. Ed. l.. Colburn was chastized by Miss Mary Hug gard for sending an insulting pro- posal to her by negress named Mary Smith. At the time of the cow hiding, Godfrey, who is an uncle of the young lady, stood by with a shot gun, and for this he is charged with sentimidating and preventing Colburn doing a lawful act"
 Mir. Colburn was the first witness placed upon the stand and in sub stance, he testified as follows: That about 9 o'clock on the morning of 7th of January last, while he was at work at his gin-house, corner Georgia street and Fifth avenue, the defend ant, Godfrey, accompanied by two women whom he afterwards learned were Mrs. sHuggard and daughter, came in the building from q side door, and without warning the lat ter began striking him over the body with whip, which he supposed to be a buggy whip. He was intim- idated from retreating or offering resistance by the defendant, Godfrey who stood near with a shot gun pre- scented at him and encouraged the young lady by saying, "Give it to hfm!' He finally demanded to know what he was being whipped for, when Godfrey sent one of his (Col- burn's) employees out, and he soon returned with a negro woman named Mary Smith, who confronted him with the statement that she had de- | liyered for him an improper message to Miss Mary Huggard. Godfrey told the young lady to ''Give it to him again" and he was struck number of additional blows with the whip. He denied having sent any kind of message to Miss Huggard, and all knowledge of the woman Mary Smith at the time he was assaulted.
 Cross-eXamined by Gen. White. Mr. Colburn could not explain why he had waited until January 2S to swear out the affidavit, except by saying he was not ready to do so until then. He would not state what lawful act he was intimidated from doing by Godfrey, except that he might have retreated or taken the whip from Miss Huggard if it had not been for Godfrey and the gun.
 Godfrey was the next witness. He simply gave the statements that have been presented heretofore.
 In the afternoon Mary Smith was placed upon the stand, and she said That along in de Chrismus" Mir. Col burn had faxed her to speak to Miss Katie for him" and that he had been "sisting" upon her doing SO since fall. Did not know Katie Huggard from May, but thought Katie was the oldest. First thought Mir. Colburn was joking, but he kept on "sisting" and she "axed" him why he didn't t send for grown woman who under stood her business. A few days after she went to Mir. Sayory's well for a bucket of water and Miss Hug gard who was in the yard, opened the gate for her as she went out. She then told her that a gentleman wanted word with her-that there was something in it for her, etc. Miss Huggard asked her who it was, and she finally told her, "Mr. Col burn.' "WhO-that old, tell,him to go to the devil" "She said dis, or sometin' like it, I disremember which" Was sorry she had carried the message. 4 few nightslater Mir. Godfrey and another man came to her house and asked her about !what MT. Colburn had told her to tell Miss Huggard, and she told it to them. The next morning she was called over to Mir. Coldurn's and told him ex- actly what he had said to her. He sent for her twice that day and asked her if there was not some way to fix it up." He got close to her and made her feel rather iubous." Put his hand on her shoulder and patted her and said he had tospendsame money to fix it up, and would as soon pay her as anybody. This was the first time he had ever offered to pay her anything.
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