The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05
DOUGLASS ON BUFFALOE.
Attorney Douglass Pays His Respects
to the Doctor.

make an argument for the plaintiff
the concluding speech in the case.
When he began, neither DIR Buffaloe
nor ms attorneys were present. Quarter
of an hour later they came in. The
court house was well filled, more people
being present than at any other time
during the progress of the trial.
Things have transpired in this case
that would melt the heart of ne sphinx
almost, Mr.. Douglass began, but DIR.
Buffaloe has set here with stolid face
and defiant air, apparently unmoved and
untouched by the incidents of this trial.
He has seemed cold, unconcerned and
wrapped i'll his own conceit.
about ten years ago d.. A. j.
Buffaloe wooed and won Julia Hicks, a
delicate, modest refined woman. She
loved and honored him and gave MIN
her tender life. The fruits of that mar
rage were two little girls. One of them
is now with her mother. The other died
alone, as the father left to watch Il,
slept.
The history Of this woman's married
life is written in her face-every wo-
mans home-hfe is depicted there. |
can go to any home and tell how the
woman lives, whether her marriage is a
happy one or not.
You heard this woman's story and
you believed it-every word of it. l
never in my life heard a woman subject
ed to a more rigid cross examination in
court And yet weak fragile woman
enough she is, she came out unscathed.
Truth is mighty and win prevail
BUFFALOE LOOKING WISE.
did Dr. Buffaloe deny the alega-
tiCms against him? No. He don't think
he did what they charged him with.
That's what he said. and it was well he
did. for if he treated his wife in the
devilish manner she says he did | don t
believe he could tell the truth if he tried.
For four years he lived on her father,
paid no board, bought no firewood, paid
no rent, and yet when she complains two
years later of his i'll treatment he says
EiWhy didn't You pick mp your traps and
leayeY That's Buffaloe, looking wise.
HE gets from Col Hicks 1926 to buy
n horse and splurges around the town
pretending to be busy; he drinks free
soda water, rides around with WALLER
niger 10y as his driver and looks wise.
That's Buffaloe.
when his wife needs shoes her moth
er has to buy them. Does she need a
dress? Buffaloe has other uses for his
money. But when it comes to Buffaloe
he's always got a new spring and fan
suit and steps out, as he does here to-
night, the most Elegantly dressed gentle
man in the house That's Buffaloe.
This DIR. Buffaloe has contradicted
everybody that's been on this stand
.I,,,,,. HI
YOU thought of it? And besides that he
damaging, the most internal question
house.
make a personal question of this.
What would you think Of yourself if
you were a strong, healthy man, and had
lived four years on other people at no
expense and at the end of ten years
your wife could say you had never
bought her a dress or pair of shoes; if
Your daughter could say you'd never
put your arms around her or drawn her
little head to yours i'll fond embrace?
And yet that's Buffaloe-looking wise.
IF that were me I'd 20 off and die.
I'd crawl in my hole and pull the hole
in after me. I'd be ashamed to look a
sheep in the face.
BUFFALOE A NUISANCE.
lie reconnted the acts of cruelty al
legged by Mrs Buffaloe and added:
THE woman says she held up her
hands and pleaded for mercy. But she
got none. Her mother says her daugh-
ter trcmbled with fear when Buffaloe
came in That's Buffaloe-looking wise.
Then he went up to Baltimore and
hung around that hospital looking wise
and prying into things instead of looking
after his wife until DIR. Kelly says he
became a nuisance. That's Buffaloe-
declared a nuisance by the highest au-
thority in the United States. And in
less than two weeks time.
"I'his is the man who tortured bis
wife, who has sat here and tortured her
again on the witness stand, who slept
while his child died. This is Buffaloe.
oh, yes ! knew the child was dying
but / didn't think it necessary to let
you know it That's Buffaloe talking
to his wife. You are wooden head in
this family any way and don't count for
much That's Buffaloe looking wise
"Oh no, this poor woman here didn't
count She wasn't even allowed to give
out mead. He does that himself and
gives out only a teaspoonful of coffee,
which only made cupful and he drank
that. so that the old colored nurse says
she'd run down to Col. Hicks after she
cleared off the table to get some coffee. |
That was Buffaloe looking wise.
BUFFALOE AS A LOWER.
Mr.. Douglass commented at length and |
in most amusing manner ON DIR. Buffa- |
Ices many contradictions in his testi-
mony.
"My brother Busbee is hard against |
divorces and quoted the Bible as his au-
thority. He read that wives shouldn't |
run away from their husbands. But | |
noticed he skipped over that part which /
saws Husbands love your wives.
But while arguing against divorces
what does he do. Comes here and asks
an absolute divorce for Buffstloe. Oh, |
YES. Buffaloe wants to fool another girl. I
wants to stand up with her and swear
10 Keep her in health and in sickness.
then lump on her and try to kill her.
Wants to take her around to sponge on
all the free soda fountains, to make