The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-05

dress for her back, Buffaloe's not the
man you're hunting.
"Gentlemen, if you We're to turn that
woman back into the hands of such a
man as that I believe God in his i'm
finite mercy would take her life away
and leave her frail body a lump of clay.
He would give her relief even if you did
not.
Mr. Busbee says Buffaloe is perfect
ly willing for his wife to have their
child. | reckon he is-it's cheaper. Oh
yes, he wants to rattle around these
streets in an old buggy, stop at free
soda fountains and look wise.
But they say Mrs. Bnffaloe can get
her divorce il she wants ITO. Let her
acknowledge that she deserted her hus-
band and both of them can get a divorce
4 pretty scheme. That woman is too
pure to be a party to any such fraud
Oh yes. give him freedom to fool some
other girl. Mrs. Buffaloe, and you too
can be free But who IS Mrs. Buffaloe?
She's a divorced woman? Indeed? Yes
she ran away from her husband. No
sir. my client would go down to the
grave before she'd do it.
BUFFALOE AS BEAR FOOD.
'The strong man who can't support
wife and one child is not fit for
bear food He ought to be driven out
and given wooden bill and made to
pick up with the chickens. Before I'd
practice a profession that | can't make
living at I'd take my fist and knock
my old profession into cooked hat.
I'd work om the streets, I'd buy me Il
,NI0 - rfb
from morning to night; I'd do anything,
rather than follow al profession that
brings to my family poverty and dis
grace DR. Buffaloe has been practicing
medicine here for twelve years and he
swears to you he's saved only So, and
yet he's never bought his wife a pair of
shoes or his child a dress.
I'VE says he negligently failed to pro
vide for his wife. How? He's practiced
his profession neglgently. Saved only
$12 in II years and sponged on every
body.
But I've practiced medicine diligent-
ly' is his defence. Well you've M ssed
your calling Somebody else was called
and you answered. But YOU couldn't
beat that into his head. HEN practice
medicine and look wise till he dies.
He'd practice medicine if he didn't get
but one call in seven years. Oh yes,
he'll not quit trotting around the streets
with yaller niger and stopping ut
the free soda fountain. He'll buck up
against any physician he ever saw. He
knew better even than DR.. Kelly. He
changed his treatment.
They bring Buffaloe's church record
in here. Wonder what kind of Bible
character he is. It's alright about the
church. They are just waitinge on You.
gentlemen Of the jury. They tend to
him when you get through.
Now, gentlemen of the jury, if you
want to take that frail broken-hearted
woman and turn her back over to that
man. You do it, It's in your power. If
/ were on that jury a man couldn't
write fast enough to answer those Is
sues for me- Go out and bring in a
verdict in this case, and don't be gone
long"
AS Mr.. Douglass spoke the crowd in
the court room increased in size. When
he quit the room was crowded, and not
"a man there but was glad he came. For
the crowd. the court, the jury and every
body else-except DIR. Pouffaloe-were
convulsed with laughter from N2e first
words of the second hours speech to its
last sentence.
lit was a great speech, very great
one, and most admirably delivered.