Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-19

send him to jail for life or order him hanged on the spot should aught go amiss with his testimony. His ter TOT gave an incongruous element of comedy to the serious business on hand. He took his seat gingerly and the coroner began to question him. ? Whats your name?"
 "LondoN, sah,' was the answer.
 "London?" said the coroner, in sur- prise.
 ''Dat's my name. Eff you doan bleeve me you can ax de mistes ef hit ain't. l done tole you de truf."
 "I don't doubt that, old man." said the coroner, expressing with an ef- fort an inclination to smile. ''Now tell us your last name.'
 Wright, sah. I jes' calls myself London Wright, sah."
 "Well, London, we want to get out of you what you know about this murder ....
 "Lordy, boss, I doan know nuthin' bout it. I clar ter goodness I didn' hab nuthin' ter do wid it. Mars John always done treat me well.'
 Nobody thinks you had anything to do with it, London" the coroner said, reassuringly, "but there is some information that you can give us, perhaps. Tell me, were you at home the day before MT. Wright was killed?'' >tss y"." s s<E } .t.
 'Yes. sah; I wus dar."
 Did; anybody call on that morn ing?" s4
 .tsYes, sah." ;f.a
 '.Who was it?'s
 'sWell, young MT. Wright wts. one. Tudder man doan know who he wus.'
 '<Mr- Wright had two visitors then?"
 '. tt'Yes, san." # ; 'Who got there frst?" ,- sDis udder man.
 "Can you tell me what this other man looked like? e 1 No, sa,h. 1T did'n see him; I on'y | heyrd him. You see, Mars Wright he sem ne ter clean the gun up fur him, 'caise he gwine huntin' nex' day, an he tole me soon's I got it fixed | ter fetch it ter him in de library. Wen I done git it cleaned an teck 1 it ter him, foun' de 1ibray doah | wus shut an locked, an l hearn two l pussons talkin' in dar kinder low. Wen knocked, Mars. Wright he comed ter de doah an he hol1er froo ter bring de gun back later; dat ,he l wus busy den. Well, I go out ter de stable an feed de hosses, an in bout half CT hour went back an glib Mars Wright de gun. De stranger who- eber he wus, wus done gone"
 "You have no idea who he was ?''
 ''No, sah. guess Mars Wright mus hab let him inter de house hesef, caise I axed all de niggers bout him, and dey didn nobody pear to know nutin bout him.''
 What made you ask about him ?''
 ''Wel, you see, us cullud folks likes 1 ter know who comes ter de house, an all bout 'em, SOS we kin talk it all l ober in de kitchin monst ourselves"
 ''Oh, see. Well, how long was it before young Wright put in an ap- pearance?"
 "He come amos soon's done glib Marster de gun, fur lets him in myself fo I goes out"
 1 "D1u ne seem JrOuDleQ?
 ''Yes, sah. He looked mighty orn. resty, an he was mighty swif' too, fur he jes' said, 'Whar's my father? ? 1 an wen tole him in de hbray, he pushed me outen de way, an he went | right in. wus so surprised like dat stood dar in de hall an hearn all dey say ter one anudder fol knowed wat I wus doin'. But I 'clar dey talk so loud an cited dat couldn' hep it, an de doah wus open, too.'
 ''What did they say?" fs
 ssFust Mir. Herbert he speak kinder sof'-like, an he tell he pa dat he come ter him fur ter git hep. He say dat he wife an he baby wus a-starvin' an dat he couldn' beg from nobody else; dat he didn' keer fur hissef' but he couldn' stan fur ter see dem hongry, an so he come ter he pa fur some hep. Ole Mars Wright he answer kinder temtious-like, an say dat he hearn tell huff bout dat. He say MT. Herbert ain got no business ter marry ginst he will, an dat he mus teck de sequences, ob it. Der MT. Herbert he git mad an tell he pa dat he gwine hab somethin' any how, dat he was clean stracted an he ies' boun' ter hab 1t. Den Mars John order him furm de house, an tell him he ain got no more time ter talk wid him, fur he wus agittin ready ter go huntin' de nex' day.
 What did young Wright do then?'
 'He jes' crump he hat on he haiG and rush out, an he mos knock me ober de hat rack as he got out"
 Did he threaten his father?''
 ''No, sah; he didn' say nuthin', but he jes' look desprit, kinder $ if he didn' know what he Wus doin' an didn' keer."
 London was then excused, very much to his relief, and he left the witness stand with the air of a mar who had just escaped deadly peril The other servants were examined il } routine, but nothing of importance was added to London's testimony. There was perceptible stiffness in the assemblage when the next wit ness, Herbert Wright, was called, anc all heads turned to look at him as ht made his way to the witness stand