The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-30

at this juncture my car arrived and 1
left
Charles Lea, one of the colored men
who went to Miles assistance, was the
next witness. He said:
''Meechem and me was drivin' up Watah
street. an when we passed de church. l
saw PaTkah standin talkin' loud to some
one. l couldn't see who, from where we
were. We had stopped to talk to a sistah
who lives near de church [ called to
Parkah. and said to hurry up and come
on wanted to see him. ! was wonderin
why he stood so long. an thought there
was somethin' goin' to happen. When
saw Mayo rush from the steps and walk
up to Parkah and hit an awful bad blow
with his hand. or somethin' in his hand,
! couldn't tell jes' which, an Parkah
staggered and fell. l says to Meechem:
'FO' heavens sake, look there; Mayo's
knocked Parkah down an then l jumped
off de wagon and run Cor Parkah. Mayo
started to help Parkah up. but every
time he did. Parkah would fal! over again.
When | got there 1 say, Mayo. what did
YOU hit Parkah LAX dat for? And he say.
He insuted me. He called me a liahr
Then / say, You ought to be shamed TO
hit poor. sick man like Parkah an if
you want to hit some one. ies hit me-
Mayo turned an went into the church.
an Meechem an me helped Miles up an
he staggered aroun' an fell down. an
then we finally had to lead him home
Vas. sab. l heard no words: only saw
Mayo hit him, an Miles eyes was all
fun of dirt an straw when we helped
him up. Vas sab.
When Mayo was called, the judge start
ed the questioning by saying:
There seems to be some misunderstand-
ing in your church, and of course l do
not care to bring it up here. The place
for church affairs is not in the police
court"
NO, sab: dat's right. sab: it's none Of
your business. Of course, sab. promptly
replied Mayo
When Brother Parkah stopped de other
mawnin' ! was readin and he say
Good mawnin'.' and den he commence TO
talk mad about the church meetin' and
me not dom right. l say. 'You's inder
de dealins of de church and he say
Ious a liah. YOU knows you's liah: YOU
and whoever says so is a liah.' I couldn't
stan an be called a nah. SO walked
down an laid him out.
Den l tried To help him I'D. but he
wouldn't get up and l saw l couldn't get
him ~. an SO I went in de church again.
Lea ana Mechjm didn't take Parkah
home, cause / watched frum de window
an ] saw him go by himself. I ashamed
20 hear man get UP befo' dis Judge and
dis large audience an tell such lies. It's
a slanc. sab, dat's what. its shame!
l amt no tighten man. You know !
ain.t when / tell you how ] pick Parkah
~ an brush de dirt an straw from his
face. No tighten man would 90 dat: no.
sab. An Parkah say III Kill 20 eff its
de .as' thirs / do
Ell sou wants ma record. Judge. YOU
can set il from Richmond. Va. where I
lived fcrty-two yeas. DIS is de drs time
evah was in coaht an I've always tried
TO serve ma Massa ike q man 1--WE wept
cre- dis mattah, yes. sab. cried an
wept. an I was sorry de minnit aftah
It happened"
One more witness was called. after
WI Ch the court announced that Albert
M2yc was guilty Of assault and battery
ans would be fined So
This Judgment caused 2 great STIR in
the court room and the anxiously await
ms friends OF both parties left the court.
.n short Jin.e friends Of the prisoner
with the 81 and the tine was
paid. after which Mr. Mayo left the
,ourt with his friends.