The Washington herald., 1907-03-26
Judge De Lacy Admonishes a
Youthful Negro Culprit.
NoNsUPpoRT CASE IS HEARD
Uncle Hank Finds Wife and Cousins
After the Fruits OF His LabOr-The
Court Hears story of CIub life.
The Prisoner Is Member of tine
Hodcarriers' Union.

sufficient force to the head of a person
OF color can produce more or less serious
results, despite the popular theory 10
the contrary, was made clear in the Ju
venile Court yesterday. Two experiments
Of this character were brought to the
notice of Judge De Lacy. The first was
the case Of a little eolored boy against
two other little colored boys in which
one OF the two other little colored boys
was charged with having heaved the
rock that necessitated the surgical Oper-
alton conspicnously displayed on the side
Of the first little eolored boys ''haid."
The second case in which the problem
OF the contact of two irresistible bodies
would seem to enter was one Of nonsup-
port preferred against an aged, crippled
negro gentleman called Uncle Hank"
Little George Black and Henry Jack
son were the defendants. on the charge
of having thrown stones at young How
ard Dicks, George Black being further
charged with having aimed one partic-
ular stone not wisely, but too we'll, and
with force sufficient 20 cut deeply into
the scalp of Howard, almost TO the point
of laying bare the secrets of that lads
innermost thoughts The defendants
were represented by counsel, Attorney
Calvin Chase. publisher of a local negro
society paper.
The plaintiff said that while playing in
nocently by himself in the street near his
home. the two defendants. unknown tc
him personally, came sauntering along,
and, when conveniently near, beFan a
fusiIIade of rocks one of which did the
damage. Cross-examination by Mr
Chase failed to shake the youngsters tes-
timony though an effort was made to
induce him to admit that he had fired the
first shot.
Geergie Tells Different story.
George told quite another story. Under
the guidance of Attorney Chase's ques-
tions, he succeeded in throwing a new
light on the subject. The examination by
Mr. Chase and the court was in part as
follows:
You and Henry were walking down the
street. and this boy was playing on lot
on the other side. That is what you said.
isn't it?" asked Mr.. Chase.
"Yassuh"
"How did you begin to throw stones"
Me an Henry said lessee who kin
/ fro de fardes'. An All fro er ill stone an
| it hit dat boy on de feets."
"One moment; in what direction did you
throw-toward the lot where the boy was
playing?"
''NOsuh. All frOwed down de street
You must have had very bad ain" /"
suggested the court.
DE stone done curve an 90 cross onter
J Il, f,H ON do NUS fe
as An done tOle yuh."
How was his head cutT' asked the
court.
Dat come aftahwud"
"Oh, you threw two stones2"
Latin Tfm the Finish
''Yassuh. Wen de fus' un hit a,im Ali
runs ober an says All didn't mean tuh
hit him, an dat we wuz only playin
but he wuz mad an caH me out ob NAH
name an den All kicks him on de shin,
an he picks up er rock an frows it an
we begins ter frow back, an one ob de
ones dat All freW hits him in de haid an
be fell down, an An got skeeFt an We
run erway All wuzn't mad ner nothin',
an was Iafin' till de stone reached his
haid."
You had no right TO kick him because
ne called you name" said the court.
IF you become the aggressOV when some
OpprobriOus terms are applied to you the
law does not justify your action and you
are guilty of a misdemeanor ranging in
seriousness in accordance with the nature
of your act that follows the prOvocation. d
George listened politely, bat did not ap-
pear TO quite grasp the courts meaning
and the matter was explained to him in
simpler words. 1t was then decided tC
dismiss the case. with a warning against
the rOck-heaving practice as daily recre-
alton.
Turned TO Club Life at Seventy.
In the case of Uncle Hank, his wife ans
cousins appeared against him, and TIVE
men friends and an attorney in hisG be
half. The story told by the women Wa:
TO the effect that Uncle Hank, by profes
sion a hedcarrier, had of late taken L
club life and no longer made headquarterl
with his family. nor brought in any o
the fruits of his labors.
| When Hank was put on the stand
was brought out through his attorne!
that he was over seventy years of age
/ and that about two years ago he suffere,
a severe injury to his head and another L
] his shoulder, and has since been in sucl
: lpoO1 health that he has only been abl
to work at spasmodic intervals. Hank
statement was in part follows;
1T wuz dis way Mistah Cote. Whel
An fOun' dat All Wuz ailin' so as not te
be able to suppoht nah wife An decides
ter Ieab home an jus keep mahself goin
on de tree an TO dollahs er week dat Al
fcould pick up tween NAH spells"
Were they sick spells or spirituous?
interposed the court
81 y Fa1fA q
jes' right, an Abs enfeebled so as te
be foced ter quit wOrkin more trequen
than All could desiah."
!. What about this hanging around thi
: so-ealled club all the time2"
: HOdcarriers Have Club.
I'VE hodcarriers hev er club sumpir
s like de satiated char ties. whah We gih
de hungry sumpin' ter eat, an den A
sr is haid OBJ de U. c. Club, an member 0
le de Minute Mems Club"
il Don't you drink to excess"
+" no, sab. An amt able ter drink ter n
y excess whateber. Ahm too ole an feebl
d ter do dat. said Uncle Hank with gEea
pathos.
one of Hanks witnesses was prese1
? at the time of the accident that iniure
: his 'haid" lie described the occurrenC
graphically.
Hank wah wukin' an jes' startin' 70
de laddah wild er hod er mortah whe
An sees two bricks jump of de fot
story wlndah an shoot on down to HAM
Dab wuz no time ter holler but All no
leTed, an jess All hollered, de brici
= Ian on top oh Hank an one ketches hi
THE HOME OF PURE WHISKY.