The Washington herald., 1907-03-16

prosecution (Judge De Lacy questioned
her regarding her domestic relations with
! her husband, the defendant Witness
said they had been married since Sep
tember. and that until five weeks ago
James had given her s. out of the Sc ne
made each week working for his father
plasterer. Then, said tine witness. lie
stopped bringing her money, and she be-
/ gan going out to work as a domestic
more regularly than she had been doing
previously.
why He stopped Finances.
why did he stop giving you money!
asked the prosecution.
''Ah dunno: but All believes
/ 4 object" said Mr.. Payton. the wit
ness Is stating what she believes and not
fact" Judge De Lacy sustained the
objection, ordered it stricken from the
record, as it were. and. being the jury,
promptly forgot the tabooed testimony.
Mr.. Payton took up the cross-examina-
/ ton OF the witness.
When you married the defendant
asked the attorney in his best manner.
did YOU or did YOU not state 10 the de
/ fendant and others that you had married
! for rest?''
! Il don't see the relevancy of the ques-
/ ton. interposed the prosecution tJudge
/ De Lacy. Whatever may have been her
views on matrimony, her husband was
not absolved under the law Of the duty
/ of supporting her
/ Your honor" said Mr. Payton. rising
and showing every symptom of incipient
oratory. 1T is a vital question II under
/ This new law on nonsupport the women
/ Of my race are to be encouraged In the
belief that when they get man, all they
/ have 20 do is sit down and rest Il will
mean the downfall of every colored home
Of this class in the city.
let the Men Do the work.
''If the law is going TO tell these women
10 go and get man and make him do all
the work while they 80 out to parties and
down the river Uu excursions at his ex-
/ pense, It means ruination.''
The court doesn't care to hear disserta-
/ tions upon the law from counsel" said
Judge De Lacy. We must deal with the
law as it is, and the law says the nus
band shall support his wife
/ Attorney Payton subsided and con
/ tinued the -CrOss-eXamination.
/ did YOU always treat your husband.
1 the defendant in proper and wifely
manner"
/ ''Yasser"
Did you ever refuse to wash his
/ clothes for him.
! "Nosir"
/ Mr. Payton- then called James Posey.
! the defendant, forward Taking him by
the head the attorney made the defend
ant bend over, while ne deftly separated
! several tufts of closely cropped and
kinky locks, and showed long scar 20
/ the witness, court. prosecution, and jury.
DO you know how that cut come
/ there?" asked counsel
/ Mrs. Posey looked somewhat uncoufort-
able but answered In the Affirmative
How come it?" asked the attorney. for
getting his legal training in the excite
ment OF the brilliant coup he was cxecut-
ling.
! 1T come from er block er wood sui
/ lenly answered the witness.
! who held the block OF wood?"
/ Nobody held it, it was fyin.
She Made II Fly.
WHO made it fly"
"Ah did"
That's an said Mr. Payton profes-
sionally. as he leaned back complacently.
Further questions by Judge De Lacy
/ brought out the statement that the billet
of wood had been thrown at James after
James had implanted one or two blows
with his fist on the plaintiffs head and
ribs.
James was called to tell his story, and.
questioned by Mr.. Payton on the subject
of the wood episode. he said:
hadn't been paid yet by nah father. She
axed me for some money and All Glib her
10 cents. all All he'd. an tole her An would
go right over TO nah father an get nah
money. She got mad and frow de 10
cents downstairs and jump az me an tear
NAH collar an bite me in de finger. Judge.
An ies push her haid aside to keep her
from eatin' nah finger of.
James was followed by several witnesses
in his defense, one Of whom. a neighbor.
told of hearing Mrs. POsey say that she
wouldn't wash for James and OF hearing
one-sided quarrels in which Mrs Posey
made threats 10 poison her loving spouse.
/ What yer hyeah out Oh Yer own yeres.
yer hyeah," said this witness deeisively.
Must Live Together in Peace.
When both sides had rested. the court
instructed the jury, and returned a YER
dict whereby James and Susie are to live
together in peace and harmony and James
is to provide the means of keeping said
peace and harmony operative. If he fails.
it is to be the workhouse for Jimmy.
Just wait till warm weather starts. -
said Attorney Payton, after the trial.
This court is going TO be deluged with
these nonsuppOrt cases. All the colored
girls working as dOmestics are going to
get married, If they are not married al
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