The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-05-27


be appointed. The reason we do not
publish an official report is that after
repeated efforts on our part and as
many evasiOns on the part of the sec
rotary Of the meeting, we received a
note to the effect "that your request
cannot be complied with as the origi-
nal notes have been forwarded to
JACKSON It will be seen that this
effort to prevent the intention so
plainly shown previously, has been
met with an emphatic reiteration from
those whose republicanism cannot be
impugned. 1t is here shown that pro
scription and intolerance is banished
from the councils of the Republican
party of Washington county. To this
hearty and unmistakable solicitation
for our hearty cooperation in all pub
lie objects, we trust that a proper APP
probation will be shown. We again
tender our thanks to O. Winslow and
others for their courtesy in furnish
ing us with the facts.
Mr.. Scott wishes us to inform his
friends that he will tomorrow evening
open a keg of beer at his new saloon
and he requests their attendance.
County Court-A case of marvellous
interest was tried in the county court
Monday, the 22nd. 1t was case
"agin" the peace and propriety of the
realm, in this, that VIM. Gaulding and
Mrs. Sarah Moody were accused Of
living together in a connubial style
without the consent of any duly author
lied magnate Such was the accusa-
ton, and to prove it, the state came
into court represented by County At
tornev D. NJ. Buckner, Gen. S. W. Fer
quson and Col. W. A. Percy, all ready
for n dashing charge over the line OF
defense erected by the besieged. But
they were 'Evaliant men at arms IN
waiting for the onset, and the gallant
counsel were not to win an easy vic
tory.
Forensic steel must clash and legal
cannon thunder before the characters
of VIM. Gaulding and Sarah Moody
could be blackened like the hides they
wore. Frank Valiant and Judge
Trigg stood up to defend the assaulted
purity of the lady, and told the gen
cral and the colonel to draw their
legal sabres and slash away. The bat
tie opened with spirit and lasted dur
ing the day. No quarter was sought
or given; witnesses were impaled on
hooks of doubt and counsel pierced
bv points of law, while the accused
brother and sister no doubt wondered
chow was dat! Was de state gwine
ter git 'em in, or was de fence gwine
ter git 'em out?'
1t was fun to the lawyers, but 1t
was death to the victims to be beaten
with big words and terrified with law
yer logic After a long and interest
ing legal battle between the legal
giants the case was submitted to the
Jury. The jury deliberated over the
matter for day or two and finally
came to the conclusion that they
"couldn't see it, so the fate of Will
liam and Sarah is still a question for
the courts.
Late Washington, May 21-
The senate at O'Clock this morning
passed the bill enforcing the Fifteenth
amendment. Many new and more
stringent clauses were added. The
house failed to concur-its viciousness
which will doubtless kill it, was SO
extreme and i'll advised that even the
carpet bag senators opposed it,
Mr. Jacobson, member of the bar of
this city, departs for Vicksburg to
functionize as district attorney for
the Southern district of Mississippi
The First Verdict under the Social
Equality Law.-The jury which sat in
the case against Col. Dumonteil, under
the social equality act, was rather a
promiscuous and heterogeneous tribun-
al. 1t was composed of representa-
tives of nearly all the races, which
make up our very mixed and diverse
population. There were Irishmen,
Germans, Creoles, Spaniards and col
ored citizens of African descent and
American birth. A glimpse and audi
ence of their proceedings after they
bod ratired tn their consultation room