Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-01-20
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81 MARTHA i & Y. .MoNRo
Copyright. 1911. by American Press
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.5'J I'm Eurnlee, !" said the colored
judge, sssyo' is cha,g ed wild de KILN,
OBJ Nose Harkins. be persecutin, IL
tO'nev mus, do t ehervth,np 10 NJ, iss Is,
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sA..o ne'y &, open pen ue & case Sc"
Inc prosecuting l17l attorney rose and
said: VI Is 'z s5s= 81 5s
Jim Turnlee, wha' TO- 20 kill Nose
Harkins = zs35>; ,5s ~: n. 81 <SS jI>
= didn't L kill Nose Harkins, = replied
the accused. much excited. ,ss
& Yes, 70 did 70 know 20 did. :" 4
Turning to the court: I'VE shall prove,
70 honah, dat de prisoner done de,
deed wild malice afterthought. on de
impulse Oh de moment In de early
maWnin' he heered a rooster CROWN, !,
an he dreamed OBJ fried chicken TO-
breakfast. Wild blood in he eye, he.
got up an went to de fam OBJ Nose
Harkins, opened de shenhouse do;
went in an grab chicken. by de leg.
De squawkin' reused Nose Harkins. He
got out OBJ bed, frowed up de winder
an looked out. De dawn was break
in, an jim Turnlee, he bein' inside
de henhouse, didn't see Nose lookin'
out OBJ de winde'; but, hearin' de winde'
go up, he staid in de henhouse to
hide. Nose, go way from de winde'
an git he shotgun. an shoot into de
henhouse. Den Jim he shot, too, an
Nose drop back daid. Dat am de cir
cumstantials OBJ de case. jim Turnlee
he done de murder, an if he counsel
prove to de contrary de jury won't
beliebe inn - r.
The state attorney sat down, and
the counsel for the defense arose. :
"Jim Turnlee!' be said savagely.
The prisoner started. .
''Wha' yo' lookin' wild out OBJ dem
eyes OBJ yourn TO-? Yo' hain't gwine to
fight regiment oh wildcats; 20 gwine
to prove dat you didn't kill Nose Har-
kins." ..,-.~3.".
If this was intended to restore the
prisoners eQuanimity it failed. Jim
looked more than ever as If he must
defend himself by killing the Judge,
jury and spectators. His counsel pro.
ceeded: &c., - .g ~. i.
IL slim Turnlee, tell de cot wha' 20
were on de mawnin' dat Nose Har-
kins was killed" .'~
II was in ma bed t
'What was yo' DOM in bed r.
''Sleepin'" 49,, Ill.,. :"
'.Hold on dah," interposed the pros
ecutor. IF yo' was asleep how do
yo' know wha' yo' were? Might a, been
stealin' chickens 80
The prisoner looked ready to break
and run .
"Yo' honah,' said counsel for de-
Tense, ode gentlemen said in de OPEN
in argyfyer dat ma client was dream
in Oh fried chicken TO- breakfast.
How he know wha' ma client was
dreamin' bout, I like to know? An
de prosecutor said dat Jim was in de
henhouse. If Jim was in de henhouse,
how did Nose know it was Jim what
shot him?" -
II didn't say Nose said Jim shot
him. Nose was daid ennyhow"
"How yo' gwine to prove dat de mig
ger in de henhouse was Jim?"
'@How 1 gwine to prove dat?" y
Eyes. How yo' gwine to prove dat?"
"Yo' honah, hab got to prove twas
Jim in. de henhouse when Nose was
killed."
The Judge looked puzzled and final
~ said: ~.
'Mose was killed, wasn't he?"
"Sartin, surer'' .~a> =. '-:
can a Niger in de- henhonse shot
him?" -.
Eyes, judge T. -
"Den since Jim hearn de rooster
crow an dreamed OBJ fried chicken
TO-. breakfast de 'pinion OBJ de cot is
dat Jim got up an went to de hen
house TO- to git chicken. OATS wha'
cherry niger would "a done. An If
Jim was in de henhouse when Nose
shot in dar berry likely Jim Shot back.