The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1915-11-12
THE
WITNESS
BY OSCAR cox

VIM rum Hul'llk Tue IlluHltIb Vi
the south, Randolph Ethercdgc,. a
young man whose father. Colonel Eth
eredge, had been Killed at Shiloh and
who himself had been wounded ut
Winchester, returned after the surren-
der to his plantation and cndcaN ured
10 restore II tn something like order.
The fences had been burned tor camp
fires; the outhouses Ind been torn
down for lumber with which TO build
Temporary quarters for the sick and
wounded. and the negroes were scat
tered w.. ......
A few, II is true remained, but they
were No old ns 10 be useless Freedom
TO them meant reliance on them
selves az the close Of their lives TO
which they had never been nCcustom.
Ell, They chung to the old plantation
because Il was home The young own
er n,nde them ns comfortable rs he
could. but 10 provide food and clothing
for them was no easy matter ."
james Lynch. former oycrsetr. had
saved money and when Colonel Ether
NNlEt Ifflti u l'Nll AhNl lhhfll II lllVll-
gage Dn the plantation for funds ad.
vanccd Now that the new south was
opening be was DESTROYS Of taking the
property to himself and ruHuing II on
the free labor principle, There being
long accumulation Of unpaid interest
& he wpHt TO the owner and demanded IT,
Ethcredgc Hskei for time Lynch re.
fused Etheredgc. knowing that his
creditor was indebted to the colonel
his father. for all TINT he was. re-
preached him nngriIy There was a
a quarrel, aud Ethcrcige kuoCked III" eX
4 orerscer down. Lynch sued Etheredgo
for assault. ..... .... -. IT,.
Z The only witness of the scullc was
Moses n white hhIr,L old dnrky
whom Lynch summoned FOR the prose
cution. when Moses took the slHnd he
laid Trembling huud ou the rail Toe
fore him and looked :, the assembly
mildly 49,. 60. ..... a..
"Unclc Moses, said tie prosecutor,
"whrrc wcrc you on the @ih N June
last. the day that Mr INucN vt-prh
Mr. Ethcrcdrc aud q dlmrrcI o.rurrod
between thomE. .. -.
"pon.tkuow No. -rrn pu--au -...... ..
There hc f.. ".punlluG rr IHuoh..
''DaI no Mr. Iyurn Dnt llu lNnrh
oborsecr Wr.usra ro.calI um Hard
Moan, Iyuth .r..#. ......s.
Never mud .vnGt yGW 1scl 10 "all
~, ran ~. .,gn5,r WON .s.f,,..an the dan
he ls,,.I.rbc .tl,rrcdec pEaaaron."
81: saw de rnoraccr ronr on to de-
ycrdpda. oipl Mars iihcrrdgt he com,
ar, ,a.,u,.t MIN I.,urn Dr saw. Il
Nayx En,rr,.Ir. 4 want tia. muucy
,,r,o, b,,r n. .tiuucI Mar, Ether
ci,, ~, say .,I,u.t ming ppr Tn dc
i. rIt som, salt 10 and con pouc 10
a. n.trl,s.t. .pI,,,.rr, wot's too Ole 10
WY NJ, fnddcr TUX so. in when 70
n,r st.rvi,t mud maid yo. big wages
49," $751;. .." ..
.t lidp,taask yGu what was said
nsEe1 YOU what was done" interrupted
he.lnvyrr rndcnyoring by his sever,
tone Ia 0ycrawr thc.witu~S~
How / gwiur toic lu Wul war diO
bef6' roIc SO wut war said ....
.,pId YOU soc Nr. Elhcrcdgc STRIKE
MIR INuthY ....
..No sab | didn't see no hght. be
t,vcon dc obcrscrr aul Mars Ether
edge" e.. ... ......
eyes, sou did You were There wh"r
II occurred"
81 seen sompu goln on between
Mars EthcrtdGr ana DAT low dowi
poo white trash nbcrscer
Whit lid you sect {.
II sor Mars Ethcrcdgc point de ~
ger ob soon nj de oherseer ana say q
cunnel Sabc hin from sthrVln
stop there II you don't tel m
what YOU saw aud not what you hear
I'll ask his honor TO commit you fo
contempt Of court"
His honAh's not gwine 10 eo'hin
me TO contempt o nuttin but az
mis'able specimen oh poo wulte trhS'
Jim Lynch"
BY this time the faces Of the 1ur
and the spectators wore broad gri
the witness looked placid and II
prosecutor very much cmbarrnsse'
He would have dismissed the witnes
but he was the only person VINO w
his client knocked down, and he mu
a l..saa. q