The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-17
Judge Ab Holds Hearing
 On Flin1-flan1n,ing Case
 By CHARLES H. MANDY


 gone bout half block, he darts up CT stairway an tells me toe Wal, until he comes back. l waits until nearly night time, den l tells de po- lice an gives de ossifer good sub scription of him, an he cotch him. an here he is, but de whar bouts of nah s1O is what's worryin' me-. DO you positively identify the de- fendant as the man that got your money?"
 Tn course I does jedge, he war wearin' dem same clothes an badges, an could recognize da yaller nlgger any whar." ,. stand aside and let tho next wit- ness tatke the stand" A negro named Joe McCombs took inc stand and testified that he was with Jake when the defendant first approached.
 aJedge yo' honor" said the witness. .swhen dat weller nigger fust comes up, he reached out his hand toe me to give me de grip, but l don't play dat kind of hand no mo.
 Tt was full hand wasn't ftY'
 "Htt war full O tricks Jedge cause I done played dat kind of CT hand befo.'"
 "stin a full hand is not bad at that. Proceed"
 "Yesseh jedge, when I defused de grip, he lays often me, an says 'yo ain't got 1t, but dis boy has meanin' dat I was not In good standing in de lodge." =,
 .Dont you belong to the lodge?'
 "Nossah ledge, I uster belong toe all of dem, an had more badges an buttons than jew'lry peddler, but dem niggers on Eighteenth street give me de distress signal so often, dat I got fed up with lodges, an l quit. I aint seed no use for me toe belong toe lodges no how, as dey aint guine toe let no nigger run for office in dis county"
 "Did you hear the defendant promise Jake Job, and then did you see him give the defendant s10"
 "He sho'ly did an when I seed dat hit war de last of dat money. but not de last of de nigger what lost it."
 Here the arresting officer was called to the stand. He testified that the defendant had been pointed out tc him by the negro, Joe, as the man who had flimflammed Jake. He also testified that the defendant started to run when he saw him. approach and that he had to chase him four blocks before he caught him.
 For de Lawds sake, please sah jedge, ax de ossifer did he git nah $10," broke in Jake.
 The officer informed the court that he had not recovered the money as the arrest took place the day fol- lowing the transaction. The defend- ant then took the stand.
 tsyNt,at boua untr to answer to this charge and the evidence be- fore the court?"
 "Jedge, I don't know nothin bout them two niggers, who swore~agln me. I ain't nevah seed dem in nah life befo' toe-day."
 What made you run from the of ficer?'
 q was just naturally scart, jedge. an I jest couldn't help runnin'."
 Where are you from, or rather where is your abode when you abide at homer"
 "A long way from here, jedge, nah home is in che-ca-go."
 q am inclined to think that it will be some time before you see that home again, for under the law and evidence you are guilty as charged You are fined s250 and an additional sentence of 90 days hard labor fer the county"
 Hedge, does I get nah s1O outen dat s250?"
 Not for the time being, you won't get it until the defendant has served his time"
 "'Cordin' toe dat thought as we'll start walkin' back home right now. Nah white folks tole me not to come to Burnin'ham nohow. Sho is CT curus law up here. Whar I comes from dey would have put CT strop toe dat nigger an I would have done had nah s10. I'se gwine back home sho, an, jedge, please won't yo' send me dat s10 by mail when dat nigger gifts outer jail?"
 Judge Alb said he would