The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1943-04-17

mother to daughter. When Mrs.
Hawlson was through, Max said
that he had no desire to examine
her or any OF the States wit.
nesses. Mrs. Dalton was led tc
The stand and she told the same
story she had told at the inquest
Mr.. Dalton told again why he
had hired Bigger and pointed him
out as "the Negro boy who came
to my home to work" Peggy also
pointed him out, saying through
her sobs. yes: he's the boy. >
All OF them said that he had act.
ed like very quiet and sane boy
Britten told how he had suspect.
ed that Bigger knew somethine
OF the disappearance of Mary; and
said that that black boy is as
sane as I am" A newspaperman
told OF how the smoke in the fur.
mace had caused the discovery ol
Mary's bones. Bigger heard Max
rise when the newspaperman had
finished.
Your Honor" Max said, I'D
like TO know how many more
newspapermen are to testify!"
Il have Just IA more" Buckley
said.
Your Honor" Max said. This
IL totally unnecessary. There is q
Plea OF guilty here. -"
II am going to prove that thai
killer is sane," Buckley shouted
"The Court will hear them
the judge said. Proceed, Mr..
Buckley"
Fourteen more newspapermen
told about the smoke and the
bones and said that Bigger acted
lust like all other colored boys.
At five o'clock the court recessed
and tray of food was placed
before Bigger in a small room
with six policemen standing
guard. The nerves OF his stomach
were so taut that he could only
drink the coffee. Six O'CLOCK
found him back in court. Tn,
room grew dark and the lights
were turned on. The parade Of
witnesses ceased to be real tC
Bigger. Five white men came &c
the stand and said that the hand
writing on the kidnap note was
his: that Il was the same writing
which they had found on his
homework papers taken from
the files OF the school he used Il
attend" Another white man sait
that the fingerprints OF Bigger
Thomas were found on the dool
OF Miss Dalton's room" Their
six doctors said Bessie had beer
raped. Four colored witnesses
from Ernie's Kitchen Shack point
ed him out as the "colored DO,
who was at the table that nigh
with the white man and the white
woman" And they said he hat
acted "quiet and sane" Next came
Two white women. school teach
crs, who said that Bigger wa
"a dull boy, but thoroughly sane.
One witness melted into another
Bigger ceased to care. He stare'
iistlessly. At times he could hea'
tho faint sound OF the winter wine
blowing outdoors. He was TOT
tired to be glad when thu
, session ended. Before they tool
| him back to his cell, he aske'
Max:
How long will II last?"
81 don't know, Bigger. You'll
have 10 be brave and hold up.
II wish It was over"
This is your life. Bigger. Yo'
got to fight"
II don't care what they do Z
re. I wish II was over"
The next morning they WOKE
him, fed him, and took him bach
TO court. Jan came to the stan'
and said what he had said at TN
inquest. Buckley made no attemp
TO link Jan with the murder o
Mary. Oh. and Gus and Jac'
told OF how they used TO stea
from stores and newsstands, o
tho fight they had had the morn
ing they planned to rob Blums
Doc told OF how Bigger had Gu
the cloth OF his pool table ans
said that Bigger was mean ans
bad, but sane" sixteen policemen
pointed him out as "the man W.
captured. Bigger Thomas" The'
said that a man who could elud'
tn. law az skillfully as Bigger
had was sane and responsible.
A man from the Juvenile cour'
said that Bigger had served three
months In a reform school fol
stealing auto tires.
| There was a recess and IN tn'
afternoon five doctors said tina
they thought Bigger was sane
but sullsn and contrary" Buck