Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1916 — CAUSE OF THE DISTURBANCE [ARTICLE]

CAUSE OF THE DISTURBANCE

Police Judge In Louisiana Court Is Informed Who Comely Yellow Girl With Black Eye Is. Before the police Judge in a small city a young colored man was on trial for disturbing public worship. It was alleged that he invaded a colored church during services, used loud and violent language, chased the pastor out of the pulpit and hit a devout member of the congregation with his clenched fist. Several of the outraged flock had given evidence against the accused, when a comely yellow girl, whose right eye was swollen black, wended her way forward and took the witness chair. ‘‘Will someone tell me who this woman is?” asked the judge. “And! what does she expect to testify?” A colored lawyer, who had been especially retained to press the case, stood up impressively. “Whut does she ’spect to testify?” he said. “Why, she ’spectd to testify a whole heap. Your honahtj dis lady is de principal disturbee.”-r- i 'Saturday Evening Post.