M. McBoberts and lawyer Davison and
prosecuted by J. IJ. Pa.xton. W.G. Welch
.L. anion and J. S. Ov.sley, Jr,
each of whom inado long and "eloquent"
speeches.
The trial of Shelby Dnlton, or "Santa
Clans" as he isf.bottor known, occupied
but a short time. Mr. Carter testified
that when his store was burned there i
were among other things in his cash (
drawer, n eoppur cent, coined in IjCW
ami given to him by his father 40 years '
or more ago. A few weeks ago, Charley ,
Armstrong, a colored man, offered the
cunt along with some other money for a
purchase. Mr. Carter reeognisted the
copper at once and asked tho negio
where he got it. Ho said he had won it
from .Mr. Dnlton on a game of cards a
tow minutes before. Carter asked Dal-ton
about it and he claimed to have
I
found it with some other com m a tin
b'x at somebody's sjiring. Daltou told,
the same tale on the witness stand and I
explained that the reason he had evaded
arrest was because he had heard some
negroes were after him and he did not
propose to be arrested by negroes. Daltou
was very emphatic in the assertions
of his innocence, but Judge Yarnon evidently
thought he protested too much
for an innocent man and held him in
;'J50 hail, whicn he could not give. The
court appointed Col. Hill ami Prof.T. M.
Goodkuight to defend Dal ton, who
claimed he was unable to procuie counsel.
Tho prisoner's head is as white as
cotton and he looks more like a
for the grave than the penitentiary.
