Show i NEGROES SOLD AT AUCTION Disposed of Under tho a Vagrancy ncy Act In I 5 A special from a ayette ette Missouri states th that it three negroes were sold there last Monday Moo Mon llon- llon day at pub public 0 auction under mider the vagrancy act net which provides for the tle sale of vagrants vagrant possession pos session given to t the purchaser during the tern tern of sentence G. G AV W latterson Lee and Otho Olho Williams all all had bad been convicted convicted con con- of vagrancy and were all al given over oer tc k the sheriff The latter latEer decided to take advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of the vagrancy l act and advertised them for sale sale f The sale sae took tok In front of ol the court courthouse courthouse boue house steps and wa was was attended by bj a greal geal crow crowd d of people among it being many negroes ne negroes ne- ne groes wh who were highly indignant and w he could coul scarcely be p persuaded that slavery times mes had not ret returned G. G W. W Patterson latterson was first up tip on or the bl block ek He lie wa was was a I sturdy negro and the bidding for him quite spirited He lie was finally knocked down to a farmer amer named Hann for 25 23 Henry L Lee e was a not q quite so good a bargain bargan for the county He lie le brought only 5 5 Williams was wa a a wizened old negro and was sold for a song 1 1 him to J James Earner larner a cattle catte feeder feeder The Thc negroes of the thc town are arc greatly greaty exercised exercised exer over the affair aar and threaten vengeance |