“Yassah, I see ’im wid dese very eyes.”
“Were you close enough to hear what was said?”
“Yassah, I wuz right dar by de open winder.”
“What did he say?”
“Des ez he raise de knife he say, ‘I got you now, you d—— Black Radical ‘Publican!’”
“You swear that you heard him say that he killed the Judge because he was a Republican?”
“Yassah! dat’s what de Ku Kluxes kill ’em all fur, sah!”
Larkin shuffled uneasily, bent again in conference with Steve who rose immediately and asked for an adjournment of two hours.
When the Court reassembled and Isaac took his seat in the witness chair, Aunt Julie Ann’s huge form suddenly appeared in the doorway with her hand resting confidingly on Alfred’s arm. They walked inside the railing of the bar and took seats assigned to them behind John Graham’s counsel. Aunt Julie Ann handed Ackerman a pair of Isaac’s old shoes. He measured them quickly on a diagram which he drew from his pocket.
Isaac watched Aunt Julie Ann and Alfred with mouth opened in wonder, rage and growing fear.