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between jobs he lived what he called the sportin' life, "gamblin and carry in on." back at home in Rappahannock.
"At one time they had me arrested lor not workin. I had a lawyer to defend me for the first time. Well, he got me off. Then they indicted me for the grand jury and I had to stand trial again. So I come on home. I was workin, but they still had this charge lingering.
"This lawyer 1 had had, he told me he couldn't defend me no more because he was a farmer hisself and the farmers was mad with me cause I wouldn't work for them.
“The commonwealth opened the case. Frank Moffett was the prosecuting attorney, Clarence recalled, and tried to get the trial continued because one of his witnesses was absent. .Judge Alexander asked Clarence if he had anyone to “go on his bond,” he said.
"In the meantime was a colored fellow, name of Will Starks, he ran out of the court house yellin, 'Clarence Dealing wants somebody to go on his bond.’
“Well, this rich white man, one of the biggest men in this county, I was really shocked, he come in, went right up to the judge and says, ‘I’ll go on this man’s bond for any amount. I don't think they’re treat in him right no how.'
"Frank Wood was the man that went on my bond. He lived up at Sunnvside.
"Anil that saved me from havin to go up the road.”
Clarence Hearing married in 192:C He never had children, but many relatives still live in Blacksburg. His wife worked for .Jack Miller for many years, and Clarence built bridges for a contractor all over Rappahannock, Warren,
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