Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-07-04
TIE NAB in sIemnlli,, Tennessee.


4he Atmphis, Tennessee, papers have
~ account ii ia. murder Of John Nvcrson,
pump maker, and highly respectable eiti-
z-n Of iAat place by John Abel, gambler,
md the excited scenes that followed it.
Tie Bulletin says:
They were seated il front of the Wors-
ham House, aud It is not known by those
who were near that any angry words passed
between ihenl The FIRST thing that occur
red which attracted attention was Abel rs-
ing aud shooting Mr.. Eyerson. He shot hn
through de heart, and he fell upon the
pavement aud died almost instantly, with
cat speaking IA word. Abel endeayored to
make his escape, but he was soon arrested
aid takeR to the prison,
II few moments after he was arrested
large and Infatuated crowd assembled
first upQn the ground where the bloody decd
was Committed, and then proceeded 10 the
jill with the view of taking and hanging
nm immediately and had not the crowd
been checked by several gentlemen who
took an active part in trying to quiet it,
they would most certainly have hung hin.
The crowd was addressed by Mayor Doug
laSs and others who urged them to dcibcr-
ate and consider before proceeding further
III such an important move. The crowd
was very large, numbering between two
and three thousand citizens, who We're very
greatly excited and much cnraged. Finally
Il committee Of fifty persons was appointed
to guard the jail, and see that Abel did not
tt,, Il,
ut Court Square at half past 3 clock in the
evening the committee was appointed and
the meeting dispersed
VI about eight o'clock the crowd com
meneed assembling at Exchange building,
and that spacious hall was soon crowded to
overfowng There were between 4,G60
aud , eco persons present in aud surround
ing the hall The greatest excitement per-
vailed the entire crowd.
The meeting was organized By calling
nr. ] { Holland to the Chair; after which
Il Jury Of six from each ward, was selected
70 act upon tie case They were duly Sc
lected from our best and most prudent citi-
zens and after being cmpanneled, witnesses
were brought before them. and their ext
denee in the ease taken. i'he evidence. by
those who saw the difficulty, was very strong
aad excited great indignation among the
crowd
After hearing all the witnesses that could
be found aud each of their statements were
fully sustained by she others, the jury re-
tired and were about an hour aud halt
considering the case, They were divided
in their opinion as to the verdict, twenty
ak hoing in favor OF leaving his ease te
take It's regular course at law, it being in
their opinion such plain and palpable ease
II murder in the first degree, while twelve
we're luf taking aat the prisoner and hang
Ing him forthwith,
The ropor, Of the Jury was submitted t
the assembly, and about thrce-fourihs o
tho crowd sustained the action of the twelve
The crowd was greatly excited and had
they been beaded ly leader, their purpose
would have heen summary carried into eff
feet But having no leader. the crowd
soon after It's aliomAment, dispersed.
Resolutions we're adopted ordering Aberi
father out Of the city, on penalty of death,
aud all the other samblers then in Memphis