Southern shield., 1857-06-27
Frcm.t the Memphis Enquirer, of the 25th .R.NrO THEIR COLD FLOODED
 MURDER,
|, GREAT EXCITEMENT AND MOB..


 Our heretofore peaceful city was the scene of great excitement yesterday, occas- toned by the cold blooded murder of one of our citizens. About o'clock, last evening, MT. John Everson, pump manufacturer, was shot in the left breast, just above the nipple, by man named John Able, well known to this community as gambler.
 The provocation, we learn, was, that Everson asked Able to pay him an amount of money which The (Able) had borrowed from him whereupon Able commenced abusing Everson, and finally drew pistol and shot him. This occurred in front of the Worsham House, and in the presence of a number of gentlemen. Mir. Everson died almost immediately. Able was arrested and carried to the calaboose, large and indig- nant crowd following after him, intent upon summary punishment.
 After being lodged in jail, mob of some 1900 or 20O0 persons collected in front of the Calaboose, who declared they would hang Able; for if they left the matter in the hands of jury he would certainly be ac- quilted, as others, guilty of similar crimes; had been before him. Amid the cries of chang the murderer p' the crowd was ad- dressed by Mayor Douglass, Col. John Mar tin, Mir. Greenlaw, Gen. Haskell, Col. Me Mahon, Wm. A. Melvin, J. c. Holland and others. in very able and pathetic manner calling upon the citizens not to take the law into their own hands, but wait for le- gal investigation of the case; as no jury could possibly clear him. But the remarks of these gentlemen apparently effected but little good.
 They finally agreed to detail guard o1 | twenty-five men from the crowd to watct and guard the jail, to prevent the probable chance of an escape or removal of the pris- 1 Oner, until they could hold a meeting anC form Vigilance Committee after supper The crowd then dispersed, to meet again al 8 o'clock, in the Exchange Buildings.
 MEETING LAST NIGHT.
 At a meeting of about twenty five hundred citi zens of the city of Memphis, held last night. at ! o'clock, June 24th, lS57 to take into considera | tiOn the summary punishment of John Able fol the murder of MT. John Everson, the following | proceedings were had:
 On motion, Dr. J. c. Holland was appointed President, and John Brinkley Vice President, Mir J. c. Chadwick was requested to act as Secretary.
 On motion, jury of thirty-six citizens was SC | lected from the crowd, who, after hearing all thu evidence of the foul crime, retired to one of thu | jury rooms, and after a short consultation return ed, and, through the foreman, F. II. Clark, report | ed that, after hearing the evidence and due delib eration of the whole case, they were so fully con yinced of his guilt of murder in the first degree and there possible chance of his escap through the law, they were in favor of leaving i to the proper legal tribunals of the country.
 The populace dissented from the decision of tn Jury, and we left amid cries of " Let Us hang him !'' Let us hang the murderer !'
 The following resolution was unanimousl, adopted by the meeting, and requested to be pub lished in all the City papers
 RESOLVED, That a Committee of three be ap pointed to notify Joe Able to leave the Count. of Shelby before l2 o'clock, tomorrow, never t. | return.