Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-11
[srr SECOND rAoE.l
The Mob in Memphis, Tennessee,

lhe Memphis, tennessee, papers have an
account of the murder of John Eyerson, a
pump maker, and highly respectable citizen
of that place by John Abel, gambler, and
the excited scenes that followed il. The
Bulletin says: s.
They we're seated in ,frnn, Of the Worsham
House, and il is not known by those who
were near that any angry words passed be.
tween them. The first thing bat occurred
which attracted attention was Abel rising
and shooting Mr. Everson. He shot him
through the heart, end he fell upon the
pavement and died almost Instantly, without
speaking word. Abel endeavured to make
his escape, but he was soon arrested and
taken TO the prison.
In few moments after he was arrested
n large and infurinted crowd assembled frs,
upon the ground where The bloody deed was
committed, and then proceeded TO the inil
with the view of taking and hanging him
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 him. The crowd
.wasaddressedby Mayo Douglass and others,
who urged them to deliberate and consider
before proceeding further in such an mpor-
tant move. The crowd WIS very large,
numbering between two and three thousand
citizens, who were very greatly excited and
mach enraged. Finally. a committee Of if-
ty persons was appointed TO guard the jpil,
and see that Able did not escDp pc, and the
meeting adjourned to meet at Coult Square,
at half past 3 3,o'clock in the evening; the
committee was appointed and the meeting
dispersed.
At about eight o'clock the crowd com
menced assembling at Exchange Building,
and inat spacious hall was soon crowded to
'ovcrllowing. There were between 1000
and 5000 persons in and surrounding the
hall The greatest excitement pervaded the
entire crowd.
The meeting was organized by calling
DIR. j. @. Holland to the. Chair, after which
ajufy Of six from each ward was selected
to act upon the case. They were duly Sc,
leclcd from our best and most prudcn. cili.
zens; and after being empanncled, witness
es were brought before them and thriF wi,
dence in the case taken. The evidence, by
those who saw tie GiTcolty, WAS very
strong. and excited great Indignation among
the crowd F'Nf ~
Aflerhearing all the witnesses that could
be found, andeaeh of their s,atemcEts were
fully sustained by the Others, the jury re,
tired and were about an hour and balf
considering the case. They were divided
in their opinion rs to the verdict, twen,y-six
being in favor of leaving his case to Ike its
regular course at law. it being in their opin-
ion such plain and palpahle case of MUIR
der in the first degree, while twelve were
for taking out the prisonevand hanging him
forthwith.
The report Of the jury was submitted to
the assembly, and about thres- fourths of the
crowd sustained the action of the twelve.
The crowd was greatly excited and had
they been headed by leader. thor purpose
would hnye been summarily carried into
eisscs; But having 10 leader, the crowd
soon after its adjournment, dispersed.
Resolutions were adopted, ordering Abels
father out Of the city on penaFyiof death,
andfall the other gamblers tbenin Memphis.
- ese---T-t, III.
How WE LOOK IN GREEK.--A life. of
Washington has just made it, appearance
at Athens, Greece. Thai noble people ap.
prcciate fully, us they have renson TO do,
our great struggle for liberty, and especial
" the characters Of the revolutionary he
roes. bat they make shocking work With
their names. Washington is rendered Ora.
sigkfon Hancock dgkok; Bonker 44ill.,
.3onaoatoa Boag6sr and old Gov. Diawid-
die figures, ia the classic language Of fIo-
meF 0enosshsnes. aud Plate, as Dioeksses
I)inoUitldeS
~. 4.
) WBAT-is the difference between a.young
girl and Sanqld hat? Merely oneof tigse--
one bas feeling ard the Other has felt.