Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-13
Ansther AbsIIstOn 8ufraEe-BratEI Attack
upon a Democrat az q EaueFaI.

Prem the Cirslsvflis (Ohio) Dsmocratl
oa Sunday last there WAS 3 large crowd of
persons gathered together in the grove near
Clsvk's ruu ehspel, Monroe township, in this
Samuel R0lsu6, late of the Hath regiment, O.
Y /, and among others a young man by the
name Of 8rifis, who happened to be wearing
eopperhead breastpin, bus his csat was 80 but
toned that 10 enc, except those who knew be
was in The habit Of airing it, would hsvs re-
ticed it At the time Of the assault he was
standing q.iety about twenty feet frem the out
side seat, there not being seats en8Hgh for al
present. Near the close Of the services and
during prayer, two or three persons approached
Rin, one Of whom took held of his coat, spen-
ing it SO as to expose the pin, and asked him
Whist that meant Grfis replied that it meant
honesty. He was tod by one Of them that Be
must take rtf that pin or they weuid tesr it oE
fer him. H5 declined TO remove the pia, and
told them that he did not want 3 disturbance;
that be did not come there for that purpose
They Immediately attacked ban, with tie iaten-
tion of king tha pin from him He kept back
ing away from them, insisting that they shOald
'et him alone. aud finally told them if they
did no. he should be compelled to defend
himself. and that some # them would get
hurt. His ssssiiERts crowded him back against
the seats, whom CHs Of them Int kin ever the
eye and knocked him down between the seats.
AS be fell, and before the c0wardly misereants
that were attacking him succeeded in getting en-
20 him, he managed 70 ze5 q single bzrTsled pis-
tol from his pocket, but, before he had time to
use it, half dozen OF more of his assaiiants
we're on top OF hin, stamping aud pounding
hin, some Of them .ende8v0Ting to take MS pis-
tel from him, during which time, and while some
Of them had held OF the barrel Of the pistol it
wss discharged, wouudiug three persons. One
msn was shot In the hzud-wouRd not very Sc
vzre-auOther had the ends Of three fingers shot
Of, and a young woman, named Merrill was
shot Ia the thigh. making a severe, but bot dan
geIoUs wound During the time that Grifis was
down, a Miss B5lin, at whose fathers he had
been wgrk for some time, forced her way az
near to him as she ceuld, and beggej Of bis cow
srsly assaiiants not TO kill him. at the same tins
temptible coward by the name Of Davis, struck
her blow en- the eye, bruising her considerably,
and which Wsuld have knocked her 6eWn had
not the dense crowd prevented. The sheut was
raised, xiii bim" Murder him g" Hang
him." one Of the officiating ministers, We are
informed. jsining in the shost-not the miseEa-
bic csnsslnptibls coward ,hst struck the wO-
man but the young man who was being Kicked
and stamped to death by ss many Of ths dirty,
cowsrdly dess IS could got a. him; and no
doubt they Wsuid hsvs succeeded, had net the
sheriff Of The cesnty and his deputy happened to be
on the gr0und-aud fer no ether eAeass than
wearing a coppeThsad piu, for it is not pretend
ed by any one hat the yoang man was making
the lssst disturbance, OF that be held sny coa-
versston wta his sssaisuts previous TO their
attack on him Tbs sheriff commanded them
to desist aud called upon ali good citizens pres
eut to assist him ia quellinE the disturbance.
The deputy-sbenf, Mr. BsliR, succeeded in get
ting ts-tbe young man, and attempted 10 take
him from She mob, but failed. The sheriff sud
another man forced their way through the
crowd, and, finally, after considerable eIsElioa,
succeeded IN getting the yOuBg man clear Of the
mob, and started with him toward bis buggy,
which was standing q short distance of Tbs
sheriff sni his deputy, with the young man in
custody, was followed BY the mob, and before
reaching hls buggy, they All received several
kicks and thumps from the miscreants who wsre
following them, threatening to hang all three Of
them, shouting that they were nothing bat but
teFnuts and traitors. The sheriff managed 10 get
the yeung man into his buggy, and brought MIN
70 the city and licked him up Ia the county
all. On Monday some Of the persons who ksd
been engaged in the very lsudable undertaking
Of sttsm ptiBg TO reb yoHng msn Of a copper
head bTsastpia during the funeral services Of
one or the neiRhb0rs, came to this city with tke
intention Of prosecuting the y0uHg man they
hs& nearly succeeded in numbering They en-
Y
against him for shooting with intent to xiii, and
placed it in sheir hands to procure : warrant,
when they proceeded to the sfice Of q justice
Of she peace. Bat new trouble then arose;
DoRe Of them we're willing 70 swear TO the scen-
5sion. They then called on their intended
victim, who was still in she county jail, and
proposed to aim 70 drop the whole matter II he
would agree to the proposal Mr. Grifas re-
forred them to his lswyeT, who very politely in
formed them that they could proceed with Their
prosecution, ana that be intended 10 pToeeed
with his-that he hsd not done with tAe2 yet,
as they would fud to their cost.
The person upon whom the above most IN
famous and uDproyoked outrage was committed,
is between tweaty-one and twenty-five years OF
aga, of small size, and is admitted by al 30 De
quiet, indusirious and respectable young man,
snd bore himself ike 8 brave man, who wss
conscious Of being in the right, amid al the
hoWhngs and jserings of an Abolition mob.