Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-22
The Death of the Negro RaPers.
The Resolutions Of the Peace
Meeting.

militia, has been fully established by
parties who knew them Intimately, snC
who recognized Harvey, Ticer and Me
Callister. We understand the bodies
will be disinterred and brought to his
city for burisl.
Parties, both white and negro, Rsdi-
cal and Conservative, have assured us
that for days before the three unfortu
mates were taken out and murdered, all
five OF the prisoners in the jail were tor
tured in the most awful and inhuman
manner, and forced to make confessions.
WaffOTd, who now remains in the jail,
and likely to suffer the same fate
as his three comrades, was tortured
more thxn the others. They were tied
up by the thumbs for hours, their elbows
we're drawn together and tied behind
their backs, and in this position they
would be swung up to q limb, with
weights fastened to their feet, and kept
thus until their arms were nesrly torn
from their sockets. Ropes were twisted
tightly around their necks until life was
nearly extinct, their faces were black,
and their tongues black and swollen
protruded two inches out OF their mouths.
Mr.. WRff0rd, after being thus checked,
was with difficulty resuscitsted.
The history Of the InquisitiOn, the
trials for witChcraft, and ether instances
where the rack and torture we're resorted
to, TO eXtOrt confessions, shows that
men while undergoing the fearful and
hOrrid pains, will confess anything
6nd accuse themselves snd others
falsely Of the most absurd, heinous
OF crimes. Joan Of Arc, DeHoIay,
Grand Master of the Knights
Templsr, and other distinguished in-
stances too numerous to mention, might
be quoted. This fact was repeated in
the case OF the unfortunstes st Marion.
One man, We are tsld, confessed 10
having killed sixteen men in CTittenGen
county. He furthermore esid that his
father paid him se~veuty-five cents q
head for their scalps, and told other
similar strOcious stories, hoping that his
tOTmentOrs would cease.
The four negro militismen-Bil POr-
ter, Monroe Allen, VIM. Reese aud Hec-
tor AIlen-who were convicted of the
rsping of two white ladies, by . court
martial composed mostly Of negroes,
were executed at twO O'Clock on Tuesday,
q short distance beyond the bsrricsde. |
SFe understand hat ali Of them, with
the exception Of Bill Reese, plead guilty. |
Reese sOlemnly declared be was inno-
cent, hut was proven guilty by his own
witnesses. TIE vote of the couri was
unanimous for death. Eye witnesses
say that the condemned men plead and
PRAYED for life in the most aEOuigsd
ner. The execution was conducted alto
gether by negroes, under command OF q
negro named Gregory, holding the rank
Of Lieutenant; the entire militia force
being drawn up under arms to witness
the affair.
This eet hes tended to reassure the cit
liens 10 3 certain extent; but ladies, |
where permitted, are leaving the conn
try and coming 10 this city. Several az
rived thence yesterday.
The following are the resolutions passed
at the peace meeting Of the citizens Of
Crlttenden County:
At a meeting Of a portion Of the citi-
Zens OF Crittenden county, Arksnsss, 1t
the house OF Mr.. Eostman, on Mon CAV,
the Is h day of January, 1868, the f, i
lowing proceedings were had! The met
ing being called TO order, Il I. RsdmeH
was requested 10 state the objects OF The
meeting, who in 3 few remarks cid so,
and moved that Mt. Levi West be called
to preside. Hr. West Was then chosen
as President and r. T. Redmani Secre-
tRry.
on molten of B. L. Armstrong, 8 com
mittee Of five were appointed 10 draft
and present q preamble and resolutions
expressive Of the feelings Of this meeting
Inc Chairman appointed the following
named gentlemen 20 said committee
ThCs. Lamte s)n, Z, L. Armstrong, X.
c. Jones, John Foglsmsu snd J. NJ.
Jonts.
The Committee, after retiring u short
time, reported the following:
WHEREAS, His EEcellency Powell
- A...- II A warnEanu has
Thought proper 10 DECLARE martial Law in
county OF Crittenden, 70. the purpose
az lLao1e effsctus!ly emf reing the
laws Of the State; anu whereas, by
order Of the Governor, the county
o. Ciittenden has been and now
IS occupied by the "Arkansss State
Guards - aud, whereas, the occupation
by the 81 State Guards" Aforesaid is very
expensive. both TO the State Of Arkansas
and county VI O~rlttenden, and has 3 ten
dency to disturb all business within the
county Of Crittenden now, therefore,
we the citizens Of the county Go
Resolve !. That we, the ciL23ns whose
names are here subscribed. do state, upon
honor. that we have had nothing TO do
with the organization known as the ku-
Klux Kan, directly OF Indirectly, TO Qua
knowledge.
RESOLVED 2. That We depreeate the
shooting and hanging Of men without a
trial 6y the proper authorities, and that
we do sOlennly pledge ourselves to The
Governor Of the State OF Arkansas, that
IL he will nov or Gauss 70 be moved
from the county Of CrittesdeU the AR
kansas State Guards" to assist the Sber-
ii OF the county Of Crittenden IN en-
forcing TIE laws Of the State, aud in
preserving good order in said county.
ReSOjUed 3. That we pieSEe ourselves,
that IN order to carry out the above res
oIutions, That We vi III sustain snd defend
each other ggsinst all unlawful opposi-
ton.
Which preamble and resolutions, after
being read, were adopted by the meeting
without q dissenting voice after which
the President requested the citizens to
come forward and sign the same, when
the following citizens did SO, 10 wit; b
L Armstrong, Thomas Hamberson, John
FoglemRn. J M Jones, Il JONES, X i.
Redman, ID G Morgan, II w Hubert, J
A Bowen, } P Sullivan, n Derush, l. h
F0glemsn, r 3 Barton, George Clemson,
Jas 4 Land, J IL Lewis, w w EDWARDS,
" II Daniels, 4 II Cochran, + ii Bar
ton, TnOs II Mnormsn, Il + May. Il ID.
Boatman, Levi West, ri 4 HarCin, Jas
q lkubaf w UONaEdt Jueu SgiFi > y
Mannis, r COmpeTy, J 5 Holloway, +
w johnson, Amos WOodc0ck, w A
King, J Z Thompson, J b Hughes,
J P Clapr, 81 Wright, Tbos 4 Garrett,
FIT COchron, j. d Brown, Tom horsn.
b Hughes, l. 4 Morris, w l. Wright, "
+ MsllOy, A b GRtlin, J b Brown, Jas
NAloy, TnOs Smith, NJ J Johnson.
On motion Of II Q. Jones, tho Secre-
] tsrV was requested TO furnish his excel
leney the aOYe.nOr OF Arkansas, Co.. j.
T. Watson, at Marion, tbs Memphis and
| l. tile Rock papers With q copy OF The.
proceedings OF this meeting, with q re-
quest TO the papers that they publish the.
same,
On motion the meeting adjourned, SUBJ
| ieet to the call Of The President.
LEVI WEST, President.
r. +. REbMAN, Secretary.
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