Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-10
A Pair Of C0lOreds Swung out Of the World
In Marion, Ark, Yesterday
A Speok Of War in the Victims CeIl-Car-
ried out BY Memphis Policemen
and Guarded by a Squad Of
Memphis Cavalry.
Some Confessions and Prayers on the Scat
fold-The Swing done Quietly and
Sweetly in the Presence Of a
Thousand Spectators.

law which had been pronounced against
them in open court.
Our reporter went TO the ferrybOat
Laura, at the foot Of Adams street, st an
have to walt till after ten, or psr-
haps near eleven O'Clock, before he could
be carried to Mound City. He however
went on board, fearing the influence OF
the various temptations thai awaited him
up town, If he returned TO hunt mp items.
ON THE BOAT
he quickly discovered more and impOr-
tsnt p-arsouRges than himself. The whole
lower deck vas packed with saddle
~hOrsCS-hn6 animals. Their drivers were
going 10 Marion 70 witness the execution.
Caief OF Police O'D0nnell was there; be
was going over by request of the Sheriff
Of Crittsuden county, Ark, q reporter
suspects. There were also on the bOst
Sergeauts Hicks and Kelly, Of the
DolirB force, officer NJ. Gallagher, al Of
whom had horses, nne horses, too.
They appeared like men who were ready
10 take 3 hand in any sort Of rough work
which might turn up over 10 the pretty
village of Marion, with its adjacent fish
ing grounds, its extensive lay Out OF cot
ton fields, its beautiful surroundings Of
neat fencing, tall woods and civilized
" dsadnin's."
These friends Of lightning reporter
hsd some few weapons, partly stuck
down N boots, light upper clothing,
looked trim and hearty, smoked q cherOOt
each. while they beat the dust out Of their
respective p8ntRlOOnH with little COW
hides. The boa. put out g few moments
earlier, perhaps, than usual, and laLored
slowly up the river to Mound City
on TEE ROAD,
In q short time after reaching the landing
the party were al mounted, save our re-
porter, who squeezed himself into a ma
chine drawn by two mules, and driven by
8 very aff3bls gentleman, named Chase.
Chsse runs the hack system Of Mound
City and Marion. His hacks are much
more s~erviceabls than they look, They
were originally intended for r~Ockawsys,
but by elOngating the car and making q
few other economical changes they were
converted into excellent Arkansas hacks,
capable Of hauling along eight persons on
q pinch. OF the mules and harness it is
unnecessary 20 make any extended no.
tics. Let it suffice to say that they did
their work we'll, kicked up as much lust
as any two animals of their venerable age
and Consumptive appearance could be
reasonably expected to do. The old
wagon, however, ran quite smoothly and
inside the ride quite enjoyable. The free
conversation OF the proprietor and driver,
helDed 20 while SWAY the time and 70
make one forget the little iuc0uy6niences
Of dust and monument jCl-lng, He
pointed Ou5 everything Of importance
along the road, the high water marks on
the trees. the new lsvee OF the St. Louis
railroad, the elegant residence Of the
widow Cox, the furnishing cotton. the
place where freeman was killed, in the
angle OF 9 worm f8Dc8, last Christmas day.
" He kiuef hi 3, ." said our laxative dri-
yer, fright there; bursted in his skull
with sonethiD', and left him for dead. I
believe myself that there were w of 'em
st It. II was right smart Of cold weather
then, and the water was high up. There
was not much travel along here. Mr..
Freeman was going home, and it must
be as how this niger came behind him
and struck him with an AK. He was
found there Afterwards by q lot Of men
who were going along this way on horse
bsQk. He was |iUsenslble so the time. II
was Saturday. He died the next Sunday.
His head was stove in right back of his
ear. and the brains were coming out. He
ONLY got two pistOls-ths fellow that did
it.n By g~Ossipping remarks like these,the
~euIipbteped driver OF the Marion hack re-
lisved the tedium Of a five mile drive
over the cd military road to Marion.
On THE GROUND.
Our reporter and his pencil arrived on
the scene Of action some time before
twelve, Ct might be Eve minutes Of noon,
perhaps les. Considerable of a crowd
had already gathered round the high,
hoard fence that inCiOses the small dimen-
gi8ns of C]rittondsn county jail and Crit
tsudgu county Jail yard. The jail itself
IS g small brick building with pointed
gables and q shingl5 root, with a door on
either side, iGCinE each other, thus making
= passage across the building, On both
sides Of this passage are the coils, four in
number. The H1Or Is Of cast iron, and the
coils arc separated from the passage by
wrought iron bends, which cross each
other in = sort Of checkered work. The
doors 10 the cells arc low and narrow.
There is 10 window to admit light
windows might be dangerous in such a
building,
TIE GALLows.
In one corner Of the small yard Is a new
up-and down board shzuty, used as g
kitchen. In another corner stood the
temporary scgh3ldiuE. q sicke.y structure
some twelve OF fourteen feet high, ap-
preached by g broad stairway. This tenn
pie of executive justice was supported on
four posts. two sawed and two stout sap
liugs. The two sawed posts reached up
twenty feet, Bul were connected shove
by 2 beam, ont OF which Jhs ropes
dsugled gently, The planks ON which
the Culprits were Intended to stand were
LEaaA w LNHIra y A.aA 4EEeAAEA AkA baNAt
support on one slender Irvine, designed TO
be nicked by an ak, 10 let the whole thing
o h1p" with ifs burden OF doomed
humanity. Underneath this platform our
reporter was gratifedf 30 notice two cypress
collins ofg0Od -dimensiCusl we'll made and
shaven. they lay SIX feet epart-Oue for
esch victim OF the memorable law.
OTHER PREPARATIONS.
These features usmed above would
strike an Odservaut person very forcibly
at first sight; but there wers Others in the
jail yard no less remarkable and unusual
IN their nature. When ourlighting report
or arrived there wEs evident connection
among the motley crowd inside. After
rappinR az the portal. Office or four nov
able pisnks in the high fence sfOremen-
toned, 10 was cried out from one 10 another
all round the yard, Reporter from the
APPEAL az the gate" The Sheriff, al
though he was busy at the time with his
prisoners in attempting to get them out,
orders for our prompt admission. /
Our reporter was amused at the first view
he got Ofthe very unique crowd within. /
In the culinary structure before named, 1
which is TO the left Of the hole in the
fence, through which he gained ingress, /
there we're various odds and ends of hui
manity, seeking refuge from the heat OF
the suns rays, and nom any Stray mis-
sizes WHICH na-EAA 10 TO- wv AEAaA AN4E4A~ !
tiOus hands There were some OF the
guards Of the concern, with doubls-bar- /
rel shot guns, several citizens Of the
beautiful village Of Marion, ia the State
Arkansas, and three Memphis reporters.
with tablets out and pencils flying. All
eves were turned tOwGrd the entrance to
he Jail, the little door Of which WIS
blocked up with men, and outside Of
which stood a double row Of
IN deep black, armed
shot guns. Natural and deep black
every linesment Of their pleasing |
not so their clothing There
- no uniformity - that. There was no
urfformitv in their size, nor IN their gem
srsl msks up. They looked for ali the
world Ike q d6mOralizsd squad or San
Domingo militis in search Of fortuitous
rOosts or alligator nests III Woula
be imp0asibIs to say, with any sort OF an
approximation 10 the truth, IN Via par-
attitude they stood, bat u was
plain that they were on the qHt VfDe. Ihere
YVES something up.
AsPECK OF WAR.
Just at that moment a mar
came tumbiug out Of the jan
door with blood squirting out
trying to launch the s~anguinary Hood.
LG1d voices rosa in the dark atmosphere
elLnln the contracted walls Of
Lhs prison. Mr.. Msuus, the wounded
man said ne could " 20 In there and
take ouL those prisoners. He was not
afraid OF them, no, n q, they were afraid Of I
him. he could take them out " The
prisoners had siguihod their intention 10
see this thing through. The wife OF one
of them, Harris, had an interyiew with
her husband that morning, during which
she gave him a bar Of iron, twe6tv.6ve
and a half inches long by one aud 4 1uer-
1er fn diameter. She bad 30 concealed
un6er her clothing. With tbjs
weapon they resolved & o fight out. AS
came morose, suIlen, and dedsnt, aud
when told that they were wanted, they
D~ositiveIv refused % come forth. Much
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