Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-14


white people were going to have
meeting-Of which printed notices hao
been pOsted-and invited us to attend
He wanted TO see me there. 1t was
held in the court house. l went tC
the meeting, and was glad to see that
there were at last hopes that the mat
ter would be amicably arranged. et-
tended, but was not allowed to speak,
as. / desired.
TYLER AND MOORE ARRESTED.
subsequently, Warren Tyler and
were engaged in talking to Joshua
Smith, the postmaster, when Sheriff
Mosely rushed up and said that Tyler
and i must consider ourselves under
larrest. / asked what l had done,
when he said 1 need not feel uneasy,
that all WAS right, / would not be
hurt. / insisted that l should know
!, why / had been arrested. He said,
''f0r the speaking had last Saturday" "
He added, 81 am told you made a
good speech" And Mr.. Smith said,
"Yes, it was a lovely speech, to the
effect that he wanted all-White and
black-to go together ike brother" "
lie then went with me to the meet
ing alluded to. Mr.. w. w. Shearer
desired that I should speak, but l
could not get a hearing. Some reso-
lutiOns were passed, the purpOrt of
which was that the Governor was to
be memOrialized. Some dissented,
1 and wanted TO take the government
! into their own hands. The object
seemed to be to put the Mayor out Of
office, with all other Republican Off
/ GERS, and put in those of their own
choice. / suppose there were two
/ hundred white persons present.
AT THE EXAMINATION,
where 1 arrived at about 3p.m., Judge
Bramlette was presiding. The charge
| of making speeches on Saturday was
! being examined; the defendants were
! Warren Tyler, VIM. ClOptOn, alias
Dennis, and myself. Mr.. Ford, the
| prosecuting attorney, asked what l
] had to say. ] said l was not guilty
and did not know anything of it. /
! needed no attorney, for / had done
nothing. The witnesses were then
! examined. They seemed to agree that
| Tyler and ClOptOn had made flaming
| speeches, but that mine was on the
side Of peace and good order. After
| ward came the conduct of Warren
! Tyler at the fire on Saturday night.
! ClOptOn asked if they were trying him
/ for what he did Saturday night. The
prosecuting attorney said "fOI all
/ Dennis, alias ClOptOn, averred that
he was drunk that night, and could
not tell what he had said or done
| himself. Several witnesses were
sworn. Mr.. Brantly, a white man,
gave his testimony. AT this time all
/ the cOlored policemen were called in.
The mayor had been in the room, but
| only remained a few minutes. The
| prosecuting attorney asked Brantley
" hat he had heard Warren Tyler say
on the street that (MOnday) morning.
! He answered that he was passing
along the street when he heard this
boy here' (he didn't know his name)
say that "the Democrats were get ting
frightened" This was in answer to a
question some one had asked Tyler as
20 the meaning of the notices of the
meeting, which had beeD posted near.
Brantly testified that he called Tyler
a ID liar, and that he had a great
mind to shoot him down or blow his
brains out on the spot. At this, Tyler
said he desired Brantly to keep the
floor for a moment, until he could go
out and get two men who would im-
peach his (Brantly's) testimony.
Brantly replied: "What did you
say2" Tyler repeated his remark,
when Brantly caught up the hickory
stick Of the city marshal, from table
near, and with it started for Tyler.
The last l remember Of il, Tyler was
retreating backward toward the
Sheriff's room. I heard several say:
"ShO0t himW "ShOOt himw l had
just got behind
JUDGE BRANILETTE.
when l heard the shot, and the Judge
fell to the floor. l fell with him, he
falling directly upon nay left shoulder.
l was not hit, but the blood from
Judge Bramlette covered my clothing
and arm. The firing became general.
I can not say who fired the shot at
/ Judge Bramlette. / was at the time
Of the mind that it had been aimed at
me and hit him. There was soon firing
all over the room. / heard the Mar
shal shout out for the firing to cease,
as the Magistrate was killed. l saw
that ne was dead and remained quiet.
When the crowd was dispersed /
looked up and saw ClOptOn also dead.
Deputy Sheriff Belt was nigh, with a
pistol in his hand, and / sought his
protection. He averred that he could
not protect anybody. Soon thereafter
l picked Up my hat and
WALKED AWAY
covered with blood, and everybody
supposed that / was mOrtally wound
ed. / only told one person that l was
not hurt. / reached home, told my
wife she must take care Of the children
and herself gave her what money ]
had, and left. / only went about
three. quarters Of a mile when / sent a
friend back. He soon returned to tell
me that one hundred men were at my
house looking for me. l there got
down on my knees and prayed the
good Lord TO aid me to escape. l
travelled all that night, and until two
O'Clock Tuesday morning, when l
reached a friends house. / stayed
there all that day. Another friend
came there and told me that my home
and all | had in it, with the church,
was burnt up, but / learned nothing
of my wife and children until to-day.
I prayed me for the help Of the Lord.
On Wednesday I had the train tagged
at Turner Hill, but am thankful that
il did not stop, as ] learn that there
were a number OF armed men on it,
looking for me. Then left that place
and travelled on foot day and night,
and got here this morning at nine
o'clock.
MORE REFUGEES.
On the train from Meridian, yester-
day afternoon, came two additional
refugees from the reign of terror sup
posed to be prevailing in that locality.
One Of these was the wife Of the pO-
liceman Elk Joseph, who is still un.
heard from, but supposed to be safe,
lying out in the woods, somewhere,
awaiting a safe opportunity TO get to
Jackson. The other is Jake Batey, a
baker, residing, until recently, in Me-
ridian, and who is severely wounded,
having been shot through the breast,
shoulder and forearm. He states that
he was taken out of the bakery at
three o'clock last Tuesday morning
by one Frank Lindy, who accused
him Of having taken his pistol from
him on Monday previous. A crowd
Of men beat him with sticks as he
went toward the depot. Thinks he
was struck four hundred blows, and is
Lv,vf-CI Tho, NO.,