Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-10
MERIDIAN.
The Occurrences Of Monday
Leaves for Hum"-MOrs
Fire.
Toe Killed and karaudiRg
and MurdsriHg-Ab0ut Me-
Iidiaa.
Report Of a Meeting Of White Cit-
zsns---0rigin Of the Fire.
Responsibility.
NE OCCURRFNCEs on MONDAY

THE OCCURRENCES OF MONDAY.
We gave, says the Meridian Gazette
Of Wednesday, the Sth inst, hasty
report yesterday of the unfortunate
tragedy that occurred on Monday, and
We now propose to follow subsequent
proceedings and sum up the results Of
the violence provoked by Warren
Tyler,
LEAVES FOR " HUM"
The citizens continued under arms
all night and pOliced the town. A
delegation visited the residence Of
Mayor Sturges, and indicated that he
had better go back to his New Eng
land home, to which he readily as.
seuted. About half-past twelve a
squad Of men conducted him to the
train, bound for Columbus, KY, and
saw him safely on board.
THE BURNING OF THE BAPTIST /
CHURCH AND AIOORE's HOUSE.
During the night, the residence Of !
Aaron Moore and the COlOred Baptist {
church were burned by some un- /
known persons. The entire commu- |
nifty deprecates this barbarOUs and un-
lawful act, and a committee was ap-
pointed yesterday to investigate the |
origin Of the fire, and endeavOr to
bring the perpetrator Of the outrage
TO Justice. The feeling Is strong
against all excuses, and steps viii be
taken to see that none are committed /
I'm future. Aaron Moore was fully
insured. Diligent inquiry was made
Tor him yesterday, but no one seemed
to know anything about our negro
laWmaEer. When the firing COM
menced, be broke for home, and Sc
curing a small package then struck
ont across the hills. 1t Is supposed he /
will make his way to Jackson to mis-
represent our people to the Governor.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The killed and wounded Of Monday
and Monday night are as follows: I
Killed-Wm. ClOptOn alias Dennis,
Warren Tyler, Gus Ford, Marion | Y
White, Henry johnson and Isaac I
Lee (cOlOred), and Judge E. L. Bram-
letJe (White). A negro, name not |
known, was wounded in the bowels, I
and Mr. Reed (White) in the arm.
The dead were all buried yesterday, I
and the wounded properly cared for.
The attendance at Judge Bramlette's [
funeral was very large, q
AIARAUDlNG AND NUMBERING.
A lot of men who left here on the .
A. and c. train just before day, in 4
firing of their guns a few miles from 4
the city, struck and killed a cOlOred / n
girl employed on the farm of Marcel n
Ius Coleman. Efforts are being made =
u appreheud the guilty and reckless r
parties. n
IN AND ABOUT MERIDIAN. o1
Everything was quiet in the city "
Yesterday; small squads rO8med over el
"a O. D. Al.
rice for offenders. Sheriff MOsely had K
all the saloons in the city closed, and n
gave rigid orders for the preservation b
of peace and the protection Of all /
property. Alderman Wolff is acting fi
Mayor, and ordered the appointment OF
Of several additional policemen. The
signs are that there will be no more
disturbance. The citizens, after meet
ing to-day, and arranging for the sup
port OF the civil officers, will probably ,r,
adjourn sine die. ~
ADJOURNED PUBLIC MEETING. co
Pursuant 10 adjournment the citizens Of ! eli
Meridian met ca Htasss in the court Of
house, yesterday morning az ten O'Clock. B
The chairman. Dr. A. ii. Smith, being I ri
su ent, Is L. Henderson, Esq, was called ~
u the chair and presided until the en- -
trace of DR.. Smith. The committee on the .o
origin of the hre, etc, appointed Monday, 20
submitted the following er
REPORT be
bv the chairman, S. A. d. Steele. ESQ: IN
The committee 20 whom was referred pr
Ehe iuEastig cation of the cause Of the IRE tn
on Saturday evening, March 4, 1871, and Co
C ne shooting and dis0rderly conduct dur II
aug the irs, have given the subject as h
Iluc1 consideration as possible, and beg A.
leave 10 report that, from the testimony n ~
eIiCted on examination of witnesses, | Ese
Ehgy are satisfied that the FIRE Origi- nj
mated iu the second story Of Sturges' I'm
store house, about twenty feet from the TO
rout OF the building and near the uarti- lin
.iou between Sturges and Hurlbut's I ~
stores that three persons belonging to =
the SUurgas store were in the building and -AS
closed the back door between fifteen and 10
twenty minutes before the fire was dis ma
covered coming through the root; tAst bel
when the ire was discovered there was mi
luB or more persons in Sturges' store. | A /,
We have elected much testimony as to -
he other branch of the investigation, ~
.huW.Ig that there was much disOrderly, vi
lotoue. and lDCeDdlary conduct on the uei
1srt Ol the col0r5i population; but we eau
lave not been able 20 identity any partiC- apC
IlsT parties except Billy ClopJOn, alias no
Dennis, sud Dick Smith. This disOrd6rly 80
ud inCand isrv cJndu net commenced in the r0t.j
fteFuoUn OF saturday and continued all VII
light. Our deliberate convictions are I VII
dsJ the ire was tho act Of an incendisry fail
md uOm precODc6rted arrangements. We OBJ
sve taken notes of the principal testi- tina
l0nY, with the names Of the witnesses, coli
which we submit 20 this meeting, TO be - -
lrui=hsd Co the civil authorities If re- III III
uired me-
S. A.D. Steele, L. B. Payne. RE Hous- Sun
Jui Z. v. Early, ID. F. Wheeler, Commit Pre-
%. shO
on motion tne report was resolved and cipa
l0ptBdi and the Committee discharged. h III
DEATH OF JUSTICE BRAAmETTE. -
On motion Of s. b. Watts, Esq, a fsrv f,1-I
JmmIttee of five, consisting Of S. b. yVoy.
, ats, J. W. Smith, r. l.. Hender- IittI,
ln, j. W, FeWen and T. A. Lilly, n
as appointed by the chair TO draft pa1,
solutions expressive Of the grief Of CoTr
be community at the death of our Am
.teemed fellOW-Cilizen, Justice L. l.. and
ramlette; said committee to report of y
the neXt meeting. hers
ORIGIN or THE FIRE. mar
On motion Of w. q. Grace, Esq, a M
.mmittee Of hvS, consisting of W. in -
Grace, Mai Randall, w. S. Pat Now
o.. r. B. McCaskeu and j. C.. Rob P-i,,
ts, was appointed by the chair to r. ~
vestigale the origin of the fire
hich consumed the African church
ID Aaron MOOre's house, last night; III
ID committee TO report at next cauc
aeting. " u
NOT RE- PONSIBLE. pOLt
,r III yr-.f.-I-.- r.. -.ot,,f-,,,.u Nj
5. ~. =, lttalN' - 2 - SllGli l-ie the
le ~ ,tII5t ~ ~ ,,S-1-Ie,i with
Ies ~. 10 ,1,1t 49, chan
: PEI s.L..s,l 55 - ~ .'9' Com
lustOn, one Of the committee, fol-
we'd in remarks to the same effect.
+. FeWell offered the following resO- 10
ION which was unanimously Eli
opted. Mrs.
RssolUed. That the burning Of the keep
rican church and the house Of Aaron the :
pore, by WhOmsOeveF done, is dis on To
proved and condemned bv this man