Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-09
1910.

seri0tiD1 and adopted, with the sub
stitutiOn of the following on the mo
ton Of 7. W. Coleman:
ReSOLUed, That the municipal laws of tbi,
city are not enforced with fmpRrtiality
and in such manner as to secure good or
der and protection to the citizens Of th,
community.
Resolved further, That the exeoBtiv,
omoer OF this city, the Mayor. is eithel
| incompetent or an unjust officer: that hf
mas not the confidence Of the people of the
community, ard that the laws are noi
executed, except as 2 means of ODnres.
sion to one class and of licentiousness ID
| another.
ResotUea further, That a committee OF
seven be requested TO present a copv OF
these resolutions to the papers OF Ma
ridlan and his Excellency, the Governor.
and % make known TO him our grievances
and the causes thereof and that he be re-
| quested to provide US with good. eli
clent and just executive officer, acceptable
to the people.
The chair appointed the following
gentlemen on the Committee of safe
ty, viz: NJ. II. Whitaker. r. NJ. Hous-
ton, u. Y. Early, John McKinzie and
J. r. Smith.
The following gentlemen were ap-
| pointed on the committee to wait on
! Governor Alcorn, viz: W. W. Shearer.
L. A. Bagdale, r. J. MOsely, j. r..
! Smith, j. J. Shannon, S. A. ID. Steele.
! and Hon. Thomas Christian.
On motion of S. A. ID. Steele. q
committee Of five, consisting of Messrs.
Early, Steele, Houston, Wheeler and
/. B. Payne, was appointed to inVes-
tilgate the origin Of the recent fire in
the city, and the cause Of the firing of
guns, at night, IN the city; said com
mlttee TO report at the adjourned
meeting.
The following resolution was sub
Llitted by Mr.. Thielgaard and unani-
mOusly adopted:
RsSOLUsd That the thanks Of the good
people OF Meridian be, and the same are
hereby rendered TO the cOlored psopIe !
VINO assisted Ia eNtiuguishiug the FIRE snd /
carrying goods, on Saturday night last,
TRIALS OF THE BLACK FIENDs.
Ia the afternoon, the case Of Billy /
ClOptOns Aaron More and Warren |
Tyler, came before Justice BramIette. !
Captains Evans and Ford, represent |
ing the State, and Mayor Sturges. his
black friends. The examination is
not concluded at this time. The testi- /
mOny shows that these negroes in
their meeting on Saturday made very
InhammatOry speeches. Warren TYLER
in stepping upon the rostrum. placed
his pistol ON the table. Aaron re-
his hearers of the fata of
SOdOm and GOmOTrah, and smoke of
what might be the fate Of Meridian
other negroes spoke of the pOssibili-
ty OF the town being reduced to
ashes. That very night the hand of
the lncendiary reduced to ashes sew
enty-tive thousand dollars worth of
property in Meridian.
TEE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
While the examination of the wit.
nesses in the case of the Statevs. VIM.
ClOptOn and other negroes. CHARGED
with rlOiOus conduct on Saturday
nlghJ, at the time OF the fire, was pro-
crossing, Mr.. Bramlette depOspd as TO
some remarks Warren Tyler had made
about the white people. He was in
-errupteq IN a very rude and angry
manner BY Tyler, who it appears, was
armed with two pistols, and who was
me Of the defendants i'm the case.
Tyler stated that he would impeacb
testimony, for which the
after raised a cane and advanced to
Ylthin eight or ten feet of him, AT
ms Juncture, General Patten. CITY
Marshal, caught Bramlette and held
ann. While he was thus held, TYLER
rev repeater aud commenced firing /
It Bramlette. AT the first fire Judge
8ramlette was shot through the head !
md instantly killed.
a GENERAL MELEE.
The room was crowded with white
no Dlack, who were attending the
rial, ana as great excitement was r
REVEALING, an iudisCriminate firing :
ommenced, IN which William ClOp- +
on and negro named Gus Ford were !.
liieu, ana several persons, white and n
lack, wounded. After firing several =
1ots, Tyler jumped out Of the win .
OW OF the court room, which was in =
ne second story of the Sheehan :
and ran up Sydney street. :
-s soon az il was known that he had !
He'd Judge Bramlette, he was pur- %
led, and, on refusing to surrender. / :
'as instantly killed. Tyler fired a ;,
lumber of shots at the parties in pur- -
mt Of him, and resisted his capture ,
ntll the very last. y
THE DEAD. T
Judge Br8mlgtte was a man uni II
ersally loved and respected. He o
ad been Judge Of Probate, and was, II
the time OF his death, Justice of h
ne Peace and a member of the Board | N
Aldermen. n
CloptOn and Tyler were turbulent f
ld dlsOrderly negroes, who have a
cen stirring up strife in this cOmmu- r,
lty for the last two years. Their n
reatest desire seemed to be to stir up ot
unity between the races, and do ali fr
he mischief in their power. n
HAT THE JACKSON CLARION fa
THINKS. a,
The seeds sOwn by the Radical TO a
.entors of mischief in Meridian have N
rought forth their bloody fruits, i'm /,
he fires which have consumed the n,
ost valuable portion Of the city, and 6r
.e blood which has Redeemed its IN
reefs. Human nature recOils at the or
lnouncement that Judge Bramlette
as murdered i'm the very sanctuary Of of
lstlce while performing his duties as
aglStrate, by a fiend whose life -
uckly paid the forfeit of his crime. Va
ID who was doubtless Obeying the "a
srucuOns which he had received "a
lm baser but more cOwardIy viii nc
ms. The intelligence Of this hor- ~
'le proceeding reaches US as we 90 ~
press, and We must reserve COM "a
ents Tor future occasion. PA