Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-04
SENSATION, SIN ARO VULeARITY.
A%orphIBe, MsraIlty, Humps and Money,
Ra0ks, Fishers, Smiths and Annie
Gallagher.
A Glimpse at the Workings Of a LsWd In.
s~tltutISn that ls E DisgraOs 10 Mem.
phls-ssms Bad Points from
Bad Life.

phls-Ssms Bad Points from
Bad Life.
There is an institution on Poplar street,
not far from Main, which takes two police
men to look after, and then they can't do
IL anything like Justice. 1t gives the guar
dians OF the peace more trouble than any
two houses in the city. It Is Annie Gal g.
gher's institution. That house supplies
cases for the Recorders Court by the
dozen; not -unfrequently the Amazon of
the place p~atrOnizss b court herself, and
helps to replenish the treasury to the eX-
tent Of S25. At present she is under in
dicrmsnt for an attempt to kill q man at
her rOokery about two weeks agO. Her
little man, Ed. Smith, yesterday was sui
fering from an attack Of the blues, and
took a dram Of morphine in a glass Of ale,
and gave two doctors a deal Of trouble for
some hours pumping him out, after which
he was led around, according to the diree-
tions of DR.. Lynch, like a horse" He
was doing toleTably well last night, and
may recover. There were
VARIOUS THEORIES
advanced among the sporting and scalp
ing and ghostly fraternity yesterday, as
to the cause of Smiths desperate action.
IL was said by some of the girls who are
intimate with Ed. THAT he had a seVere at
tack of the humps and he couldn't en-
dure the pain and annoyance Of them.
Others, among them some gamblers, held
that Ed. had received a.touching letter
from his mother, in which she recalled to
his mind, with more touching psJhOs than
Barney Hughes indulges In his letter to
Buz, the cen of his early childhood,
and concluding by asking hin to END
ha~ q fnmv hfnpu in fact annan mnnau
The most plausible
THEoRY
of the affair is that held by some police
men. On Sunday night,s countrymsn was
there who displayed a Hushiness Of
"5Oap" quite unusual this season. The
OF the predominant heart of
the house hUngered afCer that tin, and
she wanted fingers laid upon it, violently
or otherwise, it mattered little. Bat Ed.
let several opportunities pass, and when
iU was too late, he struck the tsllOW-he
struck him when he was going down
stairs. 1t was then useless, and no pro-
result could be expected from it;
in fact, nothing did result from it, except
q huge quarrel between Ed and Annie,
The female CyclOps. she abused him hot
and heavy. you son -, why didn't
hit him on the smooth We lost $500;
lot it slip right through our fingers;
won't have such a nance again in q
lifetime. You're q beastly coward, get
and then she struck him in the
{. CO. This saddened the spirit of Ed.
very much. He did not rest easy all
night. he slept but little, and was up
sarly and about town taking matutinal
thinks and healthy beverages IN company
With his brother. About ten O'Clock they
we're in a saloon on Adams street. Ed.
borrowed fifty cents from the bar-keeper,
With which he went out and bought the
'pisin." When he returned he put 1t in q
glsss of ale, in the presence of his brother,
md drank it of. The shreWd, and very
,ensible bsr-keeper when he heard of it,
vent to the intending suicide, and says
10 to him, says he, "WhsG the h-u do
yUu mean for to 90 and do it in my So
oon2 Git out; ct up and git to wonce,
rs best for you, 1 tell you" The tone
look of the bar-keeper had q worse
fleet b the morphine working in his
)OWsls. The Smithg brothers, presently
rose and walked forth in the genial sun
hire. Ed was already staggering under
be influence of the powerful anesthetic.
'hey, however, navigated their way to
fus' saloon, on Jefferson street, when the
Intending suicide lay down on three
hairs, spread a handkerchief over his
and prepared himself to die accord
ng to his ideas of decency. The brother
7ss not altogether satisfied with the ar
angement, n even protested against
bis supineness. The saloon man sent for
doctor, who came and commenced
JUMPING. He pumped and pumped and
umped, until the viscera of the unfortu-
ate man were bundled up in a knot and
in his throat. DR.. Lynch came there
tier in the day, and having thrown a.
Professional y Over the case, said walk
i'm about like a horse; don't let him 90
sleep-he may get on" and left. When
.nnis heard Of it she sent for her little
and brought him ''hOme."
This IS enough about Smith; but for
le purpose of rOusing up a proper pub
C Indignation against such characters,
e give
A FEW FACTS
,ucerning this BEINGS allagher's-his
Try: Some two or three years ago, she
ept a low down, nasty concern on Jeffsr-
m street, and conducted it in such 8
-sOrderly that the police
liberties got sick of her and or
5red her to leave town within twenty
.ur hours, She then married a man
Fisher, getting Squire Griffith to
3 the unhOly knot. She got along with
isber irst-rate, for he was an enterpris-
& person. Shortly after a man had been
-ugged, mugged and robbed of $500, in
me mousse that ne could not nam9, b
allagher and Fisher took a trip to Gin
nnati, where they purchased a hack, q
lggy and three horses. After coming
ick, they managed to violate the law as
ten as possible, and to escape punish
every time they could. The Gala
Ter sickened of Fisher after q bit, but
lding no ready substitute, tolerated Z
m until Mr.. Smith turned up and did :
II a service by procuring 3 little coun- :
y girl that came down the river on some Z
Its and happened to get left here with :
It any protection. After spending one
ght in the house, this little girl was s
ught running away from the institution,
.reheaded and footed, by officer Hope,
al early hour in the morning; but, t
wing to the adrOit management o fSmith, /
got out of this. He had been {
rning a living down at the wharf, at the +
Ot Of Poplar street, on cOsl-1sts and
oh, up to that time. There WIS also q
yOrite girl of his'n up in the Gallagher's; 9
It after this the Gallagher took deep
Jerest in him, and made him her favor
In a few deFs Smiths previous mis-
sss died OF morphine, and then the Gal
CHER and Ed. ran the machine to their s
ling, until this recent little misunder- :
which took the shape of NOR
inc also, She, Gallagher, took him bone y
len she found what had happened. z
very we'll that Moff4tt you'd in Z
things pretty generally had Ed. !
On l~egitimately brought under his OH I
] c~OnnsElnce. y