Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-31

She IS ArraIghed befOFs IuSns Ewaens fer
LiokiBg IN &c RarshaIs, and Scatter
log letter Carrier aHd bis Says
to the -Four Wlnds--Squlrs
Miller Tor the De-.
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The healthiest thing that has occurred
in several weeks, except that lite episode
In u current history which says thai the
ghost wss disinterred, was b trial OF
Emma Reed, in the United States circuit
Court yesterday, for wholloping three
United States Msrshsls, and giving par
ticular fits 70 a letter-carrler Emma Is an
incipient virago Of c~onslderaDie col0f,
/ who. in combustion with others, dWeLs
ia discord and dirt In a shanty ell Jettsr
son street. She is but fourteen years
old. vet she and Der compan-
ions ran the little establishment
near Jefferson, at the intersection Of
Fourth street, with considerable success
no 20 about seven SINCE when
] they unfortunately put their feet in It BY
unJsrtaking 70 Ku KluX a letter carrier
! that called around there for some pur-
nose. They took him in and had him
done for - raZ3red him, basted him,
I Strengthened him out and pat 3 head GA
him, which they said he never had on
Z him before, They also rIl5d his letter
Z bags. and sent him away sOrrowing. Ia
this war on the United States authorities,
Emma led the forces. Or course a war
rant was issued for her arrest, and a
United states Deputy Marshal went to
put the warrant into execution. Emma
/ hoored bin Ia less than no time. she
Z made mincs-msaG of him generally. An
I other Deputy United states Marshal
[ came. aud she successfully resisted bOth.
/ Thew were nothing in her hands; and she
! succumbed only when three OF them sur
rounded her and carried her before the
| United States Commissioners, who sent
her to isil for robbing the United States
mail, and other high crimes and INSIDE
meanors. 1t WAS as difficult to take her
to isil as to effect her arrest in he first
Instance. She had TO be tied on two
draws. and guarded and held down by
the three Marshals all the way and even
then she came within an ace Of
coming out first best in the struggle.
This happened seven months ago. She
has been vegscating at the county
mansion since, so thai when she was pre-
ssnted before Judge EmmOns yesterday
afternoon her bold defiant, uusubdued as
pee. andloOk of ferOcity Wsre, II possible,
mere u~nfavOrabls than ever. She was de-
| tended by the grave squire Miller, who
! Is the only Justice of the Peace IN the
county, we believe, that practices IN the
/ higher courts. 70. S. Marshall Eaton Wss
the principal witness against her. de de
I tailed graphically for the Judge the
sscanes and Incidents of her arrest and
I the nature of her crime, amid the laughter
/ Ofthe court room. Squire Miller had
besn bordering for several hours upon
| his line of defense. bat finding hat every
thread .Of argumsuJ which ne took up
mentally fell bodily through and led 10
where, he concluded with that ready tact
and profound discrimination, for which
I be IS so remarkable, that it would be a
waste of valuable words TO eXpatiaJe upon
her ~hardships and her nuOcency. De
boldly submitted the case and left The
fudge to form his own opinion and dis
pense justice with a sparIng hand, tenn
psred with mercy. Judge Emmon's sem
fence Will be pronounced some OF these
DAYS. A sentence, which it is hoped, will
include a series Of cold baths and q thin
gruel diet, or else common boarding
house raJiOus.