The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-08

bridge and ohhina2A restrainingaay-
der ffom J D e n hnson, whicA vas
serV k-6n Nmissionef% wAo
uui1 Sand suI issively aiGd
unit III Cd WEI heard, and
str II of44 Ga1olyed, after VIM |
with the aid oftWo.or three hundred
citizens of Richmond, the records
were removed, Centervi1ie submitting T
invsilence. 1t became apparent that |
the present Jail at Richmond was in |
sufficient. and the commissioners let !
a contract take down the Jail at Cen
terville ,sapd remove it to sRichmond.
When the contractor went TO Center |
ville4toa commence taking down the
Jail he was met with threatened yio-
lence, and he called'o the Sheriff for
protection. The Sheriff went without
q posse, when r sv
-. SECOND MOB
assembled, and after riotous and tu-
multuous proceedings, for which some
Of the ringleaders are indicted by the 1
Grand jury, resort was had to . third
injunction, this time issued by the
Supreme Court. This proceeding was
heard in connection with the first case
appealed The commissioners and
contractor and citizens of Richmond
sublnissively awaited the result, and
were assured that no further OPPOSE
ton would be made If the Supreme
Court should decide against them. On
Friday, October 10; 1873, the Supreme
Court affirmed the Judgment Of the
Circuit Court in the appealed case,
and dissolved the Injunction restrain
ing the removal of the Jail. Peelle
filed motion for rehearing in the
appealed case. On Thursday, October
10, the contractor went to Centerviile
to resume work. He was again met
with demonstrations of violence, and
returned to Richmond. The next day
ne went With the Sheriff to Centeryills
and Judge Peelle and leading citizens
ofCeDterville made the following pro-
position in writing, which was accep-,
ted and complied with on the part of
the contractor, the Commissioners,
the Sheriff, and the citizens Of Rich
lnoHd: 3sssT'3 ga4T 81 f g
/ S"We desire that no effort shall be
made to tear down the Jail here before
next "Wednesday. The Supreme
and on the strength of a petition for q
rehearing l will have q motion made
on tina. day to reinstate the injunction,
and will let the people Of Richmond at
once know the result, and if refused,
I am sure our people will not only
make NO resistance, but aid in the
work, and we will have peace. sry
-[Signed] Nv. 4. PEEL LIE,
We concur In the above. -,
SlSigned1 IN. L. Hornish. Whar-,
ton Lyman, Marcellus Beitsell,IS ;. E.
Pugh, Moses Robbins, j. p, G. s.
Baker, Marshal, Daniel L. LASTLY,
VIM. Hanes, Henry q. Johnson. N.
Wilson, David Gentry, John Prichet,
r. l.. Rowan, Thomas J. Study,
Noses d. Leeson and ohm +. Kibbey
citizens of CenterviHe. "sbaas sh al
The list comprises lawyers, physi-'
clans, judges, justices, constables,4
marshals and business men of the
town.
No work was done by the contractor,
and ON Tuesday, October 21,E 1873,
Judge Peele wrote to the Sheriff that
he should not, take any steps to rein
state the injunction, and he did not.
It was then supposed that all opposi-
ton would cease, and wOrkmen COM
lnenced taking down the Jail. The
ropes of their derrick, were cut to pie
ces the first night; the second the tins
bers Of their derrick were sawed up,
and next they received an anonymous
letter threatening them with personal
violence. On last Thursday after
noon the Sheriff called posse comita-
tas of seven men, and proceeded to
Centerville. They arrived there
about 3 p NJ, and the Sheriff remained
till Z P NJ, when he came home. The
men and the Sheriff Indignantly deny
that anything was done by any Of these
men to insult or challenge any citizen
Of Centerville. 1t is a weak invention
to excuse the Infamous conduct of the
mob at Centerville that night.
That nine tenths of the citizens OF
Oenterville are opposed to those un-
lawful proceedings, is humbug. The
majority wink at, encourage and de
rive secret satisfaction from them. The
people of Centerville, months before
the buildings were completed at Rich
mond, were fond of announcing that
the records would be removed only
after bloodshed. 1t is favorite pas
time with them to charge the judges
who decided against them, and the at
torneys who fail to secure decisions in
their favor with selling out for price
paid by Richmond. If they only knew
how hard it has been for Richmond to
pay the honest debts she has incurred
in this matter their suspicious of bri.
berry might be dispelled. The mob al
| Centerville did not dispersc in obedi-
ence to the counsel of her good citi-
zens but recoiled from the presence Of
superior force It was the consci.
business Of danger that prevailed, rath.
er than counsel for peace.
/ Two elections-One nominating anC
| the other general-in which the cour'
] house controversy entered have occur
red since the agitation to remove thu
|; county seat commenced, in which thu
friends OF the removal have been tri
umphant and their opponents discom-
fitted. Centerville has been before
/ three different courts with her cause
and decisions adverse to her claims
rendered against her; and it woult
strike almost any fair-minded maj
that it was time the minority hat
ceased opposition to the manifest viii
of the majority and that the law shoult
prevail. RICHMOND.
ross Panic Doctofing.
| The editor of the Indianapoli
journal has this sensible article OF
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