Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-29

pocket as iftO draw q weapon, bu
before he had time to take IL ou
I his breast was covered by the cock
/ ed revolver Of the policeman, anC
the Injunction that If he drew hi,
hand his last minute had come
l He surrendered, was taken back Il
the car, and both rapidly carried 10
Jail and placed in one cell.
The news Of the foul, unprovok-
ed and utterly inexcusable murder
few from lip TO lip, from man to
man, from street % street and q
/ cry Of vengeance was raised. By
ten o'clock the sidewalks on Broad
street swarmcd with armed men,
who had determined that the mur-
dcIcr had seen the sun for the last
time. At eleven o'clock the signal
was given to move upon the Jail,
when the streets leading TO IL were
at once filled. Arriving nj the pris-
on the keys were demanded and sur
rendered, the cell opened, and both
the negroes were led forth.
Taking them To the fair grounds
the crowd halted, when court was
opened for testimony. Boiler,
Finley, and others solemuly stated,
and with rs much minuteness rs If
in the courtroom, what they had
seen. After this was over, which
required full two hours time, Nike
was led to the front of long line
Of men. The order Was given by
little boy twelve years old: 'One,
two, three fire" A volley from
the mouths of Que hundred pistols
WAS poured into him. His body
was found there next morning aud
quietly buried, by no one knows
whom. II was decided that, as Ga
briel had not fired the pistol, and
at most was only accessory TO the
murder, he be taken back TO jail
and put Ia the hands Of the Law
This was agreed TO, aud he vas re-
mandod accordingly, and the crowd
dispersed.
augusta awoku Sunday morning
only 10 talk OF the terrible scenes
of the night before. Many who
had participated at the fairgrounds,
and many who had not, freely ex-
pressed the opinion that both ne
groes ought TO have been killed.
Apprehending another outbreak,
Gov. Smith was tolegraphcd TO At
Atlanta 10 order out the military 10
guard the jail aud patrol the city
that night. Whereupon he dispatch
ed assent, when the Richmond Hus-
sars and one or two companies of
infantry turned out, placed a sentry
guard at the Jail aud detachments
along the streets. But the night
passed of without the slightest dis
turbancc Of any kind whatever
II is said that whilst at the cem-
etery Saturday evening, Captain
Butler told his wife that when he |
died, he wanted TO be buried by his |
old company, the 0glethorpe light |
infantry. Yesterday the company
was dispatched the request, and |
this morning they reached the city, |
in full uniform. At nine O'Clock /
long procession was organized in |
front Of his house, headed by the |
band playing the dead march
Then came the company marching
to the front in platoons, with arms |
reversed; then the hearse, with six
teen officers of the line aud one OF |
the staff, all dressed in full uni
form; then the family Of the de-
ceased, and a long line OF carriages,
with a countless multitude OF cic
zens on the sidewalks.
The cofiin was borne up the aisle
of the Episcopal church, the first
part of the service read, then taken
back to the hearse, the procession
reformed and marched to tho grave.
Dust TO dust'-three voIleys FROM
the muskets-then RENTED to the
memory of his loved ones and the
trump o! the last day.
And this is but another milestone
in the career Of the Radical party
to force negro equality and civil
rights upon the south. These poor
negroes had been taught the prin-
ciples of that internal bill, that no
man had right 10 even ask them
to give way TO a lady on a street
car, and that they had a perfect
right TO murder Captain Butler for