Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-12
The Outrage ON Miss jackson.
A PUBLIC MEETING AT oDENToS.
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ISIeci0i Correspondence Of The S'dr.I
ODTSTON. A. A. Co, ND, June II. 1875. 81
Yesterday afternoon the people in tnis
TeiLhboIhOod We're informed that Jpige
Oliver Miller had ordered the drawing of n
iury preparatory TO cOnvenirg the Circuit
Court for the trial OF John Simns, the ne sro
brute who committed the outrage on the p u
son of Miss Adelaide Jackson on saturday,
the 5ih inst. The first rumOr was that tie
Jurors would he dTawp on MONDAY I'd the
court he convened as soon as their tend
aTce could he secured. It seems now, how
ever. that the court will not convene until
July. Last night was the time fixed upon
for holding public meeting TO consider what
action was necessary in order To PR vent the
recurrence of such crimes in our m dst, and
about o'clock The meeting was called 10 or
der by Mr.. r. X. Miles. an aged farmer of
this section; Mr.. F. T. Baldwin acted as sec
Rotary.
Mr.. Miles in stating the object of y m aet-
ing characterized the outrage as or of the
most brutal he bad ever heard of. and ex-
pressed his regret that he was not present
after the hend had been captured. There was
punishment hit for such crime; hanging
was too good for the wretch who perpetrated
10; even fire or the knife would cause death
too soon. He should be tortured to death
publicly in order that others might see and
he deferred from the commission of like Of
fences. He regretted that tine villein was in
the hands of the state; yet as he was now
in custody and feeling assured that a speedy
trial will take place, followed by a c0nvic-
ton and prompt execution of the death SEN
tence he would not, under the circumstances,
interfere with the course of the law.
Mr.. Baldwin followed in the same strain,
and expressed his regret that swift punish
ment had not been melted out to the wretch
when he was first captured. He offered the
following resolutions as expressive of his
feelings HOIC. and believed that they would
receive the approval of the committee:
I'VE. the citizens of the fourth district of
Anne Arundel county, and neighbOrs of the
young lady who was most wantOnly assault
ed and outraged on Saturday, the 5th inst,
by a negro fiend named SimmS. do hereby
resolve that, as Judge Oliver Miller has or
dered, or intends TO order. on account of the
frequent occurrence of crimes of such char
acter. special term of said court to be con-
Vened on Monday next for the trial of the
brute. that his proposed action meets with
the approval of all law abiding people, and
Will merit the thanks of this community.
Be ii further resolved, that the chairman of
this meeting, in view C such proposed ac-
ton. be authorized TO appoint committee
OF five for the purpose of attending the trial,
and If the fiend is convicted, "a result wished
for by all acquainted with the facts.) to re-
quest the judge TO pass the sentence imme-
diately on the rendition of the verdict, and
the governor TO issue his warrant, setting ~
early day as practicable for the execution"
The resolutions were adopted. X. Il. Miles
VIM. Ii. Turner, Jacob Watts. Charles Tur-
ner and {. a. Disney were appointed the COM
mittee. &.