The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-21
INDIGNATION MEETING.
Action Of the Citizens Of the South
ern Part Of the County in the
Rape Case.

80 " Viz S4b4ASJ1S VI IIlS % AlIhr
ern Part Of the County in the
Rape Case.
A meeting of the citizens of
South Giles county was held in the
school house near Thompson's mill
Oh Friday, 18th inst.
On motion of DR.. NJ. S. Waters,
j. g. Potts was called TO the chair
and j. 2. Jones made secretary
By request of the chair, DIR. NJ. S.
Waters stated the object of the
meeting to be a general consulta-
ton of the people, whereby steps
might be taken, in order that jus
tice might be promptly satisfied in
the case of Dan Smith, colored, who
committed an outrage on the per-
son of Matte Hendricks few day s
since.
After considerable discussion,
which was participated in by num-
Der of those present, 1t was decided
to send n memorial to Sheriff Ar
rowsmith.
On motion of NJ. w. Roberts, NJ.
S. Waters, l. w. Anderson, Mack
Currey, j. NJ. Howard, j. p. Jones
and o. @. Jones were appointed a
committee to draft said petition.
The committee reported the FOL
lowing:
NEAR THoMPsoN's MILL
SOUTH GILES COUNTY,
Oct. Is, 1880.
To II. ARRowsMITH, STIFF.
We, the citizens OF South Giles
county, have met to day in council,
and have arrived at this conclusion
That your course in the defense
of one Dan Smith, colored, has
been Of such an extreme as knows
no parallel, and is unwarranted by
law, in our deliberate and. candid
judgment.
Now, we must, and do insist, that
said Dan Smith, colored, shall be
returned to Pulaski for trial, Gas
promised by YOURSELF, that justice
may be met, and that speedily.
We further agree and pledge our
selves that we will not IN any way
modest, or cause said Dan Smith,
colored, to be molested, until the
court shall have Assem- bled which
shallin vestigate his cause.
We further feel that the dignity
OF law, the character of state, and
the safety of our wives and daugh-
! tiers demand this, and should you
find it in your heart to ignore these
appeals, we denounce you as I'M
worthy of our confidence.
Written in GOODNESS, but never
the-less in sternDess.
AS to your action in this matter
we request that you give the COM
mittee bearing this petition a writ
ten answer Immediately.
With kind regards, we have the
honor to be
Your OBEDiENT SERVANTS.
This petition was signed by all
the meeting and a number of other
substantial citizens, representing
the bone and sinew of our land.
On motion it was ordered that a
committee of twenty-five should be
appointed to wait on Sheriff Arrow
smitt and present this petition and
receive his reply.
By request of the chair, DR.. Wa
tiers appointed the following named
gentlemen as said committe: j. p.
Jones, w. j. Blassingim, A. j.
White, j. NJ. Howard, F. I. Petty,
S. w. Gladish, J. S. Brownlow, j.
A. L. Jones, .. G. Jones, @. E. Bar
nett, r. j. Barnett, A. G.. Thomp-
son, r "A. Sherrell, Sidney Locke,
NJ. w. Roberts, Billie Davis, w. j.
Hammonds, j. NJ. McConico, Mack
Currey, J. c. Potts, Thos. Nance,
w. S. Hopkins, H. L. Mitchell, j. S.
Grant and w. G. McRee.
On motion the meeting adjourned
until o'clock next day, at which
time the committee was ordered to
report.
The committee met in Pulaski on
Saturday morning, 10th inst, about
9 o'clock. Maj. Stacy kindly ten
dered the Chancery court room, in
which to transact its business. The
roll was called, and the committee
all present except 0. G.. Jones and
Billie Davis. The latter was repre-
scented by proxy, John Case. DIR.
Waters being present, was chosen
to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the absence of Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Arrowsmith appeared before
the committee, and, after hearing
the petition read, asked for a little
time to consult before replying,
which was granted.
The following was Sheriff Arrow
smiths answer:
In response to your communlca-
ton, say that will use every eff
fort in my power to bring Dan
Smith to the speediest trial that can
be had under the law. either at q
special term, or at the next term In
November, now four weeks off, and
l will bring him promptly to the
jail in Giles county, on the assuran'
ces in your petition, and l further
request :hat you appoint one oil
more of your committee to go with
me to Nashville to bring him back
Respectfully,
Oct.16. H. ARRowsMITH, Sheriff.
The committee appointed w. j
Blassingim to go with the sheriff tc
Nashville, and returned and found
quite concourse of people await
ing the sherifi's answer. When i
was read they quietly dispersed
seeming to be satisfied.
In Justice to Mr.. o. c. Jones W.
state that his absence from the com
mittee was not on account of any
disposition on his part to shirk ;
public duty, but was owing to the
sickness of a very valuable horse
which deman ded his personal atten
ton. j. G. PoTTs, Chm.
j. z. Jones, Sec'y.
A bachelor suffering with a cold wa
handed a dose of Coussens' Honey o
Tar by his sister. "What is it?" h.
asked. elixir Asthmatic (; it will max
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