The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31


rugged honesty and the stamp Of manhood on
nearly every brow, 1t is a remarkable solemn,
eager, earnest crowd, met for purpose. There
Is not smirk a smile on any face. There Is
an awful, impatient solemnity depicted in every
feature. In expectancy the locker on seek Tor
the face Of some dive habtue. some corner loafer,
or groveling, worthless idler, but he looks IN
vain. The mechanic the day laborer, trio eus1-
ness man-eydry element Of responsibility is
there represented. Outside people are already
clamor.ng for admittance, and the esplanade IN
lro%a OF Music Hall is jammed with the disap-
eolnted crowd, who cannot join their 10000 tel-
low-cltlzens on the inside. The sages on the
stage see that it needs hut a spark to kindle
hame that would grow into the most magnificent
conf1agration that Hamilton county has ever
known. They see that a word of encourage
ment, blind with indignation, a mob of deter
mined men would sweep like hurricane against
the county jail, take the wretched crlnging car
casses OF the detestable assassins who murdered
their benefactor, and leave the helpless, hmpld
| clay hanging to the nearest suitable projection.
The gray haired men on the stage become
alarmed, and whispering to the chairman OF the
meeting. say: 1--WE must be temperate and law
abiding IN all respects Let nothing be said that
Will give sanction to violence. Our meeting is
but to protest that the requirements of the law
have not been executed, and not to incite mob
rule"
The chairman says he will be temperate, and
the speakers are cautioned likewise, and agree
that it is best
Occasionally there is a rumble of Impotence.
and then deathlike calm Finally, when the
meeting is called to order, there is thunder OF
applause, and the chairman is introduced In
the long list of vice-presidents, when some hon
ored name is mentioned, the applause is renewed.
When the names of Eggleson and Hickenlooper
are mentioned there is the clamor of thousands
of voices and the stamping OF innumerable feet.
DR.. Kemper makes learned, impressive, and
solid speech. He takes care to impress his audi
ence that they are met as law abiding and hon
est citizens of Cincinnati They do not propose to
violate the law but they do propose to
raise their voice in mighty protest when the per-
petrators of the foulest crime that blots the fair
name of the beloved Queen City do not meet the
just ends that the law DEGREES. They propose to
create sentiment that viii correct the abuses
and make it so that the ends of justice cannot be
defeated and the gallows cheated of vile, villain
| Gus. and greedy assassins. The audience Is IN
telligent. 1t sees the logic of his remarks and
| the more brilliant passages are rewarded with
cyclone of cheers. Realizing still more the atroc-
| ity of young Berners trial, and warmed by the
| burning invectve of the speaker against those
| responsible for his escape from richly merted
| fate some of the more eXcitabe lose their heads
AT some reference to the murderers now in Jail,
| there is the cry:
HANG THEM! HANG THEM ALL"
1t is taken up and echoed over and over again.
The worthy chairman proceeds and alludes to
the jury, and again comes the cry, Hang them,
too! Lynch emf
to be moved talking good, sound sense, Dr.
Kemper proceeds until some one in the back
of the hail. with a strong clear voice, interrupts
him with: Il thought came here to organ
ze a vigilance committee. If so, let's get to
| work"
There is then noise and confusion. There are
shouts of Yes, yes,p and few feeble noes.
| The speaker proceeds again, and comes down to
| the lawyers who, by some hook or crook got
| the murderer free in the face of repeated con
/ aafn
| applause than all others. and there are cries of
| Hang Tom Campbellw When the Chair closes
| there is some difficulty in regaining order until
| he introduces General HickenloOper amid great
! demonstrations Mr.. Hickenlooper speaks
clearly. and can be heard IN every part of the
| hall He audes in scathing terms to our per
nicious jury system, by which nearly any in
| teligent man can escape jury duty; of the law
| allowing citizen sodery to offer that an ex-
| cuse, and the duty that every honest man owed
! his country in rendering service On the jury.
| His sentiments all applauded but the
people are. getting, hungry for more pro
nounced views They want some one to
help them to elect Judge Lynch. All they re
quire is chief, guiding hand, and the deed Is
| done.
Next Judge A. G. W. Carter comes forward
| When he alludes to his service as prosecutor
| and on the bench, and how during one term ten
murderers We're convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree and one in the first and justice melted
out to them all there was another scene of ex-
| element. A man in the north lower gallery,
| who is particular about having Tom Campbell
hung, is dangling rope with moose over one
end down into the auditorium. This suggestive
and useful article inhames the audience all the
more, and, perhaps, twenty five ropes are pro
duced in different parts of the house When
the Judge, who wakes eloquent with his voicein-
creasing in vigor as he grows enthusiastic, makes
the suggestion that the jury be invited to hunt
home in another State there is an awful ominoHs
roar. Like the rushing of mighty waters come
the cries of Don't let 'em get away" Hang EN-
up" Shoot them down on sight" Kill them
like dogs!' Quiet is about restored when a
brawny, honest looking man, well up in 'front.'
says, in loud, distinct tone that every man in
the hall hears: What about Tom CampbellF
In equally distinct tones, Judge Carter, with
his white hair flowing back over his shoulders
and his intellectual face beaming with anima-
tion replies:
''IF TOM CAMPBELL Is THE DISHONEST MAN, YOU
THINK He Is, LET HIM GO, Too"
Music Hall was then shaken from stem to
stern. The roar that went up was deafening
and appalling 1t seemed that it would raise
the roof if such thing were possible. Hang
all the scoundrels." was repeated dozen times.
''Gut the jail" came from hundred threats.
Judge Carter closes. and the resolutions are
ready. There are cries first for Esgleston but
Uncle Ben" does not come forward In dis
tinet voice the secretary reads the resolutions,
strongly and in unmeasured terms denouncing
the jury and calling for another committee to
draft further resolutions on the subject. VIM.
r. Ogden, the Young president of the Trades
Assembly, and splendid off hand speaker.
tries to get in an amendment that ON
the committee the legal fraternity be in
the minority. The chair says that
the suggestion can come in afterward, and the
resolutions passed with hundred thousand
huzzas. Ogden renews his motion, and will not
be cried down The people shout Let him
speak! Let him speakn He renews his motion
and John H. Murray, friend of Tom Campbell
appears the stage and moves that it be laid
| toh ic twill CHI Of
and some one says Put him out" The motion
to lay the table got about one vote, and Og-
denis motion that, when the committee is APP
pointed, lawyers do not constitute the majority,
| was carried with boom and the result seeming
ly encored.
| The crowd seems anxious for more speakng