Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-30

A0etossae Of the. seine date closes the reporters
account Of aia Interview with Mr.. Hadden in
these MorSs; There. does not seem to be any
certainly be corrected, These comments re-
guire that explain l5F blame Mr.. Hedden fof
cation Of arties sae q Was dsisd sed Sy ' eDd
Don't attack Mr.. Ba5aen Without giving vi him
Known ard ar isgs9 fisy Willingly G grant al all thai
yon are St,iying for and himself do away wit"
Haaden and nd ezpisIned 70 him thst Il visiting
girl in whom was interfssed az the hospital,
had become aesus ntsd sth the frcts in regard to
Lizzis Boyd. thsn tol3 MIN of my having beer
20 the ROCK and of the second woman, ,Anrio
Damn, ~ro had suffered in hke,maaref. then
lion and hraanity, tellsr Sim that from my, per
sonal knowledge ef s,y sex, which fact any med
ieai mar. eoeic corroborate, al ,eoalea we're at
times uras for the sgrt Of labor had seen on the
roeA-pile. then told him, as he claimed these
women haS suffered because he did not know their
eondl.ton, that,as he lad rnwillingiy condemned
TEN to this wCrk, he might again unwittingly
condemn some woman TO suffer likewise
asked; Does not this most terrible exam
pie show that hs you claim that you can hare re
kaolriedge Of their condition you are liable at
any time to repeat this same resultg cannot
ments which thought might touch the heart of q
ehiSleroqs gentlemar e induce him to abolish
the female quarter Of the rock-pile, and all to no
aval.; be atsoi0tely refused my entreaties. as
snred him that ali l asked was mercy for woman
work: that if he would grant me this would be
satisfied and have no cause for complaint; to the
last he refused me. Then told him that wouid
try to arouse such storm of Indignation as wV=ld
wipe his rock-pile ont Of existence,
Because Mr.. HadGen asserted that he intended
still to subject women this labor, sten aayisq
that these oo iooncA aotc the hospital should ,ror
oUf their sentence therefor, claim that he should
be held responsibIe for its results What Lizzie
Boyd has been is matter OF indifference to me. j
do not wage war in defease of her character, the
bare @ facts are su1leie = for ne She i woman
and her child was murdered, notwithstanding
that Or. Black, in has efforts toshield Mr.. Had
dan hos rat hot .offo .f u
to her condition" | claim, in defiance of DIR.
Black, that my statement was trce. When went
70 DR.. Graves 10 inquire II Lizzie Boyd had
spoken the truth in telling me that when in the
cell at the stationhozse she was flooding danger
evident disineishntion TO answer my. question,
but finally reluctantly admitted that it was So
now call upon the citizens Of Memphis to ap-
point a disinterested committee Of physieiars,
not in the emDloy Of the city authorities, TO .Te-
eide iris question Of yerseiiy lsssEees' y sir-
/ spoke weighed p hale pound.% Tn5Sa tol
day went TO the Fock-piie and taking
a hammer frem there ghed il at the
store of Lyle Il Shields, where the clerk
stated i weighed one pound and a quarter.
a mistake in stating that they used a ,redac,
though the work might be easier if it were left IN
were some planks. The woman | saw rise up had
no seat Of that sort, and the others remained
seated cannot be positive in regard to them.
lIhere are pieces OF plank very conspcnously
there notC. As their line of defense is weak III
leaNe ineIn the plank. Mr. Haddeh further states
that he does not believe the two darkies were
taken il on account Of the work given them
to do Take into consideration theiy con
ditioa; then think of working the rtsht arm
from morning until night, even wstA the light
weight hammer of Mr.. Haddep, and using the
force necessary 10 break eyes the piece of rock
described by Mr.. Hadden. Does it not stand to
reason that this continuous motion and action
could produce the effect which the fact substan-
tiates? The second woman, Annie Dunn, they
to-day claim at the stationhOuse fell from her bed
on the night before her Illness and injured her
sell he rpaE-- mill fka lIr-
ing morning and was taken to the hospital in the
evening.
Liberty of action has for some time been cur
tailed in this city. In this instance
liberty of speech was punished with
S2D sentence on the rock-ple, as
Lizzie Boyd ofense was impertinence 10 their
most high mightiaesses. Mr.. Hadden and police
man. Liberty of the press. is all that remains.
Having brought the attention of the public to
these facts, and thereby done all in my power for
their redress, lretire from the contest leaving it
with the wOmauh0od and manhood of the city of
Memphis to relieve the city of its fcrale rock
pile or him who champions it.
VIRGINIA 3. MOON.