The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-24
BURN THE BRUTE.
CONDUCT OF A SALA,
CIOUS OLD SCOUNDREL.
Arrest of Buffalo Jack at the Re
quest OF Two Insulted YOung
Ladies.

Those who were in the habit OF Wis.
iting Court Square previous TO its oc-
cupation by Serst. Rogers and his
prairie dogs may have noticed the
figure of an old man, soiled and
wea,her-beaten, his grizzled locks fall
ing in tangled masses over his should
err, occupying a bench on one OF the
principal walks Of the square. Day
after day, and week after week, when
the weather was fine, he could be seen
sitting, sitting, rarely changing his po-
sition, looking iuItively about him,
rarely or never raising his eyes to tbs
face OF q passer-by. He fed no nuts
10 the squirrels, never even so much
as spoke to q bunnie and his soul
seemed to be dead 10 the songs OF the
birds in the leaiy branches over his
head. Hundreds who knew him as
Buffalo Jack" or Jack Sheehan, the
hero, years ago, OF a hundred hghts,
wondered what the autocrat OF Pinch
could be doing 30 many hours upon
hours in Court Square. Ii was noticed
at last that he was most frequently
seen in the al ernoop, when ladies
aud children were in the habit OF
visiting the park, and at last
there was an indignant whisper
that he was vile salacions brute, with
a mania for making signs of an To-
decent character to young girls who
happened TO pass him, He WAS
warned once or twice, but il appears
that il was difficult 10 fasten guilt
upon him, and he continued to oc.
cupy his eeat When SsTgt. Rogers
became the keeper OF the Square
Buffalo Jack was one OF the adjunCts
of the place, like the squirrels, the
fountain and the benches. In less
than a week the grizz|ed visitor
became an object OF suspicion,
and Sergt. Rogers put close watch
upon him. He was at last successful
in detecting him in the act, and re-
ported the case to President Hsdden,
two gentlemen who were witnesses
offering to prosecute him. Two others
declared that the man had procured
number OF young and innocent girls
for immoral purposes. 1t was at first
decided to prosecute him to the full
extent of the law, but fear OF de-
stio wing Court Square as place
of resort fer lsdies and chill.
dren was Buffalo Jacks salvation.
He was allowed to 90 with q
severe lecture and a threat that he
would be arrested and prosecuted for
past offences if he ever put his foot in
the park again. He protested his in
nocence in the face Of the most con-
yincing proof. But he kept away from
the Square, which has since been free
from that or any other pollution.
Yesterday evening two young
ladies, whose names 1t would
not be proper 20 give, hap
pened to be passing by the cot
| ton shed at the corner OF Adams and
High streets. when they we're startled
and outraged by the conduct OF man
on the inside OF the high wooden wall
but who could be plainly seen through
a crack near which he stood. At thai
moment they noticed Capt. HacEett
approaching aud one Of the youDi
ladies called him and reported the
facts to him. The other, the more
iimid OF the pair, said she haC
been a witness to similar con
duct on the part OF the brut
on several occasions, but did not hav
the courage TO report him. Capt
Hackett lost no time in scaling tn
fence and securing the man, who wa
none other than the famous Bufial
Jack, who seems to be lssciviouslY in
sane. He was locked up, and the IS
forfeit demanded had not been put u
at midnight. The young ladies declar
their resolution to prosecute him. Tn
trial will probably be held by Judg
Lee with closed doors