The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-30
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
THE LIBEL SUITS AGAINST THE
GAZETTE COMPANY.
The Remains of Dr. KeIlar to BE
Hurled TOday-A Cutting
at Portsmouth.
lsPEoIAL TO THE AppKAL.l

lbrHOlAL IO THE AffEAL'l
LITTLE Rock, ARK, September 20
The case OF ]. B. Mclaughlin vs.. Geo
R. Brown, vice presidenti of the Ga
zette Printing Company, wherein tn,
defendant was sued by the plaintiff OF
charge OF libel, damages beine
placed at $4,000, came to trial before
Justice Yiessr this morning, and iury
acquitted the defendant, stating tt al
Mclaughlin had no cause for action.
This was the case reported in these
dispatches on Sunday last, as origin.
ating out of the item which appeared
in the Gazette short time since,
stating that Constable Paul Catherine
had issued complaint against Nc
Laughlin charging him with beingIoI
unsound mind.
This afternoon Mclaughlin went
before the Circuit Court and swore
out two complaints, one against G sorge
Russ Brown and on against Dickson
Burgman. Ills is to he civil suit
and the complainant prays the Court
to allow him s25,000 damages against
both Of the above named gentlemen.
Mr.. Burgman is city editor of the Ga.
zette. Mclaughlin says the item of
which he complains has injured his
law business fully $4,000 worth, aud
that he wants 20 push his claim.
He is what some people would call a
pettyfogging lawyer, most of his busi-
nfss, or considerable thereof. being
Police and Justice Court cases. His
arden3y for the Republican party as
rendered both the man and his calling
obnoxious to many people in this
community, who have long considered
him cIauk. After the recent election
in this State Mclaughlin said he
would not live in such q coun-
try as this, and gave it out that
be intended to close up his
affairs here and remove his family to
Maryland. He even went so far as to
take his letter of membership from
the Center Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, stating, we are told, that he
wished to be freed from any obliga-
tion to assist the Pulaski county CON
gregation. OF course nothing will
come out OF his suit but the annoy-
ance which actions at law always en-
tail.
The suit of Jones, late Republican
for Treasurer OF the county.
aud the one instituted today, are the
first and only actions for libel this pa
per has had since it has been under
the present management. Neither
Messrs. Brown or Burgman contem-
plate leaving the city to avoid the con-
sequences OF what Mrs. Partington
would term "McLsughlin's dsmfool-
The remains Of DIR. Irving Kellar,
who died at Hot Springs last night,
will arrive here on tonight's train and
be buried from the Cathedral at 8
o'clock tomorrow evening. DIR. Kel-
lar was one OF the fore most physicians
Of the State or in the South aud cher
shed an acquaintance throughout the
section that rendered him we'll known
IN all the States south of Mason and
Dixon's liOe. He was a native of
Louisville, KY, and was 90 years of
'ge.
News reached this city today from
For. Smith to the effect that Exc
)I follce Kemp, OF the above place,
vas mortally cut at his saloon at s
D'cloCk this morning by Officer Wiley
Jox. Cox was trying to arrest
desperate named I.arue, He
Knocked Larue down and COW
red him with a pistol, when Kemp,
n attempting to stop the difficulty
anne up behind Cox. Officer Rounds
'ushed in, aud seeing Kemp approach
ng Cox, told the latter to hit him. Cox
lrew dirk and cut him in the neck.
sveriDg the jugulsr vein. Another
heory is that while the difficulty was
Ioing on the b3rkeeper threw a glass
It Cox, striking him on the forehead.
The glass broke and piece of il struck |
Kemp, which produced the wound. |
Kemp lived about two hours. He
vas well liked in Fort Smith. wbere
le had served three terms as town |
hip constable and three terms as
JhieI Of Police, always making a good, |
honorable snd efficient officer,