The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-01-30
A Piece.

The gentle reader having once
started in on this kind OF literature
will probably have sufficient energy
left TO get through with another chap
ter, in which the att 1rney.general
figures rs the hero. Thers wss q little
affair It the Dime Museum Tuesday
last which was kept ~ quiet az posi-
bic, but leaked out yesterday in
spits of ali the. precautions taken.
Except for the fact that the victim is
a good man and has plenty of friends,
VINO insist that i~uttice shall be done
him, the story might ave have been
tIld. John Clancy, who was recently
sworn in as a regular officer, and gave
bond for the iaithful performances Of
his duty, though in the pay Of the
museum, iads himeell "at liberty" for
Going bis simple duty.
Il can't afford ID 20 into q fight
with the Encouragement or any
body else" he said 10 an APPEAL re-
porter yesterday, bat II you waut to
know why | am no logger employed
at the museum l will tell you. On
the evening of the Goth l noticed
Gen. Turner talking rather excitedly
to the boy who takes checks for re-
served seats, and he WAS standing in
the aisle. blocking & up. tod him
ne would have TO stand aside, but he
did not move and had to use force.
AS l pushed him back he turned to
the boy and denounced him as
a d g. Of q b., in a
tone loud enough 10 be heard
by a number Of ladies and children
who were sitting near. / did not wait
to hear anything more, a1d immedi-
OF ly put him under arrest. He tried
to get me to let MIN go, saying he was
my lend, ard all that sort Of thing,
but ] declined to releaIe him, AMI
started of with him 10 the Station
House. He pulled back, and l
had to uee good deal Cf
force. When ! got ntar the door OF
the Static !. House Mr., Crosby came
running ait3r me and told ne 10 re-
lease him. | did so, and they went of
together. That evening / was dis
charged. Next morning Gen. Turner
came up to the Court-House and said
ne would t'y and get ne reinstated,
but instead Of doing that he went back
20 the museum, aIked il was there,
and when they told him | hal been
discharged he said that was all he
wanted to know, AID left. He was
not satisfied with having me dis
charged, but went back next day TO
see that il was done. | am 8 regular
officer, properly sworn in, under bond
and wear q badge. l did no more
than my duty"
Manager Crosby Of the Dime Mu-
scum was found In his private office.
He said he had no concealments 10
make and would make q statement ii
desired.
"Gen. Turner came 10 the museum
last Tuesday evening"" he said, land
either did not use or forgot tn bring
his annual pass. The boy in the the
alter down stairs is instructed ID allow
no one to take reserved seat who hgi
not q pass or n red ticket. Gen.
Turner started to pass by him, aud
when the hoy, who is o
green country led, asked him for hi:
ticket, he told him he did not need
one. The boy insisted, and a crowd
began 20 collect in the aisle whore
Gen. Turner stood. Fl; ally he handed
the boy q dime, but ne declined II.
telling him lie must get a ticket,
He Immediately denounced the boy
using tde strongest possible language
to him, and Clancy ssizsd him and
rushed him out Of the door. A
man who saw the affair came
running up to tell me about it, and
followed Clancy, overtskiDg him one
door this side Of the Statior-Hous
That's all right, Clancy" said l
"let him go"
"No, it's not all right" said Gen
Turner; en- make this thing cost yot
every cent you possess"
"Well, | fslt like a man who sees hi
house burning up. All l have /
in the museum, and l knew Gen
Turner WAS Attorney eneral anC
owned q newspaper. l pct my han'
on his shoulder and asked him L
listen to reason. He said that b
would listen to nothing, and that b