The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15

eighteen years OF age, convicted at Sena-
tobia, Miss, Had u tie to mash his finger.
Kept working tu,ing water Tor scVcnly-tivC
men until "in-er began to smell bad
Then had il cut Off by the doctor, (lie
had his hand in a sling when The ArrEAL
correspondent saw him. The convicts on
the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas road
were treated cruelty but nothing like on
the Ship Island roNd When asked ii il
was much worse on the Ship Island road
he laughed rs il the question struck him ~
intensely funny. Though. that ~ many
rs 800 men had been beaten 10 death or
worked to death there. 1t was Il common
thing Tor men to quit work 30 exhausted
that they died the same night Has often
seen rs many rs 200 lNsh,s adm .nistcrcd
ON the naked skin. Felt very sorry for
the men but did not dare show il, for thy
would give him dose. Had never been
whipped himself. Lomax was ut Ship
Island. Had no doubt lac killed many u
man there.
Mr. g. Christmas, II planter, had only
seen the men work once, thought they
were doing all that men could do. lomuX
camo along and hit two or three OF them
with Il snap.
Mr.. j. ". Nicholson, merchant, had
often seen them work. lie thought they
were decidedly overiaxcd and kept at a
severe strain from start 10 finish. Be
llcved in working conyicts hard but not
that way
EVIDENCE ON rms sCoWE MiaHr nE Null
TlrIEp,
all tending to show that the ceased con-
victs under the l.OmaN administration ARE
made to burn the candle at both ends,
and when the light ilickcrs il ~ snullcd
with Il strap That is doubtless what
drivers are for. The jockey uses whip
and spur, the mule driver the whip, the
convict driver the sole leather strap. The
principle is the same. The application
alone differs. The cattle have much the
best OF il. LomaN is but the natural pro-
duet Ut vicious SYSTEM he Is probably
the best Ut the monsters who have dis.
charged similar functions. lilo may have
been tender hearted, lofty minded man
when he started, but has become brutalizcd
10y association with hrutes and hardened
10y long usage. His finer scnsibilitcs have
worn oil aud left him M callous to human
suffering W. the butcher is 10 the pain OF
the beasts he saughtrrs. lie has been
four ycprs in the business, two years #
them in driving leased convicls. two yeais
when every day the air was rent with the
pitcOus suppllcallons aud wells Of agony Of
tortured victims lie learned toapply the
lash himself upon naked backs until every
stroke left It's trail ol blood behind. lie
has heard men curse their Gods
and pray for the mercy OF u
speedy death and never relaxed tho
severity Of u single blow lie has seen
/ the whipped convict ui today dead con.
/ Wet tomorrow aud never itll as much M
tho iaintcsi pricking Ut rrmor,c Can any
one doubt that under such surrounding
the savage in man casts ou' the divine aud
| leaves him an lnclrnltc hrnl2 Thank
| Heaven that the people of Mississippi are
/ aroused and have sail, "Ihis Infamous
/ traffic m human flesh must cease. this
economy OF dollars and proiigiity OF
blood must cease; the shame aud inlmy
and horror OF II all Is too much for ~ &,
| bear
| Walter sulcrs. v. II. Moore. q. O.. Me
Guirc, !. NJ Dulnncy, fontainc Jones, G.. VI
Hull. John u. Gil and W. =. Sidhal,, are bu
the pioneers oi new crusade. knightl
fellows every man Of them. who will con
! tinuc 10 Wicll doughty blows IN the clus,
| Of humanity, and with every blow draw
new recruits 10 their standard. lmpul.iyc.
| chivalrous, largc.sDucd ~ they are, they
| will not stop with the punishment ol l.O-
max. lie ~ a mcrc type, an incident an
instrument. Beyond him rises u moro for
midub'o cuomy, public gccd, fed by
| private interest and thnl enemy conquered
the conyic, question Is easy ol solution
/ The men Of Mississippi stimulated los
their brothers IN Bolivar County may i,
rolled on ~ win the fight