The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-18
KNAVE, CRANK OR FOOL?
SPECULATION AS TO THE CHARAC-
TER OF sLANDERER "FAN FAM"
Righteous Indignation over His Brutal
Insinuations and Vile Falsehoods Con-
corning Memphis and the South
What of tho California Paper

"Who is that scalawag Ananias who has
been venting hisdyspeptic spleen on MEM
phis and the south?' were the inquiries
made OF an APPEAL reporter yesterday by
nearly every man he met.
The reference was to that worthy who
addressed communication TO the San
Bernardino, Cal, Daily Courier and used
the significant nom de plume Fan Fan. D."
The article republished in The APPEAL
yesterday from the Daily Courier, san Ber-
nardino, Cal, caused widespread and
justly vituperative comments upon the
author. "Whoever the fellow be-" re-
marked one indignant gentleman, che
knew enough of Memphis and the south
TO cover up his identity under nom de
plume. Possibly his business may call
him here at brief intervals, and in that
event he would be likely TO find the eli
mate a little too warm for him. Had the
villain sat down with deliberate premedita-
ton and resolved To write nothing but
malicious falschood, he could not have
succeeded better. His reference 10 the
ladies was brutally infamous, the prompt.
incs of mind occupied and controlled by
satan alone"
"What was the matter with the fellow
Fan FAM was the remark that sue
ceeded the salutation OF Chief Clerk Bank
smith, of the Gayoso hotel, ~ TnE APPEAL
reporter entered that institution yesterday
afternoon. Gle seems TO have been Ia
boring with snakes, toads and other YER
min incident to the iimmics during his
stay in the city. | believe | can place the
fellow. lie came here and stayed day
or two. When he paid his bill just before
leaving he made some disparaging re-
marks about the hotels OF Memphis. In
his compilation Of vile ISLANDERS ] see lac
pays his respects TO the hotels lie must
be fellow who was raised in a stable, and
aflcrward stole enough money TO OCCASION
ally intrude himself upon the guests OF a
respectable hotel. Instead OF charging
him FROM - 10 so day, rs lac charges,
III dead head him ii he'll only come
again and make himself known, Mind
YOU, I'm not saying how that dead head
will be"
MAY be he was only lunaiic made so
| by wildly excessive admiration for Joe
Mulhattan's harmless iabrications," inter
ruptcd the reporter.
"Crazy, the dcyl!' calculated gentle
man who stood near by, had read Fan
Fans" SANDER and listened 10 the com
mcnts OF Mr. Banksmith. "'ilat fellow is
not crazy. lie is nothing moro nor less
than a brute in human form, with the in
stincis OF iicnd. lie could not have en-
tered the world in the diyincly appointed
way, or lac could not have pcnncd the vile
insinuations against southern wives, moth
chs and daughters. II was surely horri-
bic accident that caused his advent into q
civilized country.
"What can be thought OF q newspaper
that would publish such mass OF ialsc.
hood and Islander as that studiotsly
thrown tagother by Fan FAM inquired
| q gentleman who had somc knowledge oil
legitimate journalism. "what sort Of q
paper Is that Daily Couricr, anyhow,
| Weekly newspapers are sometimes con
Quoted 10y men who lack the Judgment
growing out Of experience AMI correct
training, but would not believe any oI
them ~ devoid Of professional knowlcdgc
~ 10 publish 80 maniicstly absurd and
slandcrous stuff. ] see Il il n daily paper
aud that makes IL an aggravated oilcnsc.
Tho editor ought 90 have at least a little
| sense of discrimination. The writer also
seems 10 bc one OF those smart alexis who
believes himself iar In advance Of oven
an intelligent community, judging from
his cowardly hints at a social sensation,
involving minister OF the gospel and d
wealthy lady and GENTLEMAN. How his
polluted mind must have held high cnrni.
val over this concociion. Were he not In
condition TO become willing subject for
all this dcyiltry he could not have faxed
Il out of an atmosphere too pure for hii
breathing"
Poor old lying Fan Fan" caught Il on
every side. Tic chances are that should
he inilict himself upon the community
again and allow his identity TO leak out,
righteous indignation would assume tan.
giblo and violent form. during which the
obnoxious writer would find himself astridc
a rail and wearing coat OF tar and ieatl.
en-. Then indeed would he have genuine
material for an interesting communication
TO his victim or ally, the Fan Bernardino,
Cal, Daily Courip.