The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-06

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of the peace, Their action all along during that
campaign had been just In that line. They had
been partiSans and no, prcsorycrs of the peace.
say there was apprehension on the part of every
body around thep that there would bc trouble.
In the election the Prohibitionists tri.
umphed in the county at large but We're de-
foated in the city, mainly by force of the
colored vote.
While the campaign was In progress
newspaper called Sicori and Shield, edited by
Roderck Gambrcll, was the Prohibition or
gan, and the Nclo MiSsSsppid,, published in
the same building. edited 10y John II. Mar.
tin, who was GambWl's personal friend,
vigorously co-opcratcd with the Sirpri and
Shield in warmly supporting the prohibition
cause.
The editors were both young men of ca
pacity courage and much CarnCstncSs of
character. They were the Jealous and fear.
less champions OF prohibition, and in their
ardent advocacy ct the cause they had at
heart they sometimes dealt severely with
those who differed from them in action and
opinion.
This did not cease when the prohibition
election had passed, and some prominent
opponents of the movement were criticised
unsparingly, and, rs many thought, unjust.
Iy. Among these was Col Jones ), llamil-
ton, friend and supporter Of McGill and
the chairman of the Hnti.prohihitiun com
mittcc, a prominent Democrat, a member Of
the State Senate, and man of standing. in
tucncc and ability The appearance of what
is described in the testimony rs q very yiu-
lent article in the SwUd ant Shield aS>ailiug
him, resulted In q meeting between him and
Mr. Gamhrcll, In which Gamhrcll was killed
and Hamilton desperately wounded, and
since this investigation began Mr. Martin
and ten. Adams one Of the oldest and most
prominent citizens Of the city, and its post.
master have met and killed each other the
outcome of articles offensive tn Gen. Adams
which appeared In the NClr NsSiSsippiUi.
The testimony shows that many believe
the deadly conflict between Gamhrcll and
Hamilton could have been prevented II Me
Gll's police had been yiHlant and ciicicut,
aud some charged, though IL has not
been established, that the chief Of police was
implicated in the homicide
| refer to these matters because they figure
80 extensively u the testimony that what
the witnesses say concerning them cannot
hc ignored and many newspaper articles
are brought forward and play q prominent
uart in the investigation, especially those
taken from the N.r hs,svupiuu
John II, Mlrtin, the editor of that paper,
was bold aud brilliant writer aud the
witnesses describe him rs u man of extreme
views, given tu incorporate expressions. lac
WAS decided Democrat and an uuCumpro-
missing pruhiiiiuuist
Naturally, such "a man had u following. lie
vas q lawyer hy profession and when Ham.
iltou was charged iu the courts with the
murder ut Gimnrrll Martin was one ui the
attorneys Tor Oh, Prosecution. The prvlim.
mary mNvstiCE tiuu 40 Jackson, and llamil
tons jury Trial, which, uu the states appli.
cation, Was had in au adjoining county
cvcfnd thcproplc ui jackson hut little less
than the prohibition election had done,
The friends If Gamhrvll claimed that
hc had been murdered, aud the
friends ut Hamilton claimed that lac was
innocent oi any crime, and that the pursuit
ui him iu the courts amounted tp pvSvvu.
ton Hamilton has been acquitted 10y a
jury since this investigation began. The
excitement WAS kept alive and intensified
hy the prolonged investigations ui the rusc,
which were hgd, lIrt 40 Jackson un the pre-.
liWiunry inquiry and afterwards iu a
occurred, aud also by the irccst discussion
Va the press
After Ganihrcll was Killed. according tp
the testimony ih, s'liclcs In the Voc hissis.
a'IpilH were even NOR, inicmirratc than
haIurc
The "a dly ~ january. ISIS was the time
fixed los law Tor the mayors election In
Jackson. uui thlt community hId h,rn uu-
der constant nul painful strain ui excite.
mrut lur more than year from thv causes
tn which have alluded NDGll was 70 can.
didutu, and Those Who opposed bis election,
whether because hu We. nu active nutispru.
hihituuist ur huuuu.r they Thought IBIS ud.
Wiuistntiuu afforded hut little protection tu
lilr mud prop Iy. lwd up purpose iu present
candidate against him. u .n,Wri h1IrIy.
e. ,lu -u, Doe view of OH. influence, cps, iHll,
with the ur'rn voters, though thv condition
uf thr city seemed tu call loudly fur SOM,
md cal change Joe the administration of it'
Affair
Ihlt condition ns II existed on the dny hr.
fnr, christina BE- graphically described by o.
Republican witness. Mr. baldwin. who Wus
% warm supporter cot N#hll, uu piF,- rs
and 90 ul iHu testimony. and nlsu iu the
.lI.HH.I u IuIHr which WuH edited los uuy
ui N,DilIs ..unrIrst friends
Various other witnesses dyyrhr h anal
aver that neither liu nor property NHH Jiu
Boo Ilp ,it1. According tu ihp testimony ul
tsu..m. vandalism and general llWl,=u,H
prevailed. and it is mot pretended. though
NuDill lul l.s chief ui puliUu huih testified
before tbu committee. That any arrests we're
made. ur even attempted
That might ibr community Zoe which There
had been 900 cessation ui pNirpWDvN r .iuWput
tor Wuu tl.u year. and from causes with
SOME ul which. u tIy opinion ui many Of
tHr white population, N,bIll hul been il,u-
un.l and for others they considered him
directly u puusIhlu. WHs huruu,l hy Tie
brutal mufdnr Doe ih' dtrs ui 20 young white
uHu Ng u.Uw butcher uHpitul. ua vas
,huU D, hy two other u.fruuH "ur ui Them
% policeman uuIlr .llHHI administration.
Melville Mitchell. iHD yuuur mHu .H mur
dHfyd belonged ip uu. ul thr oldest and
musf respected HW.l..a boo ihy State. Hul UH.
connected ul blood Ur marriage with 10 IITr,
number u. INH hl.i Citizen. ul ihr lIiN IT,
via ,HpuIlI with 900 rH..U ul il. people.
upI 'H. young mru especially we're devoted
ly attached Goo Dim.
-tIIFhfvHy. wrought up tu ihr iUf,U...f
degree OF excitement hE ihr .IHlt ui iHr
uIuIN body ui their tHmHIlH 5000 HE fluIt.
iaiI of fHr brutal muui.U Ha fN.y wore rr.
counted 300 their U .m.r .uWu ui ilr.
Young upu under tUu lrIdrrNIp uf pru
uuuuurI Republican RhH hHl Nluu TuJHHf.
,IIg UIul hY HH wIN iu position. uI
trI.i Hud distinction boo thHIr Organization.
formed VIHf they termed ilH Young Mems
White League ui which thH lUpIH'IIiut
NJ o. l.. Montgomery. 400" unanimously
ulu.Hu lUU captain. IHr hHi GOO of tIi.
luH.Up $500. iu pI.. % uI. tuition lur iNu HU
pu. tWuuf ui 90 committee tu ascertain iNu
Whereabouts ul tIu $3.50 u'Tu# upIuH'i foo
Uu implicated 100 ihr murl.TuI their YOUNG
ir..uI tHn object of iHD League being 1H
emit MONTGOMERY dra..HuI b. 'tH
l,'urp tbH death 1T Melville Mitchell. "
uuI tIu rIrU.Hn wus ~ dp tbis ii NOT by Jew
t"uu without llW.
IH.s league was nn oath bound society,
HHI If. membership UuH iuIC strictly CON.
,.fI.d from ihp world WIW,., d.lrr H.
tu Be- numbers bui WrmhH. ul it called Us
the mu.ur.iy Who testified with 70
Isi lUiuu bin. wa not nllr iU Furnish Che
uHmu- ui more ib1u tHuuiy two who ever
attended uur NJ b. wr,iuT
The proceedings 90 The White league ui
limited membership. and composed Ui .um"
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