The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-21
They Denounce The Appeal for
Something 1t Did Not Do.
They Say q Publication Reflected
Upon the Community.
A Curious Perversion of Language
Wholly Innocent of Offense.
Harsh and Uncalled For Expressions
to Which the Mayor and Others
Subscribe Mr.. Fishers Good
Tempered Dispatch.
THE APPEAL carly last evening received
the following telegram from Supt. Fisher,
of tha Snni barn E~nrooe ro,o,,ny.

THE APPEAL carly last evening received
the following telegram from Supt. Fisher,
of the Southern Express Company:
DUCK Hull, Miss, Dec. 20, 1855
Few communities are exempt from some bad
element This Is an unfortunate town, by no fault
of Us citizenship which have found cordial, hos
pitabe and law-abiding ltshoud not suiler because
wreckeS or robbers have Ort0pographlra al or other
reasons selected It's yielniy for their deeds Of
crime. send you this b,cluse ! know your innate
fairness aud justice, and that neither you nor The
APPEAL would do an injustice TO citizenship en-
deayoring TO preserve " reputation as honorable
aud law.abiding against the hnsty and unguardcd
cceding horrible crime. II. C. FISHER.
Not understanding its purport THE AP-
PEAL at once telegraped its correspondent.
al Duck Hill to learn what it was all about.
In reply came the following dispatch:
Duck HILL, Miss, Dec. 20.-This morning
when the article given below was read in
Tux MEMPHIS APPEAL Of the 10Th inst, in
reference TO Duck Hill and the train rob-
berry, feeling Of outrage and Indignation
spread rapidly throughout the town and a
mass meeting was called to take some action
in reference TO it, at which meeting COM
posed OF the best and most prominent citi-
Gems Of the place, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
he Il resolved by the citizens OF Duck nm and
community, Ia mass meeting assembled, That we
do pronounce and declare the article In THE MEM
PMS APPEA1, Of December 10 instant under the
caption OF what Good Does II DO.' 10 be an infa-
nous lie and the author thereof slanderous liar.
he II further resolved, That we do pronounce aud
declare the statement u he lie. blcker than the
dyes OF hi that any Such statement was ever made
To InE MENriis ArlGAL by uny representative,
Official or emplOye Of the Illinois Central Railroad.
la cOrroboraiiOn % which fact we hcreuntO append
the statement OF General superintendent Beck and
Supt Mann, oil the Illinois Ccnirnl Railroad
BE II further resolved. That Il i the calm aud un-
Prciudiced Judgment Of this body that this is not
The brit time that flig MEarnis ArrrAL has over.
stepped the bounds of respectable Journalism aud
under the cloak ~ sOctled reliable information
has sought TO backcn AID east helllsh stain upon
the inr name OF Duck lill
The above is signed byT. c. Curry Mayor,
and nearly all OF the prominent citizens Of
Duck HILL
JACKSON, Tenn, Dec. ~
The MEMPHIS ArPEAL Of this morning has an
article Ia connection with the train robbery which
Is unjust 10 the people Of Duck Hill aud the on
ccrs Of our company. The party who give the in
formation h neither an OihcAl or cmplOyC Of this
company. TuE APPEAL will make necessary cx-
plnnntiOn in tomorOw's issue. Please explain
this TO yonr town people, who are held In high re-
gard for the.r Kind assistance o. this and other oc-
caslons. siy 10 them We rTfet tlie article was
CslgnedD q. A. BECK General superintendent
J. q. MASS, superintendent
Following is the ArPEAL's article:
WHAT GOOD DOES II Dor
A GENTLEMAN VINO BELIEVES ne Is oS TO THE Ex-
PRr,s EJBElNg GANG. -
An APPEAL reporter heard statement yesterday
that will surprise great many yet meet the quiet
endorsement OF majority Of them IL IL a link la
the chain Of cirrumstnccs connected with the ox.
pres robbery OF an Illinois Central uiln LIST sat.
uriny night There Il Ia this city gentleman %
uniuipeachnblc integrity aud nu oihc Of the llli
nols Central Railroad who believes firmly
that he knows and can place his hands On
every man connected with the outrage The
conviction Of this gentleman II that Il 10
a regular gang living NJ aud near Duck Ill., and
that they aud this business are generally known
aud bcfrionded by their aelghhort Whenever
they or portion Of them visit town an organl-
zation Il effected ~ prevent surprise and arrest by
prDwling detectives. Putting ON their shoot ng
iruns the gang sails Into the place, not caring
a cuss how many officers are there aud fully
prepared TO shoot their way uut Of tight pllcc.
1hf. view " the situation Is entitled To moro Than
"A smile of rlllpuiu.