The Chickasaw messenger., 1888-08-23

y tAftlsu over the lNnehihI OF B T
stranger about whom there j. q mys-
terry. for the entertainment Of your
readers, viii relate the facts Is they 1
impressed me
An outsider, untrammeled, by preju- /
dice and not Influenced by the senss-
tional rumors that always pervsde the
atmosphere Of TIE society In whose
midst a tragedy has been enacted. can
form more correct opinion a. to the
facts than those more Immediately in-
terested Ten miles east Of Oxford re-
rides an octogenarian BY the name of
Shive. This aged gentleman Is noted
alike for his christian pie ard chilt-
like simplicity Of eharacie some
weeks ago a stranger rather shabbily
dressed, but whose pre- a-siug adj
dress bespoke cultivated iprellect, in
troduced himse'f as Dr. g 81 Thomas,
of Thomas coun, +, Geof-ia, stating
that he was the son OF the man for
whom that county was named, aud
thar he possessed means. and after
years Of travel wa, writings "Ilis,oly
of the Word" for which pu. pose he
desired q boarding house in this quiet
retreat to hi. work he also claimed
to have en- route Abbe. lie, quite a
number Of trunk. and explained his
shabby dress As pa, ou for proter ION
against robbery IS he carr led guam
tity Of valmbles in money and di&-
mond- about his person. in proof Of
which he displayed a number Of mag
nidcent diamonds in the rough which
he claimed 10 have secured in foreign
lands
Among the inmates of Nr Shivcs
hou sehold wa, q daughter who was
ain cited with some disorder peculiar
towomen which had bafiled the skill
of physicians. bnt which thi. DR..
Thomas said he could cure. claiming
TO be a specialist in such complaints.
The family now looked upon the ad-
vent of this wise physician as a direct
interposition OF Providence, especially
as be- appeared to be excessively religi-
ous, each morning and night meeting
his host at the family altar, when he led
in the exercises with sanity devotion.
Gaining the confidence of these sim
pie mided people he began the treat
meat of his patient. During this time
another daughter Of Mr. Shive, Mrs.
Gilmer. wife Of the President of Toco-
polo College, was visiting her father,
but was refused admission to her sis
ter's chamber by this strange physi.
elan. On her return home Mrs. Gilmel
rUTd her husband Of these occurrences
and Prof Gimer having his suspicious
aroused accompanied by his friends
DR.. Newell, Mr.. Abbey and Mr.. Ritz
shive. his brother-in-law, proceeded
at once to his father-in-law TO inves
tigate the affair, and found 10 hi
chagrin his worst fears realized. Tn,
beastly fiend had put on the sanctity
of christianity to serve his disbelics
lust, he had dragged and debauche6
his helpless victim aud held her ss 1
serpent holds q bird under the spell o
narcotics or hypnotism. Prof. Gilmel
and friends arrested the villain, ant
although sorely tempted to execute
summary justice, allowed milder conn
ellis to prevail and sent for the Shcrit
who came and proposed to carry tht
prisoner to Oxford for trial, but hi
preferring to be tried by a countr!
magistrate. the Sheriff left him il
the charge of deputy and guards
Prof. Gilmer then left with his friend
and returned TO T0copola, but during
the night some unknown parties rush
ed in and took the prisoner from tn
guard and shot him to death. Thi
was an act of lawlessness TO be deplOr
ed, yet there are some eases the Law
can not reach, neither can the law re
store the honor Of woman, nor tard
Justice compensate for the violates
sanctuary Of home. When vii
tramp abuses the hospitality Of an un
suspeeting family by outraging tn
virtue of its women, there is highe
law than any State code supple
which in this country generally meet
without the laws delay, a speedy
retributive justice.
An indignation meeting was held 8
Philadelphia church Is miles east @
Oxford, denouneing the lynehing q
without cause or proyocation. |
the outraging OF female virtue ethe
by drugs, mcsmerism Of the arts Of tn
Is not "eause or provocation,