The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-07

To the Editor Of the Appeal:
Sir-ln your editorial of today YOU speak
OF what you call manufactured outrages,
and call on me for specifications of the app
parent danger at fernando. When fight
is brewing the appearances OF danger are
sometimes frightening in aspect, but new
erthelcss indications OF trouble Mr. IL.
g. Worsham, OF Tippah, had been acting
as special baiir TO Mayor Nickles at Horn
Lake and Nesbitts. When the court met
at fernando the attorneys for Judge Nor
gan brought in a regularly elected officer
and insisted that he should attend the
court, and gave us a reason Tor il that there
might be trouble there.
After Mr.. Morgan left the courtroom
and was walking the street a white man,
and stranger to him, said to another,
There goes that damn fellow that YOU said
you intended to whip" or words TO that
effect. II was further reported TO me that
MIR. Foster, counsel for Judge Morgan,
was aggrayating and insulting to witnesses
and others in the courtroom and that he
was armed with large knife, dangerous
and deadly weapon, which he kept open
in his hand the most OF the time in the
courtroom. II was further reported that
u man was seen carrying Winchester
rifle into one OF the rooms of the court
house; that conversation was overheard
between him and another in which he was
asked II it was filed with cartridges, aud
he answered II was. Again it was reported
that a colored man named Bob Newsome
came from near Nesbitts TO his old
masters house and told him he had in
formation that there would be riot ut
fernando and he had come in TO stand by
him.
That other colored men from other di-
reclions came in and reported that they
had heard that there WIS to be an attack
made ON my friends in fernando. 1t
WAS further reported that when the news
oil the assassination Of Clayton came there
seemed tO be- evident rejoicing over IT, 1t
was further reported that one Of the in.
spectors OF election at fernando, Mr.
West, had made some threatening fe.
marks about Walker, the colorcd United
States supervisor. who testified 10 the
fraudulent acts Of the inspectors in taking
the ballot.boX away from his presence he.
fore II was counted; that the sapc in
spector OF election stepped up TO Mayor
Nicklcs as he WIS leaving the courtroom
and snid to him 81 say damn such pro-
ceediugs." II was further reported that
pistols were fired at night in front Of the
house where my counsel slept, aud there
was an angry scowl on the faces Of the
Democrats whenever the persons taking
testimony for me came about them.
There WIS no overt act OF violence, but,
a. one OF my counsel expressed it, they
felt as II they were over powder maya
zine and a spark might blow them out.
Hence, the taking Of my testimony was
stopped. Whether there IL sufficient
ground TO apprchcnd danger or not IL al.
WAYS delicate question 10 be decided.
As to the courtesy shown to my counsel
and friends, they inform me that but two
Democrats ia fernando spoke pleasantly
to them, aud that at the breakfast table on
the morning alter their arrival they were
greeted with the declaration that Gen.
Chalmers ought 10 be- killed, and they had
their opinion Of any man who thought a
Niger ought 10 vote.
JAS. Il. CHALMERS.