The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-08-18

INDIGNATION IN MEMPHIS
Over Colonel Clay Kings Escape From
The GallOWB.

M EMPIiIS, Aug. l0.-Tlis afternoon
Chelf OF Police Davis re ;cived a letter
Informing him that Coz. Clay king
would be taken from the Jail tonight
and hanged or shot to death by a mob.
The letter stated that preparations were
on loot to form sucha mob as would he
able TO storm the jail, no matter what
he could do.
The police chief at once c0mmuni-
Gated the contents of the letter to Sheriff
MclendOn, and he lost no time in maxi
ing up his mind. The north bound
Newport News tram stopped in the rear
of the Jail, and Col. klng, In company
with his son IIaughlon, quickly emerged
from the prison and got aboard. They
were accompanied by the sheriff. The
trio will proceed to Fulton, where they
will board a Nashville and Chattanooga
tram, and thence to Nashville. The
y ashvlllr train will meet the Louisville @
trian from Memphis at Mckmkis, and
there Is no remote possibility that the
prisoner can be intercepted there.
Never was there such storm of in.
hSnatlon aroused in this city as that
caused by the action O! Governor
buchanan in committing Kings SEN
tencc to imprisonment for life. Imme-
dlntcly utter the sentence OF king by
The Supreme Court his wife began her
work III his behalf. The friends OF
David Poston, tho man whom he had
murdered, prepared petition to the
Governor praying him TO allow the law
to take It's cOuise. This letter was
aigncd by thousands OF the best pcople
OF Mcmphis--the leadiu. LAWYERS ant
gentlemen IN ali the hi,h walks of lite
The Federal Court refused to inter
icrc, and a. .orncy General Gcrlan,
was taken INTO the case. Through hh
+ efforts and others, began the pleas from
beyond Memphis, winch were so distaste
, lul to the people OF that city. Governo,
Buchanan received letters and petition,
from Senators Carlisle aud Backbur,
OF Kentucky, COu4. Issman Culberso,
and Tie entire Teas Congressional IL;
legation. O.hcr pctltlons were rpceivct
from Govern fIoyy. Govern Jr Frances
aud rN.G"vc!nCr IaI lJr Of this State
au" MANY from persons beyond the Stat,
"hN nave not played Il Successful haut
II politics.. When the news 0. the c,m
mutation was made public last night
ttltrc WAS not Inuch comment, but TO-
Gay, Wt'en Ii Vas learned that this action
hal III mtASur" hccl prompted by This
""uuchcc, f.Oicnt expressions Of inGiu
nation WAS heard on all asidcs. Cover.
nor buchanan is being ruundlv de-.
n"uHccd, and there is some untay0ruble
continent 1n the part taken by Senator
Harris
Grover Cleveland ls also mixed IN IN
the business. The widow Of ex-Iicu'
H"Vernor king Of ket lucky and Clay
k'nS'S sister, who married her cousin.
wrote To Mr.. Cleveland in regard To iLc
Eiatttr, and Mr.. Gle ;claud in bis reply :
aa!d he had only supcrlic al knowle,l.e
ni the case, but from what he knew hc
hoped that The death sentence wouId MOI
be executed. Mr.. Clcveland's letter wus
at oncc forwarded 10 Governor Bu:h.
anan. and this AFTERNOON, when Mr.
! tFciand'5 ac,ion became Known, he
al" WAS rruud!Y denounced.
Tonight Lu2e crowd gathcrt Il at the
corner OF Main and Madison streets.
Nirre lNlng aSanasinated Poston, and
AAnEed Governor buchanan in cliiyy 10
a telegraph pole, and set the dummy n
lire and watched il burn. Specchos
were at1rwald m;dc by prominent c.ti.
ZeEs, III which Governor Buchanan w, q
| iir"ccly denounced.