Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
Want TO GET RID OF LINGO
Merchantville Citizens Hold
Another Meeting.
THE COURTS ACT DENOUNCED
A Dissenter Narrowly Es-
capes Violence.
The Plan Agreed Upon for Getting Rid of
Lingo Nrt Made Publle--The Meeting
an Occasion of Great Excitement and
Came Near Ending in a Big Row.

The indignant citizens Of Merchantyille,
y j., held meeting last Monday evening
"a denOUuce the release of the negro Lingo.
John Harris attorney for John Miller.
husband Of the murdered woman and who
was also an assistant III the prosecution Of
Lingo. made violent address in which he
said that Judge Wcscott deserved to he
hung IN eiiigy and had been guilty Of most
unprofessinnal practices.
Judge Wescott has said that John
Miller killed his wife, and for tins state
mcnt he shall have 70 answer at the bar Of
court. declared Mr.. Harris. The Judge
was also accused Of iutimidating Old Mrs
Miller and OF casting reflections on the
honor Of some Of MerchantYille's most
prominent citiHeus, among them 7. G.,
knight, the chairman of the evenings
meeting.
Judge Garrison, who at the previous
evenings meeting escaped with so little
criticism, came in for violent denUncia-
tion at the speakers hands. NO Judge
he said, lin the Judiciary of this state ever
exercised such mower, and ! wish judge
Garrison were here TO explain his right
FOR such course Of action.
''GoD FAVE CAMDEN COUNTY"
Assistant Prosecutor Scoyel began his
speech with the exclamation, God Save
Camden county !" following this with d
detailed account of the circumstances sur
rounding the mystery, and an appeal that
steps be taken against those whoCunuccted
John Miller's name with the commission
Of the crime. Then, warming up to his
subject, Mr.. SeOvel announced that while
he had not the slightest doubts as to Judge
Garrison's honesty Of purpose in his deci-
sion, it was one Of the worst judicial errors
ever brought To pass against the laws of
the state Vt New Jersey.
Amid the storm of applause that greeted
this announcement j. p. Eastlack Jumped
to his feet aud yelled with the fullest eX
tent of his voice "Sdt no most EN-
phatically no" For moment it seemed
n II the meeting would break in, there
and then, III disorder, but after awhile
the combined sound Of Chairman Knight
gave. and voice rose above the wild cries
! Of Put him out" Make him shut up,'
ana The general meeting was restored 70
| order
IEERPErssIBLE Nh. EAsTLACK.
Not so, however, Mr.. Eastlack whose
| blood was up and who demanded his right
as citizen to TIC heard and who dared any
| man 70 lay hold Of him. Not until the
| constable touched him on the arm did he
| snbsidc into semi.qnicsCcnt mood, Sir.
-cOvel declared that nothing could have
/ prevented an honest jury from conyicting
| Lingo. They were cllokct into giving
| their verdict in cons0nanCc with Judge
| GarrisOn's decision, ".Ilistice" he cried
will now he laughed at in 'anden
| county, And always has been, inter,
| rnuted Mr.. Eastlack again.
Then again there was confusion, and
| while Mr.. Eastlack was vaiuly striving Ia
be heard, u motion to adjourn was made
and carried, and the meeting broke M
| without anything definite being accom-
pished,
The committee appointed at the previous