Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-11-18

The Acquital Of Lingo Stirs Up
Merchantville.

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good people Of Merchantville, New
Jersey are in arms because OF the
acquittal yesterday in Camden of
Francis Lingo, colored, the alleged
murder of Mrs. Annie Miller. Their
anger knows no bounds, and in in
termingled with fear that some one
else may be murdered IN that vicini
ty, and the perpetrator go unpunish-
ed. The wives and daughters of
the well.to-do residents, and they
are numerous, actually dread to
leave their homes alone for fear
that something might happen them.
AS soon as it was learned yester-
day afternoon that Lingo was free
man threats of lynching him, should
he return to the community, were
freely made, and to-day these ex-
pressions grew in earnestness and
volume.
As the outcome of this state of at
fairs an indignation meeting was
held at 4 o'clock this afternoon in
the Merchantville town hall which
was attended by two hundred OF the
most prominent citizens of the To-
cality. 1t was presided over by
Thomas G. Knight, the President OF
the Philadelphia Brokers Exchange,
and committee of three, consisting
of John Morton, Edward Nash and
Frederick Kleintx was appointed to
confer with Camden County Pros
ecutor jenkins, who conducted the
case against Lingo, and see what
could be done to keep the acquitted
negro from returning to the neigh
borhood.
Resolutions were presented, (and
although referred to committee of
five were practically adoptedD cen
surfing ex-Judge Westcott, senior
counsel for Lingo, expressing
sympathy with John Miller, husband
Of the murdered woman and disap
proving of the abrupt ending OF th'
trial. The committee, comprised
John Allen, Charles Holingshead,
Edward w. Morris, William Long
streeth and Morris Rederow, all OF
whom are wealthy and influential.
and to whom the resolutions were re-
ferred, will probably augment them.
The meeting adjourned to meet at
the same place tomorrow night al
eight o'clock, when defnate line
of action will be determined upon.
The citizens ar2ue that as the mur-
ierers of Miss Annie Leconey and
Irs. Annie Miller, both of whica
occurred within their midst, are un
,venged, there j. no safety for then;
hat their lives and the lives of then
families are in constant peril AID
that precautions must be taken
They fear that .he acquittal of
'halkle, Leconey and Francis Ling,
of the respective murders, the lat'el
also being arrested for the first
crime, will set a lawless precedent t.
many of the five huadred ne2roes ui
Natchtown, a subu b of Merchaei.
Vile, which might re ult in anothri
mysterious killing. They also fe,
that someone should be hanged Ia
each murder, but as there is no
probability of either mystery ever
being cleared, the best they can do
is to take, in a measure, the law n
their own hands and protecI their
homes by aggressive methods. The
Match htown negroes are aroused and
threaten vengeance. upon any one
who shall maltreat Lingo.
Lingo says he never will return
to Merchantville, ami as his lie
would be in danger were he to do
so, it is believed he will be an un-
known quantity in those parts. H.
will exhibit himself in a dime museum
in this city during the coming
week.