New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-11
COY. BUCHANAN DENOUNCED
HANGED IN EFFIGY FOR SAVING THE MUIR
DERER KING.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN MEMPHIs-THE PRIs
oNER HURRIED AWAY TO SAVE
HIM FROM A MOB.

HIM FROM A MOB.
Memphis. Aug 1o-sheriG McLenden took Colonel
H. c. King from the jail this evening and out OF the
city on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, on M LIS
way to Nashville. The Sheriff Is one-legsed ana III"
accompanied. Kings son Is with the party. and there
are some fears OF attempted escape. The LOUIS
VILE and Nashville train left here at 10 80 O'Clock to-
night. 1t will connect with the train carrying the
prisoner at Mckenzie at IA. m 1t is rumorcd TINT
friends of Poson will take this train and overtake the
prisoner and If they there will doubtless be another
tragedy.
A crowd OF people assembled at the corner OF Nam
and Madison sts tonight, the most central poihI !"
the city, and after hanging Governor buchanan III
efgy to telegraph pole, sat the dummy on fire anu
watched it burn. There speaking indnlged H.
The city was thrown into q state OF intense excite
ment when the announcement appeared in this morn
ing's papers that Governor Buchanan bad cornmh'ea
the sentence OF Colonel King. who was 10 have been
hanged Oh August IL, for the murder Of d. H. Poslon
This mornings "AppealAvalanche' in discussing the
subject said:
The Governors power in the matter is absolute and ex'
elusive The responsibility Is his alone. He IS not fe-
aured to give reasons lie may weld 10 any pSs7mB
caprlce To apea to his synpathcs to prejudice and yt
his authority remains undi.puibc and supreme ii ms
determination Of King Is 10 be taken as pre-
cedcnt then We see no reason why any other criminal
should ever hanged Tennessee. King. In cold blood
after careful dclibcraon. shot down David H. Poston uh
armed and unsuSpcctlug IL was "a Hi-h""'
in which The victim given no chance to defend hm
self. There could have been murder more hcinous
When the trial was had. the murderer himself Win no
cNtaod dnary assurance protested against the intro
duction Of the insanity plea.
Discussing the review OF the case by the supreme
Court The Appeal. Avalanche continues:
The opinion welcomed by all lovers OF law anu
order. It, effect not confined to Tennessee. III
was felt throughout the whole United States. and tho
Supreme Of Tennessee gained enduring honor Tor
advancing civilization that degree The court did noi
any phase OF tho IL considered even the
excuses King made for his act. But the Governor mas
brought all this naught Having the greater pswer 70
save he the courts power TO condemn ana has
whistlcd the Iatter's judgment down the wind with
stroke pen he has given hope to every murderer
In jals OF Tennessee. lie has rbused the jury ana
made light OF the states highest tribunal Of justice II
were Infinitely better the jury Of the trial court had
badc King to 60 free. We wish sincerely that 1t
had done So II better II the Governor had
granted an absolute PARDON lie has acted without the
support the trial jud-c. the jury or the prosecutor
usually an essential pcrquistc In ubernators cenencJ
and II remains for Kings art 70 solve the question
Of his freedom.
The evening "scmitarr vchemently denounces the
Governor in a sensational editorial aboundng In such
sentences these:
lie has spit upon the Of the state and Nation
and held out hand an assassin in whose per-
son was centred and upon whose fate depended the que
ton whether monry and influence In the South was sui
acicn. to make distinction between persons convicted
Of cold. boodcd murder.
The rescue Of H. Clay King the gsllows N which
all Of the courts country, after careful review "
the evidence had condemned him. crime more
damnablc even than the murder Of PO'ton.
lie has above all law. all right and all justice
What King did a. citizen he has done Chief ENecn
tive Of the State He has taken the law into his own
hands lie ha~ justified tho murder Of Poston lie has
saved tho lie has taken the smoking pistol
from Kings hand stepped into hi SHOW dppd his h" hs
in the blood OF his and ,raupcd upon the already
OUTRAGED turned a deaf o. ;he pfafncs
Of the victims family for justice lie haN made the Cow
crnor Of the state tho champion Of murdeTcrs.
The Governors conduct the bandaee from the eyes
Of Justice II pull, downs the pillars Of the tempe IL
Iaalylcs strong o the law. IL stiles the cry of
the widow and the or han. makes Of the court sham
II shakes foundation Of society and makes every
man a law unto hm-clf
II buchanan should he shot down from behind pillar
on tho portlco Of the Capitol 0day. King should be
slain on his way to The pltnt!ary. who shall that
the galowS would bear frulti
These publications aroused intense feeling A mass
meeting was arranged for tonight, at which Governor
buchanan was to have been hanged I'm cilgy. II was
given out that the Jail would be attacked and the
noorlous prisoner lynchcd. - great the anxiety
tina; Judge J. j. Dubosc Of the Criminal Court, Issued
| tho following order late this evening:
IL apI.ar.r to the court that there Is under
element public mind because Of the commurlton
OF the sentence Of H. Clay King who by the supreme
sentenced hang the 18th day Of August lso-
and further appearing that because of threatened mon
violence It is not safe To keep sd King in the
county al of Shelby County IL therefore ordered by
tho court tina, tho sheriff Of Shelby County. without do
Law take said King and deliver him TO the keeper Of the
penltentiary at Nashville in pursuance TO the order "a
made by the Governor committing his sentence to life I'M
| prisonment in the pcntntory Of the STATE.
! The whole country Is aroused. kilograms from
MississipI Arkansas and Tennessee are pouring in,
protesting with fiery indignation against the action OF
tho Governor.