The leader., 1897-03-10
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL
Things That Were Done, Seen
and Heard Last Week.

Special Correspondence Of The Leadcr.I
JACKSON, MISS, March s.
In the Supreme Court last Mon.
day, the case OF Paul Jefi'ries vs..
the State WAS reversed. .Ieffrics
viii be remembered as the young
white man who was taken ont of
the Marshall county Jail and
brought to the penitentiary by
Travelling Sergeant Parchman and
for whom the sheriff of Marshall
came to Jackson on the next train.
Jeffries had taken an appeal, but
the Sergeant did not know it, and
brought the prisoner as he had
been directed, whereupon he was
pretty roundly denounced by the
Holly Springs correspondent of
the Times Democrat. who, it is un.
derstOOd, is q woman. Mr.. Parch.
man did some pretty salty writing
for the press, and but for the fact
that his accuser was woman.
would have said few more things
with which his mind was burden.
ed.
Another interesting case decid-
ed by the Supreme Court was that
OF the A. & V. railroad VS.. Mrs.
M. e. Inge. Mrs. Inge had built
a cosy residence in this city and
within 30 or 60 fee; of the railroad
track. Shortly after her house
was completed the railroad estab-
lished a depot within 100 yards of
Mrs. Inge's premises, and there
did all its switching. Mrs. Inge
claimed that her property. had
been seriously damaged by this
new arrangement and sued the
road for about $4,000. The jury
rewarded verdict for $500. The
railroad appealed and the judg-
ment of the court below was sus-
tanned. This is one instance of
wherein a property owner did not
consider property Increased in val.
ne by the proximity of a depot and
its accompanying convenience.
On the night of the Attn the Re-
publicans of JacksOn-that is, the
Hill faction Of them-held IA jollifi.
cation meeting in honor of the in
auguration Of Mr.. Mckinley and
the prospect of a slice of pie in the
near future. The leaders had very
thoughtfully provided keg or two
of beer and gallon or so of Jersey
Lightning, all of which was "refer-
red to" continuous like, and in a
short while the brother in black
was in "weavin' way" MINER
GUS patriotic speeches were made,
and resolutions adopted indorsing
Chas. Kerr for Receiver of Public
Moneys; r. j. Alcorn for p. Nj.
and s. A. Beadle, a colored lawyer
Of this city, for assistant district
attorney. Beadle sjust about as
fit for the place as Bob Ingersoll
would be for pastor of Quaker
church, but it is said he has Hills
endorsement, and if he has, that
will perhaps settle it. However,
Beadle is a clever and gentleman.
ly darkey, and as we are to have a
Republican In the places, he
will be about as satisfactory asany
of them.
The sheriff, beat constables and
few other officials got up a real
sensation on Thursday. The ne.
gro, Henry Murf, who was in Jail
here charged with cattle stealing,
burglary aud attempt to kill depot
agent Harris at Tougaloo, was to
have been taken there to have a
preliminary trial before Justice
Gordon, but before time to start
news arrived that a large mob had
formed and would hang Murf on
sight. The governor was notified
and visited the prisoner at the Jail,
stating the case fully and asking
him which he would rather do. re-
main in Jail or the penitentiary till
court meets in July. or go to Tou.
galoo to stand trial now and run
the risk OF having his neck brok-
en- by mob 2 The negro main.
tained his innocence, but declared
be did not want to go to TougalOo
just yet. The governor told the
darkey he was going to protect
him at all hazards, but it after
wards developed there was no
cause for any alarm. There was
not q visitor in Tougaloo that day.
The Justice came to Jackson, how
ever, on Friday, the wounded man,
Harris, being present and identi-
flying the negro positively, so that
he was bound over till court in Ju.
|ly.
Rev. w. q. Black, editor Of the
New Orleans Christian Advocate,
and one of the most able divines
| in the South, delighted the Mill
saps College boys Friday night