The leader., 1901-11-13
Mr.. &. Ii. Lampkin Corrccts
Some Wrong Reports About
His BrOthpr

Some Wrong Reports About
His Brother.
EDITOR OF The LEADER:-You will
please publish my denial of an article
in your last weeks paper, which, /
suppose, was an extract from an arti-
Gle published in the Vicksburg Post,
of recent date; as | find the same false
statement made and quoted by the
Hazlehurst Courier
A. w. Lampkin was not "incarcera
ted in the insane hospital for having
treatened the life of a young lady
who refused to marry him.. This state
ment is utterly false as to the threat,
and as to the cause, Notwithstanding
the statement of the Vicksburg Posts
special correspondent to the contrary.
AS to A.W. Lampkin being adjudged
of "unsound mind" brings out the
serious facts as to the methods by
which he was incarcerated. \ trouble
had occurred on Saturday, beforenoon;
| was the first party sent for, and the
first to arrive, and the first to hear the
statement of the cause, and the first to
speak to my brother after the occur
renee. Not a word was said by any
one as to any threat, or attempt to kill
or harm the young lady, except to de-
tain her to hear what he had to say;
which words we're intended to break
off the engagement, then existing, in
stead of to perpetuate it. He went
from there to the postoffice and then
back to my home where found him.
He spent an hour or two in town that
night, part of the time not more than
twenty PAGES from the mayors office;
he spent Sunday quietly at my home,
and on Sunday night attended church.
On Monday morning the mayors office
was "rung up" by lady living in the
neighborhood, where this trouble had
occurred, aud she stated that "Mr
Lampkin was up tree trying to shoot
them" This caused the mayor to take
a posse and go after him; when he
arrived he found that it was tele-
phone man quietly mending wire.
Having sworn out an affidavit for my
brother, they must carry it into execu-
ton, and so they did three hours later,
when he arrived "up town" He was
not arrested on a charge of insanity
but for the disturbance of the peace.
When in the office of Elk Mayor H. M.
Buckley, he was turned over," as was
said, "to the physicians the doors
were closed, he had no jury, and was
denied his right of having witnesses;
however, in twenty minutes time the
papers we're made out, and he was put
into the hands of the constable by the
mayor, who says that he never acted
| officially. A magistrate acted officially
by affixing a seal, but declared that he
did not put my brother in charge of
the constable or swear in any wit
nesses. Could SUCH THING OCCUR IN
MISSISSIPPI!
NJ DIOIutI ouUuuiIlcu HulCtlys phiuh
ing that the authorities would not ac-
cept him at the Hospital but the pa
pers were too-well fixed for this good
fortune, or for the critical test, by
giving him the quality of "indiffer-
ence", so while he was awaiting with
soldierly Indifference (he was in the
United States army eleven years., the
authorities accepted him.
The parties being sued are two doc
tors and the eXmayor, each of whom
signed the commitment papers. He
was released on a writ Of habeas cor
pus, showing the illegality of the par
ties action. AS to the correctness of
their judgement we herewith submit a
copy of a statement given by the
States expert on Insanity and Super
intendent of the State Insane Hospital,
DR.. T. j. Mitchell:
ITO whom it may conce rn:-Mr. A.
w. Lampkin has been an inmate of
this institution far the past or days
and while here he has betrayed moth
ing like mental insanity. To-day he
has been discharged from the insane
hospital by the Chancellor.
Respectfully submitted,
ST. J. MITCHELL, Nj. D.,
"Supt. State Insane Hospital.
November l, 1900"
We have asked the Vicksburg Pc st
to correct it's statement and we here
ask the Hazlehurst Courier and other
papers which have copied this state
ment to copy this denial or correct
statement at once. Truly yours,
G. B. LAMPKIN.
Wesson, Miss.