The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-02
MERIDIAN QUIET AFTER EXCITEMENT. Negro Paris StoutIy Refuses to
 Make Confession STOCkT0N'S FUNERAL HELD A Special Term of Court Is Ordered By Judge Hall for the I'm.
 mediate Trial of the
 CuIprit.
 
STOCKTON'S FUNERAL HELD

Meridian. Miss. March 1.-(special.)-- The city is quiet tonight and no disturb ance occurred last night or today to mar the peace brought about by the as- semb1ing of the militia here.
 All efforts to induce Paris to confess to his crime have been unavailing so far and he still stoutly maintains that he is innocent and that Joe Murray the Bir- mingham negro. is the one who did the shooting and escaped after striking him (Paris) over the head with the pistol which the officers found. The United l States officers are now searching for Murray and if he is found and proves an alibi then the statement of Paris will fall to pieces
 An order has been received by the local military authorities from Adjutant Gen eral Fridge that the militia be dispersed as soon as all danger is passed He also notified them that Company As guns had been shipped. They were received last night. Sheriff Temple stated last night that after tonight he thought that for his deputies there would besno danger to remain alone in the jail with the prison CTS. A number of the men are off today. The entire command will again be on duty tonight.
 Company IT, from Newton, commanded l by Captain Chambliss, went home this af ternoon, and it is understood that the two local companies will be discharged to- | morrow morning.
 Federal Officers Want Him. | The question of holding J. P Paris as a federal prisoner was agitated both here and in Jackson yesterday but really there | was no decision to make in the matter as the more serious crime always takes | precedence and the county authorities | having possession of Paris on the murder charge the federal authorities could not | claim the prisoner on the robbery charge. Warren Munroe and wife and an old colored woman named Fannie Jones, who were arrested yesterday afternoon on charge of complicity in the mail robbery. were released this afternoon on bond
 Judge G. Q. Hall arrived this morning from Louisville and came down town early to sign the order converting the circuit court on March 21 In special session for | the purpose of giving a speedy trial to J. P. Paris and the settling of some other | cases.
 | Following Is the order issued by Judge Hall:
 Special Term of Court.
 "A special term of the circuit court | of Lauderdale county, state of Missis- | sppi, is hereby ordered to be begun on Monday, the 2ist day of March, A. D., 1904 and continue so long as business may require.
 Further ordered that the requisite num- Der of jurors be drawn for the first week | to constitute the juries grand and petit. Apd hot A,a i0a fOr, 70 in the manner and for the length of time prescribed by law.
 Ordered this, the 29th day of February. A. D., 1904. G. c. HALL, Judge Tenth Circuit Court District.
 "A true copy filed March 1, A. D., 1904.
 'sw. D. CAMERON,
 Circuit Clerk"
 stockton's Funeral Held.
 The funeral of John R. Stockton was conducted from the First Methodist church at 10 o'clock this morning. The church was crowded to it's utmost and many people stood in the aisles. At the appointed hour the pall-bearers, who were Messrs. w. H. Ormond, L. P. Brown, Andrew Suttle Thomas Harmon, John A. Lewis and B. Pennington entered the church with the casket covered with flowers, containing the remains to the sad strains of The Dirge." rendered by Mrs. Malone, the organist. Then entered the family and K. of P. lodge. who had charge of the burial of MT. Stockton. The funeral rites performed by the Rev. c. w. Lewis, assisted by the Rev Hop per, were touching and impressive. The soft sweet hymns of Asleep in Jesus" Lead Kindly Light and Abide With Me-" were sung by the choir. The latter was a great favorite with MT. Stockton and 1t is said that last Sunday after his song was sung at the morning services MT. Stockton remarked to some friends that the words of this song gave him such sweet hope and he enjoyed sing Ing 1t.
 After the services at the church the remains were carried to Magnolia cem- etery where all that was mortal of Mir. Stockton was tenderly laid to rest be- heath an avalanche of beautiful floral decorations