The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-15
Public Meeting Adopts Reso-
luton Mourning Death of
LiberatOr and COndemning
Author of Foul Deed.
WHOLE CITY MOURNS
Col. Bickle DenOunces Booth
and Calls Upon Authorities
to Visit Severe Punishment
on Assassin.

Fifty years ago today Abraham Lin
coin died from the effects of a pistol
shot wound inflicted by John Wilkes
Booth. News Of his death plunged
Richmond into grief. The Palladium
in its issue for this week fifty years
ago was printed with black column
rules and gives the following account
Of the manner in which Richmond re-
ceived the sad news:
when the sad news Of the assassi-
nation OF President Lincoln reached
this city, all business was suspended,
stores and shops were closed, flags
displayed at half-mast, bells tolled,
and the doors of business places and
private residences were hung with
mourning. Many persons appeared
upon the streets, and the deepest feel
: .ipg. WAS unauifeoked. In the afternoon
q large meeting Of the citizens assem-
bled at Starr hall. On motion DR..
Lewis Burk was called to the chair
and L. D. Stubs, Esq, was chosen
secretary.
prayer was offered by the Rev. A.
Aten. On motion committee was ap-
pointed, consisting of Jesse p. Sid.
dali. George Holland, Daniel B. Craw.
ford, John Yaryan and William G.
Scott to draft resolutions in reference
to the sentiment OF the meeting. Aft
er the retirement of the committee
the Rev. Mr.. Chapman being called,
made some appropriate and impres.
sive remarks"
Report Of Committee.
The resolutions committee in part
reported:
Whereas we have just received the
afflicting intelligence of the death of
President Lincoln:
Therefore be it resolved that in the
death Of President Lincoln the nation
mourns the loss of it's wisest pilot
and of its truest friend.
"That while to George Washington
we award the proud honor of being the
author of our united liberty. the his.
tory OF the past four years unmistak.
ably marks Abraham Lincoln as the
great restorer of these liberties
'That so foul an act demands the
rigorous punishment of the author
whether that be one individual, or the
result Of organized effort, but even in
the midst of our grief we deprecate
any wanton or lawless acts of vio
lence on the mere grounds of suspi
cion."
eIckie's Resolution.
After the unanimous adoption OF
this resolution. the following pream
BILE and resolutions offered by Col
Bickle were received with much ap
probation:
Whereas intelligence has reached
us of the assassination Of President
Lincoln by the most fiendish and dia
bolical act of cruelty and hellish in
gratitude. which the heart of traitor
Gus fiend in human shape could con
ceive, and whereas, by this act, the
United States, In the midst Of rejoic
ing for the triumph of the union over
anarchy, liberty over slavery, equal
and just laws over naughty aristocra.
cy and oppression, peace. good will
and equality over bloody strife, hatred
and insolent domineering, have been
called to mourn In unutterable grief
the sudden fall OF a great and good
man, who led by the oracles of God
and the teachings Of pure religion
tempered justice with mercy, benevo.
lence with duty. forbearance with
necessity. and in all things exhibited
a humanity as sincere and pervadins
as his patriotism was pure and unset.
fish, and
Whereas, all our sympathies and
sufferings, our pity and endurance
our liberality and commiseration
have by this one fell stroke. of brutal
ingratitude and treachery been set al
naught with the same scornful disre
gard Of national clemency. as was ex
hibited in the traitorous blow, struck
at national unity.
Guard Aoainst Traitors.
Therefore. Resolved that we recog
nize in this deep calamity the same
providence Of God which we devoutly
believe has guided US in our national
struggles. admonishing us to be on our
guard against traitors, whether con
fronting us in the field or sheltered un
der our hospitality, who have thus
demonstrated that malignity is their
sentiment and vengeance is their mot.