The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1922-06-22
1000 ATTEND
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Vast Throng Gathers to Honor Memory
of ChaS. \. MurehisOn.

4 An audience estimated at between
l,5o0 and 2.OO0-the largest that has
ever assembled for an occasion at the
! big open air auditorium near the Ii
! Ibrary-gathered Sunday night 10 do
honor to the memory of the late Deputy
Sheriff Chas. n MurchisOn and tO ex-
press their gratitude for the sacrifice
he made for the cause of law and order
Ia Fulton County. The immenSity of
the crowd and the spirit with which
they assembled was evidence of the
great esteem in which the people Of Full
ton County held Mr.. Murchison, who
last Monday morning fell mOrtally
wounded hy Ruby Emerson, an alleged
nDOushiueI.
r A-eTosram ileflttlng the occasion was
rendered. the feature Of the evening be-
ing strong address 10y the Hon. Fla
vious Il. Martin. commonwealth at
torney of the First judicial district
AS a prelude to the program some ex-
cellent selections were rendered by the
Hunziker Concert Band. who also play
ed the accompaniment for the songs
which were sung by the audience.
The Rev. A. ;. Petite acted as chair
man of the meeting and called on the
Rev. W. \. Banks 10 deliver the invO-
audience. after which the following res
olutions were read 10y the Rev. f. \.
Tucker, and adopted unanimously by
rising vote:
Our friend and neighbOr. Charles y
Murchison, while in the discharge of
his duties as member of the staff of
the Sheriff of Fulton County, met
tragic death at the hands Of an alleged
" ol .f . h.. h.. IN,
stant; Thefore, be ii
Resolved: That we citizens of the
community express our deep apprecia-
tion, admiration and love for this fear
less officer who gave up his life in de-
votion TO duty. That we commend his
example of faithfulness and fidelity to
the cause of right and law enforcement.
Resolved, further: That we deplore
the spirit of lawlessness that brought
about the untimely death of this good
man; That we pledge ourselves TO those
high ideals of government that look to
a more perfect enforcement of the law /;
That we lend ur influence 10 the reg
ularly constituted agencies for the en-
forcement of the law; That we stand
ready, as did this man, to shed our
blood, If need be, for the protection of
our homes and our sacred institutions.
Be il further
Resolved: That we extend to Mrs.
Nurchison and her two boys our love
and sympathy and that we stand al
ways ready TO cooperate with them and
help hem bear this great grief and sor-
row.
After a short Introductory speech by
the chairman, Judge Martin was pre-
sented to the audience and his deliver
ance was one of the most forceful
Speeches ever heard here in urging
stronger cooperation on the part OF the
citizens in helping TO enforce the law in
Fulton County. He made plain how diff
fcult it Is for the officers to break up
iawlessness and bring lawbreakers to
Justice without the cooperation of the
law abiding element in the county, and
urged the citizens who accepted the res
possibility of jury service to realize
the weight of that responsibility and
power which they might exert in law en-
forcement In closing he paid high
tribute to the qualities of Mr.. Murchi-
son as a man and as officer deploring
the fact that surrounded by civilization
a man should shoot down an ofhcer OF
the law i'm discharge of his duty in or
der to escape a possible fine and Jail
sentence which might arise from con-
viction for a smaller crime HIS entire
address was received with great enthus-
nsm by the audience.
At the close of the address, after a
lew words from the chairman OF the
meeting, the Rev. e. L. Miley said the
|benediction, and the crowd dispersed
with the feeling that this meeting VIII
have fits effect in the country. and that
Chas. A. Murchison did not die In vain.