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Show State Executive Appeals io M Pleads to Let Law Take Its Course, Then Orders Out the Militia. JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 24-The excitement ex-citement aroused over an assault on Miss Mamie Marsh by a negro, continued con-tinued today. Its effect being heightened height-ened by the burning of a negro church. The flames are believed to have been of Incendiary origin. A negro with blood on his clothing and scratches on his face lias been arrested ar-rested and the police believe they have the right man. Tho negro has been put in tho city Jail, which Is surrounded by the local company of militia, called out by Gov. Vardamnn. Governor Takes a Hand. When the news of the crime reached him the Governor sent his friends all over the town as emissaries of law and order, telling them to plead with every man they met to ullow the law to take Its course. Then he started on a personal campaign. cam-paign. Charging up and down the main street, he expostulated with every group of men on tho corners and urged every argument at his command to Induce them to disperse. The Governor soon saw his efforts were likely to prove unavnlllng and finally went with the rapidly-Increasing mob to the courthouse, where, according accord-ing to rumorn, the young woman's us-snilant us-snilant wrts under guard. The reports were unfounded, but tho mob rofused to believe tho Sheriff and began making threatening demonstrations. demonstra-tions. An. Impassioned Address. Gov. Vardamnn, after instructing the Sheriff and his deputies to defend the prisoner to the last If he should be brought to them, mounted the steps and began an impassioned address. He declared the law provided fit and proper prop-er punishment for the crime in question, ques-tion, assured the citizens of Jackson that there would be no delay ln carrying car-rying lt into effect, and pleaded with them to "allow the law to take Its course." The Governor offered to pay $500 for the arrest of the negro providing he was delivered alive to the authorities. His appeal was listened to in silence. Militia Ordered Out. The local militia company was ordered or-dered out and under the Governor's personal direction will be used to protect pro-tect the prisoner. ( Miss Mamie Marsh was going home, -from--the Statehouse when she Wus seized by a negro and dragged Into tho yard of a residence. She was beaten into insensibility and may die from her Injuries. |