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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1887
Page
2
A statement declares L Maxwell as representative of Li nity at the November elector poll, asserting authority to guide the decision of the people through the ballot.
Announcement lists Alfred W. Smith as Floater Representative candidate for Lincoln and Jeffers counties pending Democratic convention action. A.M. Summers is announced for Jefferson and Lincoln counties as Sheriff candidate, subject to Democratic action. 8. P. Oliver is named as Lincoln County Sheriff candidate, pending Democratic convention action.
In Lincoln county B H Hodges is named as no candidate for Circuit Clerk, pending Democratic Convention action. In Lawrence county J W Ross is named as a candidate for Circuit and Chancery Clerk, subject to the Democratic party faction.
A details list shows A J Martin as treasurer nominee and D H Cox for assessor for Lincoln County. A Lincoln County Democratic Executive Committee meeting is called for July 9 at 1 a m, with key officials Cassidy and McNaim urging attendance for party business.
Copiah County residents hear Sexton pledge strict reform of state finances and abuse in leases. He criticizes debt buildup and the eye lease system, vows no electioneering, and says representation by Sexton and Ramsey will keep the county competitive.
The Winds County Grand Jury indicted Hamilton Eubanks and Albrecht for Gambrell’s murder and arraigned them last week. The State sought a venue change to Rankin County, granted after defense objections. The case will be in Rankin Circuit Court the second Monday in August. A penitentary lease system critique and Gen Catchings’ controversial letter are noted, along with Eunice Miller winning a gold medal at Halfin’s Institute for proficiency in music.
A Mississippi Confederate scout Lieut Gambrell dies after resisting twenty one Union sentries near Isk of Wight county. He refuses surrender, fires his revolvers, killing seven and wounding two before succumbing. Mrs Ely aids his burial and honors his memory. Brookhaven and Kosciusko papers note public figures and local debates on penitentiary matters, elections, and religious meetings.
Mississippi Board of Control reports at Jackson meeting that 51 convicts were at work on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad in Harrison County across three camps. noted violations include improper guard rules, lack of hospital space and bedding, insufficient diet for the sick, no devotional services, and convicts living without proper clothing or washing facilities. Two convicts deemed unfit for duty were sent back to Jackson and officers were ordered to remedy violations and enforce rules.
The piece denounces a penitentiary leasing system as vile and corrupt. It links the murder of Gambrell to a “murderous ring” that profits from abusive penology, arguing the system fosters tyranny and brutality by wardens or “hoses” over prisoners and communities.
A Signal Copiahan report outlines the Tule county Alliance nominating Portteal as a candidate. It describes the Alliance as non political, focused on mutual benefit for farmers through education and cooperative efforts in trade and commerce, with no aim to control individual candidates or discuss at meetings.
Authorized by Redbrick Gambrell’s parents, a Memorial Volume will catalog his childhood through manhood, honoring him as journalist, reformer, and political thinker. It will explore forces behind his work and assassination, with candid, clear treatment, prepared by respected state friends.
The items show May and June expenses for court staff totaling $600 plus per diem and mileage for several officials. A list of jurors for the July circuit court is presented in three weeks blocks with many named individuals. A Mississippian editor praises John Martin and notes Hamilton trial rhetoric. Price and reading notices follow.
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