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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
2
The Brookhaven header notes financial pressure on the local paper as seasonal costs rise and readers are urged to settle outstanding bills. It mentions the summer print run, increased expenses, and a forthcoming issue delivery while asking patrons to remit debts.
Mississippi items report political shifts, crimes, business ventures, and social events. Notable noted figures include Noel and Armule college topics, Vicksburg industry aims, and Raymonds Methodist anniversary. Sheriff violence, public notices, and river concerns color the roundup with scattered town reports.
The Supreme Court reverses the conviction of Gambivll and orders a new trial after holding the prosecution failed to prove premeditation and malice. Justice Arnold dissents, arguing for affirmed judgment. accompanying opinions discuss related cases and instructions to lower courts.
The Mississippi Supreme Court altered the lower judgment in the Hamilton case, reversing as to Bahaikes while granting Ail. It upheld the murder verdict against Roderick Gambrell and Hamilton, with Justice Arnold’s dissent praised by reform advocates. An ex-legislator from Bolivar, Laecious Lowe, has been sent to prison for murder.
An 1880s Mississippi Georgia critique denounces convict leasing as cruel and immoral. It cites high death rates, inhumane camp conditions, and the moral harm of private control over prisoners, urging abolition and full state responsibility. It notes repeated pardons and escapes as evidence of systemic failure and calls for reform or end of the system.
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