Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Deputy Marshals Anselm Lynch and F. L. Claiborne in Mississippi's southern district suspend U.S. District Court executions until further orders. Sheriff Izod plans to do the same for Circuit Court executions amid an awful scene in Natchez compared to major earthquakes.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Sheriff Izod has also announced his intention of doing the same as regards the executions which have emanated from the Circuit Court.
Why should there be any special use in holding the May term of the Circuit Court in the midst of such a scene as Natchez now exhibits--a scene which is pronounced more awful, by those who have seen it, than the desolations of the Calabrian and Chilean earthquakes.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Natchez
Key Persons
Outcome
suspension of processes under executions from u.s. district court and circuit court until further orders
Event Details
The two Deputy Marshals of the southern district of Mississippi, including Adams and adjoining counties, Anselm Lynch and F. L. Claiborne, have resolved to suspend process under executions from the District Court of the United States until further orders. Sheriff Izod intends to do the same for Circuit Court executions. Questions the utility of holding the May term of the Circuit Court amid the awful scene in Natchez, compared to Calabrian and Chilean earthquakes.