The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-30
KILLED FOR HIS POLITICS
A Cowardiy and Asrscisus Murdcr at
~ Oxferd, MfssissiPpt.
.-.. TFrou, fhe NashviIIe Baauer.I

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A friend. just returned from visit Il
Oxford, Mississippi, brings Us intelli
gence of most shocking murder, per
petrated at that place on the day Of tn,
elaaion by the Radical Deputy Sheriff
and the Commission of Registration
for that county. The victim was VIM
Robert Jones, . youth of about nine,
teen years of age, son Of wealthy
planter, Mr.. Daniel Jones, of Oxford
Young Jones, who was distinguished
for his amiable disposition and quiet
demeauor, was speaking to one of his
fathers old servants ON the day Of cleo
tion, when the Commissioner of Registra'
tion aud the Deputy Sheriff Of the com.
ty, both Radicals of the most viruleni
and proscriptive type, and both under
the influence Of liquor, approached and
opened conversation with the negro
Young Jones told the colored boy to pay
no attention TO the Commissioner
whose name was Wyatt, that "he was a
Radical" At this the Deputy Sheriff,
named Jones, told Wyatt to shoot him.
Wyatt instantly drew his pistol and
fred at Jones and missed him, and as
the latter turned his head toward
Wyatt the Deputy Sheriff drew a pistol
aud shot him from behind, the ball en-
tering behind the ear and lodging be-
hind the left eye. The boy fell on the
sidewalk and was lifted up and con vey.
ed to doctors Office adjacent, where
he died in great agony on the Sunday
morning following, surrounded by his
distracted parents and kindred.
The occurrence oecasioned intense eI-
c.tsment. and but for the presence OF
the military Immediately thereafter,
who took the murderers into custody,
they would have been hanged on the
square by the excited populace. The
military conveyed them to the court
house, where they were kept under
strong guard. The excitement became
go intense among the community and
especially among tho students of the
college of that place, that it was appre-
hended that an attempt would be made
TO seize the murderers from their armed
custodians and execute them summarily.
Meanwhile reinforcement of military
was brought down to Oxford, and the
relatives of young Jones, including his
father, exerted their personal influence
to persuade their friends to dssist from
any attempt to anticipate the ends OF
justice.
The prisoners were fiually taken to
Jackson, Miss. to be examined, we pre-
sdme, before military court-the civil
law now in Mississippi being subserv-
lent to military justice-inter anna 81.
lent leges." 1t is to be hoped that by
whatever court this brutal assassina-
tion is to be Investigated, exact justice
will be meted out TO the assassins, for il
this were done the criminals would be
pretty sure to eIpiats their crimes on
the gallows. Being in high favor with
the dominant party in Mississippi, it is
to be feared, however, that the scoun
drels will be permitted to escape their
Just deserts.
The funeral of young Jones was at
tended bya large cOncourse of citizens
and friends. The bereaved family aud
kindred have our warmest sympathies
in this terrible affliction. They have
many relatives in this State and in this
city. The youths father aud mothor
were both educated in Nsshville-the
rurmrr graduate of the old Nashville
University, and the latter graduate
of the old Nashville Female Academy.
Young Jones was grand son of the late
Robert Sheegog, OF Hickman county,
who moved to Mississippi, and died at
Oxford short time before the war.