The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-18
Finding or the EIudy o. 81. b..
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Larry NU lArI NNNNHN morning. fll@
tclligencc of me finding 81 tHa body
Of j. r.. rlrou having rrgad
through the town. so0la Iafserrovd
composed OF both race. mJ al' aees,
were collected at thc ra..t.. bridge
which crosse Town Crock.
For thc Information of readers who
arc unacquaiuted IS Ma thg locality, wo
will describe &C.. The bridge d one
hundred andiny icctIoug. auddur.ug
high water in The river, tfa whole
space under IL O. covered with back
water. Such was hc case when Par
sons was missing The creek proper.
Is not more than tcu feet vias, u1
just la the centre, JItr budy Ua- found.
For the last week. the water has been
running out until DO wu. iH tHa bed
and not moro than two feet deep.
A jury of inqurs. having been am-
pannelcd, the body $50 atu auslul
upon Il was found api..ol. ac pipe
and some paper, amun. Nhiabu saH
unsigned petition to thc President
evidently drawn up by Alm-eif-to
have him appointed Posi- Master Of
Jackson. ~ set forth .hat Dr. w1
"a graduate OF Yale College. bad
served In the Federal Army oaryeaH,
was a republican, aud bad aided iu rec
construction; maruc vr- ap upright
and worthy citizen, and mlI5 a9mpc-
tent for the position.
Dr. Crandal. us. a.. Post Surgeon,
and Dr. Carter CITY Physician rAam-
incd the body.
The following fcp were then cli-
cited
Or. Crandal. U.s.A- sworn Was
satisfied that there Wa ao appearance
Of violence about thp body never saw
a body that had come 90 death violent
IS that had les appearance af b. lie
had made thorough DA mIHatiuu.
Dr. Carter-sworil--lIi- evidence was
about the same as d.. tsHuaIl.#.
Mr. Bcaullicu-sW orU-lIs e .afHf-
ed the body. Was pHs-iu4 over the
bridge and saw % coat Il tlH Hatgr.-
Went down and examined, AND found
that there was "a body iu it Went up
town aud informed elrriN Netlab.
Henry Brown, culorcd, sworn Heard
that the body Dan been found and
came down 90 see ~ DO wa4 fo. Saw ~
In the water. Know nothing about
now 10 came there.
John Martin, ColOr.d, sWou--tamg
down with Henry Brown and sassy ihe
body: didn't interrupt De-. hut went uu
town to report go Parauua frIeud.
don't know how the body came there's
was not la town The night that Par
sons was missing; u'N.. beard Huy
threats made against HIu.
Dallas Smith, Dn.urrl HJu- Was
there with other WIfu. dIi NOT Hn
near the body. WH. afraid. Jim
Thomas pulled thn bod across thu
creek with "a pole, never hai heard
any threats against M Parse u#
John Irving, cOlUrcd. Wuru-N Was
there when Jim IhomH pulled tho
body across the creek with a pole,
never had heard threat against I1r-
sons; knew nothing about how Dc
came there, but had heard amebody
In crow 4 say that they bad heard
that Morris, Who worked Tor Mr.. IaE-
lor, had said that ho .aw Parsons ou
the bridge. with another maH. on MrH-
nesday night.
James Thomas o0'orrl HHu
Heard Dallas Smith ana john IRVING
calling, came NbNIl TOD |'I' .t#.st h|..
a pole and examined the coat With .t.
Discovered that % contained d body.
Didn't know anything cleo ahrH. d..
Basil Dorsey, coiored. sHufH.~#
Heard yesterday chat IarHHs t4i
had been round lu the .rees Mr. .er
City Marshal and himself hau'D# iH
the creek yesterday for tu- body.
Milly Patton. DuIulDd, worn
Found a bat yesterday on The bank Of
the creek where the water bad left lJ.
Carried 10 up % Parsons friends who
said IL was HI. Didu'tkU0W anything
else about the affair. Never saw Par
sens in her life.
Mr.. Sherington'4 testimony SEA .He
same a. that elected at rrrNlou- rA-
animation and reported Dbl TIM 'fHI-
OK Of Thursday last.
The Jury then adjourned untH %
o'clock 20 that the man Morris "Ho
had been reported 20 hnFe been heueI
to say that be Jaw parous on the
bridge. might bc found Atao'eionk,
they met and adjourned untu Monday
morning.