The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-04

andI 90 to. the house to do it, Negro
said he had marched through Mexico
in 'e3 and would go through wesson in a
Rev Mr.. DOwnes, (white) At
Beauregard, saw negres loading guns, fix
ing locks, etc. Had apprehensiOns of diff
ficulty. STOPPED at WessOn and notified
whites that the negroes were arming and
coming. Told Bosrrick and Wilks. Heard
firing before 1 got home.
Mr.. Hooker lwhite) city Marshal of Beau
regard. saw signs OF difficulty. -Four or five
negroes with guns Ben. King. Jr-, Mayor
of Beauregardl said lets go to Wesson and
stop 1t, the officers appointed for Wesson
have not qualified Came on at Standford's 3,
heard two guns ire. said don't look back,
the negroes will suspect us. said to the
whites, ~get your tools ready Told Bos-
trick of the threats had heard. Robinson
ia him. Warned them lat WessOn) the ne
groes had threatened TO come land clean
them out or wipe out the town."
Ben. King, Jr., Mayor of Beauregard)
went to Hooker and told him negroes were
making theats. Told him TO go and sup
press the difficulty. Went to Wesson,
Hundred yards from Stanford's l heard two
guns. Then others fired, four in all. (These
were preparations for reloading.) Saw
Wilkes and told him that the town was
threatened. Reid came in with two pistols.
Bostrick asked about threats. l said they
had been made. Bostrick did not believe it.
SAID saw six or eight negroes in one house.
Heard them say there s-world be devil to
pay Aaron spoke of gun" etc.
James Prewett, (white) heard negroes
meet them. Went up to Mrs. Purdom's
near the fight. Saw BOstrick (white) fall
first; then Two Others fell. First smoke
came from negro's gun. A pistol was
picked up where Henry Pierce fell
First fire from the
negroes.
Mr.. Pritchard, (WShite, Looked
up and saw negroes coming. The boys
(white mem went TO meet them. Negroes
tiourishing weapons and yelling. Mitchell.
(negro) fired a gun. Bostrick fell-then
negroes fell. After hearing of negroes
threats, young men consulted about what
was best to do. They concluded it would
be best to meet them to prevent destruction
of other parties and property.
w. ID. Cook, (white) was at the store.
Parson Downie came from Beauregard and
notified whites that a party of negroes
were at a house armed to attack Wesson.
Saw them coming. Heard yell. Waving
guns. Guns fired by negroes-one other
iired-and then firing general.
Rostrick fell from first fire.
Mrs. Henley, (white) was coming with OK
wagon by S. Jackson's. Seven men me
groes) came out. Henry Pierce said shell
is on the ground to-day"
Mr.. Keeton, (white) saw the whites
coming. The blacks said they 1.-THE blacks
had come for satisfaction. Some of the
whites told them to go back. Some said
shoot if you dare. Both cursing. Wilkes
(white) was not armed, he said to the ne
grOes, ''go back"
Mrs. Prewett, (white) heard loud talking,
negro men walking briskly with arms,
cursing, and telling each other be ''brave."
Their guns were on their shoulders when
they passed my house.
X. ID. Anderson. Saw white men go by.
Saw negroes COMING. Roth fast, Black
men fired first, and after that could not tell
who Iired. Combatants twenty feet apart.
The result of the affray was that two
white men were wounded, three negroes
killed and fourth wounded.