Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-24
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One Brother Killed and Anoisst
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Goodman was the scene on last
Monday night, Of one Of the
bloOdiest ARRAYS which this coun
ty has ever witnessed. The plain
unvarnished facts Of the case show
beyond peradventure, that James
R. Bowen, the murderer, Is q iend
in human forms regular ApGR.
cat, who Graves life, but for the
privilege Of gloatingly feasting
upon the blood Of man.
MIR. Phil. Raiford, his brother
Ed. Raiford and Mr.. Green, oil
citizens Of the county; came to
town on Monday evening. They
took, perhaps, several drinks, and
doubtless some Of them felt the
effects Of their drinking to q lin
tied extent. About 0 o'clock In
the night, the party began to make
preparations to 60 home, MIR. Ed.
Raiford drove his buggy up in
front of the hotel, Mr.. Phil. Raj
ford led his horse up, ready TO
mount; Green seemed a little dis
posed to linger and manifested
some disposition to be noisy,
but by no means annoy
ing. Ed. Raiford got into
his buggy and he and his brother
both told Green to get into the
buggy that they might all 60
home. Just at this moment Bowen
came down from his room in the
second story Of me hotel build
ing, and assuming to be a magis-
trate, ordered several persons pres
ent to arrest the Raifords and
Green, accompanying his order to
arrest with such denunciation Of
the Raifords and Green, as, "you
are q damned set Of sOoundrels,
liars, ETC." mir. Phil. RaiEord said
to Bowen, that none Of his party
had done anything to be arrested
for, and that they were starting
home, and that they could not be
arrested unless they had done
something to justify it. Bowen,
with his pistol in his hand under
his coat, continued his denuncia-
ton of the Raifords, until Mr..
Phil. Raiford said to him that he
was acting the fool, and had bet.
ter 90 to his room and go to bed
and that they would 60 home. AT
this point, Bowen, who seemed TO
imagine that the pacific conduct
of the Raifords was indicative Of
cowardice, became keenly severe
in his denunciations. These de
/ nunciations were repelled by Mr.
r Phil. Raiford, denounCing Bower
: as q liar. The words had not fall
+ en- from Raiford's lips ere Bower
G fired, his first shot taking effect il
) the left breast of Phil. Raiford
. from the effects of which he dieC
in one hour. Bowen's seconC
e shot took effect in the abdomen o
e Ed. Raiford, and was fired just o.
q Ed. Raiford was jumping from tn
V buggy TO rescue his brother.
4 Bowen fired two additiona
J. shots into the general crowd O
y human beings present, not seem
ing to care who he killed. Hav
ing completed his bloody work
and while the crowd were stand
D ing in mute astonishment no
knowing exactly what had beeI
! done, he fed, and on Tuesda,
g morning boarded the upwar,
/ bound train, at Pickens Station
d When the train arrived at Good
It man, search was made and Bowe
: was discovered and captured b
l. the law. abiding citizens.
1t The community was much e2
l. cited, and that excitement We
j? greatly augmented by the who'll
Ie unnecessary demonstrations
,r the negroes, in the interest
&c Bowen. This bloody deed hi
a. desolated the hearthstones of tw
IS or three of our worthiest familie
e. The people-we mean the whit
H. people, are determined that IL
l. law shall take its course, an
ID that justice shall be dor
u according to the facts. The
" don't desire, nor will the
10 willingly resort to violence, bu
Of it may as we'll be said now an
" here, that, by the eternal Co
at all the powers Of loyal leagueisI
rs aided by carpet-bag. devilism,
&C its most hldeous form, shall n
IL prevent the law from taking
p. regular and legitimate course
re this case. Bowen has, since b
he advent here, been working upc
IN the negroes, day and night, tryil
* to win them to has support and
Is would seem to a great extent b
a been successful. He went Ia
1t Saturday night into the midst
er several hundred, secretly, and q
,ly vlsed them that it was importa
or that they organize a colored CO
de pany Of militia, for mutual pl
Is lection, with him for Captain.
en- (Bowen was taken to the couT