Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-20
THE cATAH0ULA VENDETTA.
Erief History Of tas Events Leading to the
Tragedy.

The New Orleans 7 ines Of Friday
says: The terrible tragedy which Oc-
CURED in 1atahOula. parish, on the
5 s-eambUat st. M3Tys, Is the sequel, we
trust, to an old leud which has ragged in
tfat parish for fifteen or twenty years.
The two principals, Colonel Charles
Jones ana General 81. John Liddell,
were prominent planters and citizens
of the parish Colonel Jones Is ma
tive, we believe, OF Kentucky, and is
about tifty-fve years Old. He married
a Cincinnati lady OF wealth, purchased
a large plantation in CatahOula parish,
which ne has cultivated for many
years. General Liddeii is native of
Wilkinson county, Mississippi, was
a cadet at West Point, and we
believe held a commission in the
United States army. For the
greater part Of his manhood he has
been a planter ia CaJahOuia, where,
and throughout this state and MIssis-
-ippi, ne had acquired the strong
friendship OF "a large circle OF friends
aiid relatives. Both geniemtu served
ian The t@le war on the Confederate
s.,o. General Liic..,,..-1..ll commanding a
fire brigade, which he handled MIN
great skill aud ZallauJry. Ge was es-
peUiaily prominent in the operations
around Mobile, when that city was
aSsailed and beieaguered by General
Csuby. General Liddell has recently
been made a widOWer, and Colonel
jones wife is ROW in Europe.
the ieud between these two neigh
bOrS commenced some twenty yearS
ago, in an incident which, though en-
velOped ia some mystery as 10 the
cal-e, was we'll calculated to engender
bi.teI hOstilities. y lady Of Nltchez,
who was sujOurniug at Gen. LiddelPs
house, conceived herself grossly IN
suited by something which WIS re-
ported TO her as having been said by
Col. Jones. she demanded of Gen.
Liadeil to accompany her to Jones, IN
order TO obtain repdratiOn i0r the al
Ies,ad offtnse. Liddell could not
reuse her request. Arriving IN
front of Jones house he was
called to the gate, and a conversation
ensued between him and the lady,
which was terminated by her draw
! ing u pistol and shooting him IN the
/ face, and as he turned 70 move OF an
I other shot was Ered into his body.
/ These were very severe wounds, and
Col. Jones was laid up for long tune
I with them. Jones determined % hold
Lddell responsible for this act, aud a
lOug series OF Threatened assaults and
I preparations for uuel5 and nights be-
( tween the principals ana their friends
( followed. The whole country was
| kept disturbed for several years by this
l feud. Several rencOntFe5 resulted from
/ il, and the parties all went armed and
made arsenals Of their houses, in ap-
pFthensiOn OF assaults. On one OcCa-
sion q certain party who WAS friend
/ of Jones, and VINO vas reported to
] have gone, with others, to the town Of
/ Monroe, with a view OF engaging IN a
/ general fight with party of Liddell's
Z friends, in returning from town in his
/ PIC was shot and killed in front of
| General Liddeli.s plantation. General
| L. was charged with TINS homieide,
! his trial was moved to another parish
/ and he EeS acquitted.
Shortly..belore the war there was an
/ arnlistice- and an agreement 10 termi-
nate the feud between the two gentle
men, but they never became friends
I VI ANAO any AAfNANNNNA1N w. N'-~--
/ other.
Quite recently the old feud broke
out again from the same unhappy af-
/ fair, which led to the melancholy
/ traIedy of the homicide OF Mr.. John
/ Nixon. This gentleman vas . friend
of Colonel Jones, aHd although Gen
/ eral Liddell had no connection with
1 that homicide, and there were no
friendly relations between him and the
/ gel tlenan at wnOse hands Mr.. Nixon
/ received his death blow, tits cQptrO-
versy growing cat Of contest be-
Z tsygen Jones and LiddeiI f0p the pos
/ ses.aou Of the latter'S property, which
{ bad been sold under a mortgage and
',aGslt by Mr. Cammack, became so
~. ~ 20 revive toe old hostility,
i oI'iol d,~edity has been constantly
ann snorabended end b,@eWeen them.
d is sad indeed, tit Ghat ali4cuity 5:lliy
should result. AZ it has, in '0c kiliihB
of ;, gentleman 0f The chivalric c'af-
ara.ter of General Liddeli, under cir
cunlstances of the horrible and sam
ouiaarv nature Of those reported to Us.
General Liddeil was gentleman oi
fft,,-eight wears OF age, and he was
GREATLY esteemed by all VINO knew
{ him