The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-04-22

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Nhe. after Zoe sllsilenve 10 halt.
hrvd on Lim andsh him ihssagb
tho head. Murlock whom ads ase.
ing eu Jnrvia wps brndi4hing bis
pistol md ordering the way ~ he
clear, and when uct BY Mr. JARVIS
he wa. In tte act ~ taking rim AZ
Linn when Jstvis 6red. \ Nas on
the spot Within tive miTtes after
he feli q doetof was sent for. WHO
pronounced his wounds mortal. and
stated he could not live hong. I
then came for a wagon 70 move
him from the place where he fell and
when The wagon reached The ground
he had been removed TO one Jack
Browder's house. AT the earnest
request Of Mr., Fletcher, Jno. Harri-
son and Others, supported by the
District Attorney, requesting me to
leave him inthc land Of his friend.
and npoh every reasonable fAdica-
tion Of his critical condition, | con-
sentel (; that request wa granted
at about four o'clok. AZ about 8
O'Clock a warrant was got out before
W. W. Mitchell, Mayor Of Batesyllc
for the arrest Of Jarvis, on the
charge Of murder, and was placed
iRihe hands Of James Brady for cx-
ecnlion. Jarvis was arrested, but
a writ Of hdJeas corpus having been
sued out before Judge Fisher, there
vas no investigation. The matter
Is now pending before the Court, and
VIII come OF in u few hours. should
decision be reached before tho
mail closes, | will inform you. II
was also informed mt about 10 o'clock
that Murdock's condition had some
what improved, and there was some
chances for his recovery. | at once
raised a posse and went to the house
where he was, TO take possession Of
bis body and remove it to Jail, but
he had been removed at about II
o'clock.
have been unable, up to this
time, q get any trace ~ him. The
general impression IS that he cannot
live, yet il Is all conjecture. You
cannot form any idea Of the excite
meni and il is astonishing that we
not mobbed when at Batesyillc
! tried to summon a posse to assist
in capturing Murlo,k, but could
not induce any one to assist. Now
every effort Is made 70 have Jmyis
indicted ,by the Grand Jury for
at Murdoch, ID the discliar-
&c ofhis official duties, AID With d
circnit Court capais in his pocket
E-NNA.fH f4.L "a EM III E'LMH MHA 4
for his arrest, on the face ola proc
issued by the Governor,
some fine ago, offering a reward for
arrest, and think declaring
him AZ outlaw; the indictment against
j. murder The citizens Of Bates
vile and Of this county generally,
have No ground for refusing their
TO the p%ficersof the coun-
" they cannot shield themselves
~ any oppression from any county
Officers The tax in this county Is.
! believe, the smallest that ever Was
levied, and the smallest IN the State.
! have constantly labored to briug
about q, good feeling between ali
parties have been ready q 10 my
duty nj whatever cost or risk, and |
cannot see a'Yy excuse that en- pal.
their acts. Murdoch has been
9 l the Eli habit Of yisitiag Batessiile
frequently, and made II q special
pleasure =, ! Judge, to make his visits
the sitting sotponr Courts,
hereby bringing int9 eontempt tho
and everything connected !
Whit, tt he persecution indicted ;
y dark, y of that nature that i'll
hey succeed IL llavsag him bound
'yer, i y yirtually the outlaw That I
'ulcd and not. the law; nor can
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