The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-12

ONE NEGRO AssAssINATEs ANOTHER.

From the Vicksburg Herald.
Yesterday negro named Eli Morrison
was brought to the city from the Hubbard
Place." in this county, charged with the
murder of his brother-in-law, Geo. WASH
ingtOn. Jack Hunter stated he was hard by
when the killing took place-thaI several
quarrels had occurred between the two
negroes. Morrison said he intended to kill
George, and followed him to a lake where
he was fishing. Morrison approached very
close; took deliberate aim and shot the I'M
suspecting negro dead. In order to destroy
all traces of the diabolical crime, Morrison
tied stone to Georges neck and cast the
body into the lake. In the meantime, Jack
Hunter ran to Mr.. Hubbard's house and told
him of the assassination, when a crowd
gathered together and when in pursuit of
the assassin. He was found near the scene
of the murder covering up some blood and
arrested.
MURDER OF A WHITE MAN By A NEGRO.
From the Aberdeen Examiner.
freedman by the name of Tom Cham
bers came into the city on Thursday night,
and surrendered himself to Mayor Lee,
stating that he had stabbed Mr.. b. l.. Wad
ley. a farmer living near Smithville, in this
county, lin difficulty" The Mayor sent
him to Jail to await an examination, which
commenced on Monday morning, upon the
arrival of witnesses from SmIthville. From
well informed citizens of Smithville, We
CLEAN the following:
Mr.. Wadley, who is one of the most quiet
and peaceable men in the country, went to
the field for the purpose of giving some in
structons in regard to the cleaning OF
n-house, when his orders were insulting
ly responded to, and an alteration took
place, which resulted in the negro drawing
a dirk knife anG stabbing him in three
places, producing almost instant death.
Mr.. Wadley was in his shirt-sleeVes, and
and totally unarmed.
TREACHERoUs ASSASSINATION.
ScooBA, Miss, October al w. Dawson.
a prominent Democrat, was killed here to-
day by the President of the Board of Regis
trars and j. L. Gilmer, being eDuiced into
the store of the latter and murdered.
ATRoCIoUs CRIME BY UNKNOWN PARTIES.
From the Meridian Gazette.
Tuesday night little after moon-rise, a
party of disguised men went to the cabin of
a negro named Ned Beason, who lives about
six miles from here on the old Daleville
road, and called for him to come out. He
did not answer the summons Immediately,
and his wife got up to open the door. Be-
fore she could reach it, they tore off board
and shot and killed Ned, by firing through
the crack. They then told Ned's wife to put
the light out and go to bed. She extinguish-
ed the light, but instead of going to bed.
pulled up a loose plank in the floor, crawled
under the house and made her escape. She
lett her two little children in the cabin,
which was set fire to by the attacking party,
and the children perIshed in the flames.
The Meridian Mercury states the man
whose life was thus atrociously taken, was
a very bad character-a common thief
and outlaw, who was pest to both races.
LATER.
1t has since come to light that the fend
who committed this atrocious crime was
of the same race of his victim. The
Mercury of the 9TH says:
The trial of Lewis Anderson for the Ned
Beason outrage was yesterday set by JUS
tiee Henry, for Wednesday of next week.
witnesses living In Newton county have to
be summoned. la the meantime he is held
in close custody. Lewis Anderson is full
blooded citizen of African descent.