The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-07-01
The Oxford DIFFICULTY.

fovW ~ VNfnfH last week, fud a.
We gathered them from eve witness
a. 10 tie affair we know that the
facts as setf rth herein arc true.
Col. Lamar was standingncar tic
Office Of the Clerk Of The Court when
a drunk man came up sud told him
he had been badly treated and want
cd to make a complaint to the May
or. Whilst he was talking to him
a crowd Of men came Up some Of
them Z. :. soldiers and stopped, one
of them who turned out to be ear
~pct-bagger from Macon Mississippi.
whose name was Whistler. was
cursing and abusing some person in
a most violent manner, and pointing
to the drunken man exclaimed,
''thcre he is now when the latter
turned and said "well what have you
iosay to him." Then Whistler drew
his pistol, but after n violent struggle
he was disarmed and led away by
the soldiers. Whistler was under
arrest At the time for previous yio-
lcnco to the man. Col. Lamar said
nothing, but walked AWAY. The
man Whistler meeting Col. i. II
moment alter began to put some
idle question to him which having
answered very ciyilly the Col. left
Him, as he was leaving tho mar
Whistler said in a low tone of voice,
"tliat is Lamar and a id dog he
isl to which Col. l.. made no rcply.
But when he returned 10 the Count
house, he asked I'm officer of the
Court whit was done with the man
he had arrested, he replied 81 turned
linn over to the Mayor, but the sol
diers took him OIL. | will arrest
him again and deliver him to the
Town Marshal" Col. L. said "not
tine same. thing may happen again,
l will call Judge Hills attention to
it. He ross aud described what he
had Witnessed on the street, said he
believed the nun was OF u violent,
dlsorderly and murdoroua character,
and acting evidently under the i'm
preston that the military were here
to protect him IN his rullianism, call.
the attention of the Court to the
fact that 1t had the day before bound
IL men charged with Ku-Klux-
ism to keep tho peace, he asked for
i to pursue tho same course with
man, who was here as T.. s.
and seemed to think that
ne had full %lieinse to assault, threaten
" insult every citizen he meet.
.lcie the man rose and started TO.
Col. Lamar, several persons
iomc Of whom belong to the Radical
,arty saw him place his hand on his
'lstol as he approached, Col. L. call
Il upon the Court to make the man
down until he flushed his re- !
but the man not waiting still ,
hando his pistol upon
'ol. j.. The latter raised his chair +,
"sit down this instant, If the !
court will not Twill make you sit
The fellow at once glided +,
n fell back into lis chair. The /,
of the chair By Col, l.. was ,
no signal Of an excitement that de-.
disepption. Emory and others ;
for the soldiers to arrest Col. ,
.amar, one OF the soldiers replied
we are not here TO obey your or /,
Col l.. replied | have CON- ,
no disorder. II have lonc
,otning 10 justify my arrest and |
yarn you not to attempt to arrest
Pierce, the Marshal approach ;
ID Col. l.. Emory exclaiming like .
mailman .'stand up to him, stand !
NJ TO him." but just os he was !.
lbont to lay his hand on him, Lamar :
>nocked him down. !
Order after this was soon restored, '
asked that Col. l.. be put un. :
der arrest for striking him in pres. F,
snce Of the Court. Col. L. said. :
'thc Court will not, ] am confident
will make no such order. Whilst !,
vas speaking | was threatened with /,
~ assault aud drew my chair to re. /,
pei It. The Marshal sought to ar.
rest me instead of the assailant."
Fierce replied, Il did not approach 4,
You Colonel, for the purpose OF !
placing you under arrest, but
merely 70 advise you as fricnd.o
Then said Col. Lamar, "ifit was )
not your purpose to arrest me ] sin :
cercly regret having struck You, and
hope you nrc not much hurt. Thel
Marshal and Col. Lamar at oncc !
came % an amicable understanding :
Several gentlemen arose and testified
that theY sax the man Whistler Al
guofh CD. :. with his hand under :