New-York tribune., 1871-03-24
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was seized by the city Marshal Tyer eo9i ar ane she
Mined said to the Notwithstanding toward the d
room i'm the front of the building at the same uue n
,sith his hand behind him, as II on weapon-"Stop
hm: or let him come, and will stop hlm some onS
fred nistol- shot and the melee commenced VINO hrcu
thot fret Shot IL is as vet impossible TO tell II will per
laps remain mystery for ali time to COME snpw t tr
rble day would make It appear tnat ~ & Was nrT% Tlep
pistol in the HANDS of the negro Warne nS'g, m the
rocm Including officers of justice and officials
white and black that the shot was hred by some one
the rear OF the hall In fact there are several respeo
able parties who are positive that Tyler never even
drew pistol in the room. They ere reauy 70 aod the
least that did not fire, and could not have d ed The
first shot as he was rereatng AZ the time towaaob towbns
Sherif's room with view as ~ turned out OF ncere
an OHy bstSer % tSe JTsce was killed Of first shot or
not IT, claimed ne was hled az tf,e I mat he was
killed by some in the rear Of ,ne room onroSaSy tho
either warne Tyler or Aaron fsica At the time.
Shot foIIowed shot in rapid succession all irlng Prts
cuously at the blacks who were moi sufficiently
ToDged fo thirst for blood The hali was soon 80 NV
At the fret report Of firing IN he ,eI lonso WIS beat and
door issied men with gums IN manu. WIZ ~
into line with soIder t1 aS6Te1 4e While f6e melee in the
C0urt-IO AT iis hight 'e cf ~ tba street below
pesIeo o frm fhe window shooting him IN the mp ~ 9
swung on Regainng his feet he ran ItIIls my hungry
& as I on bis track lie darted Into small SHOP AZ % s
heels were hundred at least hIs,ug ior nj nt he fell
was AT bay and il is said fought 70 the ms.' , c,n
however literally ridded with balls even 'ne Uo'
ing in for their shot.
GENERAL MASSACRE.
rtne LATER the body of william Dennis was dragged
from, tbe courtroom 70 the porch, and bleeding as IL
was from several bullewOunds, it was tossed TO tAe
street. below amid the shouts and jeers OF the crowd
Signs OF life being s discoverable, some one kindly
cut his throat from ear to ear AT tDIs time mere VIZ
living dead in the the bodies OF Justice rdette
and fine negro Gus. Ford with an oid man. Isaac zee,
badly wounded in the shoulder Al over town crowds
~ freuged whites were rushing In every dlrecuOn,
hunting this and that prominent black III 9rer 10 Nh
him, and committing outrages OF eyeiy tnu INA "n ,ne
others As night came on aS II To pe III a inc ueatH
crowd Of the Alabama KuKluX appeared I'D Town ana
took hand with the rest: They were heard neord
shouting IIurTah for Alabama, at various Gus
times, and committed several outTaCes ON the
blacks. One Of their victims after being stripped
and logged In a terrible manner, ana nav
ing several bucIshots fired into his body, was al
lowed to escape, and at the present writing Ice III hep
To tell the whole Of the Outrages that were thus com
mtted would fill page afte paff, As an SyldeSS % ~ Ye I'VE
the statement of aged gentleman an ola czen ana
after the aray in the Courouse. he heard the propO
sOn made to 20 up and have look at the dead bodies
Justice and the negro Ford lying welterng in their
blood both dead Close Dy lay tle assd neLo; Ia th
had come 10 kill him. was much alarmed He endeav-
ored TO reassure hum telling him would hurt him.
da m Mss but seemed S 70 ce better The party
| left. At the foot OF the stars the od a. gen, IL
90 back and XIII tIe poor old wounded negro; nego;;
finally persuaded The party to give up their purpose
little later the black somehow & out Of the house ana
found his way his cabin. bat gang OF human DOCQ-
hounds came along in search OF prey. Iucy had Win
them already as prisoners two blacks, named Marion
White and Henry johnson hut they seized upon the
old man, Isadc Lee, wounded as ne was, ana marched
him off with the others. The next morning the bodies OF
the whole found In the WOODS close by Inc
Hon Aaron Moore member Of the Mississippi House
OF Repre- sentatiyes stood Immediately by Justice Bran
lete when the first shot fired As the justice Ic,
Moore fell with the dead body Of the Justice on Top
without doubt this saved his life, Lying thus, covered
with the blood Of the dead Justice, he very naturally
passed for dead himself. A lev moments, aud me room
being temporarily cleared he made his escape 70 Ms houhe
A crowd. luGing he stu alive, set up The nue. ana
cry, and gang after gang started IN pursuit Leaving
his house Immediately. he took TO the woods. one gang
arriving little later, and finding the bird fown turned
wife and children out Of doors ana set 'nre 10 tbe
honsc, which was burned to the ground The next
morning lsrEe crowd OF armed men got on the tldln
bound for Jackson 30 miles distant, aud put OF portion
OF their number at every principal station. Aaron
Moor, the representative from their district minister OF
the Gospel, ana leading adviser among the Dachs tey
were bound 60 have. Moore, however struck on on
foot giving the railroad a wide berth. lie weighed
probably 80 pounds, and had nothing 10 eat save
what he could procure at a negro cabin lh
sparsely-setted country. lie. rudged througn
the woods night and day Tor a distance OF l20
miles weighed down with anxiety Tor the tate OF ILLS
family and with the human bloOdhOunds on his track
Eluding all OF his pursuers however lie came into Jack
son on the following Friday where he has since been
Oined 10y the rest Of his family save one son, young
man. no he ius y fears has been murdered How many
fe victim, to tns massacre II ls almost impossible 10
tell A large number missing; doubtless many Oi
the sO-caed state Detective force probably no less tha
0r nr Ia hoy a hDg