American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-07-04
BLOOD, IAG0. BLOOD !
A Physician Assassinated i'm the Dead Of
Night-Nurder at LeOta Landing.

From passengers Dy tHc STEAMER
Belle Lee we gather the following
paI tlcllIarS of the recent homicide
at Skipwith's Landing, seventytive
miles above this city, by which DIR.
Robinson lost his life. 1t appears
that the Doctor, Il man OF fifty or
fifty five years of age, had been
boarding with Mrs. Rabb, a widow,
and il suspected intimacy between
them aroused the resentment of
Mrs. Rabb's son, IA young man of
eighteen or twenty years of age,
and he ordered the physician to
change his place of residence, and
at the same time made use of Ger
tain threats. DR.. Robinson remov-
ed to another boarding house, and
remained there until Il few weeks
AGO, when he returned to Mrs.
/ Rabb's. He was soon afterwards
confined to bis bed by sickness, and
did not stir out of his room until
soon after nIghtfall on Tuesday,
when he stepped out into the yard
and walked around the corner of
the house. y few moments after.
he deserted dark figure in the
shrubbery, but before lie could dis
Germ its outlines there was vivid
flash, a loud report. aud he fell to
the ground mOrtally wounded, ff
teen or twenty buckshot having
taken effect i'm his thigh and aldo
men, some of them passing entirely
through his body. Another shot
was fired Immediately after the
first, but the hapless victim had
already reeled and fallen to the
ground, and the shot lodged in the
side Of the house just above his
head. Some half hour expired be-
fore any one discovered the cOndi-
ton or came to the rescue of DIR.
Robinson, and when they did come
they found him lying Oh the ground
bleeding and dying. He was CON
veyed into the house and surgical
attendance summoned but his
wounds were of such a character
that human skill could avail him
nothing. He fingered in great
agony until tue following morning
ahen the light of life went out, and
his spirit was summoned before its
maker. When first taken into the
house he was still conscious and re-
NAMED so tor some time after. He
talked freely but sometimes incOhe-
rently, frequently eXciaiming, elf
he had met me in ODen daylight
and killed me fairly it would not
have been SO bad, but to shoot me
down like a dog without word,"
or something to that effect. With
such remarks he always coupled
the name of young Rabbi upon
whom he charged the murder, and
stated that he, Rabb, had been his
enemy and had often threatened
his life.
An attempt was made to arrest
Rabbi, but the young man had he'd
to Carolina Landing, a short dis
lance up the river, and it was after
wards discovered had taken passa ge
on the Ste. Genevieve en- route to
St. Louis. A brother of DR.. Rob
insOn who lives at st. Joseph. La,
was telegraphed for, but the re-
mains were inferred defore his arri-
val. An inquest was held on the
body, but we were unable to learn
thS NOluiSC VI thS D'iSs
HOMICIDE AT LEOTA.
From the officers of the Belle
Lee we also learn the particulars of
a homicide at LrOta Landing, in
which Mr.. Meyer FriedIand, u SON
in-law of Rabbi GottEelf, of this
city, was shot and instantly killed
by Ed. MOnash, a merchant of that
place. 1t appears that MOnash and
Friedland had been specializing CON
Jointly in iron, and probably in sup
plies, and that some difference arose
in the settlement of their affairs
which provoked hard words and bad
feelings. 1t is said that Friedland
openly threatened to take the life
of Monash, and those threats COM
ing to the ears of M)nash, caused
him to be On his guard. Wednes-
day afternoon Friedland walked
into MOnasl's store, it is said, with
a pistol in his hand, and MOnash
fired upon him at sight. The first
shot missed it's aim, but the second,
which was fired directly after the
first, even before the sound of the
first report had died away, proved
almost instantanenuSly fatal.
Both Mr.. Monash, the slayer, and
Mr.. Friedland, the Stayed, were en-
gagged in business at Leota, and the
unfortunate tragedy is deplored by
all. y jury was summoned and an
inquest held on the body, when the
jury returned verdict to the effect
that MOnash had done the killing
i'll selt-defense, and he was at once
released from custody.
The remains Of t1r. Friedland
were brought to this city for inter
ment Oh the steamer Belle Lee, and
were taken charge OF by the con-
gregation Anche Chesed. Iester-
day afternoon the remains were fol
lowed to their last resting place in
the Jewish cemetery by "a large con-
course OF relatives and friends.
FATAL AFFRAY.--We COPY the
fnIlnvjuU from thp Raourn,rorI and