, 1876-08-05
MISSISSIPPI BANDITTI.
William 2. tlaffa, the Republican
). Martyr.
His Atrocious Assassination by Demo.
cratic Leaders.
Tho Terrible Story Ms Told by tho Willow
of the Victim.

senny uv,. IT,, ''o .',,.aa,,,, ,,,.,arn h,
teP'eas"s"s I'm ~ H. II'n. ~
tho preRcuce OF TIC wtdow III Aif' taaa' tHo
ar &f an m p neyps wD9 '' ,a "sv: er
+ roascs. ,,rr uf,,,5,v,t ,na1c IN Ntsslasinni: /
la'sss', ~. .,a.' .,. r'',.,..,t,..,
nave reno aes testimony ne'oso tnu e"ll',''tte, ~,
1 oe n nsrla se 'Ip Win M aive I Il IN sr II own Sn
words, Tor 10 skill mud no genius could tell the
49,. ~ 'a,, ,,''s .>s,S .rz .tor, .h,,,, n, n
sa stoty 10 WY. w ep'u any slus s4D" ~, MI
more lllrd light tic hendiah temper OIL INC H1'a.
briefly.
WILLIAM p. nara
,,, , =, .not,oas charoe,cr. 0f .,nc,,,orly
mild and irloflthstyo uiansiefs, ne was oeloFea
by The colorcd people md respected by all the
unnrciul{cca whites lie WIS not n fighting
mon. 1Ic ,Ih1 not ro tn st;astasit,pi for Office,
but butt to raise m M cotton u md corn. -
,sM years aso !ast Fep'nafy1'r y1'r,rIa t.%,,ntv"
p'nhtat..h McsI AHtnHra, ~ t,ntr rh,,,,rc,, Xii
Muer ~. a1it alrs. Iu!tn u.so ,mS ar interior
iive1 there aaotly Wopk,ng, "IHe W. land tulje,l
on tlifm anu asAen Inels "n1sI nr In nf,,.cr.
1Tienua H. , q. eMa Mnu ost 1' Horther au wHull
ia MS sau Sas y ag b 'ncss cncation1 lint he was
eu freu ia TO eVery rt one who was worthy of friend
tpt Thss,cr Mtp ~, ~, ~ = thcv aata. ayo, ntn
we unaerstauu yuu, ra,. Nns' nIannsu, -
fktsNn v,.'a.x ux th ha ,vn. thr"asnnc,, morn
than once; IhG eolGteu neoPag ~ so9 Poscn m
nnmnhleN n.',. ~, ~ nnntntmnnt on,i rrfracI n
Acnrn !nau. ta nv +in Iin,rncrntir inniers aaleI
eless % n',,',I lc rrmove.l. nt, tho ground Tint
"nd NoTtsr @ y a so ~ ac @nH ar.s rIs
th.i H. an,,oinfmc md nn rnc nf ciSfIcr
roIor to eo1npiain of liz character. lie served
e1apf o, bis G term ot fwo years. IL was renonsed
hIlN HkAhla ClESttAs
On hIIn' ,I % took lin out Of tho house., and lased
s I'm Toua em for erey Ind TIL enr to-
ls.n III nne Of tn rufiians. Who was ioint uWner
VI '"e THREW 1Ixn nrv M v,r11xr1y
th,t shc was ln,1 m far a month fron TIM In
ir~;cs shn rercvc,l, She has tt,vcr 10 t}is iay
}uiy i recovered Geo from the shock. Nr. Haiia rc-
shnt ~ Tia nwn iifc sas mt rencat cIv IN ncrii
fot IT, aa,r,mc e !" "1c w wo,,i.Ec aslas.In mcmhnr
- ~, ~ ~" snn,ftIoo II t1,a 11sfri"t
VI n,u W. ~ thoso n.ttscea hnt II. uafr, ar,
III, y ,uito tn,s~ht otare,t sahoas fhS hnat.s @
trnstsI n them ttey lad inilucnce over their Votes
ILL., VIZ ssn ta,rLt H.. nj hacks IN snm%,r.scnn1as
Hf TRc "s KuKisx were m suppressed, ] nnd ticro was
s,.a rn1nnntrn ~ nf }ntmiatton and ssinmtio
ma. srS inawrnted. BonnI tn cnrry tlsN Stnta nt
w aa.t ,,,nnn ovarunr. a. .Ta e,a.u an ~
MY eoss-a h1ae1 ~ nnfy l.aNe I'VE a olc
e 1ase q ar , % n%f was ~ seaica. r.., nc T wo4a H.
,M'.t mu, lefs' H. '' ~'>A 4''' ~ '''o'' w. "'
lhus. s.e. ,t,na o.,a, ,o
ANU ho" ~ s1a1a pur sssqn W1now ~ spr.F.
1--WE were aroused BY tie barkine Of orr tiog
ht'ous's har o'' 't'' ''''' " "''e W" VI o'p'''@
pen; = h,,,orea .,ybo ia +hcrc,, mi, m answer
! niu iileh MT LIMA got up anu sano, VINO 10
4 .Th.v o,,1 s,yc x,, ,et vor ,,no.u ,v,o ia
.h,, y eantn.,,o et % 49, W. ~ oot Nn'" "no %
HMT aaid. INV GoIi tiIev bart. fin, ynrl
fen Ian arrcnn, s' .he ,ri,nia NY ~ hosem
nvo uieI. naasE1eaulhE a7 tno WH9le OF me holse*
AN Anu 1hGy ~ au mos ony efes hss tncsnsetsef wi.n
iaf .I"zen. Tbsy h"i3 HIM NV rl:1cd FILTH nrn.'n r
rv trei tn nntost"n ,h ,,onr e't t III r., h,,t
~, ny ~ LEY ~ - ~ .ns .uoE 70 GiS i 1at
tXa ' nnr ioss 'S NJ uIor wv 'e s anu
Eihtl,,sr thcv cnni MT ,.t n ;hsv MnIiv .nn tI
onu ui fl,e fsnce rails anT 's' 1""''' '0'>
., ,,,~. j n'tokE i,,9 3,,:!',,: TI,E DOOR DOWN,
" .15 hm y, ,x tsc Mcra au nor,so ~, Ain +,,o-,,
msrl n1 1 ~" 21'S Gang 10 gnr assistance:
y,I"s I1a ~ IsI H. o ,c,r"s s5 ior aoent
wv InaIv y' ~ Ms,v ~. nn LOU ne tteFa Az %i
rna.ty,, -;nosotyi NV hEeat u tIe nlnger
s haslt"I, Sa.se ~ W htc aiIsi e11oHsn uss
hiu me'u M raYYlssL @ e'oso 70 h'y head' hcioro
nc t1ipSet y se4 me ne atassd,, saM;
,,,oro ,sv H hmsa,;M,n,y noi yGn VI T ehoke "e and
s'n.st y 10y Husuai'uI.aas snhI ~ ~ ' - ~
M,9se15 sun y ~ nle wHch eAllcd us name
"cser'i, III LINES. 1"Gs .,,,., ,
-. ~. .Il Moastsits ua"y tnch' ana 10 Was iftfs
~ Wy peu he!eat!'ats. Altcr Waa chnkeu ~
sa, saas en ena ~ ns ~ ess M ay 'oger y aaeter
ga,!,e, tu,, a'u sne 'elt nae aha went over " hcr
'asnTr, i IT,, ,,o,, o,,,,,1, brs,.o a,,.. - .,a
,,,,5..' nu , l0S't ootsloc plokc ehattcr Oh tEc
"lh'ao" aea .,.u,
,n1 NV u,,, r.kn ;m.,, .,,;a ~ Al! Mh. ~ nARrA,
MA y ,y i.s'e KY tuttt AHe esesteeuhy-Hd Hait4 NC
Wl,fts1,eaI ,.In Hrat NM ~ th ,.st ~ ~ WS
1iniin. and Hi WEi,shn,i .tn ,,,,',''r ~ ~
lanI fhnt W.. rcrtcI ii" E,I ~ ,,rmat1,,nI y" NJ NJ
iIaifas fs scynr,I tn"s "at ,x,o' ~. ,;,,ea, @
knew of. SA's'' ""'e'' e''' '"""'e'
"Thcy fired twice, and + went to him. aud lo
ter md assiste cd lin n s III hu u WnS "n H.
light. 1t was st,sr darncss t'rrc a, a,. sava IL,
tu uu; 'MaIEma. wnnt ,xntnrt a. ~ a,.t',' ~ ~
cuu!u ret livht iayu lin, .sntnr n,,i iii Li,,,
dpwn Su,t run uut fr nsaiaan' o,ui NV .',,,t nv, ,t
t,r loy oyyr 10 sonc tninrei ncnni" M, yy,n, ~
came 1tshing oyer. '~0f'e' ~''>' '''''
tFinuily SID Whitehead t-,mc nlon,r oud ~.
tuscl to lit MT have nhvsirion N " sni1 ~
WA M ,!sc: that l,e would ,ilr, a,IyhuW,
"Mr. l!aifa suil, tHtu,nInn' / mn ,,out, =,
dle:I a,,l asked Nu,l To have marcy ''m FL s.ti