The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-03-29
AaAME OF PROFIT AND LOSS.
Rm Which che x.affer largely
and Conspicsao sssly preIcusi-
Mntod.
Midnight Adventure OF 0nr Efficient
Chaucery Clerk, Buckley.
aac Arrests 80 Corn Thief, W lao
Exchanges ssis Plum der for II
Pistol and faets Away.

ofAO'ANo h~'N RNNh HOhtI
arms OF Morpheus, and dreaming the
happy hours away" enjoying "nature's
sweet restorer,' an encounter took place,
attended with pistol shots and blood.
1t was midnight's holy hour, when our
popular Chancery Clerk, Mr., }. NJ. Buck
ley, was awakened from his peaceful
slumbers by the barking of his faithful
Watchdog. In response TO the alarming
bark, he listened auentively, fearing that
il heralded the approach of robbers, and,
after listening awhile, he imagined he
heard a noise like some person boring
With an anger near his store-room, lie
arose Immediately and dressed himEclf,
and he ventured forth in midnight dark
ness with a nary-six. He soon srcertained
| that he was mistaken about the noi-e he
thought he heard about his store-room,
and, after listening awhile, he thought he
heard some person handling corn in the
upper story Of Or. Mead,'s stable, across
the street. lie approached the stable and
soon found ont that he was correct. Be-
fore Mr.. Buckley got to the stable the man
of corn discovered his approach, and took
IN a line of march toward the railroad,
Mr.. Buckley demarded, Hold on there"
but the departing individual did not seem
10 bold on" and Mr.. Buckley ordered,
"nalt, or / will shoot YOU Then came
the response, Yes, sir, Mr.. Buckley, lWl
halt. I'm not going 10 leave. ] knows
you" Mr.. Buckley then approached the
uhjec: Of his eolicitude, ard found him to
be q colored man. lie ordered him 10 pro,
coed in the direction of DR.. Meades resi-
dence, on the corner of Chippewa street
and Railroad avenue. Upon approaching
the corner, the prisoner exhibited a diHpo-
si,lon to go in All opposite direction from
that indicated by his custodian, and Mr..
Buckley gave him a tsp on the head with
his navy-six, which caused him TO round
TO" and put him in the right direction.
Upon arriving al Or. Meade's gate, Mr.. B
called for the Doctor, but that disciple Of
Esculapius lay unconscious of the mid
night appeal. Mr.. Buckley managed to
get his prisoner opposite Major Bowers
residence. Here Mr.. HadRall vas called
for and no reply elicitel. Mr. Buckley
had occasion TO again apply his pistol tothe
prisoner's head in order 10 get him to 90
in the proper direction. As lie made the
stroke, bang went the pistol, to the surprise
and conformation Of both. This lick was
apparently a sumner, and MIR. &. said he
was somewhat alarmed, as the staggering
and Keeling of his charge excited his aP-
prehension. But finally he recovered, and
moved along as though 70 serious injury
had been inflicted. Upon approaching Mr.,
LEWIS resiebnce, this gentleman was
called for, but 70 M purpoae. Here he
concluded 10 get Oh the railroad track,
and In descending a declirity he thought
his prisoner was irving 70 "a too iaa', and
IL order to check his speed he gave him
another qu,etus on the craain11, and bang
Tcflt Inc E-stpi II ESptIu ItL!F. Hf "@
an unfortunate stroke Of policg, for Mr.
Buckley, for ae he applied his weapon to
the pate Of his prisoner, By same meaHs he
lost his grip OF the pi4tol, ana it iel! TO the
ground. The negro discovered h:a oppor-
~.unitr. and then + sopAie sEsued for : few
minutes, in which the superior strength OF
the negro prevailed. lie succeeded in
getting the pistol, and therenPon there wac
4 mutual separation Of the prisoner and
c~us>sdisn, They parted anceremonionoly,
each gonasin opposite directions.
We congratulate Mr.. Buckley upon his
sG~cces'ful e'cape from the apparent danger
he was in BY the Advantage his prisoner
had gained in Obtaining possesajon Of the
~navy-six.
The scene Of the encounter was visited
next morning, and while it DID not show
, aigns equal to the ernptions of Nesuyius, il
showed that The earth had been e'awed NJ
> considerably, and from the pnddles Of
blood that were found it seemed that fleat
had been broken az wel4 as dirt.