Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-21
YAZOO'S YELP.
A Political Quarrel Leads to Murder
Henry Dixon Shot and Killed by james
III. Barksdale-C Character Of the Murdered
Man Drawn by Committee of His Fell
low C1tfuams

MISSISSIPPI SHOOTING.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 20. Yesterday at Yazoo
City difficulty occurred between James Banks.
dale and Henry Dixon, resulting in death TO the
latter. Dixon. while passing down the west
side of Main street, was hailed by
Barksdale from the east side, who at the same
time advanced to the middle of the street arm
ed with double ba, relied shot gun. Dixon
halted and Immediately placed his hand on his
pistol and drawing it, Barkesdale raised his
gun to his shoulder. Dixon seeing this moved
toward stairway when Barksdale fred, four
buckshot taking effect in Dixon's side. Dixon
then fired several times at Barksdale without
effect. Barksdale misred the second shot.
Dixon bled internally and died. Preliminary
trial to morrow. The difficulty, as represented
by Barksdale's friends, was of q personal ma
ture.
CHARACTER OF THE MURDERED MAN.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 20.-The Co,As,-Jou,nal
publishes an interview with Mr.. w. d. Hughes,
of Yazoo City, who was second lieutenant in
one of the city companies raised during the re-
cent excitement which prevailed in Yazoo. In
answer to the question, What sort of man is
dsz who H was killed Lied By e TO-
prejudice. saw him shoot the head from a
pigeon at 100 yards. In danger he was apt to
be somewhat ratified. He is a
very fascinating fellow and was
liked by all the women. will
give you the following estimate of his charac-
ter which is taken from the report of a com
mlttee, and which needs no finishing touch
from me: We believe he is q murderer, pass.
ing by the cases of many men who have died at
his hands in this county. We believe that
Dixon murdered Mr.. Sam'l. Harrison in cold
blood. The mayor of Yazoo City. Mr.. J. 81.
Holt, thought SO end committed him to jail
without bail. Our circuit judge 8. =. Cal
houn. thought SO and remanded him to jail
without bail. For months he filled felon'a
cell and we believe he only
escaped felon's doom and felon's death fol
want of intelligenceond virtue in the jury that
tried him. To sum up in brief our opinion
and estimate of character of the man Dixon,
we declare as our deliberate opinion that he is
murderer, a gambler, bully, a thief, man
OF violence. of blood, of lies, man who will
pack juries, a low, unprincipled demagogue in
politics and an infdel in religion, he unites in
himself every quality required to make him
the detestable monster that he is and he wants
every qualification necessary to make him the
gentleman that he is not. For these reasons
We detest the man, n. M. Dixon, and we say
further, that he is not fit in any sense to hold
any office of honor, profit or trust
known to our land, and we Furthermore
declare and say that he shall not hold any such
office in our county if in our power to prevent
1T. As an evidence of our sincerity in this
declaration we do hereby further declare tina,
we ratify and confirm the acts and doings Of
our fellow Democrats at Yazoo City,, on the
25th of July last, and that we will stand to and
abide by their action and the action of this
meeting at every hazard and to the last ex
tremitv