The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
DEADLY DESPERADOES.
WINDING UP THE ACCOUNTS WITH
THE PAGE MURDERERs In MIS-
sIssIPPI.

WINDING tF THE AGCOONIS WITH
THE PAGE MURDERERs IN MIS-
sIssIPPI.
short Chapter from a Bloody Record.
Especial Telegram to the Democrat
PoRT GIBSON. Miss May 1, 1s7o-Josh Page
has been captured and safely lodged in our
county jail. Harrison Page is still at large.
There is no excitement In the town.
B. T. CHISHOLM.
The following partially correct dispatches.
with reference to this matter. were published
Ia the Times and Picayu1e of yesterday:
DIsPosIHa OF DEsPERADo.
,rnm MgMFnls May sA special TO the Appeal
county Killed the ahetifr and deputy. % and at, R
Brtseo.
Subsequently they killed four Of the sheriff's
posse who, attempted to arrest them. They
were corralled In Tensas parish. La. on Thurs
day. when Detective Frank Pierce and United
restthem: They made tlght,and Detective Pierce
tured and jailed at Port Gibson. 49, ~ 0'''
his Cloth Clothes 9 He He arrived dir in Veksburs 9as on the
steamer White this morning.
seyen thousand dollars. reward was offered
The history Of this Page family Is one both
tragic and remarkable. They we're murderous
set. but Harrison Page. one of the brothers. was
a demon incarnate. Unfortunately he was
neither killed nor captured, and the reward Of
fering $4,000 for his apprehension, posted up on
the courthouse Of Claiborne county Missis-
sippi, must still. most unfortunately. remain
without claimant for payment Of the most
valuable service that could be rendered any
community in particular or humanity In gen.
eral.
BLOODY BIOGRAPHY.
The Page family OF negroes consisted OF Jim
Page the father. and Josh. Harrison aud Bob,
sons. Of from twenty-five to thirty-hve years Of
age, with younger son, whose name and age
were unknown. They lived in Claiborne
county, near the road from Port Gibson to
Grand Gulf. Near their cabin was dismal
woody swamp. through which the Grand Cult
road passed. Harrison Page. the foremost
figure In this family circle was a perfect athlete
and wonderful marksman with the rifle. He
spent most OF his time In the woods. ostensibly
In quest OF game. and WAS successful hunter
One of his favorte pastimes was shooting
quail or partridge on The wing with repeat
Ing rifle. He held Office during the Republican
rule In Mississippi. Within the past few years
several very mysterious murders of white men
occurred on the Grand Gulf road In Claiborne
county. The efforts to discover the murderers
we're unavailfng. no steps being taken by the
officials to detect the criminals. as these "mys-
tsrious murders occurred before the State was
freed from Radical control.
In 1876. on November evening. young John
Brisco. clerk Of court In Claiborne county,
emit down the Grand Gulf road to hunt ducks
In fha m n anaoifad Mr. prfooo MN. f,,r1
a few hours after he started. lying on the road
dead. with his head torn by a charge OF buck
shot The next morning 1t was discovered that
Harrison Page had
LEFT THE COUNTY.
though he had been seen on the preceding
evening. A negro appeared and voluntarily
testified that he saw Harrison Page shoot Mr..
Brisco. Page had already threatened to assas-
sinate Mr. Brisco's brother, the District Attor-
ney. On these grounds he was indicted for
murder and a warrant issued for his arrest.
Popular feeling was very high. Mr.. Brisco left
| a beautiful young widow to mourn his loss and
he was connected with some Of the most prom
rigorous search for Harrison Page was at once
instituted. but 1t met with no success and was
finally abandoned after several days OF unavail-
| ing search. In November. 1873. information
was obtained of the return Of Harrison Page.
His father. Jim Page. sent word to DR.. Buck,
the sheriff Of the county. that
HARRISON WOULD SURRENDER
| to him II he came with only one or two depu-
ties, as Harrison and he (Dr Buck had been
| playmates when they were boys. but not to come
with arms or j crowd, az Harrison was all fixed
the valuable, Information he had gained. and
taking sufficient posse to capture the whole
family. took two young men Of Port Gibson.
whose names We do not now recall. and went
! without arms to the Page house to effect the ar
rest. The sequel will show what
DEEP LAID PLOT =.=
was laid for him, DR.. Buck arrived at the
house, which was remotely situated on the top
the door. which was closed. he raped on 1t and
called his name The door was opened and DR..
Buck fell dead on the threshold. pierced BY a
rifle ball. Harrison then jump ped out and killing
one Of the deputies with one shot, dubbed his
weapon and felled the other to the earth where.
after turning him oyer to see that he was dead,
and being apparently assured that he was. he
took to the woods, preceded or followed by two of
his brothers. The second deputy. who had been
consciousness. when he crawled down the hin
Gibson. where he told the tragic fate OF the
others.
A very short time after this constable and
about thirty deputy constabes were sent out to
capture the whole Page family; II possible, and
ing at the house. called for surrender OF the
inmates. Receiving no answer, they fred into
the house and unfortunately mortally wounded
the youngest brother. OF whose presence they
were ignorant. The house was then fred, and
Jim Page came out and surrendered. Subse-
uuently. In trying to escape from the posse. Jim
Page was shot and killed.
Clues were shortly after this obtained to
THE MYSTERIOUS MURDERS
mentioned before and their origin was traced
up to the Page family as the authors. They
murdered. in all, six or seven men, Harrison
scoring four on his own account. They had
threatened several more with assassination be-
fore an organized effort was made to capture
the. whole gang. There is no wonder that. In
endeavoring to effect their capture. one OF
their pursuers got. tWenty-six bullet holes
though his clothes."
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