Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-09-12
The Death Of Dixon Political Murder.
STATEMENT ny HIS WIFE

A STATEMENT ~ HIS WIFE.
The wife of Col. Dixon, the victim OF til,
/ Yazoo assassins, published, in the Nicksburs
/ H,raM Of August Doth, a statement in whicl
she pointcdly and effectively indicates hel
husbands personal reputation, and assert.
in the strongest manner that his assassina
ton was political murder. Mrs. Dixon
says:
He was called ''the man OF violence"
leave it to the public to decide who were the
men of violence during the campaign. When
the mob on the 25th of July threatened his
life. and he was ordered like n thief and an
outlaw To leave his home and family and
these demands made in the presence of his
family the sanctuary of his home polluted
by these hwless scenes, even over the cradle
of his almost dying babe; was there from
him or his friends one single act of violence
or retaliation He was Il strictly temperate
man. and no one had more regard or apprc-
citation for the virtue and chastity of woman.
As an enemy he was bold and aggressive as
a friend he was warm, aileclionatc and true
as steel That he was not the outlaw por-
trayed by his political traducers, | refer to
the fact that at his funeral was gathered Il
larger concoursc of people than have ever as
seihhi'd :" I'M, pace sNHy the lASi S'h trlo-
ute of respect to the dead.
IL this ne mol polliicai niurder' why IS
lhr Herd" SO carelui 10 silie Puoiic seh'l
ment ana 5" eager 10 prelndSe the case ;
When before WAS cltiztn oil any town shnt
down without warning the case urea ana
Judgment rendered beforehand ny 'hc lo'irn-
AIS Ana II this was not poli'ical matter
why uld ihe I'em"cratic convention maNe
that significant appendase to their scurrllous
resolutions passed August To- winch reads as
iolioWs; he names oi Nv" reliable men
nave heeh hahled TO the secretary oi lhis
meeting stating thal lhrcals OF assassihaii"h
nave Dceh iiiadc iliade ny IL. NJ plNon against
James Barksdale, Democratic candidate l"r
chancerN clerk foln'ins TO tlns my nus
hanu S,ld 10 some oil ms irlends ilri'
means murder; am to be assaSslnateu
this Is another way to prepare the pupIc
mihd l"r II; sliail demand Inc aullor oi
this siaiidtf' hold MN reSponsinie also IN
loriil james barNsda'e ! nave never
made slich threats all OF whlch ne swearS
IN his uNlh@ testimony, undcr oaiii, ana III
view "l eterh'l, 10 nave done 'he day oeio,e
ne was murdered. My husband was an mi
dcl' say ms acchscrs, Tue Denhociatic com
n'l''cr- NO oi'e "i 'hclI laiseh'"'us ms rs
foundation 'hah 'hiS' In 'hc privacy ol ms
nome anu Ill hi7 serious moments, uiu ne
aiWlSs aNoW ms llrih pehel IN thc 'hrlst'Ii'
reisi"h- "hlie he was not pious man ne
was MOI scoIlef OF skeptic; NO man ior
MS means COM more iarSe! to ,le
supper. oi ihe ChurCiieS Oh this piace IMAM Nc
Iew nouis before MS deaiI ne was paliized
IN % rIG ca'hoIic chIi'ch' ana MS last Woru was
DlpIe- men ny'ng Le lOrsa's MS lii,i'
uercrs' saying hau fhther neen kiIieu
IMAM !" nave hilicu any 'i theih. mere
my husUanu gym. testimony, taken py
our eStimanle ana faithful mayor VINO was
the only olhcer who dared perform his dulE
when the moD oi The >'lh ol July threatened
!" rusl mo our home and lear my husoahH
from ms iainiiE' l" commit the uetd oil Ni"-
lchCe l"r "hlch ihcy were ihlrstihS.
Al ''"o O CLOCK On the morning oil the l9th
ihs'' my husband WAS hrou@ht nome on
iouh4', orEc by The l"puIantc, naked 10 the
waist, the cily pliNsician having torn OIL ms
ci"thin% down the street TO examine his
wounds; Nhen placed upon hls hcd my
husband Sasped oh | am murdered
thch' iItcr llioilclll or 81, lof hnthlh@. II
coulu only hve long enough to tell 1t all.
men upon lhe arrival ol Mayer Hon my
husband, helng duly sworn. made the fol
lowing statement: Il was walking down
the siIeet-'ts nearcd Mctornck's drug
store saw Jim Barks,lac and W. ID. Gibbs
VINO hS ne way, IS Democratic state Sena-
Tor Standing IN the door Thought could
gel hH without being attacked although Tor
iw' weeks have not gone down Tie street
expecting To get back alive, when, just as |
got opposite Mccormick 5. Jim Barksdale
rushed oui lniu the middle oi the Stieet, and
heSah hrihs at me. itlt That was badly
shot and made i"r stairway near crawled
up slt on llc Top strp' ami nrru my pistol