The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-05

Particulars of the killing or n. NJ Dixon
~ James A. Barl<>dnle, M laxoo City,

Particulars at the killing UI ~ ~. Atxon
Miss.
prom the vfcksburg Miss Herald. Aug- =
From the officers II the steamer Car
rie Hogan. which arrived from lazoo River
lat evening" we learn ihaf the funeral Of
Henry VI. Dixon. which took place n lazoo
,iiy IN "Wednesday Ma one ~ the largest
that has hern known in thai place for a long
while. We also learn the following parricn-
lar ~ the killing: Bark-dals.. the SLAYER ~
Dixon. Was standing on the main
-frcet II lazon siiy. when he OBJ
>ersad Dixon coming up the opposite
side * the street. Rrmlrkin- 70 some
persons standing near him. thai 4 There
comes that ---. now" BarA>dalc waikrti
back into tho store in front ~ whlrh he wa>
standing. and sc0n siier rame Ouf with
>hos run in hi hand By tlli~ time Dixon
was A. ary opposite ~ him. Passing Np ihr
other idle IL the street. Bark-sialr eails.h
out ..DiNon. DiXvn.r twirr. but DIAen
Paid no attention 10 the call apparently not
hearing HI name called. ~ hen Eark~iale
a-air. aid ..pixon. defend yourself"
Dixon then turned. and throwing his hand
behind him. attempted q draw hi pi-tci.
A. be did - Bark-dale raised HI gun and
fired.
Di1on-s pistol caught III some way - that
h. did not ~ iir<t >urserd ia drawing IT.. and
after Bark~hale'~ fir~r firc h. tDixunl TUNED
AMI ran back in the sfinrfion fr,m which he
came. rrzin- .-Mursier.- After r.'treafing
4 -hvrf distance h. ran into = s.s-srway lssad-
INK a. the upper .sor. - huiidin-- and
ha, ing draw Il hi pistol. fired Iyr times n
Bark~.lAle. hut nririaer ~hrt tnck ELECT
Bark>slals discharged tn ether l'arrsl ~ hi
gtim and Dixon fsll DyFr norrally wunudsd-
W.. could nj learn. fur thu hOai'- Officers
ala MT know. whether nixen'- pi~fnl Wa
fircl before cr after Bark~sl4lc> ~scpiid hot
or whsfher il Wa The fir-i ~ ~crsnd hot q
Bark-dale that gave DiNrn hi death
wOund.
Prom All we can learn Il ll.E~ar~ that Dix
On had n-ed very violent and abusive Ian
gria-e IN rs-frrsnrr Ia : lar-e ntlinlarr ~ fhr
White people ~ laxoo tiis- ami that very
MANY y them were - inrsn-s~l against him
thar hi ssrc was sraisd- and that even il
bark -dait had not killed him SOME one els.
would CERTAINLY have dnne So
asn@ II cur informanf~ -ay~ h. was told IA
prominent i,sIncrraf - laxoo that II fhr
lndepsndrslf~ desired ~ nominate = ticket
thev snuld d. 80. and elarf IL II ihrx could
without any hulldnzinz imfrrfrrms from
the Democrats. tut that c.rrain mrn rnlllsl
MT rraduce and Islander ihr rccpir u TN.
county without hfin- held - accountability
fnr H..
Mr.. Roland flanagan. Who wa m inii-
mat. friend and supporter ~ Dix0n. len
Yazu-o gify "Wednesday ni-hf. II J. laid
through FEAR ~ hi personal safety.
The situation Al \ azc. j. aid a. u sers
Quiet now and NJ more trouble j. aTl'ici-
t.afed. though there j. go -invldcrinx hre-
which NAV M am moment shDUf ini" 4
flame.
The Independents held their meeting -
"Wednesday and nominated full r'slin's
sirkcf. about $50 nienli'sr- ~ that party
lsrira.. present. The proceedings wrrt strs
quiet and orderly. and there Wa NJ disturb
aner from the outside.
Bark~dals. fhr -laser ~ Dixon was ~
for a preliminary examination Yesterday
morning. aud wa- admitted % bail in fhs
.um IL u. Go. which l,end h. gave ans
he J. now "a liberty
Their l. considerable excitement IN laxvs
over the Dixon tragedy afid the indersnn'
ent movement. iuf IL l. gradually dyin-
ont. and II l. thought the canvass from thu
time on will lt conducted peaceably ant
quietly.