The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-10-23
D1xoN's DEATH.
An Eye Witness Story Of the Kill
ing Bad Talk about Barksdale
and His Sister.

New YoRK, Sept. GA gentle
man well known IN railroad circles
who was in Yazoo and saw til
shooting of Dixon, said to day to
Sun reporter:
"Henry Dixon was a friend o
mine. He was native of Virginia
He came to Yazoo during the wa
as a sutler in the Union army. AT
tea the war he married a lady who
owned three Plantations ard haC
$50, 900. In money. When sDixoI
died one of these plantations wa:
all that was left. This had mort
gage against it for all it was worth
Henry Dixon's business for years
was gambling. He dealt faro in 6
bank in Yazoo. 1 don't think that
Dixon ran a skin game,' for the
reason that |. don't. think he knew
enough. He was willing enough to
take advantage of his customers at
any kind Of game, but he lacked
the shrewdness. He had no ability
except in reckless daring and bra
vado. He had always been leader
in the Democratic party of Yazoo
county. No one ever took a more
prominent part in 'bulldozing' ne
groes or 'intimidating' white Re
publicans than he did.
r ''Three years ago the sheriff of
the county was a republican. A
number of the gam blers' of Yazoo
county we're indicted parties, but
Dixon went into another county. A
deputy sheriff named Mitchell went
after the gamblers and arrested
some of item. The sheriff of the
county and Deputy Mitchell became
very obnoxious to Dixon and 9th
ers, and they determined to drive
the officers out of the county or put
them out of the way. At a political
held at that time Mitchell
was present. The meeting was
hot one, and Dixon was the most
actor in it. During the
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell
was shot dead. The circumstance
under which he was killed led to
Dixon being credited with the MUIR
der. Dixon never denied it, and no
one in Yazoo believed that any one
else killed Mitchell.
cat the beginning of the cam
paign it was James Barksdale's in
IGNITION to try for the Democratic
for sheriff of the county.
Dixon went to him. Jimmy he |
he said, you don't want to be a
candidate against me; go for some
hing else, and let me get sheriff if l
,an.' Barksdale consented to with
lraw his name as a candidate for
sheriff and accepted the nomination |
or ChanCery Clerk. This office is
.lmost as good as sheriff. The can
ASS opened, and everything went
)eaeeably for a time. Finally it |
ranspired that the presence of
on the Democratic ticket
vas strengthening that ticket
Then Dixon began
lis tactics to weaken Barksdale.
lie set afoat many damaging sto-
les, and capped them by charging
with maintaining illicit
Citations with his own sister. This
o enraged Barksdale that he sent
yord to Dixon that he must look
ut for himself when they met.
"On the day of the shooting
was standing in the prin-
ipal street of Yazoo. There is
ally one business street, and it runs
lear through the place. Barksdale
ad shot gun, for he was likely to
leet Dixon at any time. He was
llking to some friends when Dixon
anne down the street. When Banks
ale saw him he cried, Henry. de-
end Yourself Henry Immediately
rev his revolver from his pocket
fired. Dixon ran to a
allway on the opposite side of the
rect. Barksdale fired his other
ariel. Dixon returned the fire five
mes with his revolver. Barksdale's
rst shot had been the fatal one.
ixon fell IN the hallway.
"From this same hallway about
lree years ago Henry NJ. Nixon
lot and killed Samuel Harrison,
/ amateur detective. The County
reasurer's Office had been robbed,
Id Dixon was generally believed I
have been the ringleader in the
ime. Harrison took upon him L
If the dangerous task of shadow G
G Dixon for the purpose of pro
lring evidence against him. Dixon '
w him coming one day, stepped
to5the hallway and as he passed
lot him down. Cincinnati En- t
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