The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-10
THE DIXON HOMICIDE.
The Provocation that Impelled Barks-
dale-Particulars of the ARRAY

The special correspondent of the Louisville
Courier-J ournal telegraphs that paper from
Jackson, Mississippi, under date OF Wednes-
day last the following particulars Of the Banks
dale-Dixon difficulty:
"Owing to Barksdale's speeches, Dixon
vowed vengeance. He took every occasion to
denounce Barksdale in the vilest language.
He stated openly, and at all times, that he
(Dixon) had been seeking an opportunity to
kill Jim Barksdale, but that he (Barksdale)
was such d cowardly s. of b that
he would never give him a chance This re-
mark of Dixon, made upon many different occa-
sions, was constantly repeated to Barksdale.
l presume no less than fifty persons have heard
Dixon make it. Upon the trial it viii be
proved that many persons, citizens of Tazoo
City, and visitors to the place, strangers to
both men, heard Dixon say it, not only pri-
yately but, in public crowds upon the
streets of the town. He was overheard by two
prominent gentlemen planning to assassinate
Barksdale. These gentlemen gave their names
to the Democratic county Executive Commit
tee, and the fact was published in the local
papers Finding that all this did not give
him Dixon the opportunity he sought to
kill Barksdale, whom he had marked as the
fourth victim of his deadly pistol, he turned
the venom of his foul tongue upon Barksdale's
female relatives-upon his widowed mothers
and sisters, than whom no more lovely women
live in the south. OF them he said all that
man lost of all sense of honor self-respect
could saw This will be proven in the courts /;
and for this latter otfeuse, and not for his re-
marks about or threats against Barksdale him
self. Dixon now fills a bloody grave. Thus
matters stood upon the morning OF the nine
teenth instant. Upon that day Dixon was
walking down the street, armed as usual with
a large army sized revolver, his favorite weapon,
and upon which he relied to deal out death
to his enemies Barksdale saw him, and tax
ing double-barreled shotgun from an adjoin-
store walked into the middle of the street, and
called out, Dixon, Dixon, defend yourself
Dixon heard and saw Barksdale, and advanced
upon him, attempting as he advanced to draw
his pistol 1t hung in the scabbord. As he
advanced Barksdale cooked his gun and raised
il to his shoulder Dixon finding that his
trusty weapon had failed him, and that he was
about to meet the fate he hadupon three other
occasions melted out to others, turned to run,
when Barksdale's gun cracked, and he receiv
ed the load Just under the shoulder blade.
Dixon ran into an alley-way, crying murder,
and partly up flight of Steps where ne halted
and fred four times through the doorway at
Barksdale, who remained standing in the mid
die of the street When the smoke had cleared
away Rarksdale had fred second time, but
the load went into the doorfacing. Dixon tell,
and died at half-past four O'Clock that evening.
Barksdale surrendered to the Sherln and was
nlacad in Jail. Two DAYS after he was admit
ia 10 hail nv the magistrates court In fifteen
thousand dollars. Persons charged with muir
der cannot be bailed in this State; so they
must have graded the crime, If crime 1t was, as
granddaughter The circuit court meets IN De
cember. when, if he is indicted, he will be tried
His friends and those most dear TO him are
sat;sfad at his course, and he would not hest
tate 10 be tried by any fair-mlnded jury IN
Kentucky or elsewhere. am one OF has friends,
hnt I have tried to give true and fair state
ment of the SYazoo Affair.