American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-03-20
ATERHiBlE RETRiBUTION.
A MAN COMMITS 4 BURGLARY IN
CANTON, AND is KILLED BY
THE CARS At CALHOUN A
FEW HOURS Later,

| On Sunday morning last Mr.. ID.
! j. Nichols discovered that his sleep
ing room had been entered by a
burglar during the previous night,
and tie depIedator had robbed him
of pair OF pants, coat and over
coat, con- aiming some letters and
papers and three or four dollars in
currency. Mr.. Nichols notified Con
stable w, II, Chambers, and the
two proceeded to the depot in search
of the theft, and while at the tele-
graph office dispatch was received
from Calhoun Station, saying: I'D.
j. Nichols was killed here last
night" Mr.. N. naturally doubted
this statement, and as he was pres
ent in propria persona, his disbelief
was shared in by others. A little
inquiry developed the true facts Of
the case, which will be CLEANED
from the following letter, for which
We are indebted to tho promptness
and courtesy of Mr.. q. B. Antley,
acting station agent, at the point of
the casualty. While the thought
will suggest itself to all that the in-
scrutabie fates, with eyen-handcd
justice meted out a swift punish.
ment to bad man, the humane and
charitable cannot fail to feel COM
miseration for an erring mortal
thus suddenly ushered unaneled,
into the presence of the Supreme
Judge;
CALHOUN, Miss, March II, 80.
DEAR SIR Your postal to hand
and contents noted. In reply will
say that the party killed at our sta
ton on Sunday morning last was
one e. s. Stokes, supposed to be
from st. Louis, having upon his per-
son numerous letters addressed to
him at that place. l was informed
of his misfortune about one hour at
ter freight train No. 8, had passed
and have been unable to learn
whether he was on the traiu or not.
l think he must have been attemp-
ing to board the train at this point
and missed his footing and fell. He
was discerned by the porter at the
depot, who called me, and when
went to him Stokes was lying upon
his back i'm a ditch and the rain was
pouring down in torrents upon him.
With tho assistance of Mr.. Colium
section master, we removed him to
u small house where he died in
about three-Quarters of an hour af>
ter being moved. l sent for sur
geOn, but failed to get him, as in my
haste TO render Stokes the necessa>
ry assistance forgot to send writ
ten order. Stokes leg was ampu-
tated by tho train at the thigh,
which seemed to be the only injury
he bad sustained, excepting the ex-
posure to the rain, which was very
cold. Ee talked incoherently uE>
iii within very few minutes of his
death. Stokes was about forty
years Of age, little above medium
height, chestnut hair and had the
of being a laborer. Was
well dressed however, having on
two nice dress coats, two pal:s OF
pants and a good overcoat. The
overcoat was sent by me to Fl. d.
Priest,ey, for j. ID. Nichols, the lat |
ter surprising it to be coat tina:
was stolen from HIM a day or two
previous to the casualty.
Stokes had upon his person noti>
to ID. j. Nichols, from Sha-
ron lodge, X. of L.. Of assessments
60 and SO. also hal several letters
from one Flora Stokes, written from
Ark. / have written
to her in reference to the matter.
Stokes was buried on the 10Th
inst. by the railroad company.
The printer Of whom you wrote
took the the tram at this place for
j ackson On last Saturday night;
also "ruu away couple from your
city-names unknown. Excuse the
manner in which this is written, as
my nerves are little unsteady On
account of some one breaking into
my store while Twas gone to sup>
per, and [ have negro under arrest
upon suspicion. Respectfully,
G. 3. AUrLEY, Acting Agt.
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