Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-11-17
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION MURDER

THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION MURDER.
1t having been telegraphed to the Associa:
ted Press on the evening of Tuesday of last
week election day. that difficulty had oc-
Cured at Marion Station, Lauderdale county,
Miss, in which four white men were killed,
the following particulars of the affair have
since been gathered, and are stated to be
correct version of the difficulty:
On the 9Th instant, while the election was
progressing at Marion Station. Lauderdale
county, James Barrett, an aged white man,
having just voted, was insulted by negro at
the polls. Barrett raised his arm to resent
it with blow some say he drew stick on
the negro Before he could strike, however,
another negro, by the name of Frank John
son, shot him with pistol in the neck, cut
ting the jugular vein, and killed him almost
instantly. George johnson (colored,) for.
merly slave of Barrett, ran up to defend
his old master, and was shot by negro, from
the effect of which he died to-day, and gen.
eral shooting among negroes then commenced.
The whites were all unarmed. JEFF Segars
(white) was killed by negro named Sam
Gillespie. Alex. Harvey, Democratic candi-
date for County Assessor, fifty yards from the
scene, was rushed upon by negroes and killed
by shot through the head. He was shot in
the face by Frank johnson after he was dead.
James Hodges (white) was wounded seriously
in the knee; Levy Moore, (whitel was wound.
ed in the head Vance Segars was wounded
and is expected to die. The negroes doing
the shooting were Gillespie, Frank johnson,
Allen and Burwell, and Burwell Brown and
Martin Malone. Marion was not their voting
place. They were from another precinct.
Will Vance (white) Republican, is said to
have induced the negroes to begin firing.
As soon as the news reached Meridian, six
miles distant. Sheriff Henderson, with posse
of seventy FIVE, men repaired to the scene.
The negroes had all left. A party of
twenty men went to the house Of Ed.
Vance, (white) Republican, and. approach
ing him with warrants of arrest, demand
ed his surrender and we're replied to by
Vance telling them to 60 to hell. They were
fred on and repulsed. By 5 o'clock in the
afternoon relief came and the Sheriff, with his
men, surrounded the house. The sheriff call
ed out to those inside to surrender. A white
flag was presented at the door. The Sheriff
met the bearer on half way ground, and on
the promise that be would protect Vance and
all the house, surrender was agreed on.
The Sheriff drove his buggy up to the gate to
take in the prisoner, Will Vance, and his
men gathered about the yard, anticipating no
danger. John Vance was seen at that mo.
ment in a STOPPING attitude behind the corner
Of the stables near by with gun levelled
on the posse, but before he could FIRE he was
A. G. Warren, of the posse, was pledging
protection to the females of Vance's family,
he was shot through the head by some one
from the inside of the house and instantly
killed. The Sheriff and Hardin Jones, Of the
posse, were slightly wounded. Ed. Vance
escaped. Several negroes were seen to fire on
the posse from the house and run off. No
negroes are known to be killed. Four or
five are wounded. Will Vance was brought
to Meridian by the Sheriff in buggy at
night and lodged in Jail. No harm was Of
fered him. Young Ed. Vance, boy of II,
was captured, but was allowed to remain at
home without molestation. Yesterday party
of fifty men went, under the direction OF the
Sheriff, in search of Ed. Vance and others
concerned in the riot. None were found ex.
cept Martin Malone, who took an active part
in the riot. He is now in Jail.
No negroes were murdered in the swamps
and none were shot except those resisting ar
res. and running out of Vances house, nor
have the blacks about Marion fled in terror,
notwithstanding the sensational statements
telegrsphed hence. A circus was at Meridi'
m to day, and the streets we're crowded with
negroes as if nothing had happened. After
the fight three kegs of powder and large
supply of buckshot were found in Vauce's
house. He is said to have bought a keg Of
powder OH Saturday.