The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1881-10-29
THE AvENGER.
:, CIRCULARS OF THE KILLING OF d. L
LOVE BY. JOHN t. LANIER
AT GREENvILLE.
BLOODY RESULTS OF THE HUNTSVILLE SCAN
DIE, DIES GAME
ON A DUNGHILL.
Nashville Americana

NASHVILLE NhAiAS'AS~5J
Huntsville, Ala, October 21.-D. L.
Love was killed in Greenville, Miss, to-
day. by John 7. Lanier, Of this city.
The following special to the Huntsville
Independent, gives the particulars Of the
killing:
Greenville, Miss, October 21.-D. L.
Love came here several days since, and
was engaged in trying to get up subscrip-
ton for a cotton factory. Lanier got
here from Nicksburg this morning. He
and his father, in going to the hotel, saw
Love enter livery stable on the oppo-
sit side of the street, apparently not
having seen them. They crossed over,
and at the door saw him talking to the
stable proprietor in the rear of the stable.
Lanier advanced, shotgun in hand, and
when about twenty yards from Love, the
latter turned and saw Lanier, who almost
Immediately fired. Love was struck in
the neck and face, and turned to retreat.
Lanier fred the other barrel as Love
entered buggy and mule shed. Love
fell, but got up pistol in hand. Lanier
had by this time ran up to the mule
shed and opened fire with pistol. Love
was now down, but endeavored to crawl
away, through the stalls, but his strength
failed and he gasped his life away on a
dungheap, his mouth and eyes being full
of it when he was turned over. Love,
who never fired, had fourteen bullet
holes in him. Lanier surrendered and is
now in charge of the sheriff. He has re-
tanned Percy and Yerger to defend him.
Public verdict is that Love was Justly
slain.
The causes which led to the killing
are as follows: Love and Lanier were
both suitors of Miss Ida johnson, an ac-
complished young lady of this city. She
accepted Lanier, and they were married
while Love was in this city. He left for
Mississippi few days after the marriage,
and from West Point, town in that
state, he mailed to the most prominent
citizens of this city wedding cards con-
tanning his own name and that of Miss
Johnson on one side, and on the other
printed statement rejecting upon tie
chastity Of the lady, and even charg;np
her mother with being cognizant 81 II
Lanier remained silent in regard to the
4 villainous insult offered, and me Init q
!. few friends knew what cours d he would
4 pursue. So about ten days, avo he left
this city quietly, in CO. apany with his
father, B. 9. Lanier, ST ;, his brother, Hon.
lB. G. Lanier, j., '.ad X. J. Harrison,
pound for Mlssls .ppi, on the track of
the traducer, " Ith The result above stat
ed me sen .d,A4ent of the whole COM
muhlty IS nth Lahter, and all applaud
Ine act doDe by him. Milton Humess
Esq, w. II. Rison, Col. William NJ Hol-
Ing, DR.. &. NJ. HslTis snd William Rsld-
ridge, some of orr most prominent citi-
vens, all lie ave tonight for Mississippi to
Eender AZ ~ asistance to hanier taat may
XXI nece' Sasy. d. L. Love came here last
prlng from Mississippi, and was instru-
nent 4 i'm organizing the cotton factory
iere.. He endeavored b obtain some
~ .ition in the factory, but the directors
n fused to elect him, His subscription to
the capital stock, ammounting to $500,
@as returned to him about two months
kgo.
Mr.. H. L. Livingston, prominent
And influential colored Republican living
Rn Boiver county has written Il letter
tqslhe .Nicksburg Daily Commercial,
i n.which we make the following eX-
@ The attention of the colored Re,
ll6sn voters of Grenada county is
HcNlarly called to it;
a 3qnany OF my friends have writer
u eaince the two tickets were nomi
a Masking my opinion as to which o
y rwb they should support, take thi
N hod of giving them my views a
F. XIV nncSih1n
4 Dr my own part it has required NJ
4 Ion me to decide as to which ticke
l0nld support. No sooner had seel
4 personel Of the two tickets than
II ided to support the ticket headed by
II M Lowry, and do this as Republi
n L My long acquaintance with th'
4 leral, having lived in the same towl
Il ;h him for a number of years ! cal
uch for him when | say that ther
a not more liberal man in the Stat
n anhe. Many republicans remembe
n years gone by when it was daRgerou
n II Republicans to hold meetings il
many parts of the State, it was Gen. Low
who came to the front and demandet
air play for Republican speakers an,
wherever he was this was given.
The two tickets placed before the peo
Die Should represent something, asid
from being lot of men banded togethe
solely for the purpose ofgetting an offic
I cannot see how any decent Republics
can support the ticket headed by Bel
King, ticket conceived in the greed 70
Office and for nothing more, compose,
of all kinds of pnrties, n union whic
they confess to be for the purpose onl.