The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-17
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION MURDER.
Tho Full Particulars OF tho Terrible Trag-
edy of Tuesday.

MERIpIAN, Miss, November IO.-In
regard to the Marion troubles, no new
developments have been made since
Tuesday night, except tho arrest of ono
negro. After lapse OF two davS and
conversation with forty or fifty different
participants, II recapitulution Of the whole
affair in brief is rs follows: On Tuesday
last. while tho election was progressing
Mt Marion, in this County, Jas. Barrett, an
aged whito man, having Just voted. WAS
inSulted by negro ut the polls Barrett
raised his arm To resent ii with blow /:
some say he drew a stick on the negro.
Before ho could strike. however, another
negro, by tho name of Frank johnson,
shot him with pistol i'll the neck, cut
ting tho jugular vein and killed him nl-
most instantly. George Johnson Color
cd,l formerly slave of Barrett ran IN to
defend his old master, and was shot by "A
negro, from tho effect of which he died
To-day, and general shooting among
negroes then commenced Tie whites
were all unarmcd. Jctf Scgars (whitc)
was killed by negro named Sam COLES.
pic. Alex. Harvey, Democratic candi-
date for County Assessor, fifty wards
from tho scene, was rushed upon by me-
groes and killed by shot through
the head. He Was shot In tho face by
James Hodges (whito) was wounded se.
riousIy i'll tho knee. Levy Moore (white)
was wounded in the head. Vance Sepnrs
was wounded and is expected to die
Tho negroes doing the shooting were
Gillespie, Frank Johnson, Allen and
Burwell, and Burwell Brown and Ma
lone. 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 tho news reached Meridian,
siX miles distant, Sheriff Henderson with
posse ofseventy-iive mon, repaired to
tho scene. The negroes had ali left. A
party of twenty men went to the house
OF Ed. Vance (whito), Republican. and,
approaching him with warrants of arrest.
demanded his surrender, and were re-
piled by Vance telling them to go TO hell.
They were tired on and rcpulsed. BY
O'Clock in the afternoon relief came and
the Sheriff with his men surrounded tho
house. The Sheriff called 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
tnat he would protect Vance and all the
house. n surrender was agreed on. The
take in the prisoner, Will Vance, and his
men gathered about the yard anticipating
no danger. John Vance mt that moment
was seen in stopping attitude behind
the corner of the stables near by, with n
gun levclled on the posse, but before he
SOuiu iiIc lc WAS SnOl allQ KILLED.. AT the
same instant, while ~. G.. Warren, of tho
posse, was pledgng protection to the
females OF Vance's family, he was shot
through tho head by some one from the
inside of the house and instantly killed.
The Sheriff and H..rdin Jones, OF the
posse, We're slightly wounded. Ed
Vance escaped. Several negroes were
2ooss 20 ;iro OH the posse from tho house
and run on. No negroes aro known to
be killed. Four or five are wounded.
WIN Vance was brought to Meridian by
the Sheriff in buggy at night and lodged
in Jail. No narm was offered him. Young
Ed. Vance, a boy of IL, was captured, but
was allowed to remain at homo without
Yesterday a 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
except Martin Malone who took an ac.
tive part in the riot. He is now in jai,
No negroes were murdered in tho
swamps and mono were shot at except
those resisting arrest and running out OF
Vancc's house, nor have the blacks about
Marion fled in terror, Notwithstanding
the sensational statements telegraphed
hence. n circus was at Meridian to-day,
and the streets were crowded with ne
groes as If nothing had happened. Aftcr
the flight three kegs of powder and
large supply of buckshot We're found in
Eance's house. He is said to have bought
n keg of powder Saturday.