, 1881-12-22
MISSISSIPPI MASSACRE.
Sono Of tho Bottom Fncta Regarding
the OcGurFcnce-1fo1v tlac Rehl Truth
Was Dl4{0rtpl.

only fyp miles. from Meridian, the county
scat, wnero tho writer of thls resided
nearly four years. and, boEug we'll acquainted
with most OF tho persons named In tho dispatch
In connection With tho o.callod massacre.
have tltken grent pains to learn tho bottom facts
In regard to 1t, and hero presont them as thoy
conD to me through tho most s1lfabto and trust
worthy eourccs. My lnfurmnnte. eolno OF them
al i've near Tho soane Of tho riot, and agree a.
Lauderdale il hopelesly Democratic. but tho
iIoan, md Il 6 Tho only nepabiean preoinct ia
s # eysiS ssss s a. a.
os" M9 gooa
will po heen frum tho following:
"wo encountered squad ct young mon mon Of
s Marioii to ta' tho eiecon tt toay. Va thak fhey
n,eun businosss and eyory onp Of than has a
white akin, and, we bollcye. white Heart.
day, and sec 10 It TINT everybody eIae does.
oy eFe tn s;:!, a1d N so1ls on elections
Marea @ "a on has day, bainx "some sa eestioas.
wy Mooro. foreman 9t the Afsroufys s9t!oa:
years. tho editor tln,so!t haylne a. oapaoity
sss'f osssa tho%xa dSS hst Il
most ESSENTIAL qualification Ut an editor.
1t Ia melancholy feature IN reviewing this
% soaaa Tss s sre soassss ssSsasss speSsa q r
tt ag oG g ooq meq 1a Is a.
Ters y'a young drunken desporadoos. one Of thoti
but Tow weeks before 20 was ktll9d navluE
~ n@n nH ~ Sn ~ nenn: ~ IVY e.
inta1Ity. suPofladueod ~ t1e uso Of Intoxloat.
sng ll9nor, Haryey candidate fof IT, Assessor: @
mun.s Vii
T. n ,no old %sa shes1 I'd
xts thu '' ooly nntnoormt Killed WhnH he.
ionrod In oS Marion '"S or lad any lcEit,mate
Tas I'D
10 yours OF axcj wns thu prime mover of tho dit
Sy ys s n s pSs shH = peSa sa ,1s5 wasa
! wbites and soycnty.flyc oolored rneg on the
sss il 5ass sa tS4cs sSt essEs I Ss %os
usod in tho most approved Bourbon stylo. Al
ss sSS%5s o.
hS egRs RS' arna asSey so 1ns;o
st5sfs 1@ 5 tto!. t. e thsT sas to
orcd inan nasnsti ,uiiiospIo a1li tlen,andod lis
qpom ns 5Sdsql t. 0K wttahs Sa ca
;an oro,nd III ho sIoxod briokbat, fhon iIarnett
aeo ue hod IL ueractt @ a royontod d Sin fro. shoots
Ing. Whom Gillespie ieturned SONIC four Or tive
| Of MIA rn1oraf frfnrtH mid .relntlyhs 0nthocnl
| SnnnS Fin "nnrt frnm ina nntiy nf colnrcii
monts t.v w"ro cnnfrnnfcti Nv ai,nt9t m en,,nI
nM,niar n whitos' I,oalnl III Iinrnott md th1
| t,wn a1arets sshcn rha firht kern1 in tnrnrst
| s~0gnrs Artrsa the ;,rat at,ns. s"'' 49,
ooaesta '"su .as "1a%
ONE coIohEp MAa-A1.'s1 HkoWh-
did noarly or quito all tho shooting tor tho col
| cred side. When tho smoke Of battle had
| Glenrca tho polls Mero deserted, and not u COL
nfoa nan WA % be 1onHa on sns Hsoa,1a. wv taS
vn1 horn ema thore tod tn wall the rssit ,f
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