, 1881-11-02
THE SHOTGUN POLICY.
It still Remains a Leading Feat
ure in Mississippi Poll.
tics.
Three Negroes Killed md Others
Wounded Willie Going 10
Fusion Mcclfng.

tklDHftls1fD uCFFDES III 8HNiNE5 Anh"3 F@i~
.lhy hight Inst. nnd tho strEtrls hnl probably
tntnl wnunI,ux Of soverul uthors. Subsequently
ntNcr laEts wGrB obtained ur tnufr cunpre-
hp1lxiyG all sttsfhctHry nature. giving full de-
ttils uf tho ,y1uu ni1ar and every incident con-
cctctl with 1t. As politics socR, to haso figured
ratker cs'nspctons'y il this affair, It woaih not
le considered nut Ut plncb to rclate few fnets
~ relation 10 the ;tsenl s!tuuttosl rs It axists IN
Hhnrkty Euuuty. liist now lu this county thora
Mro two tickets Tor Tue choFcc Of tho people In
the approaching locn oiccttntl-rfz.: n strni1ht-
mt DenucratJa ticket and tho FuAion ticket.
The uttcr ticket hns reference a1olc 10 tho
eulinty. 1ti,d thuso whu arc Its followers mNy
vote fur tho Democratic stato tlckut nr the
Grecnback and Republican Slate ticket, lust rs
tioy sec lit OIL election dnr. II II ct'f',t,usn,a
lpoth uf Democrats aud Republicans, nnl largo
n,ncr Of the bust md most influential OF.
clti,or parly s,fe members of It. TN Friday
nIRnt. the 18th Inst. n ShurGey Coiinty Fusion
meeting wlls held OH tho Phelps plantation, on
beer Crcck. 4 largo number OF negroes wero
On flolr say to tho place OF meeting, aud pRss-
IlsH 1t, l'ndy ,tlnug the road which leads by tho
lhnnls af deer Creek woro hailed By pnrtfes hid
In nmf,us!l antl commanded to hnlt. This, how
ever. they fMliesl to tto, ano were continuing
tlIer Journey wl,e1t thoy
wENi: Ft1sEIl ErOS
BY tho pnrtlcs IT. lmhtssh with tlonblo'bafrelcd
wullulIiIg four UtEurr, two uf whom htye s!tIee
a1Ictt. Perry Thompson was EhOL In his bnck
tnr % tho spue, alid the otllera were Wounded
thv Hh!a,tluE. THE sllVitr of sl'arkry County,
Ga @ of e. s,sr$ w " i1 70 the fauox ss1
mud. II Euss1b!c, til fGrret out the guilty party Or
parties, NJ tho Gsls1 might lc, an'! i'rnx tlon to
WIN 1fattc t' firing upon this pnrt, but ihnt It
WIS hte!lac to shoat coIured candidate IN tho
Fusion ticket aild hnothor rro;lt!ntllt colorr1
Nt,ftttHnt1 tFitS Ia ftFiS ~
tho sluws Of tho a,'sisIfly 1lut was circulated
thro!lnh tho cn'inty krcat excitemciil prevu!ies,
terms s'y nII. Every t,rceantlon hhs becu talsen
to het.tirn tie guilty pnrties.
:, AZ itnl,EnRtlon meeting syl,s held at lsnlling
EGrls, thu s1lp!tnt or Sharktt LUuH!f. tho asy
following. which wis larHpiy atttTlel By peupIt.
It every G!ass, eolnr. ana pnrty a'l'|iatlon. mud
costnty. prcsIicd. Tho result of tho meeting Is
ns fol;ows:
IS1uuy,rloy MEETING or THE ctrIzESa or
hliA,sNEs H. sN ~. couaIa. ,:.,..' ,.,, 49,.
,, inG Gl'xons o. =, oy ht nct y' tno
s"!n n,tit y! , =" tto IL t.."s ~, ,s .Mu
Of ibo st nst Wijci .nt1sut' tno .)sath md el,o
wnliltlttlx ui seyurnl nuit,rc citizens that were
III rtMte 10 II Fusion tucctlnE. The tne, as.
snulted and murdered wrtt. tu0ttc1lsvc cltxtis,
iii thoir wly II II political meeting, which
wns 'mtt4t by tho Fusldn !Hlfsy. ai!h WIS
to l'e 1.tl.'ressesl l'y {. j. .Jo,rs in ah1v ID,
yucnte of tho ,F.,sloM cas,s", ann uthcrs: Z.
II
" piaGn ~ Inb trve!6inH, a.m tnoy Msses tna
y , ~, , ~ 5., a,,,'
~ nGs 5 s'ute. ~ upuottHStn nheu ~ eueM ~.
iaYs a.rer ! hpse u Modat 'lteG !i'.es ,, ' tn9
"sws H"I Sae .An. ~ ssuwu ~. sp'Yseu M "Aisa n"'
t a.ea ~! ~ Mie!t coGsa.s. st " @ LIZ hsGs' i'
Ma!I M tn. n.,osG t,:, tas't: ~! @ @
wv t"iI "g. t i!eu VILE Wu.it & Mas1 esMpiEu nn.
.nr! 4. u; !n' ~ tM' =; -; tamr!uGe
tHMe w Gu.'E. III 'olH o. -. ,hn1s'naG snlu;
eot 2! tns ,al! T., ~, ~
,ta tnunthn M .u1 hM'Mkv 'oL Mfn i.s..i1tM @ ~ .o
Ki'1H " 81 ~. @ sE" @ asa* a,
w. - t si n.. 'i.s MH,suE ~ H1 tnG ssnss ~ .t
~" ' M"u nHs @ = nen. " u!a.Ent w lMs,s ~ .!S
s'.s' 'u's; Hnmuam @ 1 !na yI@ns fspffan o IT. r.
ra. Mr. ~ a. r uvHs ,,i & 4ma! nri =. ~ '9Ss u "
- ny' Ih's.l , "r'i ~ uM' M mppE!su. ~. W
y. n.u"!a WIZ c'su ior W tuu Ni",se n.!u salu
InIa ~ ca1nn Y ~ W. MGetna c!!t!et! ~ tuc rsa.
Gaxuns o. ing e'E ~ 20 t ",*s an' ee'" ~,
III .eaonne!19 the .Mst!tniy assas,nH!ini, @ ~
nM oHHr at VII .i 'rw wv ,.,s sM tt ~ 9SnnG ,r,
about ny tno nrlh0lnE olL el W., l!eitets:
Etsia anH iea'ner!ttp. y tae Rrnit'l!WotK H. ~
sntr ,.nn,. IN Etsim,, ,,rtmoimi,. liz I~i,n.s
"nd ri th.r Nnn,ys' ihnt If ntv,wnt,,v lin FnsInn
i"trr,sta IL frm,st,nuhir ihnn hr shmIi I s,.tifv
~ trfnss,n' m,,H '@o'' ''0 e""'' ~ 1""''
W "s"7o"' ""u ..
THE Foil AEHnER
committed plainly slows ihut thp candidates OF,
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