The Osceola times., 1882-12-16
SHOT.GUN VENDETTA.
Edgar Carleton Shot and
Dangc n-,y " anEdcd,
bV Mitch Pickens.
Whisky the groundwork.

another murderous afiray-TLc at
tempted killing OF Edgar Carleton,
brother-in-law to Maj. ID. L. Furgu-
son, by a negro named Mitch Pick
ems. The affair occurred at the No.
dena plantation. twelve miles below
Osceola, and owned by Mess. Furgu-
son & Hampson. We were unable
to go down to the place, or send a
reporter, but from Sheriff IIaskins
and DR.. r. c. Prewitt, we learn, in
substance, the following:
| On last Saturday night, Maj. Fer
guson permitted the colorcd people
on the plantation to hold a Festival
in the old store house, and to make
the affair a grand success and throw
halo Of glory around the festive
scene, one Mitch Pickcns purchased
from-a passing boat,.the c. ahomo, a
gallon of Buffers best, but it seems,
was not very liberal with it, as he
imbibcd most of il himself, and about
nin' o'clock at night, went into the
!. store house and attempted to raise a
row 18th colored woman in the
: room, nd becoming so noisy and
turbuleH that some of those present
stepped lto the back room of the
store, whih is used as n bedroom
II by Mr.. Eder Carleton, and request
"a ed him to ut Pickens out Of the
house, whichc proceeded to do in
very short orde, detailing two stout
fellows to takebim home and put
|, him to bed, andhen retired to his
room. In few Sments. hearing a
u gun shot, Mr.. Carson went out in
:, the road, and found at after leaving
Pickcns at his cahiIthe men who
y. had escorted him hoi, had start
ed back to the store. anwhen about
twenty or thirty steps frd, the cabin
n, they met the woman VII whom
Pickens had sought to quael; they
stopped, and were talking when
'e. Pickens came out Of his houslrmed
with a gun which he levelled, the
n crowd and banged away, the connts
taken effect, for the most part. imle
back and legs of the woman, "
. striking the men, but doing them /
> y serious injury. As Carleton can
. up, Pickens was resisting the oilic
8 who was trying to arrest him; Carl
ton walked up rapidly and dsarm'
him, and ordered him 10 60 to be
when Pickens commenced to cur
8. him, whereupon Carleton knock
him down, and then showed him in
- - his cabin. Returning 10 his rocl
where he was joined by Maj. Ferg
- son, who had been attracted by t
unusual commotion, and were enga
S, ed in conversation, when sudden
a flash and the report of a gun sta
led them as load Of 90 shot car
~ crashing through the window; Car
ton grabbed his pistol and while
the act of rising from his seat, anot
of or flash and report, this time the 81
'u- entered Carleton's body on the Il
In side in the region Of the lungs a
nd nd heart. BY the fash of the powd
oil. Mai Furguson distinctly r1cosni7
es, Mitch Pickens. Carleton imme
es, ately presented his pistol and FIR
NJ" at what he supposed was Picke
, but which, in the uncertain lig
. proved to be apost; Pickens, at
I the second fire, beat Il hasty retire
-, Mr.. Carleton was then assisted to
mothers house, bleeding prolus'
from his wounds. A messenger v
at once sent to Osceola to She
N Haskins, requesting his presen
Ou. and that Of a skilled physician.
''a' Haskins procured the services of
- -, r. C. Prewitt, and the two left to
GRaY R on Sunday morning for Nodena.
ding From DR.. Prewitt, who has b'
'.i: unremitting in his attention to
9 Tor Carleton, we learn that the latte