Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-28
the Y,zOO CIIY mASSACRr.
Full Details Of the Cold RloOdtd
Murder Of PtRceable White
Citizens by Negroes I'm
Mississippi.

YAzoo CRY, MISS December 26-l
| send you tonight the fullest facts |
have been able to gather Of the muir
der of the Posey brothers and Mich
oils, the two former being merchants,
OF the firm Of Williams & Posey, and
the latter a steamboatman. The POI
seys we're SONS Of General Posey, Of
Confederate fame, q gallant officer, who
fell on the battle field at the head Of
his command. The sons we're highly
regarded throughout the town and
county. They leave fond mother,
two neble brothers and two devoted
sisters, and Mr.. John I. Posey true
aud loving vile, to mourn their IN
timely death. W.
Nichols was not well known here,
but leaves a most excellent reputation
as young man Of industrious and So
Der habits. He leaves a father and
other near relatives. The wounded
are Fritz Holder and Henry Elicit,
the former County Treasurer aud
the latter q general merchant. The
shot struck Mr.. Holder on one Of the
lower ribs and came out at his back,
but whether it ranged round or pene-
trated the cavity is not known at this
writing Elicit is shot 10 several
places in the side and 10 the arm. The
wounds Of neither are considered nee.
essarily fatal, though they are thought
to be serious. W. H. Boote, Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector for this
district, who is mulatto, was also
wounded in the head, being beaten
thereon with a stick.
The origin Of the atfray was as fol-
lows. as near as we can ascertain: Mon
day evening Richard Gibbs and Ken.
ME Logan, negroes, had fuss in Bark.
nous saloon aud Henry Elicit and
John t. Posey, who we're present,
undertook to stop the disturbance,
Whereupon John James, a negro, in
tertered and was told that they wanted
nothing out Of him, when he began
using offensive language, Later in the
evening as Possy and Elicit were pass
ing Lynchs butcher shop, where
james stayed, james was heard to cry
out:
CLEAR the way and will shoot
both the - ="
They naturally felt outraged and
vent to Lynch's butcher shop. Many
persons were on the streets. Sudden.
ly pistol was fred, and, as Il il were
a signal firing became general, pistols
and sh1tguns being used. John Posey
was riddled with shots, while bis
brother, Carnot, received a charge Of
shot in the shoulder aud side, and a
pistol ball struck MIN in the back and
ranged forward through the heart
Nichols was also killed BY a charge
Of shot Elicit andHolder were shot
With pistols, the latter receiving a
bullet that was probably intended for
John Posey, be being by Posey's side.
The negroes were seen 10 the evening
in cliques and crowds talking in a
mysterious manner and predicting a
difficulty. As has been developed
since the tragedy, the white men we're
taken by surprise; nothing Of the
kind was By them thought Of or ex-
peeted. The re,ult shOwsthAt, and it
also shows that the diabolieal scheme,
connected in wanton deyiltry and exc.
cuted with unerring precision, was
deliberately planned by the negroes
Most Of the shots, some thirty or
forty in number, came from the
darkness. Foote was the only negro
engaged in the fight who was in the
light, SO far as | learned. Elicit is a
Northern man aed 3 Republican.
coming here from lndiana ten years
ago. His father lisea 10 Atckison,
Kansas.
The tragedy has no political signif
canoe whatever, it growing out Of the
affair above mentioned. The matter
is being investigated bya Coroner's
jury, and will be probed 10 the bot
tom.
Several arrests we're made yesterday
and to-day, as follows. A. s. Lunch,
white oYEer Of tie butcher Bhop. As
accessory before the'face W.B. Foote,
Micaiah Parker, Bob SSazze, /. X.
Richardson, Wash Hall, Octayius
Thomas, Henry SCHUYLER and James
Gibbs. all cOlOred. Other arrests win
be made. .M TIT
John james, the cause Of the unlor,
nate tragedy Who was a desperate
daring mulatlo, was killed Yesterday
morning while deiyiDg arrest. The
tragedy caused great excitement.
Everything is now quiet, but the white
people arc on the alert and prepared
Tor any emergency.
Browns bronchial Tr0ches for
Coughs and Colds 81 do not see how II
Is possible fora public man to be himself
in winter without this admirable cid. -
Rev. r NJ Devens. Pocatie,. Masg