National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-25
THE NAKED FACTS.
Additional Particulars OF tho Inhum an
Bourbon Butchery In Mississippi.

bourbon Hatchery In mississippi.
The following letter, as information received
from Vicksburg, Miss, Jan. 2, was given us
for publication:
DEAR FRIEND: Your letter of the twenty.
seventh came to hand this morning, finding
all reasonably well and spending very sad
new year over the death of w. IL. Foote, who
was brought from Yazoo City hero to be
buried by the different lodges. but the citi-
zens of Vicksburg said that they considered
it an insult to bring Foote'S body hero to be
buried, and told members of the Knights of
Pythias, Masons, and Odd Fellows lodges
that If they made any street display they
would have riot, and the white people dur
ing the funeral procession would shoot them.
Mr.. A. NJ. Paxton and others told the colorod
men that the white men had 200
rifles loaded to keep the colored
men from having such process
sion. These threats were made Monday
evening, so the colored men concluded not to
turn out after hearing them; few of tho
different orders were at the church, notwith-
standing. The church was crowded yesterday
morning. Mr.. Birchett, tho mayor Of the
town, land tho city marshal, Mr.. Groome,
were going around to the colored men making
these threats also; they even told the minis
ter, Elder Caroline, to be cautious how no
spoke in the pulpit in regard to Foote'S death.
p G. Hall made short address, and it was
nice indeed. would like to give you u full
statement of the YaZoo killing, but can't at
this time You know need to be careful, for
wo are not safe at best.
YAzoo, MISS, Jan. 1S, 15S4-HoN. M.
HOWARD, WASHINGTON, d. C.-lly Dear Sir:
l am in receipt of your favor of recent
date requesting me to give you such informa-
tion that | may have in relation to the recent
lynching in Yazoo City, with especial refer
| ence TO our late friend, w. ii. Fuote In
compliance with your request, have TO say
that what news | have been able to gather
from those who were in the city at the time
entirely exonerates Mr. Foote from being
an instigator in tho troubles that termi-
mated SO fatally. 1t seems that a
fued of some length of time had
existed between one of tho Posey brothers
and colored man by the name of James,
stranger to us. On Christmas eve they met;
and the quarrel was renewed, and each pro-
ceeded to call in their friends. Just as both
parties met Mr.. Foote appeared, unfor-
tunately, on the street for the purpose Of
making purchase, having been down town
attending a Christmas tree festival at the
| Meth dist church. lie saw the crowd in the
street and naturally walked among them
and inquired the cause of the difficulty.
| After tho exchange of few words Footp was
knocked down with base ball bat, and was
kept on the ground until tho firing was over,
all of this time being occupied in tussel
with Mr.. Ellet 1t was charged that
| Foote fired the first shot hut tho
best of evidence shows that he had nothing
buta common knife with which ho severely
cut Mr.. EllGt in purely self defense. He
was taken home that night by his son, and
| was arrested next morning and placed in jail.
| A demand was made for the lynchlng Of
| the prisoners and, 20 the credit Of Mr.. James
Barksdalo aud Mr.. Ed. Dunning, tho excited
feeling of tho mob was stopped for the time,
and we all felt that the law would BIO per-
/ sniff nd IN n lFAf rs tai
| would, without the shadow ola doubt, have ca
| tirely eXOnerated himself from the charge Of
murder. He stood well in the community
| with all classes, who adhired him for his
manliness and fair dealing in his relations
with the people, and it was hoped by us All
| that he would have been able to have safely
! passed tho trying ordeal. But you have
| some experience in n mob raised here against
| colored men. Reason has no sway. Tho
| ColOred man has no sort of snow, and must
suffer, Innocent or guilty, il matters not es-
pecially, as In this case, IT he is representative
man, and prominent in republican politics.
| lie must be Cotton rid Of This was tho posi-
worker against tho bourbon democratic party,
whether confronted by republicans or indie
| pcndents. Ills friends have repeatedly urged
him to move away Grom Hazoo, fearing just
the terrible iato which finally overlook him.
| He was always earnest in his belief that tho
citizens in the city would do him no harm,
and, conscious of his standing as Il law-abidmg
citizen, he felt that Ills person would DO
protected from tho violence of those
who might seek TO harm him
from distant part OF the county. Hence he
staid, refusing to listen to the appeals of his
friends. | arn really surprised that the coll
ored people stay in the county at ALL The
reputation that Yazoo bears abroad is not an
| enyiting field for immigration from the north
| | think from what can learn that tho cOlored
people will leave this section in great mum.