Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-19
WHY IT WAS DONE.
The Blacks Go Into the Court. Room
Armed, Threatening 10 KIN.

Armed, Threatening to XIII.
! WtNoNA, MIse., March Is The fol,
lowing are the particulars Of the clrcum.
stances leading to the tragedy enacted at
Carrollton, Miss, yesterday Some
months ago Robert Moore, young man
from leflore county, went to Carrollton
There he met Ed. Brown, colored, with
whom he had an alteration, and the negro
smeared and poured on him molasses
which hecarrled In Jug. j M. Liddill Jr.
OF Greenwood, a friend of Moore.
happened to meet Brown and made some
illusions to his treatment of Moore.
Brown gave him impudence and Liddiu
started at him but was prevented
by bystanders from attacking him.
The negro then went and armed
himself and induced others to
do likewise. They stationed themselves
on the streets, some concealed behind
trees. When Liddill came after supper
from the hotel he saw them, and asked
what they meant, whereupon Ed Brown
responded that 1t was none OF
his id business At that Lid
dill struck at Ed Brown with
his fist, and Ed and Charles Brown,
his brother, both simultaneously fired
upon liddill, one ball striking the elbow
of his right arm. About this time some
fifteen or twenty shots were fred from
different quarters. Liddil pulled
his pistol and hit Ed Brown
in the abdomen, and received
one shot in the neshy part of his
leg. Charles Brown was shot in the
shoulder. The parties who had taken
part in the ARRAY were brought before
the mayor forthwith, but waived
examination and were balled to APP
pear before the next circuit court.
Threats were continually made by the
Brown brothers that they would have
jim Liddill's blood, further that they had
Ave double-barreled shot-guns loaded
seven fingers deep and would skill the
first man who put his foot on their
ground On the 18th inst.
they made afldavits against James
Liddill and others, including some OF the
best citizens of the place and men who
knew nothing of the difficulty, charging
them with assault aud intent TO murder in
the previous difficulty Previous TO the
opening OF the trial yesterday
Brown boosted on the street that
he had his body guard and
would shoot the first man that made
motion in his direction. The case was
called at noon, when the courthouse
Immediately filed with negroes, who
stationed themselves around and about
the Brown brothers, The attorneys
were proceeding with the case when
there suddenly appeared about one hum
bred white men, all well armed. Per-
ceiving their entrance, Ed Brown
drew his pistol and fired in
the direction OF Liddell who
was between his attorneys, and
the firing became general. Ten we're in
stantly Killed, and two others have since
died. Some escaped by jumping through
windows, distance Of at least twenty
feet from the ground On most OF
the dead bodies arms were found. The
room was completely filed with
smoke. The judges bench is on the
north side of the room and the benches
facing it towards the south. IL Is a very
large room with windows all around.
On the south wall were counted lS0'shot
holes, in the wall of the passage leading
down stairs ten shot holes, and In the
benches thirty shot holes. One shot
struck the northeast window sash and
glanced into the wall, five other shots
show on the north wall from the direction
of the benches. Large pools of blood
were on the floor OF the court
room. The mob left as quickly and
quietly as they came in The
general impression is that this will end
in further trouble AS heretofore few
of the negroes Killed were constant
Iy creating bad feeling aud
led other negroes peaceaoly In
clined to produce strife between
the whites and blacks, The good people
of Carrollton regretted all this,and regret
that few innocent colored people were
drawn into tue affair.
The principal leaders OF the gang were
Charles and Ed Brown, who were
among the killed II is impossi-
BILE to get any one TO state
the names OF any persons
in the mob aud II win be very difficult TO
ascertain them, as nobody in the excite
ment took notice OF any OF the persons
who entered the courthouse. No arrests
have yet been made