The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-10-30

known, however, that the unhappy /
man fred the fatal shot at night,
the ball penetrating his brain. dis
wife, who was sleeping near him,
was reused by the shot and found
bun dead or dying. The act was
committed while the deceased was
suffering from temporary abberra-
tion of mind. Both the deceased
and his family were highly respect
ed, aud his sad fate is generally
regretted.
The trial of Capt. Cage ended
on Tuesday night last, with a yer.
diet of guilty as charged in the in.
dictmeut. aud fixing the penalty
at Imprisonment in the penitentia'
ry for life. All evidence on the
part Of Capt. Cage, offered for the
purpose of showing the provOca.
tion which led to the killing was
excluded by the court, and hence
the jury was restricted to only
what occurred on the day Of the
killing.
On passing sentence the Judge
said in effect, "Capt. Cage, you
have proved a character IN this
trial, which entities you to be
heard, aud l would be pleased to
hear from you. What haye you TO
say" Capt. Cage said, "Judge, ]
have this only to say, had no
malice against Jones, l killed him
for the reason that | stated in
Fort Adams on that day, that is
because / had 1t to dol killed
him because he had attempted the
ruin Of female member Of my
family" The Judge then said in
effect that If there was any error
in the case, 1t was an error of law,
committed by him-that he was
glad to know that Capt. Cage had
the right to lay the whole before
tie Governor who was q high
minded, kind hearted and sensi
tive man, and would give due con.
sideration to any appeal to him.
woodville Republican.
Especial to Times. Democrat.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 25,-A
colored man named James Haynes
and colored woman named Mary
jackson applied for work as cot
ton pickers at plantation in q |
ivar county, Miss, last Wedn' 9
day. They said that they came
fr IN Coahoma Station in the SAINT
c ,unty. They were employed ant
stat work. 1t seems that they
ke, IT rather to themselves. Friday
morning the body of the woman
was found. She had been mur
dered and mutilated in q mos
horrible manner and her clothel
set Oh fire.
Haynes was suspected and a
once arrested. He virtually con
fessed his guilt, of which ther'
was already overwhelming circum
stantial proof. The officers of th'
law took him to the neighborinl
little town of Brownsville, intend
ing to take him to jail as soon al
convenient.
Saturday night mob Of colore'
people in q quiet, well organized
( shion, came to the village, cap
: tured Haynes from the guard AM
took him and hung him In tn
most approved and expedition
lynch law style. Then the mo-
quietly dispersed.
Nobody seemed to know or car
who they were.
Gen. Catchings, Democratic car
didate for Congress from this Dlt
trict spoke to q large and apprec
! ative audience at this place Thurs
day, giving an account Of his stew
ardship and explaining most sati'
factorily the reasons why his r.
election would rebound to tn
welfare aud subserve the .peopl
of this district, aud of all thos
} who dwell upon the banks of ou
/. mighty river. That having secure
T a place on the River aud Harbo
] Committee in whose hands tb
main interests of our section or
!. placed aud in which all the fegisll
I ton on the subject is done, he
4 better able to benefit his constitI
( ents than a new man could poss
1 bly, be, be he Democrat or Repul
2 lican. The General compliments
0 Secretary Lamar whom he locke
0 upon rs the brainiest statesms
. of the country and also PresideI
D Cleveland whom he regarded {
I the safest and soundest Chi,
!, Magistrate the nation has had fl
J, half a century. He also gay
}, credit to Mr.. Blanchard of Louis
T ana, who has always been q fr
T friend of river improvements ar
D ably assisted him in every effo
i IN ITS behalf. He exposed the fs