Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-19
FOURTH DISTRICT TRoUB-
LES.
Justice Of the Peace GIlmer Shoots
Constable Frazier.

On Wednesday morning last the
resignation, and IN interview OF Con-
stable Frazier, of the fourt superVl-
sors district, were published IN the
local columns of this paper. In the
interview Mr.. Frazier charged Justice
Gilmer with attempting to induce him
to compromise a case with a prisoner
who was charged with a felony, that
they might each make something out
of it. The case referred to,
that of Green Talifaro, having
been continued from Feb. 9th at
Newman's Grove to yesterday, at Jas.
Battles store, about five miles from
the city. Mr.. Cooley Mann went out
to defend Talifaro, and Justice La
nier, after hearing the case dismissed
Talifaro. Constable Frazier had come
10 town with his marketing, as usual,
and was on his way home. About II
o'clock he met Mr.. Cooley Mann and
Justice Gilmer, in a spring wagon, and
accompanying them was Green Tail
faro and his younger brother. Words
ensued, which resulted in a difficulty,
and shooting between Frazier and Gill
mer, as will be fully understood by the
statements printed below. Frazier was
badly shot and was not expected TO
live at dark.
DIR. Brisbane gives the following
anatomical diagnosis of the case: The
ball entered the steino cleido mastoid
muscle on the left side Of the neck,
barely missing the caroted artery, and
possibly lodged in the anterior portion
of one of the cervical vertebrae, or in
its curse impinged a fragment of the
bone on the spinal cord, as is shown by
complete paralysis Of his lower ex-
tTemities."
DR.. FitzHugb, his family physician,
thought the case was not so serious,
though he was nnprepared to account
for the paralysis of the lower tXtremi-
ties.
Mr.. Frazier is from Attala county,
IN this State. and was married two
years since to Miss Maggie Battle, sis
ter of James and Michael F. Battle, Of
this county, and stands AL in the COM
munity where he resides and farms.
Sheriff Worrell sent out two deputy
sheriffs as soon as he heard Of the trou-
bic, but they had not overtaken Gilmer
up to dark.
STATEMENT OF MT. COOLEY MANN.
l was retained by Green Talifaro, who was
charged before Esquire j. b. Lanier wi h grand
larceny, TO defend INN. attended the courl Of
Lanier this morning at Battles store. Shortly
after my arr val there, Esquire W.. }. Gilmer
came up and remained until the adjournment of
the court. During this time he read to me his
reply 10 the card and Interview of John l.
Frazier in The COMMERCIAL HERALD Of Feb
ruaTy 10Th. and stated that with that reply he
was done with the matter, and would leave it
with the public to Judge as between himself and
Frazier, uu.ess he should be attacked by Frazier.
Immediately after the adjournment OF the
court ! asked who there was present that was
going TO town. and proposed that we should
ride. Mr.. Gillner asked me how | was going
and upon replying to him that l was riding 4
mule, ne told me that he was on foot and asked
if | would not let IL negro take my mule and walk
IN with him on the railroad, which | declined to
do. lie then said he would borrow Mr.. james
Battles spring wagon and hitch my mule to it
and come IN with me, to which | consented. We
started and reached the four mile bridge bot
tom where we met Mr.. Frazier, who was COM
ing from town on a mule. He said: "Yon
have go through and are going to town early"
/ saiu yes, and remarked: "FraZ er, | would
like to ask you a few questions about your Inter
view with Glen Davis, concerning my cOnnec-
ton with The Talifaro case at Bell's store"
asked Gllmer, who was driving, to stop, which
he did, we being in a muddy place and driving
slow.
Frazier had passed the wagon and st ,pped at
the rear end of it. | asked him if the inter
view as published III the COMMERCIAL
HERALD so far as my name was used was cor
rect. | 40 not remember his exact reply,
but inferred that he had not
read the interview as published.
1 then told him what was stated
with reference to myself and he said Mr.. Davis
had misunderstood him, and remarked that he
had told Mr.. Davis that | had made a motion
the affidavit against ALI TalifarO, charged with
grand larceny, IN the killing OF a hog. because
Green Tallfar0 was charged with the same
%oIiense for killing the same hog, before Esquire
Lanler.
This / told him was about correct and that
was glad to know that IL was Il misunderstand-
ing, that ] would regard it as very dtsL0nOrable
in either him or MIR. DAVIS to misrepreSent NE
or any one else.
then said to him: "Mr. Frazier, Mr.. Frank
Lanier, who is now at Mr.. Battles store, has
just told u e that you told him that on the day of
the trial at Bells store you cursed me out of
He remarked Frank Lanier il a-liar /
never lold HIM anything Of the kind, | have
cursed you in my life and have never had
2 ! occasion to do 50, and if you will go with me
back to the store TO see Mr.. Lanier, l will prove
to you that | did not say So"
told him it was Of little Importance and
would not do so, as did not want him and
Lanler TO nave a dlillcul y: | then said good bye,
and told MIR. Gilmer to drive on.
Gtlmer, who up to his time had said nothing,
pulled tbe lines 10 start the mules, when MIR.
trazicr remarked: Hold on, L will tell you
what | did say"
Gilmer, at my request, stopped, when Frazier
said: II told Esquire Gilmer at Bells store that
he was more OF = scOundrel that the 1t thief he
had turned loose, and that he did not dare to re-
sent it,"
Gilmer said: "Yes, you stated that in your in
and am going to town now to reply to
Frazier said mo, 1 told you so to your face
1t Bells store"
Gilmer replied ''Ycu did nothing ofthe kind"
Frazier then said: You are a. liar you"
Gilmer said: This thing has gone for enough,
and there is no better me Than now to settle it,"
Frazier replied; A right, jump out"
he wagon and getting down off of his mule,
putting his basket down on the ground.
Gilmer then jumped out on tile right side of
he wagon, when l said to them, gentlemen,
lold on; don't have any difficulty about this
Frazier passed around the rear end OF the
wagon to the right side of the wagon and Gil
ner ran around in front of the mule, to the left
ide. FrdZer turned back and
anne to the left side of the
wagon, and they advanced on each
ther, drawing their pistols as they advanced,
getting his out first, fired, and Frazier
linking Gilmer was about to fire a second shot,
ut | Jumped out Of the wagon and said to him
stop, aon't shoot any more" With this he put