The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-19
The CARROLLTON HORROR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY.
Death OF Two More Of the Victims
The Scene Of the Terrible
Affair.

special from Winona, Miss, TO the
Times Democrat gives the following par
ticulars of the circumstances leading
to the tragedy enacted at Carrollton,
Miss, yesterday: Some months ago
Robert Moore, young man from Le-
fore 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 he carried in a jug.
]. M. Iiddell, jr., of Greenwood, a
friend of Moore's, happened to meet
with Brown, and made some allusions
to his treatment of Moore. Brown
gave him impudence, and Liddell
started at him, but was prevented
by bystanders from attacking him.
The negro then went and armed
himself and induced Others to do like
wise. They stationed themselves on
the street, some concealing them
selves behind trees. When Liddell
came, after supper, from the hotel he
saw them and asked what they meant.
Whereupon Ed Brown responded it
was none OF his damned business. At
that Liddell struck at Brown with his
fist, and Ed and Charles Brown, his
brothers, both simultaneous fired upon
Liddell, one ball striking on the elbow
of his right arm. About this time
some fifteen or twenty shots were
fired from different quarters. Liddell
PULLED HIS PISTOL
and hit Ed, Brown in the abdomen,
and received one shot in the feshy
part of his leg. Charles Brown was
shot in the shoulder. The parties who
had taken part in the aflray were
brought before the Mayor forthwith,
waived an examination and were
bailed to appear before the next Cir
cult Court. Threats were continually
made by the Brown brothers that they
would have Jim Liddell's blood. Fur
ther, they had five double-barreled
shotguns loaded seven fingers deep,
and would "kill the first man who put
bis foot on their ground" On the
18th instant they made an affidavit
against James Liddell and others, in
GLIDING some of the best citizens OF
the place and men who knew nothing
OF the difficulty, charging them with
assault and intent to murder in
THE PREVIOUS DIFFICULTY,
Previous to the opening of the trial
yesterday Brown boosted in the street
that he had his'body guard and would
shoot the first man that made a mo-
ton in his direction. The cases were
called at noon, when the courthouse
was Immediately filed with negroes,
who stationed themselves around and
about the Brown brothers. The at
toneys were proceeding with the case
when there suddenly appeared about
100 white men, all well armed. Per-
ceiving Their entrance Ed Brown
drew his pistol and fired in the direc-
ton of Liddell, who was between his
attorney and him. Thereupon the !
shooting became general. Ten were
instantly killed and two others have !
since died. Some escaped by jumping
through the windows, distance of at |
least twenty feet from the ground. On
most of the dead bodies
ARMS WERE FOUND.
The room was completely filled with
smoke. The Judges bench is on the
north side of the room, and the
benches facing it are toward the
south. 1t is very large courtroom,
with windows all around. On the
south wall were counted 1876 shot
holes; in the wall of the passage lead
ing down stairs ten shot holes, and in
the benches thirty shot holes. One
shot struck the northeast wing sash
and glanced into the wall. Five other
shots show on the north wall from the
OF the benches. Large pools
of blood were on the floor of the court
room. The mob then left as quickly
and quietly as they came in. The
general impression is that it will end
in further trouble, as heretofore few
of the negroes killed were constantly
bad feeling, and led other
negroes peaceably inclined to produce
strife between the whites and blacks.
The good people of Carrollton depre-
cate all this, and regret that few in
noe mt coloredpeople were drawn into
,uss. The following is list of the the
KILLED.