The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-10
JACKsON's BLOODY FEUD.
The Doubly Deadly Duel Of Tuesdsy-Aa
Outgrowth.. Of the Jones-Gambrell
Shooting.

feeling created in Mississippi by the
HaInilton-Gambrill shooting a year
ago resulted in a double tragedy to-day,
in wk.ch Con. Writ Adams, promi-
nent citizen of that State, and John H.
Martin, editor of the New Mississippi
an, Were killed. The trouble originated
in politics and prohibition. Gambrell,
who was editor of the prohibition Or
gan, abused Hamilton. They met,
exchanged shots, and Gambrell was
killed and Hamilton was wounded. The
trial of Hamilton, which has been
going on for some months past and has
just ended in his aequittal, has divided
the State into two hostile factions. The
Martin Brothers who edited the New
Mississippian, have assaulted Ha,nil-
ton and his friends, prominent among
whom was Gen. Writ Adams.
To-day the New Mississippian con-
tained this assault on Gen. Adams:
''People who do not receive the New
Mississippian regularly please remem-
Der that since We exposed the obliquitY
Of Gen. Writ Certificate Adams, the
postoffice is endeavoring to wreak its
spite against this paper in every possible
way. This paper has to be in the post
office about half hour or an hour sooner
than the Republican paper here, or it
is made to lie for another mail. it is
strange how mad some men will get
when the plain truth is told about them
in print, and yet this paper is feeling
remarkably WELL"
The two men met at Amite aud
President streets about 2:30 O'Clock this
afternoon, when Adams cursed Martin.
The latter replied by drawing his
revolver. He fred and slipped behind
a tree. Adams also drew and fred. but
few seconds after. Martin continued
firing from behind tree, while Adams
walked around it to get a better shot ct
him. Altogether six shots were fired
by Martin and three by Adams, when
almost simultaneously. they fell dead,
without a word. Adams had been shot
but once, when bullet went through
his heart. Martin was shot through the
breast, leg and hat. Both used Colt
revolvers of44ealibre.
Gen. Writ, Adams was 50 years of
age. He held Office under the republic
of Texas in 1889, and served in the
Texas army in the war with the Chero-
KEGS. Returning to the United States,
he became a banker at Jackson and
Vicksburg, Miss, and was member of
the Legislature. He was sent IN 1851
to Louisiana to secure cooperation in
the passage of the secession ordinance.
The position Of Postmaster General in
the Confederate cabinet was offered
him, but he declined it to organize a
cavalry regiment, the best in the Con-
federate service. He was made Briga-
dier General Of cavalry in 1858. He was
engaged, in, nearly every battle of the
army of Tennessee, and made the last
fight Of the war east of the Mississippi
at Gainesville, Ala, capturing many
prisoners. Gen. Jackson was appointed
postmaster of Jackson by President
Cleveland two years ago.
Mr.. Martin was only 80 years old, a
brilliant editor, bus of the aggressive
and impulsive sort, and he had been en-
gagged in number of serious difficulties
growing out ofthe Hamilton case.
The States says: "Col. Jones Ham
ilton, of Jackson, Miss. was, seen to-
night in the corridor of the St. Charles
Hotel. Col. Hamilton said that for
some time past the New Mississippian
had been attacking Gen. Adams per-
sonally, and this morning the paper
charged Gen. Adams with retaining
New Mlsslsslpplans III the postofnce.
From another source it is learned that
the origin of the trouble between the
men grew out Of Gen. Adams outspoken
sympathy for Col. Hamilton, which
was denounced by Mr.. Martins news
paper.
Mr.. Parish, who was walking with
Gen. Adams accosted Martin, saying:
"You rascal, I have stood enough from
YOU" Martin replied: "If you don't
like it"-and simultaneously with the
remark he drew pistol, fired, and got
behind a large tree, half foot in
diameter. Gen. Adams also fired about
the same time; but Parish, though not
certain, thinks that Martin shot first.