The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-12
A BLOODY TRAGEDY
IN LEFLORE COUNTY IN
WHICH TWO MEN ARE
KILLED AND THREE 9TH
ERS WOUNDED.
Three of the Parties Implicated
From BrOOkhaven.

p. II. Ivcy, w. II. McCarty and Sam
Austin on the other.
The first three entered the store of
McCarty 4 Matthews armed with
Winchrstcrs and pistols, and some
words between the parties brought on
firing, i'll which IVey and Sam Austin,
,Ir., were instantly killed and ". II.
MCCarty and two others were mOrtaliN
wounded. Bad feeling had existed
for some time between the principals
to the deadly strife and no particulars
being known at this time it is not
known who caused the fight. Intense
excitement is reported PicdyUHc
Special.
GREENwoor, Miss, July 9.-Fol-
lowing are the particulars of Satur-
day 5 tragedy at Rising Sun, six miles
to the south:
p. II. lvcy was killed by II gunshot
through the head near the back door,
and was buried Sunday.
Aston, the bookkccpcr. was killed
while entering his room back of the
storcj his brains spattcred all over the
door.
Ben McCuty, shot through the arm,
the bullet passing upward into his
chest and not found, is now at Green
wood i'll bed. He got here on hand
car
Henry McCarty, shot through the
breast, arms and leg, seriously wound
ed, is now Mt his home. eight miles
from here. He was carried there in Il
buggy.
Captain Whi.worth, wounded in the
calf of the leg, is now in jail at Green
wood. lIoSkinS and Mclean are also
confined in jail.
THE CAUSE or TIE DIFFICULTY
is said to be about ferry. 1t was
said that Mccarthy, who had bought
tha Land on which his store is from
Wbitworth, had, together with Mr..
Scrug2S, another Storekccpcr, arrang-
ed to "&.Iy over their customers in Il
skitf free. Whitworth had ferry
just above.
Good information is that Whitworth
with Mclean and lIOskinS, entered
the front door armed with one Win
chester and two ShOtguns about
). p. m: that WhitWolth before enter
ing had told some negroes standing on
the outside to keep out of the way
that something would happen, or
similar words; that the party had dogs
with them and had blown the horns
on the way, and that during the day
they had said they were going rabbit
hunting, but since the killing said it
was deer hunting. After they had en-
tered WhitWoith went up 10 Be2 Ne
Carly, insisting OH settling the ferry
matter. McCarty wanted 10 call the
others interested in the skitt TO
&traightcn the matter up. but Whit
worth wanted it settled right there
and
ATTACKED I'CARTY,
Vino w.ih his bands prevented him
from using his gun. but he pulled out
Il pistol and wounded McCarty. Whit
worth WAS then shot in the leg near
til" foot; hH claims that Mccarthy fired
it. Met ATTY says Il was an accidental
shot from Mclean or lIoskinS. intend
cd for some one else.
NcCarty then left hy the back door
tolioNcd BY shots. In the meantime
his hro;ber Henry McCarty, had been
shot in the breast and arms while in
the office. and fled also. but in Il
different direction from his brother.
During the battle
ASTON WAS KILLED
hy Mclean or IioSkinS while fleeing
to his room in the rear of the store,
and Ivcy was killed near the hack
door. 1t is also stated by several
parties that WhitwOrth shot at the
fleeing and wounded Henry McCarty
when some distance away, and that
IIoskins handed him his gun for that
purpose, also that he by threats pre-
vented several negroes from assisting
the wounded man. who was Frustrated
in field, where he finally was rescued
By negroes, but warned to crawl on
knees and betty. 1t is said that Ben
McCalty was selling pair of shoes,
and Henry making out a bill in the
office when the hunting party entered.
After this exhibition the party went
to the saloon and notified Scruggs of
what they had done, and the latter
closed the store.
On Sunday occurred
THE POST MORTEM AND BURIAL
and the arrest of the parties, who re-
manned at their home until to-day
under guard. AS stated they are in
jail at Greenwood. At Rising Sun are
attorneys for the prosecution. G.. \.
/ Wilson and II. +. Hooker and the dis
trlct-attorncy; and for the defense
Judge Cassidy and MesSrs. Gwin.
| Liddell, Coleman and Barry.
From statement of part of the
defense it is gathered that there had
been quarrel; that both sides had
for some time been expecting a diff
Guilty, and that the McCarty side had
lately ordered arms and ammunition.
Mr.. WhitwOrth was called on at the
Jail to get his side of the question, but
he was ut the time under the effects OF
medicine and too weak to speak.
The defense will probably claim
that Whitworth and party stopped in
to get the mail, and when asking fol
the mail Ben McCarty said he had
something else for them than mail,
and that then the shooting com
meHced.
The McCatys bear good rcputa-
tions for peace and good character
An attempt will be made to interview
Whitworth or his attorneys tonight
! SOME TALK OF LYNCHING THE
PRISONERS.
ABERDEEN, Miss, July 9.-Very
great excitement has prevailed all day
at Rising Sun, on the Yazoo river, this
State, over the tragedy of yesterday
in which two men were killed and