Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-06
SORROWS ECHOES.
Funsral Services Of the Two Men Slain
In the Street Encounter ut
Jackson, Miss.
Col j, 8. Hamilton ATTACKS Another s1issis
sippi Editor In E Sleeping oar-rne
Editor says, " alsz. Away"
New Orleans Picayune.

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JACKSON, Miss, May 2.-Jackson yes
terdsy evening and last night WAS a
seething cauIdrou of excitement The
mortal combat # both Nj 4rtin and Adams
was the entire theme of CONVEX sd ion.
Business WAS practically suspended and
groups of men stood on the streets dis
cussing the sad aud sudden demise of
those two ge TENN.
There were threats passed to and from
the friends and sympatbizsrs Of both
sides and considerable apprehension was
felt. Cooler heads reasoned, however,
and are triumphant so far in
AVOIDING CONFLICT
between the two factions. L. NAY cUma,
though, a. Any moment. There Is per
ceptl5Ie feeling Ct bitterness ON both
sides to-day, greater than last night.
There were but few transactions of
hush es-, aad the ststehouse wes de-
serted. The entire CITY YVES IL gloom
There we're great crowds Of ladies al
gentlemen ali of to-day carrying beauti-
full bouquets of flowers 10 The residence s
IF tae uLturtur ste victims Of The deadly
bullets Messages Of coincidence crowd
I'd the wires from sympathetic friends
abroad
Ihh FUNERAL 5hhflChS
Of hi 81 Martin were held at the
Methodist Episcopal church at 8 O'Clock
this evening. The cCffll was # hand
some mshogsny and Was covered with
the choice st hno MOI de lica+e of DIVERS.
The laet tribute that DIR C. G Andrews,
the minister, could pay to his tead
friend wss beautiful and touch
ing. His rPms;ns were carried from the
church to the sonth-h una Illinois Cen
trsl train at five O'Clock. and thence to
Brooknave1, the place Of his birth, fol-
lowed by several of his friends, where he
WAS inferred This evening in the little
cemetery to the north of the town. The
following were the psIIbearers: W. D.
Ratliff, G.. H. Alexander, Prof. L. A
Wy1tt, Prof. q. j. Frey, Harry Brown
and John LzoI.
The funeral services of the loving hus-
band and father OF several chilcren and
that noble gentleman,
GENERAL WRIT ADAMS
was the largest seen IN Jackson for stv-
eral years Almost every carriage and
buggy in the city was In the procession
which followed the remains from his
home to the Episcopal church, Rev. Will
lam Short, thu rector, Officiating. The
church WAS packed with the best people
of the country. The services were short
and impressive. Truly, there WAS no
man whom Jackson loved more than Gen
eral Adams. The pail bearers were Gov
ernor Lowry, Judge T. J. Wharton, E.
Verden, G. G. Eyerich, J. S. Hamilton,
Marcellus Green, George Lemon and OIL
yer Clifton. Strangely enough, the same
hearse which conveyed Martins body to
the train also bore General Adams body;
and then, too, both were compelled to
Cross the bridge that one year ago on the
9TH of this month was the scene of the
tragedy in which Jones S. Hamilton
Killed X. D. Gsmbrell, the special friend
OF Martin, and that homicide WAS sequel
to the terrible one OF yesterday.
ORIGIN OF THE TRAGEDY.
The terrible affair was not enirely un-
expected. The New Mississippian has
been Enthusiastically bold and scething
in Its criticisms of General Adams. The
first attack was in connection with the
late exciting city election, when the paper
charged that General Adams would either
vote for McGill or vote q folded ticket.
Then he was sharply criticised with re-
gard to his recent testimony In the late
Hamilton Gsmbrell case, and the certjf
cate given the lessees of the penitentiary.
1t is said that General Adams had re-
strsined himself, fearing that any too
early movement might prejudice the in
terests of his friend Hamilton. And then
yesterday the New Mississippisn con-
tanned another scething and sarcastic
article which the intrepid and restless
General could not stand, and his fury
could not be appeased until he had seen
Martin.
The Clarion Ledger will tomorrow
contain the following statement Of two
eye witnesses:
Mr.. THOMAS HELM
says: "I was sitting at the second win
dow in nv room Tuesday evening, proba-
bly, little after 2 O'Clock, looking east
ward across President street. Saw
General Writ Adams and Mr.. Ned Parish
turn the corner at the Cad allader resi-.
dence, southwest corner of President and
Amite streets. They passed up President
street northward on the west side Of the
pavement, and had barely got beyond the
range of my vision when heard shot
l then got up and looked In the direction
the noise came from and saw Mr.. John
Martin
ON HIS KNEES
with his pistol in his hand firing, or in
the act of firing. Martin was two or
three feet north of the large china tree,
and seemed to be behind it General
Adams was on 1.-the south side of the tree,
probably six or eight feet from if, the
tree being between Martin and Adams
Both men were firing, and General Adams
came from the sidewalk into the street.
Martin bearing around to the west side
of the tree struggled to his feet and got
on the southwest side of the tree, General
Adams having gotten on the north side.
They were
SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER
sll the time they were reversing positions.
Don't know how many shots were fred
or how many each party fired. The firing
was very deliberate. Heard some cry Of
agony that thought came from Martin.
After Martin had got on the south side of
the tree he lunged for
ward toward the east and
fell just of the sidewalk into the street
Ill fhap