The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-27
THE RISING SUN TRAGEDY.
WENTWORTH HosKINs AND M'LEAN
CHARGED WITH CRIME ON TRIAL.
1t Comes Up for Hearing on Habeas
Corpus Before Chancellor Cowan at
Jackson, Miss.-Two Witnesses for
the State Examined.

special Dispatch 10 Tho Appeal
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 26. The case, ex
parte s. III. Whitworth, Ike Hoskins and
Dan Mclean, charged with the homicide
OF X. II. Ivy and S. Baston at Rising Sun,
Lefore County, Miss, on the 9TH of July
last, came up for hearing on habeas corpus
before Chancellor Warren Cowan at the
Circuit Courtroom. Messrs. G. A. Will
son, II. S. Hooker, A. f. Gardner and W.
I. Rush appeared for the prosecution, and
Messrs. ii. Cassidy, j. L. Gwin, J. NJ.
Liddele, A. ]. McLaurin and Sam II.
Coleman for the defense. There was
quite an array OF witnesses, some thirty
having been summoned. The witnesses
were sworn and put under the rule.
W. Il. MORRISON,
on the part OF the State, testified; Am JUS
tice OF the peace in Lefore County. Issued
warrants for arrest OF defendants, and held
them for preliminary trial, wherein they
were arriagned and waived examination
by counsel and were committed without
bail and sent to Kinds County, on account
Of the insecurity and unhealthy condition
OF the Jail in Leiore.
Cross-ex amned-There was considera-
BILE excitement in the public mind against
the prisoners, which influenced me in part
TO direct their removal. There was no time
appointed by me for committing trial,
and on the day | made the order OF com
mitment IL was not a regular court day. was
not appointed for trial, and none OF the
parties defendant were present.. Capt.
| Whitworth was badly wounded, and the
order was made at point fourteen miles
from Greenwood, where the prisoners
were. IL was not safe, owing to the excite
me1t, TO have a preliminary trial. No wit
nesses were examined The order OF COM
miiment was made by common consent.
| The order OF removal was made TO protect
| the prisoners IRON mob violence and iol
their health.
d. II. M'cARTY.
Keep store ut Rising sun, and | am EN-
! ployed by them as manager. Whitwoyth
! lives near by. The firm had many deal.
ings with Whitworth, who owes the firm
| 500 or $500. At the time of the difficulty
| there were two stores and q saloon al
Rising sun. Whitworih owned the land
on which the town was located, and Me-
Carly & Matthews bought their lot from
him. Whitworth had ferry on the riyei
opposite the town. We put skif ther,
10 cross customers free, and Whitwortl
objected TO it. We moved the skihr be.
low aud used /. for customers. Whitwortl
said it had TO be stopped, and il run any
more IL meant death warrant
! This occurred on the day beior,
the killing. Mclean and lloskins haI
not been in the neighborhood long an,
had no visible employment or business
They both claimed to be nephews OF hit
worth. On the day OF the killing, Whit
worth came in in the morning and SCENE,
pleasant and asked for his mail. which wa
given him, and he left. On the evening o
the same day, the three defendants cam,
TO our store from Whitworh's house
] heard constant shooting ut Whitworh'
house before they came. When the,
came Whitworth and Mclean had shot
guns and lloskins Winchester rifle.
was selling pair OF shoes 10 a customer
and Nhitworth said, 81 hlv
come 20 settle that ferry matter.
| said very well, l vii
20 and get Rutledge and ScIuggs and ",
will settle il, and he said, "No, God ID
you, you are the man want to fix IL with
and you, too, my young man, addrcssin
any brother. Facing about, he held III
shotgun .in.one hand and drew a forty-fou
calibcr pistol and shot Inc. mn out an
shot at him, and ho shot at me with hi
gun. Mclean had stopped inside. lilo.
Rims stood by the wall near the door Al
ton, the book-keepcr. was behind th
counter. Ike lloskins fired ON IN
brother. A number OF shots were fire
In quick succession. Witness gave
minute description Of the house and SUI
roundingsl. When / ran out whitwort
snaichcd rife from some one aud took
rest and shot at my brother, who was run
! ming through the field. Whitworth ha
, passed through the entire length OF III
, store when this last shot was made. ] "a
Ivy in the store, and there were goo
many colorcd people there also.
The DISCRIMINATION did not develo
3 much more. The witness wason the stan
|. several hounl
! Adjourned till tomorrow morning.