Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
THAT MISSISSIPPI TRAGEDY.
The Story Has Dwindled Down Very
uch-One Man Probably Killed.

The Story Has Dwindled Down Very
Much-One Man Probably Killed.
COLUMBUS, Miss, Dec. 1.-THE following
is believed to be an authentic count.
Several gentlemen reached this city this
morning from Artesia, bringing news OF the
Wholesale slaughter OF a sheriff and posse
near WahaIak, a small station on the Mo
bile & Ohio railroad near Mason, Mics.
On Friday last a negro and a white boy
got into O fight. The white boys father
attempted to separate them, when he a
set upon by a negro and the father terribly
beaten. Yesterday the white man swore
out a warrant for the negro's arrest and
Constable Seth Cobb went to the negroes
house to execute it, when he was attacked
by a number of negroes and beaten.
He then summoned a posse of twelve men
and went yesterday evening to arrest the
negro. Tn posse were
FIRED UPON FROM AMBUs
and five were killed outright and six
wounded, more orless seriously.
The news spread rapidly, and the me-
groes were strongly reinforced. Wahalak
t~elegraphed along the line for help and Me-
ridian responded with about seventy-five
well-armed men. They were joined at every
station, and reaching Wahalak marched
i'm mediately to the scene OF bloodshed.
The negroes were barricaded, and refused
to surrender or give up the dead whites.
At noon the forces were supposed to be
equal and what the result is no one here
knows. =.
This afternoon news was received hat
the beligerent negroes have retreated to the
swamps and are stubborn, while the nom
combatant negroes are fleeing to the woods
in the interior. There is considerable ex-
excitement here and news is awaited with
considerable anxiety. :
Following is a list of the killed and
wounded: Killed-Henry Maurey, Seth
Cobb, Tom Nicholson. Wounded, Frank
Maury, Tom ellis, Bob Harper, ii. l..
Harper, John Dew.
A special from Macon, Miss, says: 1T
is reported this evening that seven OF the
/ negroes Implicated were shot this morning.
Two armed sguaGs left here to-day for the
scene Of the trouble and more bloodshed
may be expected"
PROBABLY THE TRUTH OF THE AFFAIR.
ST. LOUIS, December 1S.-A Republic"
special received at 2 a. M. says: But one
man was killed, Constable Seth Cobb, while
four were wounded, only one seriously.
The posse which got into trouble was not
authorized, and no warrants were out for
the negroes. There is no likelihood OF
further trouble.
ANOTHER AcCoUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
MERIDEN, Miss, December 1S.-A num-
Der of kilograms were received here yester-
| day morning stating hat a riot occurred
| at Wahalak, Kemper county, fifty miles
| north of Meriden, and that Holly Morton
| OF this place, was killed. Two parties,
aggregating sixty men, were dispatched to
| the scene. They returned last night report
| ing everything quoted down. They give
the following occount OF the disturbance
Thursday the son of G. F. Nicholson, q
prominent farmer, was driving along the
| road and met q desperate driving off in an
| opposite direction. Young Nicholson's
vehicle by accident came in collision with
that of the negro who kept in the middle OF
the road as if determined to drive the boy
out. The negro cursed the youth, when
the father OF Nicholson appeared and inter-
fered. The negro drew a revolver, closed
with Nicholson, knocked him senseless
with the pistol and then fed.
] The following day Nicholson told his