The Grenada gazette., 1888-05-05

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deplarable, bloody tragedies, hat
send thrill of horror through1st
the state, and which will be eafnss,.
ty deprecated aud deeply regrettsa
by all good people, oi whatever ofrGd
or color. The facts as Hearly a. y.
can get at them at this distance afs
about as follows. For several Week.
past there have appeared at different
intervals, in the columns of the New
Mississippian, short articles Of 2 very
virGlent nature, attacking the char,
acter Of Gen. Writ Adams. In Tues.
days issue of the Mississ,pp!4n sp.
the following article:
People who do not receive the New
Mississippi.n regularly will please
rememheT that SINCE We exposed the
obliquity of Gep. Writ Certificate
Adams, the postoffiGa is epdeayor.
ing to wreak its spite against this
paper in every possible way. This
paper has to be in the postoffice about
half or an hour sooner than the Re
publican paper here, or ii is made 10
lie over for another mail 1t 10
strange how mad some men will get
when the plain truth is told about
them IN print. And yet this paper la
feeling remarkably we'll.
AZ soon as the attention of Gen,
Adams who was postmaster Of jack
son was called to this article ne stert=
ed TO see Martin the author of it.
with regard to the same. On the
street the two men met, and with
very little pre!iminaries the battle
began and resulted in the deaIa or
both. There are so may TIsloFs in
regard to the particulars OF the fight
that we are at a loss which to accept
as correct, The following is the yeE~
sion of the affair, given by the 7, d..
They met at the time and place
above stated, Gen. Adams going
north aud Martin south. Mr.. Parish,
who was walking with Gen. Adams.
says that as they approached each
other Gen. Adams accOsted Martin
: and said in effect: "You d---d sas,
cal, have stood enough from yGu,N
and Martin replied; If you don't
like it. and simultaneously with the
remark drawing his pistol he fired
and got behind large china tree on
the outer edge OF the pavement one
half foot in diameter. Gen. Adams
also fired about the same time, bus
Parish, though not certain, thinks
Martin shot first. Mr.. Thomas Helm.
Jr., who was sitting al hia window
just across the street, immediate.
tIy opposite the scene Of the
conflict some siSty feet distant.
says that he was looking Qua
of window (south} and saw Gen. ADJ
ans and Farish coming up the street
They passed his line of vision, and Oh
hearing shot he locked around anG
saw Martin on his knees behind the.
tree ana heard him cry out, and saw
him fire at Gen. Adams, the General
walking around the tree tG getal AHA
and firing at same time. Martha
scrambled to little south Of the..ree,.
and continued firing. Gen Adams
reached the north side OF the ts4s,,
following Martin, when he fell. Both
: died in less than one minute. Martia
said to those who first reached the.
scene; II am dead" and died I'M
mediately. Gen. Adams never spoke,
Gen Adams had but one wound, ana
that was directly through the heart.
Martin was shot In the right breast
two and three quarter inches left Of
the right nipple, and in the upper part
of the right leg, breaking the thigh
bone. There was also a bullet hole
in his hat. Both men used Colts
six-shooteFs, 44-calbre. All the
t shells in Martins pOstol were explod-
ed. Three shells in Gen. Adams
pistol were exploded, and one gave.
; evidence of having been snapped
upon, but failed to fire. Two of the.
shots were Intact,
General Writ Adams was Briga-
dier general in the late war between.
the States, and there was no man liz
the State with better record than,
he. He was appointed by President
Cleveland to the position of post.
master at Jackson, which place he.
filled acceptably, up to the hour of
his tragic death. He was quite al,
old man. having about served Out
the allotted sctiptural three score,
years and ten. The other actor and
victim to this most unfortunate af--
fair, j ohm II. Martin, was in many re-.
spects a remarkable man. On account
of his relentless and bitter prosecu--
ton of Hamilton, through the col.
umns of his paper, he was perhaps
better known. by reputation, than,
Gen. Adams. He was the most tai
ented and fluent writer in the State.
and was also an orator of more. than
common ability. He has for some,
time past been recognized as one Of
the leaders in the prohibition move
ment in the State. but being All ex-
tremist, his efforts in behalf Of that
movement have finally redDandedi
to its radical injury. He seemed to,
T be utterly devoid Of veneration or
reverence, and attacked without dis.
crimination the old aud the young,
the weak and the strong, the RICH
and the moor the hipb and the luw