Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-08-08
THE MADISON TRAGEDY.
The Dying Declaration of DIR.
licO. s. ROudebuSh.
He Relates the circumstances
Which Led TO His Death.
Caught by Cameron Embracing
His Sister.
Malcolm Cameron Released Oh II
$4,000 Bond.

Tto,oOo IpOtiu.
CANTON, Miss. July 3l.-The
diving statement of DR.. George
). Roudcbush, who was killed on
the night of the 9th, at the resi-
dcncc of Hon. John K. Cameron,
nine miles west of Canton, by his
son, Malcolm Cameron, was
made public today. The state
ment was withheld from the press
until after the death of DR.. Roudc-
bush. The following is Il true
certified copy of the original
statement, as taken by Mayor
Hill. Cameron refuses to make
any statement whatever.
\ true copy of the dying state
ment of DR.. George :. Roudc-
bush:
Il, George ). Roudebush, Jr.
make this as my last statement
On Thursday night, the 9th day
of July, 1898, about 1890 o.
clock Il. M, | was at the resi-
dcncc of John K. Cameron, sit
ting i'll the parlor with his daugh-
ter, Miss Virgie Cameron, pre-
paratory to going to my room
and retiring. About ten minutes
before the shooting occurred
THE OIL IN THE LAMP
became exhausted, and the lamp
was burning low, but there wer,
other lights in the hall sufficient
to light the room. We were sit
ting on the sofa. We had not
been together more than ten OF
fifteen minutes. After the rest
had left | suggested to Miss Nir
Ole that she had best retire; that
it was late and She had not beer
we'll during the evening. About
this time | put my arm arouno
her neck and carcsscd her, anC
arose from the sofa to leave her.
She said something about this t(
me. There Was Il low seat OF
chair at the edge of the sofa, into
which | dropped on my knee, ant
threw my arms around her anC
kissed her several times. About
this time Miss Nirgic said: oh.
my God, there is my brother,
and to him she said: For God.
sake don't shoot. When he said
i have caught YOU, and | viii
kill YOU both. said nothing
but started toward him. Miss
Nirgic was trying to wrench hi,
pistol from him, when he (Mal
colin Cameron threw her violent
" aside and shot me. | ran on,
the door, he following me into
the front yard, shooting at me as
We ran. ! ran back into the
house through the front door, he
shooting me again as reached
the back hall door, from which
STAGGERED AND FELL
Just inside of the door, and Mr.
Cameron came to the door an(
said: "D-n YOU, | have killcC
you, and | will 90 and kill the
other one.
81 lay in this room five or tcl
minutes, when | found | coult
move. | attempted to get on tn,
back gallery, where it was cool
but found the door locked, where
upon laid upon the lounge.
STAYED there until assistance came
to me, and | then went back into
the room where | had fallen, an(
laid upon the bed, where | stayed
until the buggy was ready tc
bring me to town. Cameron
said: You shall not die in my
house, and if YOU don't get ou'
pretty quick | will come in thcr,
and kill you, and then YOU can b,
carried out without pain or trou
BILE. | was driven to town by
one of his negro tenants to tn,
home of DR.. c. 5. Priestly
where | received all the attention
that could be asked. God knows
| am innocent of amy evil inten
ton or action As any man living
| make this statement realizing
fully my condition.
GEO. S. ROUDEBUSH, JR.'
.sSworn to and subscribed be
fore me, this 10Th day of July,
1898.
"A. =. HILL,
mayor and Justice of the
Peace.