Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-01-26
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


18rst#F a1tt <utFtftss
cAERoELres. Jan. f9.-The curtain Il
nov tr7wn On one % the most tragic and
highly sensational scenes that has ever
ccrarred IN the criminal annals % Mis-
s.ssiPpI Robert Georg~. charged with
the assaSsinasiou ot Capt W. h. Prince.
lies s-adaY IN the coid embrace % DEATH
ar Rannymsde. on one % senator
Georges Delta plantations. vale Capt.
Prtncs has iast breathed his last at bis
home near this cirv.
ou last Thursday nighs Capt Prince
rrtHrned home from his plantation in
the Delta and was driven ~ hs home.
aqaarter af n mile north from the depot.
Late in the nighs he was suddenly
aroused BY heavy blows from some un-
xnowa source. an1 awakened 10 grapple
wfta the zssassins axe Hs was ter
rihly bruised sad I4ce-ated. AMI was IN
sensible for hours. When able ~ raise
the alarm. his wife and daughter. who
were sleeping up stairs. came ro bis
rescue and foand there the are and a
large carving knife. with which tha
wounds we're Inflicted
The officers began - iuvestigase and
attempted 70 locase the crime. Robert
6eorg~ was at once suspected
He was born in Georgia. bus was
reared and educated tn the Sorth and
East He was very distantly related -
the family Of senator James q. George.
Cap1 Prince hasl an only daaghser.
Miss Shelley. with whom young Robert
tseorge became enamarrd- His devo-
lions we're reciProcasef By the young
lady hGs Capt Prime proved ebdarsas
anu ssrsnuousiv Y opposed an engagement
or marriage The young lovers. how
ever persisted. notwithstanding the
stubborn protests Of the father.
Capt Priacs ran large account With
his commission house in New Orleans
aad sathsri.srd his daughter 10 draw
CHEEKS thereon ~ meet al the house
expenses. without Limit Ths young
couple were preparing for marriage and
we're drawing against Capt Princes ar
eoaas in New Orleans 70 SETTLE the
enormous bills. Finally young George
began % sign Capt Primer ; checks. and
n this way they drew oas between
sz,eo0 and s-aoa during ths past fsw
months. When Capt Prince called for
his account IN Nex Orleans he was
greatly assaai-hed Ha a. onse begaa
an investigation. and came - Carroll
bon. = - sasd tlr that purpose On the
Eat1l night young George was az his
home, but avoided him.
Afnsr shs attempted assassination the
relatives we're summoned. and they and
the ot.icers began - hant up the inpEi-
Gazing circumstances against George.
He Aad lsss sor Raaaymesis. where for
the pass ysar he has assasa,sd in the
management of ems of Senator George >
plantations. Biood was discovered On
sone soIlsst elsshes that he had left a.
bis rocm a. the boarsiag- an.t
blocasrzLns "a tAe xinduws8lls They
had % stay ls RlEavmedie ever nigh1
Next morning they went ne serve the
papers, and found George. who had slept
IN a rOom BY himself in a stgvur from
morphine administered with sairi daI IN
tent.
GAgEDEEres. Jan. .a.-Capt W Berry
Prince. who died yesterday from the
effects OF wounds received Last Thurssia :
night, was b'Gied here this afternoon.
The remains OF Robert 6ieor.re passed
through today en ronte - Marietta.
ia, where they viii be Inferred. The
sheriff had the eassset opened at the
depot in order 70 satisfy a few who in
sinassed that George was not dead bat
had teigned Illness in order 10 escape.
He wrote a letter 30 the young lady
prior to his death. eonfessing that he
bad signed her and Capt. Princes names
% some OF the checks, AMI impl0red her
not 20 expose him. His relatives to-
day delivered 10 sheriff Mccain a large
lot Of costly diamond ieweiry OF various
kinds found in his possession. in re-
sponse 10 a writ Of attachment for e, a0n
sworn cut BY the representatives Of
Capt. Prince before his death. The writ
was also levied upon a handsome ear
rage in the depot BILLED 10 bim. and the
Banx Of Carrolltan was garnisheed.
where several hundred dollars was
caught Capt Prince leaves n large
estate. consisting principally Of large
delta plantations.