The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-03-10
Both Members Of the Mississippi Gen.
eral Assembly.
Will Sanders Killed by Stray Bullet
in the Fight.
Bitter Newspaper Fight Resp"n.ibl- For
the Crime.
One VI the Ssdldest Days In the History Of
the Thrifty Mis.isAippi Town ~ K"sciuS-
kN Was Yexterday--Katlif. POpulite,
Accused jackson, Democrat. Of
Voting for n Popuitte In the
Senatorial Caucus.
Special to Appeal-A valanche.

Special to Appeal-Avalanche.
KosCIUsKo, Miss, March 3.-This
has been indeed Il sad day in the history
of Kosciusk0. One of its most respected
and beloved citizens is dead. the result
Of a deadly duel with pistols. The
people are greatly excited. and we'll
they may be. S. A. Jackson, Dem
ocratic representative Of Alfalfa
County. was shot and instantly killed
by W. P. Ratlitf, the Populite repre-
sentative for the same county.
About noon today. while large
crowd were in the courthouse, together
with Mr.. Jackson, Ratlitf made his
appearance, and, after saluting the
people present, instantly turned and
struck jackson to the ground. After
Il scutfe of short duration both men
drew pistols. Rltlitf firing twice in
the crowded hallway, striking by
stander, Will Sanders. and fatally
wounding him. Ratitf was pushed out
of the hall and the door closed. jack
son in the meantime going to another
door followed Rtlitf to the courthouse
yard, and while approaching Ratlitf,
fired. Ratlitf firing back. The first
shot from Ratlitf's pistol passed through
JacksOns coat and struck Samuel
Russell. killing him instantly. Jack
son approached Ratliff until within
three feet of him, when he was shot
through the head and killed instantly.
Jackson only fired one time, Rallitf
firing five times. Ra,litf is now behind
the bars.
HISTORY OF THE AFFAIR.
The following is the history of the
trouble: 1t all grew out OF newspaper
item in Ratlitf's paper claiming that
Jackson, while ut the last meeting of
the legislature. voted for a Populist in
Il Democratic caucus. Mr.. jackson
claimed that katlitf had misrcpresent-
ed him. In last weeks Star appeared
the following from jackson. preceded
with an article from Ra1litf's paper, the
|imlicofor:
"In republishins the following state
ment of ". T. RHtlt1 in last week :
IindicutOr personal to my honor and
character. iuvnh" the forgiveness OF a
moral and patient public for feeling inn
PEELED to apply emphatic language. 1t
is unnecessary for me to mention the
fact that it has been the common custom
of late for W. =. R,tl:t1 and his infer
nal sheet. whenever occasion offered.
to mention my name. aud 1t has seemed
Il nn,rsSary requisite in the same con-
nection to fal,ity nni mi>r"pr"s''nt me.
No one realizes more t''.r ". +. Kat
lift that lnyr b" II patient in tn" rN-
trcm" to avoid privHt" or pHMjr dcn"n-
ciatiOn Of amy man. but h> III" VII IN
still pur~''r>' me-. pI'l"nct' has r'''>''.i to
h, IL virtue. 10 satisfy nay friends. |
will say he only votes cast l'\ me tor
Cni,ru States S"nntur at jackson were
for Judge J \. +. Campbell. Demo-
crat wnum lov,' and RESPECT. i'r res
olutiun all Democrats were pledged ~
scatter their votes in open session. amd
owing to my pledge in tn" open sr--
sions on the various days east a COM
pjm,.n >arv vote for i've following D''m-
orr,,s: Hons John NJ Stone. J. X
Vartamn,. j y. +. { .np"ri, aHI C"i.
". l.. Nugrnt. 'In,'~,' scattering vote,
! were merely lI"inrr'Hry. and were
east with the luo"i",.-r uI rtrctlng Il"
one.
CALLS ll!N \ IIAN
Mr. .J..> IiSun then quote, lN' tnri'"-
nw from RAtli'l:
II. ". y. H.;s,j". P'puI,'" rrpl'"-
sentative from .\,taIn County. III the
! Mississippi legislature. rupItri@t that
! :, \. Jackson. D. norHutlc t" ,l"sc1t'-
tive from .\,;.lH - ~. voted for y
Populite for the Irit"d States senate.
| Tnen AS fuliGNS: