Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-03-08
SHOT TWO MEN TO DEATH.
S. A. jackson Shot Down BY VI. p.
RatlifT At kosciusko, Miss
Both Members OF the NIssi..iyyg I.<tsla.
tar~-wtl sanders Killed By
stray BsIlet ia the Right


KO-CIUSKc. Miss. March 1-In the midst
q a large throns gathered Ia the Astalt Coaniy
courthouse. at nson to,;ay duet with Fcvosvers
WIS engaged in between Rev. W. p Rltlla ami
Hon ;. A JacEson-
Jackson vas killed instantly. a. WIS aisi sam
Russell. a bystantier. and Viii sanders. anether
innocent spectator. WIS carried away with but
little hope OF sHrsiy NJ the wound be received
Ratlif came II nnScathed aat was scoa tn
c7rceraf=d b.hini the bars OF the county ah
Ratisn is a repuiist representative IN the STATE
Legislature iron Attaia County. Mr. LlcSSun
was Dvmosrstie representative from ths same
county. EafiiH !. the esiItsr u the koSciussO
Nins.icator newspaper The men, long rivals IA
iecai politics. renewed their Old feui With addict
/ uerceuess resen .iy, ami out Of publication IN
Rattif's payer over his owR signature grew the
tragedy u today.
The tro'lbje all came up sa;:enly. The men
had mt ni-t since the publication referred ~
There Was an auction sale ot a bankrupt stock
Of xue,is IN the courthouse to-day and while this
/ WIS IN PROCESS quite a crowd gathered though
no person noticed the coming together u BatiIg
ant Jackson The FIRST indication q trouble
came In th.s shape % a scari,. which occurred
as suon the two uen got efes on each ethes.
The auetiaurvr hushe,l ATS voice While hvstSn.i-
ers rushed IN ca the combatanss amt palie,i them
apart. some persoas ssirins Katlin ant others
grGsping Jackson
S-varats,i hv a distance. Of h,lr A .osa1 stem.
ami each sfr,,srlip,, for liberty b.ltp men drew
/ their rpvolvers. AZ that moment Ratlfs wis,
Was belt ~ Arrest the decor. vas ersesi outside.
ami a. h. passed thru1-h backwards b. fred
[ twice. bur his aim unsteady By rtason %
TN lsrk " Ri-h drew him cut one bullet struck
I a.. -
l groin
AT this lnncturs Jackson JeFkea Ioase from
/ thos.. Wan hshl hhn ald ran ouf Al another door
IN orief 70 reaea Ratiif- In a meul-ut he
/ ia*iii'ie vas resumed Rdtiif emptlei his re-
viewer ami then steel stu. looSine grinily upon
~ N'tN- NS"a anpe p,il once 'etose
&c W. ~ t1AA "a lne iu'ehs'- A4ler Ms fas'0t
@i'i i-ai ueen 71i'trreu-
San ---'eil LAB se received his death wount
/ ~ thr forehead during ths Gnai figsiiddc- lie
stsPed a few umrs bat ere the smoze hli
c.e1red away the vital sp1rN hat te'i-
Russell AMI >anirrs had nothing :. % with
the agAt. They we're merely spectators. The
Z facl tat BAH sent BY RatIif bit flanders al
ants u ~ Doubt an,i from the posi- ion vhfeh
/ Russell's ho,lv Law AMI the range of IN. bullet.
I there S utfi. dou that twas Rafiirs weaf.on
{ rh-at hls him S1nterS may 1--we lie IS Neunset
IN Ne GROIN an : suffering great pain
Evrry chamber tn hltllfs revolver was emp
tssl bat Jscks.1s rive vsr hif ssfIv or,. aass,rv
chamber
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Tue thruuS -ts>i aShAst Wei thr terrible
1 slaughter was comp efsti- Eveu Rxtlir fhi not
4 s,as.. for n rf..r rha, IA. sl..,s~ ~. 80
I - -, - -, =. =.
L y -. -. '.i'--l ti N'n-sFs eiih7 ~ aft
rarrtst Ann p ne cun7itE lsA- Gere D. Va>
I placed N a cell \ strong Euaat vas rtace,t
,h.,s~ -. mas, "a, ,,..y,- -, .. rs s5l - :
I - - 80 ~. - -, -. e. - =.
- .sgi'''' AZ s'l'is h9t :" -iss ils iflsh4s Z
the stun IN opportunity tn WEe-lk taEir p'Esulal
+ vengeance upon the SLAYER
/
{ Ahe esriiruisnt Nas ntenS@ Tor a time, q
the etfv amt uafaia.. bg.s rrrrf and s,,rr,, aver
the loss Of three soO.i eirizeas vas heart
IN. ,-,,,,.,. 49,, 49, ~, l., -.
lost in IN. Sf.r. Isv,sI,,r,-. -, So
/ WIN Eeuss-it
( MeLaarin WAS chosen To succeed * senator T.
a. Nalthall. Whe resi.ne,f- Ea5liH ia his papsr
published card over his own signature rsti.r-
l So, d, -. 3. -. = =. A. - ! T. -
a'-"e . N.' ~ '9.,'4 F'-t's'4sst IN .ns >iie
Paper ami deniel ey Mr. Jackson 10 the effect
[ that Jackson. Democratic representative. had
eaxt his vote for a Pnpulisr s.p,t,r ms,
/ ,ff-, - !, - -, ~,
| y ..',H vi - Ns"h n sh-
| h0setnssO star, IN which he denounced RItliR
| as a liar. Following is the card vubtiSbe,, b.
! Ra:un in his pap.r the yin,iB,..tar.
!
1 STATEMENT
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WIN We s,t ~ v,f. ~ VI s.l. I'm
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"a. MI s,v ~. Ss1s E-s, N - NJ. "a. Ss,a
ernvsrtio1 u sr1r -. ,-,5 - - -. -. = lis.l.
caucus. nnbosty Knows Tor thsf We ~ s - ~,
I h,it,T Wb.r -. 80 $500 80 - y. "
snir;r ~ d.s,sy me NJ I - - ~ l = n
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~. iSfir.fic, ~ T.i, ~ - T, = - = ~ :
voted far Popalisr fsr Tnt-sst .sFars s.ss,t,,-
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rssks arsiess ~ sS,s nj. ~ - .,,t a.
! i, me bsfnf e0uyeusi9n iu.te55 ~ -
[ caucus Nhirh ftet 1uFy rlar,. ~, IL, :, ,,,-,
! ridiculous att lsit Ii th~re Is anv eonsalafto,
| in this CORE iisa To- Nj. Jackson h il welcome
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~ ts sh's.. ,,,,.,.r5 n p ..s,ioa
Mr. Jark<anss rrpI- IN tbs ,r-s,rs-s I, a..
( So n f,,It,,.s
When an,trs,v -r,sss,,, ~ ,-.st,,.,, -. -.
pointed in this state one Jo6n smish a. IT.t n
| agent John >Fsifa was detected IN soFne crook
sHisss y ~ .al.s - y -. 9'i Lenose y 20
mi1istrstiSa aifhoH- .xaI rb sbsf ~ a. ~.
isfed. went on 10 Washington ami ulr,,ute,i
the president when tafs eoti9'luy ensHet
Aa a ". Ia Ss}9, p PsSssns q i9 United
IN ehef drew hlas,if hi, =, ~ IN i'' 10,
AMI Win NJ keen sc.tFChEn- 9llcS eve steaa.liy
II t;rsras9.,l Is;it-s ss5-f 81 m, en,,,,,.
Nation. know Mr.. smith to Oe damned rslscs' =
ou-.ton Ns mi as = NJ s S Ia "a. rssslsus
in citing The above history VI; ali an
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