The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04
THREE SHOT IN A DUEL.
Two Of the Hen Dead and the Third
N0TtlllT Wounded.

Two of the Unfortunatss Only Spec
tators OF the affair One OF the Prin-
cipals Editor OF an Alliance Paper
and Both Promiueutiu Mississippi
Politics-The Fatal Meeting the Out
come o f a n ewspaper Publication.
New Orleans. March a-The Plea
yune's Gosciusko t1ls5J special says.
zone Of the saddest auo most lamentable
events known in the history OF kosciusko
C Cured here to-day. The noble. honor
able aud generous Samuel A. jackson is
dead, the result of a deadly duel with pis-
tots with W. p Rat.ife
Two outsiders. Samuel Russell and
VIII Sanders young men living a few
miles from the city, We're also hi. by the
leaden messengers Of death. The former
was shot in the mouth and killed in
stantlv and the latter was shot through
the thigh, and, it is thought, mortally
wounded.
The town IS naturally in a whirl Of
excitement, and well 1t may be.
CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY.
ut all grew out Of a newspaper publ
cation Ia Eatite's paper, claiming that
jackson, while at the last meeting of the
legislature voted for a pOpulist in a com
mittee caucus of the democrats Mr. Jack
son claimed that RaIiHe ilisrepresented
him. When last weeks Star came out
with a card signed by jackson. applying
an epithet to Ratlife, the friends of both
men naturally felt very uneasy lest an en-
counter would take place between
the two, and some advances were
made to reconcile the controversy pending
by friends of both men, but 10 is a lament
able fact that 10 was not continued, and
now as a result Of the negligence Of the
peacemakers and of the Obstinaucy of the
principals. two men lie cold in death. one
mortally wounded one behind prison
bars and a family and friends stricken
with grief that knows no consolation.
THE FATAL MEETING.
1.-THE particulars of the deadly encounter
as gathered by your correspondent, are as
follows Today, about noon, Messrs
Jackson and Ratiife met on the lower
floor of the court house and Just in front
Of the sherihs Office where Deputy
Sheriff Wallace was auctiOning of some
goods. As soon as the two men saw each
other a fight cnsuad, in which Ratliffe
got Jackson down on the floor The crowd
that had gathered at the auction inter
fered, and pulled RatHie away, and as
Jackson arose TO his feet two shots rang
out, one, it is thought. from jackson and
one from Ratlihe, without effect
THE FIRING RENEWED.
Before the men had time to fire again
Sheriff Love and two deputies caught
RaUlife and ushered him out at the south
entrance OF the cOur house and were tax
ing him across the yard, when jackson
came out OF the west entrance. and. go
ing around the corner Of the building.
came upon the party with RatHhe and
then again the duel TO the death began.
each firing about three shots, one Of
which hit jackson in the head killing
him instantly. ana two other shots. il is
supposed from RatH1e's pistol. killing
John Russell and Wouuding Sanders.
The principals Of the aIair were two
OF the best known men in this place Mr.
Ratlife was editor Of the Alliance Viudi-
Gator, leader Of the populist party in this
section has represented the county in
the legislature and was the op-
ponent of Hon. J. S. Williams at the last
election for congress. and needs no further
introduction He is well known all over
the state.
The more unfortunate Mr. Jackson,
was one of the best known and most pop
ular business men of kosciusko. A short
time ago he attended the best law school
IN the land, came away in every way fitted
TO enter the profession, and was a few
months ago elected TO represent this
county in the state legislature, defeating
a popullst by good ma GRITTY. His death
is rendered more particularly sad by his
leaving a loving wife and four httl child
rem 10 suffer the loss of q kind and affec-
tionate fathers protection and care"
A QUEER CHANGE OF ASSAuT.T