The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-03-15
4 DUEL IN MISSISSIPPI.
NOT ACCORDING TO THE CODE, R,IT
MORE DEADLY.

PopulIst Editor and Politician Ks,nN.
hhied Representative Jacks IN, IA Demo
crat- Ono Bystandor Killed and ,p,thsr
Wounded.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-The Pic.
ayune,s kosciuskO, Miss, special saws.
One Of the saddest and most lamen.
table events known In the history OF
kosclusko occurred here today. The
noble, honorable and generous Samuel
a. Jackson IS dead. the result of q
deadiy duel with pistols with ". Z.
ltatlifte: also two outsiders, Samuel
itu5sel and VIII Sanders, young men
living flew miles from the city, were
hit by the leaden messengens Of death.
The former was shot In the mouth and
Killed instantly, and the latter shot
through the thigh and it is though
mortally wounded The town Is nat.
ura.ly in whirl of excitement, and
we'll 1t may be.
1t all came out of a newspaper pub
lication in Ratliife's paper, claiming
that Jackson, while at the last meet,
ing of the Legislature, voted for O. ,
Populist In acommittee caucus; of Dem
ocrets. Mr.. Jackson claimed that Rat
life miseepresented him. When last
weeks Star came out with card sign.
ed by Jackson, applying an epithet to
Ratliffe, the friends of both men nat
urally'felt very uneasy lest an encount-
er would take place between the two,
and some advances were made to re-
concile tho controversy pending. by
friends Of both men; but 1t is q lamen-
table fact that it was not continued,
and now as q result Of the negligence
Of the paace-makers or the obs 5inacy
os the principals, two men lie cold In
death, one mOrtallY wounded and ono
behind prison bars, and Il family and
friends stricken with grief that knows
no consolation.
The particulars OF the deadly encoun-
ter was gathered by your correspond
ent. are as follows: Today about
noon Messrs. Jackson aud Ratliffe met
on the lower floor OF the court house,
and just In front Of the sheriff's Office,
where Deputy Sherlif Wallace was auc-
tloninR OF some goods. AS soon as
the two men saw each other, a fight
ensued, In which Ratliffe got Jackson
down on the lloor. The crowd that had
gathered at the auction interfered and
pulled Ratliffe away, and as Jaskson
arose to his feet, two shots rang out,
one, 1t is thought, from Jackson, one
from Ratliffe, without effect. Before
II,
Love and his two deputies caught Rat.
lille and ushered him out at the south
entrance Of the court house aud were
taking him across the yard when
jackson came out west entrance and
going around the corn or Of the build
ing, came upon the party with Ratsiife
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 and two other
shots, It Is supposed, from Ratlitfes
pistol, killing John Russell and wound
ing Sanders.
The principals Of the affair were two
OF the best known men in this places,
Mr.. Ratliife WAS editor Of the Alliance
Vlndicator, leader Of the Populist.
party IN this section, and repres enting
the county In the Legislature, and the
opponent of Hon. j. S. williams at the
last election for Congress, and needs no
further Introduction. lie is we'll known
all over the State. The more unfortunate
Mr.. Jackson was one Of the best known
and most popular business men Of
kosciusko. A short time ago he at.
tended the best law school in the land.
came away III every way fitted to inter
the profession, and was a few months
ago elected to represent this county
IN the State Legislature, defeating a
Iopullst by good maj ority. His death
IS rendered more peculiarly sad by his
leaving a loving wife and four little
children to suffer the loss Of a kind and
aitectlonate fathers protection and
care.