Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-29
JACOB C0pP AssAssINATED.
Two Of his Slayer. Paw The Penalty
the Third not Found.

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Two Of his Slayer Paw The Penalty
the Third not Pound.
Jacob Copp wasa very old citizen o
Winston county. living onc mile wcs
OF P%rrkinsvillc on the Macon and Lou
isvillc road. lie was eve eighty year
old and kept a litsle store. About
year ago, during Mr.. Copp's tempora
nv absence ftom hcue, Ben Hughes,
young negro living On the place, va
Insulting to Mrs. Copp, using Same 70
ry abusive language. Nh. Copp wal
highly inccnsed when his wife relatet
10 him what had occurred asd the ne
.ro was severely beaten by some OF thu
neighbors. Ben lett aSd II was rcpor
ted that he swnre TO have revenge.
Last Saturday night, Mr.. and Mrs
Copp heard Il noise AT the store which
Is only n ehort distance from the dwell
jag, but Mr., Copp would not venture
out. Mrs. Copp, however, went out
aud fired a pistol, which seemed ia
have the effect to drive off the intru.
Icrs. About Il O'Clock Mr.. Copp Was
sleeping on a cot before the Fireplace
Oh either side OF which is a window,
Two shots were fired through these
windows, II load striking him in the
head, the other ia the side and it is
probable the old man never knew what
killed him Mrs. C"pp ran into the
room hui seeing her husband Uas dead
went back into her room, fastened The
dour and concealed herself. They
tried in several ways to draw her out.
They were afraid 10 break in as they
Hnew she had weapons and would use
them with deadly effect. So they set
fire to the house and rode of, but she
managed to extiuguish the fire before
much damage was done. Aftcr u night
Of terror and suspense, she started
early the ucx, morning TO her ncares'
nciShbors aud they saw her approah.
ing tho house and fall down in the
road. They ran to her assistance aud
found she tainted. After carrying her
10 the house and applying restorative
4. ,r.a ,..o,,,tucl cr.,, hor ~;urOboront
expressions that something terrible
had happened, and GU going 10 the
home of tie tupps they found the con
diiiUu of things as above stated. In Il
short time the whole country tor miles
around was aroused aud many people
gathered al the scene of the tragedy.
The threats thai Ben Hughes had made
werc-r called and a crowd soon start
cd out 10 hunt Ter him. They went 10
the house Of Jesse Hughes, father OF
Ben, who declared he had not seen bic
son for months, and the party were a.
boat TO leave when some ono rode up
and said that Ben and two other neu
were seen going IN the direction of
jesse. house the night before. They
wen, back and told Jesse he had lied
about seeing Ben, and as some of the
crowd were beginning to be somewhat
demonstraiiyc with their weapons,
Jesse acknowledged that Ben and a
negro named Daniel Mcdaniel were
there The night before and there was
another MN outside he did uoi see
ilc also confessed that they said they
were going TO old man Copp's TIM,
night "and raise hell" The crowd
started right oil for McDaniel's house
In the direction of Fearn Springs
They found their man at home and al
so some of the goods taken from Mr..
Copp's store. lie started to ruu but q
few well.directed shots hahed him aud
some more finished him. II sccEs that
OH the way win Carter Joined the
crowd and was very loud IN his denun.
citation OF the men thai cDuhi commit
such n crime. McDaniel's wife hap.
pencd TO see him aud she told those in
Thf house wh) were questioning her
that the hal:.brccd Win Carter had as
mncl 10 do with it as her husband
that he helped to plan the robbery IN
her house. Carter was already uudcr
suspicion by some, aud this infOrma.
tinn sealed his fate. They immediate.
~ started out 10 seize him. but he had
gone During the excitement of the
pursuit aud shooting Of Mcdaniel he
had slipped of. but some one had seen
him going south and the lynchcrs were
right after him. Tho chase koon got
hul aud after u run of some hours they
surrounded him In an Indians cabin
IL Neshoba. lie soon met tho same
fate as Mcdaniel and the blood money
taken from his victim, the murdered
Copp, was found on him.
u they captured Ben Hughes VIC
have Rot heard OF il. Jesse Hughes
and HE wife Mc In tho Winston coun.
IS jail. a
For a psiu in the side or chest there