The leader., 1895-08-13
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

The Brandon depot was the scene of
another shocking tragedy last Friday
morning, the killing of r. f. Dinkins
by r. Dabney Marshall and two friends.
Dinkins came down from town in a
hack that morning to take the west
bound train. According to published
reports, on arriving at the depot, he
alighted from the hack and walked up
the steps to the high gallery which
runs all around the depot, and started
around the corner to the east of the
waiting room.
Here he met Marshall and three
companions. AS Dinkins turned the
corner Marshall stepped to the front
and said "this is Mr. Dinkens," at the
same moment sticking pistol to
Dinkin's stomach and firing.
The witnesses say Dinkins grabbed
the pistol just as it fired, and that pos
sibly the first bullet missed the mark.
AS Dinkins jerked the gun away
from Marshall and stepped back there
was veritable fusilade of shots fired
by Marshall's companions, who were
afterwards learned to be H. H. Cole
man and r. P. Fox of Vicksburg
Dinkins backed off the gallery, and
some witnesses think he fired Mar
shall's pistol as he retreated: anyway
it was found in his hand after he was
killed.
Dinkins backed across the road to
the cistern house twenty five feet from
the depot and fell dead, pierced by nu,
merous bullets. After he was down
and gasping in the throes of death, the
witnesses say, Marshall got another
pistol from Coleman and fired into the
PROSTATE body.
Marshall, Coleman, Fox and Mar
shall's law partner, Vollar, went into
the waiting room at the depot, as soon
as the bloody work had been complet
ed, and announced they were ready. tc
surrender, and Sheriff Dobson wa.
sent for.
Vollar, who is Marshall's law part
ner, is said not to have done any o.
the shooting, declaring he was along
merely in the capacity of an attorney
The cause of this killing is the sen
sational story told on Marshall by
Dinkins. Two weeks ago Dinkins ant
Marshall occupied the same room, but
different beds at hotel in Raymond
and next morning Dinkins told of wha
transpired during the night, stating
that Marshall was guilty of a crime
similar to the one for which Oscar
Wilde is now serving a term in the
English prison.
Mr.. Dipkins told this in strict conf
dence, but it got out, as all such things
generally do, and in Il few days was the
talk of the county.
When it came to the ears of Mar
shall he denounced it as lie through
the columns of the Clarion Ledger. II
: is known that Vollar went to Ray
, mond last Saturday and interviewed
Dinkins on the subject. Dinkins TOLD
tOlIdT uo Was SOTIy l1e report WAS OUT
that he mentioned it in confidence tt
two friends and they spread it. Ht
asserted, however, that what he SAID
was true.
Mr.. Marshall was the duly nominal
ed Democratic candidate for Floatel
Senator between Warren and Hinds
J counties, has served term in the Leg
islature and is we'll known over the
State. He is highly connected, being
the scion of one of the oldest and mos
influential families in Warren county
Mr.. Dinkins is of as noble birth ane
} as highly connected socially as any
man in the State, being brother O
Mr.. w. l.. Dinkins, of Canton, ant
cousin of Bishop G. B. Galloway.
Six bullets were found in Dinkin,
-one in the head, one in the arm anG
four in the body.
; Marshall and his three friends sur
rendered to Sheriff Dobson, who was
promptly on the ground, and all lodg
ed in the Brandon Jail.
The Circuit Court met at Brandon
yesterday and their case will be taken
up at once.