The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1895-09-13
Negro Moonlight Excursion.
One Killed and Two Wounded.
lteze Frank and Lewis Tate
Charged with the Crime.

Last Saturday night Rose Ferril a nerress Of
MOSS Point who bears an unsavory reputation.
gave a moonlight excursion 10 West Pascaaoula
and for which occasisn she chartered the tpy
Alberta b. and fiat. When the boat reached
scranton Keze Frank and Lewis Tate, two young
negro bucks Of this place, went down to the boat
and demande tickets for themselves and women
wanting three tickets fer q. This was re fused
az the price was 50 cents each. However. the
women went aboard, and when Frank and Tate
found they could not get the women off the boat
they became angry and began to throw stones at
those On tine boat. This brought on n shooting
ARRAY between the crowd on the boat and those
on shore, in which Jack Joseph received a bullet
in the leg INJECTING a slight wound. The two
negroes, Tate and Frank, proceeded to walk over
the Louisville and Nashville track to West Pas
cagoula for the purpose Of meeting the boat when
it arrived there. On the arrival of the boat AZ
the landing Lewis Tate and Reze Frank we're dis
covered standing On the river bank Al saou as
the gang plank was put out Philis Cook, a negro
woman, ran ashore with q stick in her hand
threatening Reze Frank with humiliation. Frank
ran up the hill to where Tate was standing, and az
he did 10 he snapped his pistol at the woman be
hind him. Tate and Frank then began to tre at
the party on the boat. In the meantime Richard
Mosely, a young negro boy, Is years Of " e, who
had many friends among the whites o. well as the
blacks, landed at the wharf In a small rowboat
and proceeded to walk up the hill to where Frank
and Tate stood. He had gone but a few steps
when he uttesed a cry Of pain, wheeled and fell,
with a bullet In his heart, causing instant death.
The body Of Mosely was broughtto Scranton,
and IN Sunday morning c. d. Moore, deputy
sheriff, arrested Frank and Tate OH suspicion Of
being the muidercrs Of NJ isely. Judge Chas. Il.
Chidsey, acting coroner, summoned a Jury Of in.
quest. and with DR.. W. r. Kell proceeded to view
the body. The inquest was adjourned until Mon
day morning at Q o'clock for the purpose Of hear.
Ing testimony. This was done, after which the
ury rendered the following verdict:
We, the jury sitting az an inquest. find that b.
came to his death on the night Of September I,
ls95, by reason of a pistol shot fired into his body
By one Lewis Mathews, alias Lewis Tate. and al
the time Of said shooting one Reze Frank wal
near by aiding and abetting said Lewis Tate Ia
said shooting. and did aid and assist him. and we
further find that said Lewis Tate and Reze Franz
are guilty Of murder. Signed by b. \. Pickett
Charles H. Hudson, g. W. Tageit, Il, &. Walker
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threatening manner, for which he was fined sc
and sentenced to three months in the county Jail
He WAS also fned sa5 and Que month in Jail
Should another necro excursion mst,,ia,i,s i,
woull he n cood idea IA, m, osacors ~ ,he ,ar ,r
search those who compose If far concealed earons
and iail every one who il c.ucht carving u fro
arm cont,a,v to law Rv this ms,us ,he re-. .,
som. inuocsut marty wm,,d ss..,o N. ,r,l.,. :,
blood. thirsty nerr,es. In their rrroc;ousness they
are ,iabl. 10 xii, n cood white ~citizen.
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