The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-11-08
SENSATIONAL KILLING.
Hal Johnson Shoots Hugh Cook
of BrOokhayen,
ANOTHER CAPITAL TRAGEDY.
Caught the Young Man Sitting
in His Daughters Lap,
Got His Shotgun and Poured the Load
Through Her Sweetheart's Hrart.--
She is Distracted.
ANOTHER CAPITAL TRAGEDY
From the Clarion-Ledger.

From the Clarion-Ledger.
Hazlehurst, Nov. Hugh Cook,
son of J. N. Cock, of Brookhaven,
was shot and killed last night by
Hal Johnson for being caught, it
is said, in a compromising attitude
with Johnson's daughter.
The hour of tie killing was 8
o'clock, and the place was at the
home of Johnson, about ) miles
north Of mere, near Gallman. After
the killing Johnson sent word to
the sheriff what he had done, also
that he wished to surrender. He
came in this morning accompanied
by the sheriff. Being interviewed
he stated in substance as follows:
That Cook had been visiting his
seventeen year old daughter for a
short while. That he called on his
daughter last night, the two being
by themselves in the parlor, that
he had had cause to suspect that
Cooks intentions were not of the
best and having placed himself in
a position to watch unobserved,
he saw Cook sitting in the girls
lap. Whereupon he got his shot
gun, threw the door open, and
poured the contents of the gun into
Cooks heart, killing him instantly.
When johnson entered the room,
so he states, the deceased started
up, but before he could get in an
erect position was shot with the
result stated. Young Cook was
the nineteen year old son, and the
only son of Mr.. J. n. Cook, of
Brookhaven, Miss, the highly res
pectable mill man of that town.
He was also a brother-in-law to
Mr.. j. D. Dampeer, of Wesson,
Democratic nominee for chancerv
clerk OF this county, MIR. Dampeer
having married his sister.
The father was notified at once
and reached here on the midnight
train. He had his sons remains
brought to town, placed in a casket
and shipped today to Brookhaven,
the place of interment, accompa-
MED by several friends. The dead
young man was Intelligent. hand
some and popular. He had charge
Of his fathers milling interest near
the scene of the tragedy, which ac-
counts for him being in that vicin-
ity.
Hal Johnson is a poor, but alto
gether respectable farmer. He was
born and raised, | am informed,
near Raymond, Kinds county, his
father having been long a resident
of that place. He married a daugh.
ter Of W. J. Pleasant ofhinds coun-
ty, and is a brother-in- law of Wash
Pleasant OF same county.
This unfortunate affair has cast a
gloom over the entire community.
Much sympathy being expressed
for the relatives of both parties to
the tragedy.
| learn that the young lady is
distracted with grief and that she
states that there had been no Grim
incl relations between her and
young Cook whatever. This state
ment is borne out by Johnson him
self who states that be shot Cook
for sitting in his daughters lap.
The following is note from the
young lady to Cook, in response to
which note he called on her last
night, though it seems that the
note in question was in reply to
one from Cook. 1t was neatly writ
ten on nice paper, etc.:
DEAREST HUGu-All right. l will
look for you tonight. 1t is too cold
to rain, and if it SHOWS come any
way. did not look for you, for
knew it looked like rain, and that
would be good excuse for you.
Yours for a s-heaYt.