Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-12-05
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81. Morally wounded.
The fair and progressive town q
VI. Brooksville, in Noxubee county. Wa
on the night Of December the first, tn
scene OF me of the most high hande
outrages ever perpetrated in an enlight
n ened and refined community. 1t is al.
ID most incredible, considering its unpsr
. rallied boldness. that such a crime could
rs have bean committed, and the perpetrs.
% tors still remain undetected and unpun
l. ished. The railroad and express com
n panies ar, however. making the most
e active exertions to bring the guilty ones
to Justice. They have on the ground
the best detective talent in the country
and should have the hearty CO operation
; OF all the good people who have 50 much
at stake, Mr. Agee, M. Tom Jackson
and Mr.. Griffin have the case in hand
an 1t is the earnest wish Of all lovers O.
law and order that they msy add new
'aureis TO their well earned fame.
The north bound mail train is due a,
brooksvllle a few minutes before On. f,
@ CLOCK a. m. Sometime hetora ,hs,
n ur a heavy rumbling noise was heard
y many OF the citizens but it didn
seem to be the cause Of much slsrm as
no investigation was made except by the
night Waterman, Mr. Jane. Ingram.
one'armed Confederate soldier. He
came ont Of the station house and saw
some n walking from the corner stor.
nearest the depot to the norths;de az the
street, but q all was quiet ss,in he
concluded no mischief va bsinr done |,
n went back into the station house.
AFTER the departure Of the train be
walked towards the stores and when he
reached first one kept by Gaines, Nc. !
Morrles st. John, he saw the door +,
was ajar and a dim light in there. He e
walked In and said hello, Nc. what :
are You doing in here so late!' think. i
ing Mr.. Jas. Memories was wora t
ing IN his books. Just then the light a
was blown out, and Mr.. Ingram seeing d
ne was in a trap, retraced his steps to o
tue door. When he reached it some il
one from the outside fired a pistol and D
bullet struck him in the right side and il
went through him. As he fell his foot :,
Q 9 'kaee struck the lantern he was carry. Ii
ing and tho light went ont Just as 4 :
con ball from the assassin, pisto, Il
his shoulder. He cried ont. Il
Don't shoot any more; you've killed y, y
After lying there some mipntes pl
ae managed to make his wayto the Allen 81 y
where he now lies in a precari. te
'ns condition, the ball having struck 80
In the region of the liver.
A this time there were in the station tic
loose Six persons awaiting the arrival of ca,
southbound train. Mr.. Ollie Fs. err
er' OF Macon, Layton vestal the night ~,
perator and express agent, three negro no
orters and the mail messengers. When h,a
ney heard the firing and Mr., Migrants sal
r1es some or all of them ran out Of the An
onse in the direction Of the firing To )
out the cause Of it when they were by.
RED upon BY parties standing out in the a ea
rect and who Immediately approached rul
'e station house. firing off their pistols. ~, the
nash'ng In the windows and pounding g.
10 doors which had been locked. When ant
lose inside saw the robbers were deter. N
fmlned to enter, they retreated to the ~
eigh. room and then escaped by the n,
'ck ooor' except young Vestal, whnlsssN,
NAMED hid between the wall and = NJ
$ meat box Until the arrival Of the j j
'wn train, when the robbers left. Az. II
r breaking in the door, the safe. ~ n.
eakers, thinking. every one had left dat,
e building, proceeded to hammer com
7ay on the express safe, and only sue. in n
eded in breaking off the locks and IN !
nges, but failed to open the safe no. crv
70 tne train arrived. They got obo,,t low
zen dollars from the ticket drawer Ue,1
llch was all the money they found, as TT
y also failed to open the safe of Cal. sect
s' Memories & st. John. cas-,
is the third time since last March q lai
It safe breakers have operated in o.! :,
ooksville, and now that murder. or At saia
an attempt at It, is added to the T.
me OF robbery, all the people ,eel i. X.
I 'torbearance has ceased to he a only
the. said
our suspected parties have been Ar Nov
ed and are in Jail in Macon-Al and MN
n O'Neal. Forest Webb and Horace l.
OK. They are all negroes who were BY
and raised about B~rooksville and ! GER =,
e never been suspected before of secul
pllcity in any grave crime, but the Gr'of
umstantial evidence against them is Clerk
ng. ippi,
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