The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-15

Many Affairs Of Honor Down in
the Delta District.

- fr bow-- WH Gsau u tHat historic city, STARTED
g ~ Charles Scott eS-chairman Of tie democratic eoBtaj omm5ftoo NJ
olne' president Of the demnct Roedae bank, which took Mace ~,
. tagea 10 !. = 's He anaF q honoa under the QuntoFo code that has
aAeh pace IN this country between gentlemen since the famous psrzo.
DarAc aue at New Orleans, more than a decade ago.
Wright was slightly wounded and Scott bad his bcnor s,tf.e.5 IVA,
DE- L should have even taken umbrage at anything Wright nig,t L., ~
e WIN feiefenee to his banking affairs at Roseaale ID more than bs fraa.
can understand. Scott is known as The uerav eagIeu j ~ 4at, -
"teim character in society. In politics, together wIb Che I,roanted p.a.,
ue mas kept the delta IN democratic line ever since te war mn Mi,
poope own The plantations and the blacks pick the COTTON. II former ttno.
uey ao Tried to pick the political cnces. That was before tbe constI
~ convention of 1891 IT. was scott and Percy who kept the blacks
y he without having % resort to the shotgun. Scott was never .s~5l
ue 10Y political prefement His interest in The success Of the dsnorrst.
m Universe victory meant blood Scott is a peaceful man. That
. on ordinary occasions On extraordinary occasions he IS as n lTn raa,
nofef possessed his heart. He comes If a lighting family. Heis moroov.r
an arstocrat His kin have dictated the social rules Of fine oycInsir, ~
society for more than third Of century. Scott was = rich mon ~"
aso lie would have been arch man today were it not for tho not nm
has been good to unfortunate friends In slang palansa ma ,a1S se 4e
new country. "" '' 'o Uy is al
Hs duel with Wright involves political story Of nation,
m = Involves Thomas G. Catchings a prominent figure j. ihJefeSl o@
- ms"3' Citcaings and Wright had a fist fight on Ii, leoien1 polt'
Dus about a month ago Ctchlngs Is a powerful streets Of Ficbs
tors summoned. In cab and the doc
ov " a4 aa oatcaings and the SCOTS used t. III, ,a
Lo"y Gays of Mississippi Wright was he,. 70 IRAN together IN me
"ecial when his interest in that sheet eu1or OF me Nlc6sourR COM
glnan, to lead deIta n.ntlos = nsm3' a. ascendant Of the flustrous Vr
she. had been formerly engaged on the
him BY RodereE Dim $40 aal public notice through a challenge
IMHhP sin
Ie sword and Shield, u sTd., 1H y 1000 Gan0reIi was then editor OIL
Fcksburg as ice AaJre ~ no duel but Gambrel posted Wright in
Gambr wand he vas not however a coward, either then or
Gambr II was 9 mere Youth, Wright was an old man.
tones ell has since been killed, having met his death A. tbs 1r,pds aI
ba' Hamilton, now adlutant general Of te state Hamilton was rhc,
.rman OF thestate executive committee or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nratdont
II the Gulf aud Ship Island railroad s+. soaat. - IT5
"Warwicki Of delta poHtios and n. . ~" H"'s 0""y' "e
m fine entiras smith uo,t4. 49,, 49, :" "o Wsu eulIce nome
nea,t, ,ror,or :. ~ 3' :" ~ III = ear was defended by incl
bmo. 49, 1s5" |"@ W. ~ D. AcLtunn, acquitted, but returned
MI "@ :" =" I"iOpodi du social hon rs Wright was one Of the
"oe "Ue' VI hamilton and his neHsp aper in it's attacks on he friends
aWeu g0U MN INTO lnnumerabe scrapes
Ihe most ridiculous Of all challenges semi by or rp,dvol Inv Mr. WrghtI
was one he had delivered to an italian count Tho ,or+ ,o,r ,m. ,t
lenged party Of course lad The rVbt Ia cboose o,ro - ~ sJ
the combat. He selected 5 olcrz t,o ran ~ p"o "u omo ~
celved. Mr. Wright wass Stunned H. :" Ue was , 2
Hin "A agt ~ .oE "oo tpl 10 would EIelty in
tba GJ1o.ir, dm, az "' Sou' ms NOT postpone Jhe affair
Tbac annt aut5sI
out off, WRIGHT rnra1 rat boa %9|s to know why he wished the aaaJ to bel
L had made no provision roFif5 0% tom ns =" a note falling due the next day for which
.mnt il M s%R-S - ome" i would be cruel to menace his life on ac
1E 49, ~ "Ae us5 neh ad squared up all financial matters,
-" same "m'shA extent of your mdebtednes2'
"" 9"w"
l"1u9 minutes "ef lr y hld got acerdfed checG for that sum. There
'S ln %nsa any eA.1se for lelgy.
9W mere wa no right There w ne too many officers of the law on the
lerL
There have been no. .uelsfa tes NTH for many vears for the reason, uo+
uonc santmen has or posed them Tbe affair between Parker and R15sa eva
yea a great scandal nd arorsed Che moral sepimeutso of the peope The ,A.
institutions aHe5ey III sm5 Farbart, rracticss Tbe nnriIo ,