The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1903-10-09
FIVE MEN SHOT
AT OXFORD, OHIO
Deputy Sheriff Cut Down Man Mob
Was Trying to Lynch.
THREE FATALLY WOUNDED
Riot Occurred Mt street Fair When
Marshal Attempted to Arrest
Brothers For Threatening
to Shoot Spectators.

Oxford. o., Oct 2.-During the
progress of street fair at Oxford. o.,
between 5 and o'clock Thursday even
ing. five persons were shot, some Sc
riously injured and a general fight en-
sued between officers and the disturb
ers of the peace, followed by lynch
ings.
Louis and Joseph Spivy. two Ken
tuckians from near Maysville, who
were visiting Mr.. Roberts, at Billings
vile, Ind, across the state line, went
to Oxford to take in the fair. They
began drinking heavily and became
very quarrelsome after they were in
toxicated. Shortly before the tragedy
both the Spivys were in Pfeigers sa-
loon, where Louis Spivy f1ourished two
revolvers. They left the saloon and
started up the street. Marshal John
Woodruff had been apprised of the
presence and conduct of the two men.
and approached Louis Spivy and
placed him under arrest. Immediately
his brother, Joe Spivy, whipped out
48-caliber revolver and shot the mar
shall through the left nipple The mar
shall went into Munn's store near by
and sank to the floor. Dr. Hugh
Moore was summoned and took the
marshal to his own Office, where the
bullet was extracted, which was To-
Gated under the shoulder blade. The
strong constitution of the marshal may
enable him to survive, although his
wound is almost a mortal one.
The two Spivy brothers then started
west on High street Citizens quickly
formed posse, and, grabbing shot
guns, revolvers, ETC., from a nearby
hardware store, started in pursuit.
Deputy Marshal Jacob Manrod was
standing near at the time of the shoot
ing. and although unarmed, headed the
chase The kentuckians turned and
fired at him, and he was shot in the
left wrist and his arm broken, and al
most simultaneously a bullet entered
his left breast, infiicting a fatal wound
He was removed to the Office of DR..
Hugh Moore, where Marshal Woodruff
had been previously taken, and DR..
Moore, assisted by Drs. Mum, Hill and
Deneen began to probe for the bullet,
but they could not locate it, and he
was later removed to his room in the
Homer block and put in charge OF a
nurse.
The Spivy brothers continued their
flight west on High street, and when
near Oxford college, turned and fired
on the pursuing posse of citizens. A
bullet struck E. V. letter, school
teacher, piercing his groin, and it is
thought he can not recover.
The Spivy brothers then continued
their flight west on High street and
made a decided stand opposite Oxford
college, taking shelter behind q tree.
The posse soon dislodged them, and
they ran to the next alley, where they
separated, Louis Spivy running up the
alley and Joseph Spivy continued west
on High street. Louis Spivy had not
run over a hundred feet up the alley
until he was struck by bullet from
a shot from the posse. Both were cap
tured and lodged in Jail.
mob last night broke open the Jail
and, securing Joseph Spivy, took him
to an elm tree ON which Henry Cor
bin was lynched in 1892. He was
strung up and let down to pray. A
second time he was strung up and let
down, and while he was pleading for
time to write to his wife Deputy Sher-
iff Brannan and few assistants rushed
forward, cut the rope and dashed down
the street with the prisoner. He was
rushed to the Jail and has been spirited
out of town.