The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-10

was deliberately SnOG GOWN Oy
j. T. Cannon, at Greenwood,
Miss, last Thursday morning
and the wounded man died in
this city Thursday night at
twelve o'clock after intense suf
fering. Mr.. Hearon was on his
way to work at the Southern de
pot in Greenwood where he has
been located for the past three
months as bill clerk. He was
approached by a man whom he
/ had never seen before and was
+ asked if his name was HearOn.
/ He replied that it was. The
/ stranger stated that his name
was J. T. Cannon and that he
lived at NorthpOrt, Ala. He
then drew a pistol and shot his
victim twice. The first ball en-
tered the pit of the stomach, in
aicting a mortal wound. AS the
wounded man was falling Can
non fired a second time, the ball
entering his shoulder. AS soon
| as he had made sure Of his work
/ Cannon surrendered to the Off
| GERS and was jailed at Greenwood.
Medical assistance was speed
/ Iv furnished the wounded man.
/ DR.. Campbell. of Greenwood, at
tended him and realizing the
/ gravity of his injuries had him
placed on the east bound passen-
ger train and he arrived here at
half-past twelve the same day,
the train being an hour and a
half late. The wounded man was
met at the depot by his mother,
father and sisters and the meet
ing was an affecting one. DR.
Davis and a mum Der of Mr.. Hear
On's friends were on hand and he
was tenderly lifted into hack
and driven to his home. After
he had revived from the journey
the physicians made an eXami
] nation of his wounds and told
him that death would soon en-
sue. Capt. Hudson, of the po-
lice force, and Justice of the
Peace Matthews were hurried tc
his bedside and his ante mortem
statement was taken.
In this statement Mr. Hearor
said he knew that death would
soon take him and on his death
bed he averred that he was on lis
way to work Thursday morning
when he was approached by q
stranger who asked his name.
As soon as he had given it the
stranger stated that his name
was Cannon and that he lived
in NorthpOrt, Ala. The stranger
Immediately drew a gun and
shot him down. The dying de.
claratiOn further states that he
did not know who shot him; had
never seen him before; did not
know his wife or any member OF
his family; that he had never
visited Tuscaloosa except about
five years ago, when he stopped
only for a short while, and that
he knew of no reason why he
should have been killed. Towards
midnight Mr. Hearon grew
weaker and at midnight died.
Behind this wanton sacrifice OF
life is a strange story. Cannon
formerly resided here. coming
to this city, 1t is said, from down
on the Y. and NJ. V. road. He
was employed as a section fore
man on the Montgomery Elk
tension and remained in this
city only a few months, being
transferred to Tuscaloosa, where
| he now has a position in the NJ.
and o. yards. Cannon preceded
his wife to Tuscaloosa, it is said
and after, she superintendent
the shipping of their furniture
and household effects to that
city. 1t was while Mr.. Hearon.
as bill clerk, was checking up
her household effects in the
| freight depot opening into the
main office in this city that it was
said that he insulted her. just
what was said is not known, but
the first known of it was when
Mr.. Hopkins received a letter
from Cannon stating that Hearon
had at acked his wife and de-
handing that he apologize for it.