The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-03-18
DESPERATE
NEGROI
Resist Arrest and Barricade Them
selves and Shoot at Officers
DEPUTY R. L. DUKE A VICTIM
He Was Sent by Sheriff Crouch to Ar
rest the Negroes at Dudley and
Received a Gunshot Wound

~ooN w NN0h(oNAy AAOdShI
was given letter by Deputy Sheriff
H. c. Lenoir, who was accomea led
by Mr.. Boston, of Bolivar Coun y,
from Sheriff Claude Seals, of that
county, asking him to send a deputy
with his officers to help arrest eight |
or ten negroes charged with enbez-
Element and larceny done in his coun-
ty. The letter stated that the war
rants were issued by Juustice of the
Peace WEst, who is manager for Jno
M. Parker, and is regarded as gen
tleman of high character and a good
officer.
After reading the letter Sheriff
Crouch deputized his deputy, A. R. l.,
Duke, to go with the officers and
make the arrest
The three officers boarded the af-
ternoon train and arrived at Dudley
about dark. From there they went
to the house on h H u n
plantation where the negroes had last
been seen. About ten o'clock they
surrounded the house and called upon
the negroes to come THE negroes
made no reply, but one, throwing
open window in a shed room,i stuck
out doubled barreled gun and fired,
two of the shots from the gun strik-
ing Mr.. Duke in the head, and others
striking Officer Leonard also in the
head. The officers after returning the
fire then retreated to cover while be-
ing fired at again.
Officer Duke overheard one of the
women in the house say, when asked
for Winchester rifle, that she had
hid it, but would get it. A man was
Immediately placed on a horse and
sent to the station to call up Sh riff
Crouch to come out and bring the
dogs.
Being unable to secure a train, Mr..
Crouch had to wait until Thursday
morning when he sent Officer Jones
and another deputy to the
scene of the shooting to make the ar
rest.
They swere met at Dudley by a
number of prominent planters of the
neighborhood and went ait to where
the shooting took place 1t was de.
cided by the officers and posse that
it would be best for Officer Jones tc
approach the house and make the
arrest quietly and without further
trouble. The posse would remain ir
the rear and be ready should any
trouble start. But for all to approach
the house at once, it was thought
would excite the negroes and caus,
more bloodshed
When Officer Jones started towarc
the house one of the negroes started
toward him in friendly way, and a
' he approached him Officer Jones toll
him he had warrant for his arrest
\ The negro looked as if he expected
but as Jones reached for his handcuff
r to manacle him, the negro pulled
pistol from his pocket and fire
! at Officer Jones but missed him. Th
p officer by this time whipped out HI
J. gun and killed the negro at first sho
n The posse, hearing the shooting
: but being on the opposite side of tn
house from Officer Jones, starte
to hi assistance when from a windo,
r in the house and a cotton pen in tn
: field, a telch of fire ball and smok
: shot out. The gentlemen composin
" The posse returned the fire which 5
i fenced the gun in the cotton pen ar
4 after few minutes they approache
Al it and found that they had got the
. man
is The entire force then surroundt
the house and captured two of the n
groes, several escaping to the WOOD
during the excitement and while t
firing was going on.
The two negroes were brought
- the city Thursday night by Ofhc
- Jones and lodged in jail