Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
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x1DLY DUEL AT MEADvILLE.
! 0sel Rushcs Troops to Scene to
H5event Further Bloodshed.

44<stnt Euttnct bfoousnto.
Newman-Prichard feud broke out
llcnday, and after a pitched bat
The main street, the casualties
1ead: ". A. NJ. Newman, chan
IT and leader Of his clan; Silas
Greenville, Miss. allied with
- Fatally wounded: Herbert
|te, lawyer. allied with the
~ y; Lcnox Newman, son Of the
Slightly wounded: Ernest
son Of the doctor. broken leg;
)Dyd, allied with the Prichards.
BAD.
~man, who always went hcav.
-, was driving in his buggy
- main street, and as he passed
4G1rr building. a shot was fired at
- the second story window. He
. out Of his buggy. and got out Of
muier a shed. As he reached the
- was met by Applewhite and
-, who opened fire on him. which
rned. DIR. Newman's sons came
escie, and Boyd and some others
Reynolds and Applewhite, and .
Il pitched battle with Winchesters
divers was fought out 10 a finish.
&he smoke had cleared away, IL
md that nearly every one who
gticipated in the fight was wound
- Newman had evidently been
N Applewhite. while himself sue
TO the half a dozen wounds
nhowed on his body.
since the killing Of Cornelius
~ by DIR. Newman on April 81
- the acquittal of DIR. Newman,
nble has been expected to break
IN, for both factions had large fol
composed Of intimate friends
atives, and bad blood has been
for long time. Applewhite, who
Ally wounded, was badly wound.
stray bullet during the Newman
shooting, and since then he has
lot with the Prichards. On sew
asions lately Dr. Newman has or.
I'm out of the chancery clerks Of
trouble dates back to the white.
pecutions in Franklin county, and
Rhboring counties. Negro settlers
Pm whitecapped out of the coun.
= il happened in Franklin county
number Of negroes had been run
government homesteads, and this
federal government jurisdiction.
Niles, District Attorney Lee and
fe officials eooperated in the in
lions, indictments being found
200 of the citizens of Franklin
Dr. Newman was regarded as
the leaders Of the movement. II
cognized by Judge Miles that
of the men had been forced into
Dvement, and after a number OF
Ations. he agreed that il they
all plead guilty he would fine
IS each and suspend sentence dur.
"a behavior. DIR. Newman, Emmett
BUS, Columbus Lester and James
|ere the only ones in the lot who
Aeir fines.
= that time on bad blood existed
q the Newmans and the Prichsrds,
ner holding the latter responsible
= way for the action Of the federal
nent.
elimination Of a long series of
4aarrels and disputes came on the
on of April % last. when DR..
m and Cornelius Prichard started
ng at each other. almost in front
courthouse. the doctors sons and
y Of the Prichards participating,
everal being wounded Cornelius
|rd was kiIlea. Soon after this
krif of the county was indicted by
md jury for allowing DR.. Newman
nny liberties when he was supposed
Sn prison. On May Is DR.. Newman
after a trial lasting four
His aequittai ranked in the
. of his enemies.
y the prompt arrival Of the militia
u a bloody war, a. feeling ia in
owing the decision of the supreme
that the Sc Of any beverage con-
8 any percentage of alcohol is ille-
be lid was clapped on the sale of
called near-beer products in Merid-
" the authorities. At least 100
, in Meridian, having large stocks
nd, are affected.
memory of the late Gen. Stephen
= Is to be perpetuated in Colum-
! the placing in some prominent po-
of a bronze bust of the great sol
'dueator and patriot The bust il q
rom Gen Lees son, Hon Blewitt
Don Lee.
ing to a disagreement between the
:, jackson & Kansas City and
roads over the union depot or
last February to be built at their
on at New Albany, Union county,
vhich has not been built because
PADS have been unable to get to-
in the matter of a division Of
st. the commission has adopted an
citing both roads to appear on July
show cause why the commission
not pro rate the cost
te fiattering to the good people Of
and their reputation for sobriety
aspect for the law is the report
Judge Potter has sent to the peni-
~ authorities concerning eonvic-
before him at Hazlehurst. There
only three men arraigned on s.
charges, and they were convicted
rntenced, all for assault with in
o kill.
nifty among the eolored race seems
on the increase in I.owndes county,
'e Jail is literally filed with crazy
>.
the financial troubles of the No
Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
been smoothed ovoS, tbs road will
= extended from Middleton, Tenn,
ncinnati- Reform, a progressive
In ChOcfaw r0frufy will he hene-