Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-06-25
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DEADLY DUEL AT MEADvILLE.
Gov. Noel Rushes Troops to Scene to
Prevent Further Bloodshed.

Inc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1euQ DTOke OUT
again Monday, and after pitched bat
tie on the main street, the casualties
were:
The dead: DIR. A. NJ. Newman, chan
q Gerry clerk and leader of his clan; Silas
Reynolds, Greenville, Miss, allied with
Prichards. Fatally wounded: Herbert
Applewhite, lawyer, allied with the
Prichards; Lenox Newman, son of the
doctor. Slightly wounded: Ernest
Newman, son of the doctor, broken leg;
Boyd, allied with the Prichards,
shot in head
DIR. Newman, who always went heav-
lily armed, was driving in his buggy
down the main street, and as he passed
the Butler building, a shot was fired at
him from the second story window. He
jumped out of his buggy, and got out OF
range under a shed. As he reached the
place he was met by Applewhite and
Reynolds, who opened fire on him, which
he returned. DR.. Newman's sons came
to his rescue, and Boyd and some Others
joined Reynolds and Applewhite, and
regular pitched battle with Winchesters
and revolvers was fought out to finish.
When the smoke had cleared away, 1t
was found that nearly every one who
had participated in the fight was wound
ed. DR.. Newman had evidently been
killed by Applewhite, while himself sue
cumbing to the half a dozen wounds
which showed on his body.
ho LII Of
Prichard by DR.. Newman on April q
last, and the acquittal of DR.. Newman,
the trouble has been expected TO break
out again, for both factions had large fol
lowings, composed of intimate friends
and relatives. and bad blood has been
existing for long time. Applewhite, who
was fatally wounded, was badly wound
ed by a stray bullet during the Newman
Prichard shooting, and since then he has
cast his lot with the Prichards. On sew
eral occasions lately DR.. Newman has or
dered him out of the chancery clerks Of
fee.
The trouble dates back to the white
cap prosecutions in Franklin county, and
two neiGhboring counties. Negro settlers
had been whitecapped out of the coun-
ties, but it happened in Franklin county
that a number of negroes had been run
off of government homesteads, and this
gave the federal government jurisdiction.
Judge Niles, District Attorney Lee and
the State officials co-operated in the in
Vestigations, indictments being found
against 200 of the citizens of Franklin
county. DR.. Newman was regarded as
one of the leaders of the movement. 1t
was recognized by Judge Niles that
many of the men had been forced into
the movement, and after number of
consultations, he agreed that if they
would all plead guilty he would fine
them $25 each and suspend sentence dur
ing good behavior. DR.. Newman, Emmett
NIoManus, Columbus Lester and James
Gill were the only ones in the lot who
paid their fines.
From that time on bad blood existed
between the Nswmans and the Prichards,
the former holding the latter responsible
in some way for the action of the federal
government.
The elimination of long series of
petty quarrels and disputes came on the
afternoon of April 81 last, when DR..
Newman and Cornelius Prichard started
shooting at each other, almost in front
of the courthouse, the doctors sons and
several of the Prichards participating,
and several being wounded. Cornelius
Prichard was killed. Soon after this
the sheriff of the county was indicted by
the grand jury for allowing DR.. Newman
too many liberties when he was supposed
to be in prison. On May Is DR.. Newman
was acquitted, after trial lasting four
days. His acquittal ranked in the
bosoms of his enemies.
Only the prompt arrival of the militia
averted a bloody war, az feeling is in
tense.
Following the decision of the supreme
court that the sale of any beverage con-
tanning any percentage of alcohol is lille
gal, the lid was clapped on the sale of
all so-called near-beer products in Merid-
ian by the authorities. At least 100
dealers in Meridian, having large stocks
on hand are affected.
The memory of the late Gen. Stephen
D. Lee is to be perpetuated in Colum-
bus by the placing in some prominent po-
sition of bronze bust of the great sol
der, educator and patriot. The bust il a
gift from Gen. Lees son, Hon. Blewitt
Harrison Lee.
Owing to disagreement between the
Mobile, jackson & Kansas City and
Frisco roads over the union depot Oh
dered last February to be built at their
junction at New Albany, Union county,
but which has not been built because
the roads have been unable to get to-
Qether in the matter of q division of
the cost, the commission has adopted an
order citing both roads to appear on July
and show cause why the commission
should not pro rate the cost.
Quite fattering to the good people of
Copiah and their reputation for sobriety
and respect for the law is the report
which Judge Potter has sent to the peni-
Tertiary authorities concerning convic-
tions before him at Hazlehurst. There
were only three men arraigned on Sc
rious charges, and they were convicted
and sentenced, all for assault with in
tent to kill.
Insanity among the colored race seems
to be on the increase in Lowndes county,
and the jail is literally filled with crazy
negroes.
WHY LINCOLN WENT DRY.