The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-16
LENOX NEWMAN MAY
Die FROM Ills " WuUNDS
Speculation is Rife as to Just What
Caused the Shooting, and There
Are Still Many Versions of the
Affair.
MEANWHILE, Miss, June 16.-

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While Meadville is still being patrol
ed by state troops and the civil author
tiles are taking every precaution
against a possible recurrence of blood
shed, following Mondays feudal bat
tie in which Chancery Clerk A.. NJ.
Newman and Silas q. Reynolds were
killed and five other men wounded
the situation seemingly holds little
prospect of further encounters.
Dr. LenoX Newman, son of one of
the slain men, was taken to Natchez
for medical treatment and reports re-
ceiyed from there indicate little hope
of his recovery
Nither y. T. Boyd or Virgil Farr,
who are alleged to have first opened
fire on DR.. Newman, and who were
both wounded, have been apprehend-
ed.
Silas Reynolds, one of the victims
of the deadly aim of the Newmans,
W.s buried this afternoon. The
wounded are being cared for in sani-
uri1ms in Natchez and Jackson.
Seven Of the men who participated
I the battle are under arrest, and
n being guarded by soldiers.
Mere were fourteen men who took
parf in the shooting, and the stories
as to how the affray started vary.
The district attorney states that he
has information in his possession |
which proves to his mind that the
shooting was started by N. T. Boyd |
and Virgil Farr, both said to be affil- |
lated with the Pritchard clan.
The shooting was premediated, but
at the same time it was expected by
the Newmans, who went through the
streets armed with pistols and shot
guns, the latter weapons being used
exclusively of all others in the shoot
ing.
"The shooting originated through
the Newmans hatred for my family"
declared Lev Prchard the leader of
his clan. when interviewed yesterday.
This enmity was caused by the op-
position l offered when DR.. Newman
attempted to have young woman of
his county appointed school teacher. It
Myself and five others got together
and opposed the appointment, and in
The election of a school director we
Won out. and thereby had his candi-
date defeated. Prior to that we were
on fairly good terms with the New
mans except during the election,
which always has a tendency to strain s
relations between the candidates" i
Another version of the story of /
The cause leading up to the encounter !
is that the Prichards resented what
they believed TO have been an insult !
and stigma placed upon the name of S
one of the female members Of the I
'amily. '
Nance L. Aldridge, town mar t
shall. recently received an anonymous
in which it was {
stated that his wife was intimate v
With one Of the citizens of this coun- l
". The letter was mailed from Brook }
Syen the day DR.. Newman left here. t
& is the belief Of many that it was
lie letter which inflamed Virgil j
rarr. who is closely related to Mrs. I
,lIrdge, and who was found wound a
ID Oh the floor of the Butler building a
fJer the smoke of the battle shifted, d
"I would have killed DR.. Newman q
I.aeT, said Marshal Adridge, who "
ppeared in the vicinity of the court
ouse early this morning. a
"No one else wrote the letter but L
II. Newman, He left here and mailed C,
lo letter at Brookhaven. The letter te