Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1909 — TWO KILLED IN FIGHT; SOLDIERS ON SCENE [ARTICLE]

TWO KILLED IN FIGHT; SOLDIERS ON SCENE

Politics Gause of Pistol Battle Io Mississippi County Seat Brookhaven, Miss., June 15.—1 t being feared that serious rioting would result in Meadville, the county seat of Franklin county, Mississippi, as the result of a street fight in which two men were killed and others injured, the Brookhaven company of militia left for the scene by order of Governor Noel. I’hose killed were Dr. A. M. Newman, chancery clerk of Franklin county, and Silas Reynolds. The tragedy is thought to have been a direct result of the killing of Cornelius Prichard by Dr. Newman, seven weeks ago, and Dr. Newman’s acquittal recently on the charge of murder.