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^ A S1I0C KINfi PATRICIDE.A* Ulojr «»( T1drl«**n 1%lilt HU latter Near The 14 run I I*H.Yesterday moruing sheriff McNair TJOcl' rod a message from the l.C.IMl IT.’54vc 1 pit, 8 miles cast of town, in-fojuiiug him that Braoey Campbell, a l*oy s*uno 13 years of age, hat! shot and ki! led his own father, Wm. Campbell, an d requesting, tho shcrilf to come lo th« » scene and bring the coroner. Deputy Sheriff It. W. McNair responded to the summons promptly carrying with him Coroner Phillips and a number of other persons from town. On arriving upon tho scene they found tho dead man lying on the floor of an ill-furnished home, weltering in his own tdood, just as ho liod fallen, with a ghastly gun-shot wound in tho neck, just below the jaw. Tho gun was anordinary shot gun and t lie whole charge of bird-shot, with which it was loaded had entered in a wad, tearing through one of tho jugular veins, producing ins bin t death.The principal witnesses examined were Mrs. Campbell and two daughters, whose testimony,’ as recorded by the Coroner, is given below :Campbell was a man of oO or and bore a rather unsavory reputation. Some of his neighbors think he hud shown marks or insanity for some time past. Do this as it may, surely he brought upou hitnsolf and family a bitter experience.Mrs. Campbell, being sworn, testified :He woke up in night, .seemed lo be angry with me. I asked him what I hud done. Ho accused mo of beingout. 1 told him I couldn't see why ho suspected mo. 1 told him I had prayed fur him. He got up and made lire, lie said get up Miss Amanda, and let's goto court.•! told him I didn't threatenh01tlQo!FIrceidirtc!RiWiS.wtllt;p01dicl(him with court , l-ydia spoke to him, said 1 was u ludy and clour of what he accused me of. He struck her two or three times, limey took hold of him then and lie struck him. Braey ran out in feide room cud got a gun. i tried to save him but was lute. IIracy shot him. I was afraid of him. He threatened to kill me often. I think ho would have hurt Lydia seriously if It racy hadn't shot him. limey was trying to protect myself and Lydia and luid to kill him l«» do so.Lydia Cinq boll, being sworn, testified :When I woke, 1 «»•a and Mamma wore quarreling. He told Mama he would cut her 111rout. He got up and made a lire. Ho set up then and quarreled and cursed on. Ho then turned to hit me with Ids list. Mama caught him and brother also caught him by the arm. I tried to get. loose from him. Ho said lie would kill me. Afti ■ that time brother entered with tho gun. Ho shot father just as he ‘-tar'ted to enter the room door where brother was, I don’t know whether he saw IJracy wit h the gun or not. I.racy said nothing after going aTt -f tin gun. I didn’t hour father say he would got the gun. 1 think father intended to kill me an i mother and i believe he would have killed us if brother hadn’t saved us. He was always desperate when mad. Ho haa been abusing his family for a long time.Miss Carrie Campbell, buhig sworn,testified :1 was waked thi morning by a fuss between father and mother. I hoard him say, t will cut your d n throat (speaking to mother,. Hj then got up and made a tiro, mid ntwle mot hei up. and said we will settle th* quarrel.g»mJcniarwiPimto\v:offuBt1*1br.,A AaiVait!trmt!blt;MintnwtlSicl111LilloiaitiwiitlhaliVaOiI asked father whnfc’s the matt or with you and inanm. Lydia got up and went and set by tin lire Uc cursed n her. IJ racy caught him by tho arm, andjhe said lie intended to kilt her and grabbed her lmnd and hit her linger, lie ii Ho struck Lydia in tho face with his list nod attempted to hit mother. ( but she got out of IIjc *\v:;y At this”' time liracy sliul him. Wo wciv i-li ol afraid of father. Ho i id threat :»• ! .-] to kill us all. He had been very abusive to his family.After hearing thv shove testimony, tiiO Coroner's jury returned iht. : 1-lowing verdict.We. the jury, have fully invclt; ligated and declare that ho, Wm. Campbell, came to his death from a gun shot in j sc the bauds of llrac.v Campbell, and we, | V the jury, declare hi? was justifiable in defending his mother und sisters.(Signed):c 'iias. Hakdv,Nathan Williams,lt;’. L. Littlk,W. J. Ml? it RAY,C. J ;\i;iwj:i.l, li. AJ.LI5KD(Iisp;htc:MIkh HoriL'it’fi I'ar*-well.Miss Marguerite Herring, on yister-day evening, tendered to a uumber oi’ her admirers a •• Farewell Luncheon,** preparatory to her departures for Boston. Miss Herring, most elegantly attired in a piuk moire-antique silk, with eliili’ou and tlowers, was us lovely a., the rosiest dream of youth, and \v*a- assisted in receiving by eight of her college friends. The table, with its artistic appointments, its rosy lights and ribbons of piuk, its choicest Howlsw10 ft w(• Jsc11ClClamnlt;VIliItintliPlt;mTlai
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Brookhaven Leader
Brookhaven, Mississippi, US
Wed, Jan 13, 1897
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