Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1877-05-01 | Page 2 | A Mississippl Tragedy

A Mississippi TruKcdy, Meiidian, Miss., 30. An old feud: culminated in a terriblo tragedy yesterday yes-terday at Dokalb, Kemper county. On Thursday lust John W. Gully, a prominent democratic oitizen, was waylaid aud assassinated. Upon the affidavits of two negroes several alleged conspirators in the anamination anamina-tion were arrested. Yeslerday afternoon after-noon a large parly of men fired upon tho prisoners killing J. P. Gilmer, A. McClellan, John Chisholm and David Roseer, and mortally wounding Wm. W. Chisholm, all white republicans, except Kosser, who was a democrat.