Deseret Evening News | 1900-01-10 | Page 3 | Desperate Duel in Court

I HUll IS iN Three ii Two Seriously III it the ti Vicksburg Miss Jan RIdge a little hamlet eighteen miltS miles northeast of this city was the scene this morning or of a desperate duel In which three of oC the best known residents of oC the count county were killed viz A D Rohland n It S 5 Stephenson and Dr Otho Austin Dr James Austin his son lion Otho Aims Aus Austin tin anil his IL H S Stephen Stephenson son had been arrested on nn an sworn out b by charging them with whipping one ot of Hollands negro servants Just after the opening of theIr trial this morning In Justice court courtat at Oak Ridge tIme the shooting began but who fired the first shot Is not known When the smoke ot of battle cleared oa away Holland Stephenson and Otho Austin were stretched on the floor dead and Dr James Austin nn and a ayoung young oung son of oC Rolland were seriously wounded