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STARKVILLE
Walter Betts Dies From Gunshot Wound Inflicted at Supper.
Starkville, Miss., Jan. 6 1812 - Walter Betts, who was shot Thursday night by Coy Howard at Old Double Springs, sixteen miles from here, died this morning. The tragedy was enacted during festivities of a pound supper. All the guest were seated at the table preparatory to enjoying the repast when, it is alleged, Howard demanded of Betts that he pay his part of the expense incurred in getting up the entertainment. Howard claimed that Betts was due 25 cents. He denied it, and the belligerents withdrew to the yard, where the quarrel was renewed ending in the fatal shooting.
Howard was placed in jail this morning. He hails from Attala County, and was married a few days ago to a lady in the community where the killing occurred. [January 7, 1812, The Daily Picayune, New Orleans, LA - Submitted by Debora Reese ]