The New York herald., 1871-12-25
MORE MURDER AND LYN0HIEa IN
TENNESSEE Eog ans
A Gang Of Negroes rake Three White Mon
freul Jail and shoot Them. ~
eM4 rRroor thA Memuhis Avalancne rDAc. oAl r5

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A Gang Of Negroes Take Three White Men
frss Jail and shoot Them. ~
(from the Memphis Avalanche, Dec 2al al
IN the Avalanche yesterday appeared Q short
paragraph stating that mob Of negroes had hung
three white men In Chicot county, Arkansas. From
q gentleman direct from the scene our representa-
tive last evening learned the following particulars
= Last sS Monday Monday Week Week negro lawyer named wynn
whc came from washington 70 Ohicot county
recently and settled IN Lake CITY, had quarrel u
Curtis Garrett, with Mr. John g. Sapnders, an old
citizen Of tho county AT the time Mr.. Garrett and
sSs @ Tns nao
got into dispute on the subject Of taxa
.,on and words ran. ran hign AZ until & they % cncnsS led
Ing him almost instantly. The three gentlemen
Saunders, Garrett and Duggan-were promptly
jail. Neither OF the gentlemen offered any resist
ance. The only charges against Garrett ana Dug
kniie ss with s Which oh the Cutting was done, While The
latter stood ct the door In such manner as 70 pro-
vent Wynn's escape. Both gentlemen denied the
into trial as once. That evening an armed mob OF
negroes entered the town win the avowed purpose
they did not carry their purpose into execution,
but remained In town all night. The next day the
sheriff compromised matters " allowing about nity
was kept up unti one O'Clock last Friday afternoon
when another armed mob Of negroes, numbering
yelling, firing on their pistols and breathing dire
threats Of vengeance against the whites: Going to
Mr.: Garretts store. the place where Wynn was
killed, they sacked 1t completely, breaking up and
destroying Whatever they could not carry on A
few Of the negroes were disguised. but The large
Acr snss ssiS mad pesn in Town about an hour they
1 men ns % Rs sns5d Tn s ssp
10. I in s about ten ten minu.ss another dessss: 1.
s sck demons g through the
until ther got 70 the jail, which they opened and
took the prisoners out Without giving the men an
OF bowling, screaming, numbering devils took tne
three men to . spot at the edge OF the town. and
Just back o. the ,ns house o. % me big
allowed time to ask mercy or their God, they were
shot dead. At least nifty balls were poured into The
their helllsh deed with the proper eolat the mur.
derers then took the bodies back to tho Jail and
fused any Of tncr friends admittance TO them until
Several gentlemen residing IN the town took
refuge In hight, as the negro mob did not
ss,Ss ss decaTss aS q Hs vss nssn1. p.oDs o.
OF the town forcing cltizens TO furnish food.
e n 70 ne q as
were brought to proper appreciation Of the sltua
tion BY the presentation OF guns and pistols Mason
tlme and Just before the mob stsrtod 70 the jail he
went ous and conyerscd With the leaders. The mo.
nent the conversation ceased the negroes starred
for tue jail. Wnen our iniormanr left the MOB still
held possession or the town, and announced their
intentt0n OF retaining IT, Despapches apprisng tue
p Ee s,aS 10 paD uD
late hour last night mad been received. =.
1ne three Victims OF the mob were well known
who, with otberA have been compelled 70 nee ior
Stv3 OF laQ ~~~ .