The Lamar register., 1894-12-29

4 "a
M. nan. and unless all signs fail
-,-ir. many more lives are in tcop-
~
a thursday Mr.. Joseph Isom. one
Rrpoks oounty's most prosperous
,-.rs and best citizens. was muir
nd by A party OF negroes. and IL
ali cut that the killing OF Isom was
uart Of a plot to kill all the whites
sp Were IN the posse which n few
~. aru arrested Jesse Jeffreth for
: killing Of Mr.. T. Moulden. Isom
r.s the most popular man In the eoun-
H lived ten miles north Of here
,tart u the county where the ne
r.s o1tnumt-ercd the whites. and the
rn. Grated n great excitement
ma Il developed that the same gang
ue-rp.S had sworn To XIII other
IT. men the whites gathered to-
r,ther as II by one accord and the
rt o. death and destruction began.
of The seven who arr dead the names
< orly four could BE- obtained this ar
trao.n.
san Taylor. Ell Frrxer. Sam Pike
~ Henry Sherard arr four negroes
kzezu to have been killed. IL Is un-
srtood MA; wareriy Pike. lin Nc
cal and a negro named Herring were
tru1ahly the others. The county Is
nzparatively sparsciy settled and the
tsdiiisss for securing Information are
fssy meASer. Pike II the negro who
md ISom. He has been In hidin:
ts.r uhere the trouble occurred and
- = 4. a a
rr1ahie that he has been caught As
u rI.arTer left the scene there
s.aed every likelihood OF pitched
sartie tonight Captain r.. Tlllman.
sro,her'in-law Of Tsom- was. however.
sosss everything In his power 20 ~
sr.la the whites ii. had sent hur-
rs-i Messengers all over the county
ssanonin< TO his aid conservative
5sn Ia the hope that they would prc-
vsri further bioodshed. IL will b. I'm
re..ble TO know tonight how well
| a. suocse,ied
D-salis OF the killing OF the seven
resTp-s are very meaxcr. Taylor. Fra
~. Pike and S.rnrd were together
aAeut suns, last night They were re
.arled - four OF the ring leaders OF
IL canspiracy to Kill and burn. and
rcr being especially sought for A
sllf dQren whites. one OF whom Is said
. have bccn Isom's brother-in-law.
iane up on the negroes and ordered
len 10 submit TO arrest
One or the negroes answered with
sAgt that struck one OF the whites. ana
fsn- hlacks were shot down In their
tracks The other three were caught
&C. Al a time. Many OF lsom's neigh
hc-s who were In the crowd. VIII not
listen to any peaceful talk. They de-
eSr that for the sakcs OF their wives
aad children and for their own safety
hey must stamp out the gang that mas
sworn To murder. and tonight that
spirit seems the predominant one III
the nEht comes II will be a desperate
0oe
The killing os Isom. occurred In the
pablic road. not far from his nome,
and the circumstances attending II
seem to throw doubt upon the conSpr
acJ theory Mr.. Ison was here Ihurs-
day. and while In town had souls
words with waverly Pike. a negro nv
sng In this vicinity. Apparently every
thing was smoothed over when ne iri'
for home. After arriving there ne
started with Henry Tinmon. his nrotn-
er-ln-law, for Captain Timmons noihe,
about half a mile from lsoms. iney
riet four negroes, two on horsepaeh
and two In wagons Pike ana Mest
Mccall were on horseback. The two
Herring boys We're in the wagon. lhey
came near riding over lsom- VINO r.
monstrated. He said: Look out, don
run over me-" and stepped out OF tne
way. Just then Pike drew a pistol anu
without word fired. the bullet piere,
ing Isom's heart. Pike and Mcoali