Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-27
NEGROES LYNCHED.
The Killing of q White Man 6tarts
q Race War.
Two LARGE ARMED BODIES OF MEN.
The Lives Of Seven Negroes Taken within
Twenty-four Hours--The Authorities
Powerlsss Danger Of Three
More Being Lynched.


Powerless Danger Of Three
More Being Lynched.
QufTMAN, Ga, Dec. 2i.-The lives OF
seven negroes have been taken within
twcntyfour hours in revenge for that
OF one white man, and unless all signs
fail utterly many more lives are in
jeopardy. Two bodies of determined
men, between 400 and 500 in all, every
man being heavily armel and each
body about equal in numerical
strength to the other, separated by less
than Il mile Of country and liable to
clash at any minute-thi, was the
spectacle presented in Brooks county
last night One body was made up OF
stern, determined white men, bent
on revenge for the brutal
murder Of one of the best cit2cas OF
this county, the other was made up OF
es--tcrror-striaken and fearful
lest they or their families be made the
objects NJ ,hc somp fate An has already
befallcn seven of their number and
ready TO defend themselves from such
fate us well as they may be able. That
there will be an open clash seems very
much moro than probable at this writ.
ing. The authorities are powerless,
and nrocticallv no efforts have vet
been made to bring about peace, save
bv the relatives of the man whose muir
der is the cause of it all.
On Thursday Mr. Joseph Isom. one of
Brooks county's most prosperous far
mers and best citizens was murdered
bv n marty of negroes. II leaked out
that the killing of Isom was part Of
Il plot to kill all the whites who were
in the posse which few weeks ago ar
rested Jesse Jctfreth for the killing of
Mr.. r. Moulden. Isom was one of the
most nopular men in the county. He
lived 10 miles north of here in part of
the county where the negroes outnum-
bcred the whites and the killing ere
ntcd preat deal of excitement When
II devcloned that the same rang of
negroes had sworn to kill other white
mcn the whites gathered together as-if
of one accord and the work of death
and destruction bernn.
OF the seven who are dead, the names
of only four could be obtained when a
reporter visited the scene late last
evening. Every cross-road was found
picketed with scntnels and every man
in the county is armed to the teeth
When one of these race cxcitemcnts
occurs. terror rules in the homes Of
whites as well as blacks
There are probably 800 men under
nrms covering an area Of about >
square miles. About ~ miles from
the home Of the Isoms were about 200
whites nil well armed and breathing
all sorts of vengeance. A mile further
was crowd Of negroes of about the
s.,,, a,,,od ,,ith Winchestcrriaes
n;.tols aves clubs and every available
weapon. waiting for the whites to at
tack them. They are entrenched in
and asannd . H., ~ ne,,ro cabins in the
n,,Js, ~ ,hiol, rrore and tho latest
~ t. thot the whites ara nd
,'an'',n,, ' an ,han tron two Sides
III" N.Y. y" , r,t;voly snarso.
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pos" ,' "'a1e .ad t' n" authorities bere
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