The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-24
SIX NEGROES WERE LYNCHED.
Hunted Down by Mobs in Little River
County, Ark
Alleged They Had Entered into the Plot with General
Duckett Recently Hanged by Mob, for a
Slaughter of White People.

work, and the mob hHstcns on in quest
or It's next victim.
All of the victims that havo fallen
before the whites were pursued singly
over the country and met their fato at
different times and In different To-
calitles.
The negroes. Instead OF making the
resistance and offering the battle that
thcy had threatened, became panic
stricken and began getting getting out
or the community as quickly as pos
sibIe. Two wbose names were on the
list of consprrators got good start
of the mob, who were detailed to Look
after them, and they succeeded in
reching tho Texas state line before
being captured. However, they did not
escape. They were oyertakcn out OF
breath and exhausted but they were
swung up without ceremony.
ed Goodwin was shot down on Mud
Creek near Rocky Comfort and his
body thrown into thc stream. The
Jones brothers had fled In different d.
rections when they learned OF their
pursuit and werc run down and
lynehed Que at q time.
II IS not feared that any organized
opposition will be given by the blacks.
as the band composing Ducketts fol-
lowing was very small and has been
practically annihlatcd in this on
slaught
The disturbances grew out OF tho
lynching of negro named General
Duckett, near Richmond, In that couu-
~ on Tuesday
The place where tho trouble occurred
Is several miles from any town of
communication and It Is difficult 10
obtain details, as the people are very
reluctant about giving out the news.
Adyces from New Boston, Texas. to-
night are to TIE effect that the woods
across the river are full OF lynehed
negroes.
Today three wagons full OF negroes
arrived at Texarkana, having crossed
Red river at Index at midnight last
night They were greatly frightened,
Last Saturday prominent planter
named James Stockton. was murdered
1T his home near Rocky Comfort by
Duckett. The negro escaped AZ the
time. but after remaining IN hiding in
the swamps until Tuesday he surrcn-
dered. saying he had had nothing to
cat since his flight. He was taken TO
Rocky Comfort and soon after his arr
rival there Sheriff johnson and dep
rties started with him for Richmond.
They were overtaken by 200 armed men
who demanded tho prisoner Ddckett
was takon to the place where he had
killed stockton. and after making a
confession was lynchcd. When the
negro was taken to the George planta-
ton. Just before the start was made
for Richmond, It seemed as II every
man within ten miles knew Of the cap
ture and before the officer and prisoner
could get fairly started the whole
country was aroused.
After the iynehing Il was learned
that Duckett had frequently tried TO
get the negroes In the country to Join
him In race war against the whites.
A few hours after he had killed
stockton he passed several negroes at
farm house and told them he had
killed one white man, and II they
would follow him he would Aill more,
1t is now believed that the negroes had
banded for race war. Ducketts
body vas buried by county officials,
as the negroes refused to touch It.