New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-24
SEVEN NEGRO LYNCHINGS IN ARKANSAS.
RESULT OF MURDER OF WHITE MAN-MUR-
DERFR AND FRIENDS KILLED

Texarkana Ark March 23-The widest excite
ment prevails in Little River County, as seven
negroes have been lynched by the citizens OF that
region. The affair originated with the assassina-
ton OF James A. Stockton. a planter. by General
Duckett. a negro. last week. Duckett was lynched
the day after Stockton's murder. The others who
have fallen victims to the wrath OF the white men
Edward Goodwin. Dan" King. Joe Jones.
Ben Jones Moses Jones and another man. whose
name could not be obtained.
Stockton murdered at his home Rocky
Comfort by Duckett Saturday. The negro
escaped at the time. but after remaining in hiding
in the swamps until Tuesday he surrendered say
ing he had had nothing TO eat since his flight. lie
taken to Rocky Comfort, and soon after his ar
rival there Sheriff Johnson and deputies started
with him for Richmond They overtaken by
two hundred armed men. who demanded the pris-
oner.
Duckett was taken to the place where he had
killed Stockton and after making n confession.
he lynched When the negro was taken to
the George plantation. just before the start was
made for Richmond It seemed II every man
within ten miles knew of the capture, and before
the officers and prisoner could get fairly started
the whole country aroused.
After the lynching it learned that Duckett
had frequently tried 10 get the negroes in the
county 10 Join him in a race war against the
whites A few hours after he had killed Stockton
he passed several negroes at farmhouse and tod
them he had killed one white man. and II they
would follow him he would Kill more.
The Jones brothers We're intimate with the assas-
sin Of Stockton, and It discovered that they
were leading scheme to avenge their comrade
death. The assault was provoked by the uneartn,
ing Of plots that the followers OF Duckett h'd
concocted, and when the revelation was MADE
band Of citizens began their search for the pIIn-
cpals Friendly negroes who had Originally IN IN
formed Stockton Of Ducketts threat we're the
medium OF knowing the facts against the Cther
victims these nformers themselves having been
warned under the penalty of death not 10 communi-
cate the plans OF The outlaws to the whites.
of xieff Inc mod a
country and met their fate at different times ana
n different lqcaies Goodwin Was shot % on Mud
into the stream. The Joneses had gone In differ
ent directions when they learned Of the pursuit and
The country is in state OF intense excitement.
White men are collecting in mobs. heavily armed s
The exact number of negroes who have been sum
y marily dealt with may never be known; seven ven
being hunted. and Will meet a similar fate when
run to earth.
corner of the State. bordered on the west by the
Indian Territory and on the south by Texas. The
proved troublesome Frequent murders have
Cured. and thefts and fights have become common
severely dealt with when the people found II neces
sary to take the law into their own hands, but 1t
1t then developed that carefully laid plans had
lace war and that many white men had been
marked for victims. 1t is learned that twentythree
are now bent on melting out summary punishment
TO the entire coterie Of conspirators. All impi-
men varying in number from twenty-five 10 nifty,
securing the country for them Wherever one
perforated with bullets. The work Of dispatchng
the first two three an easy matter But
the nex soon spread among the negroes. who in
stead OF making the resistance and offering the bat
tie that they had threatened. became panlc-strcken
a md began getting out Of the community as quickly
as possible Three wagons full to-day arrived at
Texarkana, having crossed the Red RIVER at lhdeN