The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-03-24
RACE WAR IN THESOUTH
Inhabitants Of Little River County,
in Arkansas, Aroused,
GYECHIEG OF SEVEN NEGROES.

Tho Blacks Fleeing From the state,
Pursued by Armed whitcs-Three
Lynched In Mississippi and Their
Bodies Anchored In the River.
Tcxarhana, Arb. March 2i.-The Wild
est excitement prevails among the ne
grocs Of Little River county. and seven
negro men have been lynched by the
citizens OF that section. The affair
originated with the assassination OF
James A. Stockton, a planter, by Gen
erar' Duckctt g negro ON last Friday
Duckett was lynchpd the day after
Stockton's murder.
race war is now fairly on in the
comfy The bodies Of the victims Of
the mob's vengeance are hanging TO the
limbs Of trees in various parts OF the
county. The country is in state OF
most intense excitement. White men
are collecting in mobs heavily armed
and determined, and negroes are fleeing
for their lives The exact number OF
negroes who have been summarily dealt
with may never be known. The known
dead to date are General Duckctt,
Edwin Goodwin Adam King, Joseph
Jones Benjamin Jones, Moses Jones and
an unknown man. Joe King and John
johnson were also taken in hand by
mobs and whipped. They were after
ward turned loose and have disappeared
Stockton was murdered at his home
near Rocky Comfort by Duckett on Sat
urdly last The negro escaped at the
time. and after remaining in the swamps
until Tuesday he surrendered, saying
he had nothing to eat since his fight.
He was taken 20 Rocky Comfort, and
soon after his arrival there Sheriff John
son and deputies started with him for
Richmond. They were overtakcn by POO
armed men, who demanded the prisoner.
Duckett was taken to the place where
he had killed Stockton, and after making
confession ne was lynched. When the
negro was taken to the George planta-
tion, Just before the start was made for
Richmond it seemed as if every man
within ten miles knew Of the capture,
and before the officer and prisoner could
get fairly started the whole country was
aroused.
After the lynching it was learned that
Duckett had frequently tried to get the
negroes in the county to join him in a
race war against the whites. A few
hours after he had killed Stockton he
passed several negroes at a farmhouse
and told them he had KILLED one white
man, and il they would follow him he
would kill more.
The Jones brothers were intimate with
the assassin Of Stockton, and it was dis
covered that they were leading a scheme
to avenge their comrades death. The
assault was provoked by the unearthing
of plots that the followers OF Duckett
| had concocted. and when the revelation
was made a band Of citizens began their
search for the principals. Friendly ne
groes who had originally informed Stock
ton Of Duckett's threat were the medium
Of knowing the facts against the present
victims, these informers themselves hav-
ing been warned under penalty Of death
not to communicate the plans Of the out
laws to the whites.
In the gang that was plotting for q
race war were % negroes, and it is
probable the entire number have been
1 killed. II is known to a certainty that
! the seven ringleaders are dead. The
! negroes are fleeing from the district
| Yesterday three wagons full arrived at
| TeXarkana. having crossed Red rivel
| at Index at midnight.
All Of the victims were pursued singly
/ over the country, and met their fate al
! different times and in different localities
| Edward Goodwin was shot down on Mud
| Creek, near Rocky Comfort, and his
/ body thrown into the stream. The
! Jones had fed in different directions
when they learned Of the pursuit, and
were run down and lynched one at d
| tirna