The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-11
BLOODY RACE WAR IN ARGENTA
One White Man and Two Negroes
 Killed.
Turbulent Scenes Follow Killing of Wiley Shelby in Saloon Fight
 Last Month.


 Argenta, Ark, Oct. 7.-As se- quel to the killing of John Lindsay and wounding of his son, Police man Milton Lindsay, here last night, presumably by Garrett and Chas. Colum, negroes, H. Black burn, a negro, was lynched tonight at 10 o'clock at the corner of Sixth and Main streets.
 The trouble originated on Sept. I2, when white man named R. H Mcdonald killed negro mu sician named Wiley Shelby. Next day at the inquest held at the Col ums' undertaking rooms difficult tv arose in which Robert COlum was killed ana Deputy Constable Ed Lindsay and Garrett Colum se- verely wounded, the latter emerg ing from the hospital only yester- day. Policeman Milton Lindsay, a brother of Ed Lindsay, was also hurt at that time.
 Last night Policeman Milton Lindsay and his father were walk ing past the Colum store when they were fired on from ambush. John Lindsay was killed on the spot. His son was severely wounded but managed to crawl out of range. When the Police and citizens attempted to enter the store they were fired on. It is sup posed C. C. and Garrett Colum did the shooting. Later in the night, thinking that the Colum brothers were still locked in the rear rooms ot the store, the place was dyna- mited, but the negroes had escap- ed unseen in the darkness in the early part of the trouble. They are still at large.
 Shot in the Back.
 At I:3o o'clock this morning Will Harding, a painter, was halt ed on the street by unknown par ties, whether black or white he could not tell in the darkness. He was asked if he was black or white and on replying that he was white he was told to go back, and while leaving he was shot in the back. At o'clock James Mahoney, contractor, and A. l.. Bedding, reporter of the Little Rock Gazette, while going to see Harding, dis covered that house was on fire. Mahoney fired his pistol i'll the air to give the alarm and immediately the two men were fired on from four different quarters with shot guns. Mahoney was painfully shot in the hand. Belding's clothes were peppered with bird shot, but none entered his body. That ended developments for the night, and it was hoped and be lieved no further outbreak would occur.
 At noon today H Black burn, 37 years old, a negro who conducts confectionery store in Argenta, was arrested on suspicion of being the man who fired on Mahoney and Bedding. No trouble was antic- pated, the town being quiet all day, but as precaution Mayor Faucette and Sheriff Kavanaugh swOre in IS extra policemen, and the sheriff sent several extra deputies to assist \ the police.
 l Quiet and Orderly.
 4 The lynching was quietly put 8 through in 8 business like way. @ Shortly before 10 o'clock four N masked men entered the police < station from the rear, and one GOV cred the turnkey with pistol < while the others got his keys. #quickly unlocked Black burns cell sRand took him out the back way. Not shot was fired and there was ISno loud talking, so that Policeman Sheriff Kavanaugh and two #deputies, who were standing on the Street a few blocks away, knew 4nothing of what was going on un- til they heard several shots fired |ssCn Main and Sixth streets. Run ning there they found Blackburn fRlready dead, hung to telegraph pole, while the crowd around were Apparently merely onlookers A4'hose who had already unmasked bad mingled with the crowd, so that identification was impossible AS Black burn was being taken hom the jail he kept exclaiming "Oh Lordy," and he uttered no *other word at any time. He kept Non repeating the words as he was fnarChed dOu,, tho ctytat and vph;la