Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-19
lights POSSE
FL he IS KILLED
! Murderer Slain In the
Woods.
To PREVENT BURNING

altered About undertake
bllshment When Corpse
uoht to AshsvIlle--story Of
Hunt.
NJ O.. Nov. STAND
h8htlng with all the des-
" D man who laughs at
I'D Harris, the Eve times
fell. riddled with bullets
llles Of cool but determined
citizens in the woods near
Known AZ the "Westfeldt'
1915 O'Clock Thursday.
IS he lived, bis hand
l every man. lighting
giving shot for shot un-
cartridge was expended.
81 with one accord, the
rung out carrying the
81 death to the murderer OF
W. officers Blackstock and
and three innocent negroes
O'clock Thursday morning a
reached the city that blood
bad renewed the scent 10 Blu
IA, eight miles from Ashevilie,
tho animals had lost II there
70 interruption from farmers
Three posses OF officers and
ems Immediately set out for Blu
Vista and there Il was learned
the negro desperate had been
leayiAg a barn just before day
ak. II was stated that the fugi-
had taken the highroaa for Ar
lhree miles away. Acting under
advice Of ex-Chief OF Police Jor-
the posse was divided up into
1s. each one taking separate |
|ts toward Arden. All the posses !
together at Fletcher's and here
Chief OF Police Jordan decided that |
e best course to pursue was to
eain divide the fifty or more men
snlo squads. Two OF these secured |
8lakes woods, one deployed to the
ftft, while another was guarding the
road In front OF Cunningham's store.
Dr. l.. p Russell, N b. Baldwin
ard Harry Roberts caught. first sight
~ the negro in the Blakes woods,
and the signal agreed upon, two
&'iots IN rapid succession warned the
nonrcherB that the quarry had been
Fun 70 earth. Again the rides rang
out, and the fleeing form OF the ne
gro. who carried rice, emerged
from the Blake property, and ran
across the high road to a field skirt
ing the Westfeldt property. On the
porch OF q private house adjoining
tho Cunningham store stood ], III.
Game, editor OF the Asheyills Clti-
Ean. who was one OF the squad which
was left AZ Fletoher's store TO guard
enc road. AS the negro reached the
open field adjoining the house on
dead run, calne opened Gre with q
ss-caifbef revolver, ek none OF the
shots took effect, for the fugitive
never slaekened hts pace. but mado
for the woods. and was seemingly
swallowed up.
Down tie road az q 2;40 GAIT came
ex-Chief Jordan, o, HI. Wells, DR.,
Russell, II. a., Roberts and N. p,
Baldwin, shouting TO other members
Of ne posses 70 make Tor tho woods
where the negro had taken refuge,
The posses quickly closed IN. took
me road turning 10 the right fFom
Fsetcher's. and a fuslllade OF shots
kfom the woods ten minutes later told
che Inhabitants OF the surrounding
oountry that justice had been done,
and that the cold-bloodoe murder %
lNp white policemen and three inno-
cent negroes had been avenged.
About $3.50 O'Clock the posse ar
rived Ia Ashevine with The body o. tAe
dead nesro, which vas taken AZ once
10 che undertaking rooms, LIKE
Wildare spread the news o. the mans
deagh. AID n less than half an hour
6outa Main street vas blocked With
a opowding, shouting mass OF men
and women. 20 sSe the man who IN
less than twenty minuies had Saksa
ne lives o. ave men, three q hls
ewn race.
fos some time h wa feered tkat
thc mob woald take ne body of tse
peFf3 fcm ne oncDFa. and fellow oug
- 1teat az harninE n. nat ~