Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-19
fIGHTS POSSE
FL He IS KILLED
Murderer Slain In the
Woods.
To PREVENT SUMMING

hthered About undertake
bilshmsnt When Corpse
ught to AshevIIIs--story Of
hunt,
NJ. c.. Nov. IT.--Stand-
lghtlng with all the des-
man who laughs at
lll Harris. the FIVE times
fell, riddled with bullets
0es Of cool but determined
cltlsens IN tho woods near
Known at the "Westfeldt"
1915 O'Clock Thursday.
B ne lived, bis hand
tl every man, fighting
fiying shot for shot un-
cartridge was expended.
a with ono accord, the
aeR rung out. cffrying the
81 death 70 the murderer Of
e officers Blaokstock and
and three innocent negroes.
O'clock Thursday morning
reached the city that blood
Fad renewed the scent to Blu
eight miles from Asheville.
the animals had lost Il there
10 interruption from farmers
Three posses OF officers aud
ems Immediately set out for Blu
Vista and there II was learned
the negro desperate had been
leaviag a barn Just before day
k. Il was stated that the fugi-
had taken the highroaA for Ar
lhree miles away. Acting under
advice OF ex-Chief Of Police Jor-
me posse was divided up into
aas, each one takinlg separate
es toward Arden. All the posses
together at Fletoher's and here
chief Of Police Jordan decided that
best course to pursue was to
ain divide the ATTY or more men
into squads Two OF these secured
iakes woods. one deployed to the
Ted. while another was guarding the
road IN front OF Cunningham's store.
Or. l.. p. Russell. N. b. Baldwin
epd Harry Roberts caught. FIRST sight
i the negro In the nlakes woods,
ma the signal agreed upon, tive
shots In rapid succession warned the
eeaFchers that the quarry had been
PUN 10 earth. Again the rides rang
cut, and the fleeing form Of the no.
sro. who carried a riie, emerged
from the Blake property, and ran
across the hlgh road TO a iield skirt
ine the Westfeldt property. On the
porch of q private house adjoining
the Cunningham store stood J. n.
Calne, editor OF the Asheylllo citi-
sen, who was one OF the squad which
was left az Fietcher's store 70 guard
che road. As the negro reached the
open feld adjoining the house on a
dead run, Caine opened Gre vita .
gs-calfbef revolver. hat none OF TIE
shots took effect, FOR the fugitive
sever slaekened hts pace. but madc
cor che woods. and was seemingly
swallowed 40.
Down tso road az a s;aO gait came
e1-chief Jordan. o. II. Wells, Or,
Russell. a. NJ, Roberts and n. p.
Baldwin, shouting 20 other members
al ne posses 20 make Cor the woods
mhero The negro had taken refuge.
TIE posses quickly closed IN. took
the road turning % the right from
Fletohcrn. and q faslllade OF shots
sram ne woods ten minutes later told
enc Inhabitants % the surrounding
country that justice had been done.
ana that The cold-blooded murder o.
4w0 white policemen and three inno-
cent negrces had been avenged.
About $3.50 o'cl0ok the posse ar
rived 81 Ashoyiie with tAe body o. the
dead nagro. which vas taken AZ once
- tha undertaking. rooms. Like
wgldnre spread ne news ~ The mans
death. ana ~ less han halt an hour
6ontA Main street vas hlocked with
q crowdihE. shouting mass % msa
ana women. 90 aeo the man who in
less than twenty uiuuies had sakea
tte lives q nye mon. thres q ha
owr race.
FoT SOME tine e was fserea hat
fAe MOB weala tale TIE bcty q tAe
negro from he oNcgrt, er3 fellow GA
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