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them. | took the little negro,
Henry Green, on to Mr.. Smiths
hlace. He carried me straight to
the creek and showed me The iden-
tical spot where John had shot the
boy and thrown him in the creek.
Ohm then covered up the boys
brains and blood with sand and
leaves and laid tile hide of rab
bit he bad killed on the spot to
deceive whoever found it.
after getting all the lnforma-
tion | could and thinking | had
the guilty parties, / began to make
preparations to get them to Jail.
There had been nothing said about
| lynching the negro at all. All
hands seemed to be willing to let
the law take its course, so | felt
perfectly safe with my prisoners,
laIl the while; but some one must
have been out and getting ready
all the time. for before / could
send home and get my mules and
hack ready the crowd began to
Igather very fast from every di-
rection. 1t alarmed ME to see so
many people coming, so made
| all haste possible and did every
thing in my power to get away
with my prisoners. / got Mr.. w.
Fl. Fur, our supervisor, and Tom
Wallace, deputy marshal of Wes-
son, and Mr.. j. G. FUR to help
me out with my prisoners ard got
them out and away from the
crowd that had gathered and
thought | was all right.
when some distance out on
the road, just as / was about to
enter a deep cut in the road 4 or 5
men sprang out of the bushes,
some on one side, soc1e on the
other, and grabbed my team by
1.-THE brides. | threw my pistol
on them and told them / would
lshoot to kill. But before / had
time to realize what | had gotten
Into, we were completely covered
|up by men. My gun was wrung
out Of my hand and carried off.
When we were released and told
| to go, my right arm was hurt so
badly | could hardly use il. Our
buggy was almost torn up, one OF
lmy mules was hurt, and the ne
lgro John Burr, was hanging near
by to tree and everybody had
disappeared and gone.
THE mob we're all masked by
having handkarchiefs tied around
lthelr faces. II looked to me that
there was two or three hundred OF
them. The mob vas very orderly
land determined. It was my first
experience with business OF that
kind and / hope it will be my last.
The negro, John Burr. con.
lfessed 10 me just before starting
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be took rabbit which he had
killed, cut it open and hung the
body to the branches of the tree
SO that the dripping blood would
fall on the spot where Earl Smith
had been killed. The negro then
went back to his employers
house.
After obtaining a confession
from the Green boy, Mr.. Smith
notified Constable Womack and
Burr was placed under arrest in a
few moments. He had made no
effort to escape.
Traces of blood were found on
the clothes worn by Burr, and con-
fronted by this evidence of his
guilt, the negro, who at first had
made stout denial, confessed the
murder. When asked his motive,
the negro said he did not know
why he killed the boy. In spite
of searching examination Burr
would not change this statement; !;
be had just shot the boy and
thrown his body into the river,
that was all.
Then it was that the search for
the body began. The negro boy
led the way to the river and point
ed out to the posse the spot where
the body had been thrown into
the water. For hours the river
was dragged, but in vain; there
was no sign of the body.
The searchers next turned their
attention to the mill dam nearly
a mile below. The gates of the
dam were opened and the water
drained out, revealing the body of
the murdered boy half buried in
the mud.
Once the story of the killing
was confirmed by this mute eVi-
dence, angry mutterings we're
heard. Constable w. H. Wom-
ack, and two deputies at once
started for Bfookhhaven with the
prisoner Burr.
The officers and the negro reach
ed the ten mile post, two miles
from the scene of the crime, when
they were met by a mob. There
was no use of resistance; the
lynchers had the drop. After
full confession of the murder, ex-
cept as to the motive, the black
quickly dangled at the end of a
rope. After firing a volley at the
twitching body, the member of
the mob quickly dispersed.
Sheriff Greer was at once noti-
fed of the lynching and went out
to make an investigation. Later
Justice Douglass and the sheriff
held an inquest over the body of
the negro. They found that the
members of the mob had been
masked, and their identity will
remain unknown.
The woman Lucy Green and
her boy werepplaced under arrest
Sunday morning and brought to
Brookhaven and lodged in Jail.
They are to have a preliminary
hearing before Justice Hoffman
today.
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with him for Jail that he did the
killing because he said Mr.. Smith,
the father of the little boy, had
mistreated him by swapping off a
horse that he liked to plow and
ride himself. He said he also
wanted to buy the horse.
ut was the most cold blooded
murder / ever heard Of, but with
such clear case to 90 before the
court, there being no possible
chance for the brute to escape by
law, [ think the people did wrong
by mobbing the negro"
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Beat Contest, Beat One.

We wish to call the attention Of
the teachers and public Go the fact
that the contest for Beat One will
be held a Brookhaven on Friday
the 10th. The athletic events will
be held in the evening at Storms
Park. The contest in Music,
Defamation and Elocution viii
be held in the Public School build
ing Friday night.
ANNA ID. JONES,
a. B. SC1AUBER,
Committee.
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was lost BY 3 10 3, and motion
adopted to further consider the
matter at the next regular meet.
ing
The whole board was made a
committee to investigate power
house affairs against that date.
The board adjourned to meet
again April is, at 1880 p. d.
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P.T Byrne Son
The New GrOcerS
Delivery Always Prompt
Phone No. I49

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

STATE OF AIISSISSIPPI
TO Arch Alfred. Nina Alfred. Grover Alfred
adults. Wooden Alfred. Alice Alfred Lucy
Alfred and Susan Alfred. minors. And said
Arch Alfred as father and natural guardian OF
said minors, whose posfoHfce address Is fris~
co. Texas.
Yoll are commanded 10 appear before the
ehaneery court OF the county of Lincoln IN said
state on the sd Monday IN April 1908, to defend
the suit in said court Of Mrs. i. A. Case ct al,
Wherein sou are defendant.
This, 2lst day Oi March, R 1903.
sJ. al MAUI. kssW. NcNAlh,
Sol. Clerk
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
APRIL, TERM. 1908.
An Order Passed Providing for New
Land Assessment.
FIRST DAY.
State of Mississippi,
T,incoIn Go1ntU

- AlHCUlu Suuubys
Be it remembered that at reg.
ular meeting of the Board of Sup
ervisors of said county and State,
/ begun and held in the Office Of the
Chancery Clerk at the Court
House in the city of Brookhayen,
Miss, on the first Monday of
April, A. D. 1908, the same be-
ling the sixth day of said month,
there were present: Hons. 2. z.
Jones, w. H. Furr, Calvin M.
Brister, w. Henry Moak and L.
f. Mobiles, members; r. W. Nc
Nair, Clerk, and j. F. Greer
1Sheriff.
1t appearing to the Board that
u new realty assessment would be
of advantage to the county, the
following order was duly consid-
cred and adopted:
1t is ordered by the Board Of
Supervisors of Lincoln county, in
the State of Mississippi, That a
land assessment of the lands in
said county be and the same is
this day ordered to be made by
the assessor of Lincoln County,
Mississippi, for the year 1908, in
accordance with an act of the
Legislature of the State of Missis-
sippi, approved March 81, 1908.
S. P. Oliver, b. I. Hobbs and
A. M. Summers, a committee ap-
pointed by the County Good
Roads Mass Meeting, appeared
before the Board in person and
submitted the following commu-
nication in writing, which was
received and ordered spread upon
the minutes:
To the honorable Board of Super
visors of Lincoln County, Miss.
Gentlemen:-At a mass meeting
of citizens of Lincoln county,
held this, the 9th day of April,
1908, upon motion duly seconded
and unanimously carried, the fol-
i lowing was adopted, to-wit:
/ Resolved, That it is the sense OF
/ this mass meeting that we, as tax
payers, demand of our Board CT
Supervisors, that they require all
county road contractors to work
the roads for which they have
respectively contracted, up to
EpIans and specifications on file in
the Chancery Clerks Office, and
made part of their contract, and
that no further payments be al
lowed to any Contractor on any
road until the work conforms with
said plans and specifications.
Resolved, That the Board OF
lSupervisors of Lincoln county be
requested to at once have sufi-
cient aud durable cuIverts placed
upon the public roads Of Lincoln
county so that proper drainage
may be obtained, and that the
/ Chair appoint a Committee oi
three to present this matter to the
Board; whereupon the Chair ap.
pointed on said committee, A. M.
Summers, 3. I. Hobbs and S. z.
|Oliver.
Respectfully submitted,
S. T. OLIVER,
B. I. HOBBS,
A. M. SUMMERS,
4 Gnmmittna.
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1ectEuIIy submitted,
S. T. OLIVER,
B. I. HOBBS,
A. M. SUMMERS,


In the matter of the petition of
Robt. Criscoe and 10 other
freeholders of the proposed
public road beginning at con
tinuation of-the road known as
the John Smith road to tap
the lower Brookhaven and
Monticella road, a half mile
from the Lawrence county line,
only abGut mile and IN
terseet the Ivey road near
Pleasant church.
1t appearing to thess satisfaction
of the board that all of the petit
tioners are interested in said con-
tInuation Of said road, and that
the same is absolutely necessary
as a public convenience and that
all of the parties through whose
land said road traverses have been
notified and assent their willing
ness to have said road opened; ;
wherefore it is ordered By the
board that Hons. W. Ii. Furr and
Louis f. Mobiles be and they are
hereby appointed a committee to
lay out, stake and work said road
and report their action in the
premises at the next meeting Of
the board.
TO be continued.)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
New L. { N. Passenger Service.

Advance informaon of the new pas
senger train serviceto be inaugurated
Monday, Dec. Il. y the Louisville &
Nashville railroad. btween Cincinnati
and Atlanta, Ca, vas received We'd
nesday by Superintendent w. II. An
dersOn. The train 9ing south will
only stop at Covingtn, Cynthiana,
Paris, Winchester, Richmond. Corbin,
Knoxville and Atlanta. Close connec-
tions will be made TO all Florida
points.
The new train south-boud will reach
Paris at 10 40 a. m. andwill be met
by like train from Lexington. which
VIII make the run from hat city in
thirty minutes. The north-ound train
will arrive in Paris at lisp. m. and
will carry passengers for Lexington by
a special train which will leae here at
40 p. m. Altogether tree new
trains each way daily between Paris
and Lexington will be addes as a re-
suit of the new service.
The local train from Cincinnati. due
to arrive here at II 10 a. n. daily,
will leave Cincinnati at 6 40 aim. and
arrive here at 9 :35, nearly on, and
half hours earlier than the resent
schedule. Passengers between Gncin-
natl and Paris for Atlanta and Joints
further south will take the localErain
for Paris, where they will board the
limited.
A new train leaving Lexington at
5 40 p. m. will meet the north bound
limited due to arrive here at 6 :l5 and
returning at 6 20 will be a convenient
schedule for theatre partiesidesiring to
go to Lexington. The new service will
enable passengers to eat supper in
either Paris or Lexington and break
fast in Chicago or st. Louis. While
the schedule is not definitely fixed the
correct time, it is believed, will vary
but little from that received by Super
intendent Anderson.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
Brent WOodall's Body Found in
Ohio River.

News of the finding of the body of
Brent Woodall in the Ohio River, OPP
posite Thirty-sixth street, in Louis
vile, just below the Falls, astounded
the young mans aunt, Mrs. Belle
Brent Alexander, and other relatives
In Paris on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Woodall, who was % years of
age, disappeared from his home in
Covlngton, at noon on Sunday, Nov. l,
apparently in good spirits, although he
had been under treatment for nerve
trouble by a specialist in Cincinnati.
The family received a short note
from him on the same evening of his
disappearance, dated Seelbacb Hotel,
Louisville. The letter only gave di-
rections to his father in regard to the
settlement of few small debts. He
was met on the street in Louisville,
the Sunday night of his disappearance
by a friend VINO stated he looked very
much depressed. Nothing was heard
from him again until Wednesday after
noon whenshis body was found as stat
ed above by fishermen in the Ohio
river.
The body when found was taken by
the officers to Schoppenhorsts under
CdhlHS eSCdDllSEmenC IN LOUISVILLE,
where it was at once identified by a
member of the firm, who had descrip-
ion OF him, and who was also a per-
bnal friend of the young mans father
,Ir. Frank Woodall. His father was
l sence notified and in company with
\. Ulie Howard, went to Louisville
al toIk the remains to the sad home
lhSovington.
|, lent Woodall was bright and popu-
lar I'd at the time of his disappear
ancse held responsible and lucrative
poslln as Secretary of the University
Oh Ctinnati. He was young man of
reguls habits and the only reason
tnat @ be given for his suicide is that
ne tootis life in fit OF melancholia,
Sup2erITkced by too close application
! TO his w-k, and failing health that
was stafg him in the face.
Mucn snpathy is expressed in this
communit for his mother, formerly of
Farls, an VINO was noted before mar
rage as Oh OF Kentucky's greatest
oclles. Hlfuneral will be held at the
nome OF MS arents in Covington, today.
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trust buthe Equity Holdings.

The .oO . ok yesterday afternoon
tho o d dIreilca obacco Company closed
c; He uGaI VIII e Burley Tobacco So
noIJ; ~ porSing the entire Equity
The deal intos fro,,, e1o ooo ooo ~
ttaimoo,vGo, thnoney TO be immedi-
of 1 CoI PAU 41C he tobacco growers
~ cOentLal nehGy.
crop not heretoe dicnosed IF has
been sold for 20 IcontS ~
Seventy-five oihn 1oO7 oron hos
been solo for II c. ivy no"
The American Tcco Co,onarv mr.
chases all of the We hurley nool and
the money will be Il ont &c earlv ac
the transaction can carried ont
The holdings of thoooi Amount 70
80, 900, 900 pounds of Ions and 1e69
crops of tobacco, andoney involved
the deal is without aoroilol in tbe
history ofathe tobacco 9nstrv
The money will be diibnted RI tho
growers of forty-five mites and a
large proportion will go thn counties
of the Blue Grass
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DEATHS.

Newton +. Clark, aged Sc years,
died yesterday evening, at z 80 O'Clock
at MS, home on Pleasant street, Of
blood poisoning caused by cancerous
growth on his foot. He is survived by
his wife, who was a Miss Griffith be
tore marriage, and TWO sons-Nuah
and Roger Clark.
Mr.. Clark was promin mt fraterni-
ty man belonging to the Masons, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Honor and Anci-
ent Order United Workmen. He was
popular with lagre circle of friends
and was a consistent member of the
Baptist church for years. He had
been an invalid for several years.
Funeral arrangements had not been
made as we go to press.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
Waived Examining Trial.

john Henry Trigg, colored, we'll
known in criminal circles, and Herbert
Grover. colored, waived their examin-
ing trial Wednesday afternoon before
Judge Dundon and were held to Circuit
Court. They were charged with steal
ing chickens from the rear of Baird &
Taylor's grocery.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
New Meat Shop.

For a nice roast or sweet juicy steak
chops, sausage, sparerib, backbone,
etc, call us up.
l72t BATTERTON & DOTY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
FOR RENT.

House of four room. pantry, veranda
and back porch. Good front and back
lard with plenty of shade trees. Water
IN kitchen. Location on Lilleston ave-
nue in a good neighborhOod. In good
Tepsir Apply to
M. L. WOODS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-20
Sibn's Big Sale.
Attend Simn's mil! end sale.
Great FaI Mill End Sale.

Our entire lin OF Suits. Goats. Skirts
Furs and Millintv are included in this
Great Fail Mill nd Sale.
HARRY SIMON.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
DRAMATIC STORY
OF RUSSIAN LIFE
Russian Woman TeStifeS In
New York Trial
SOLDIERS WHIPPED HER
Jan Janoff Pouren Was Pursued In
Russia BY the Black Hundred
and the Woman Aided
Him to Escape.

New York, November "a dramatic
story of the adventures of the Russian
refugee, Jan Janoff Pouren, in that coun-
try. and of his flight for life from the sol
diers was related today at the hearing
of the new extradition proceedings
brought by the Russian government
against Pouren.
The facts were brought out in the testi-
mony of Mrs. Trina Shipte of Roxbury,
Mass, although she originally came from
Sissegael in Lavonia, Russia, where
Pouren had lived.
The witness described the objects of a
secret organization to which she and
Pouren belonged.
I'VE had an election continued Mrs.
Shipte, land chose members to fight for
the defense of the people. Everything
went along smoothly until the dragons
came and the town officers fed and went
into hiding"
She said the literature of the secret so
ciety had been left in her charge and
that the soldiers came to her house and
threatened to whip her and her mother
and sister unless she gave up the records.
tinued the witness, land while he was
eating the soldiers came, but he escaped.
The soldiers whipped us and threatened
to kill us if we did not tell them where
Pouren was"
That was the last time she saw the man
in Russia, the witness said.
Mrs. Shipte then told of the Black
Hundred, who, she said were robbers and
murderers, who went about the country
in the name of the Russian democratic
party. Witness said she finally had to
come to this country in order to save her
life.
Mrs. Shepte said that her brother and
uncle had been elected officials of the
town of Kastran Manor at secret meet
ings, but that they were compelled to
flee when the dragons came to the town.
Mrs. Shipte's brother, John Licit, Of
Cambridge, Mass, testified that he was
a member of the social democratic party
and of his election to office in Kastran
Manor He then told of fleeing to the
woods when the dragons came and of
there meeting Pouren. The two became
members of the Brothers of the Woods
said the witness. They were nearly all
members of the revolutionary militia, and
were organized to oppose the barons and
to prevent the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
also to protect the people against the
.'Black Hundred" witness testified.
Licit said that he had taken part in a
battle that occurred in November, 1905,
when from 5000 to 600 men fought on the
revolutionary side, capturing number of
barons and dragons.
The prisoners he said, escaped because
the revolutonists could not properly
guard them Iicit said POuren was in
this battle at the head of a company
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
WOMAN is RELEASED.
Kills Own Child In Fit of Temporary
Insanity.

Gadsden November 6.-tSpecial)--
When the state had submitted its evil
dence and the defense had part of its
testimony before the jury Judge Lee.
in the criminal division Of the city
court today sent the jury out to render
a verdict for the defendant in the case
of the state against Mrs. d. II. Crump
who was charged with infanticide. The
evidence clearly showed that the ac-
for which the woman was on trial was
committed during a fit of temporary
insanity. The Cruinps are citizens OF
Altoona, where they are highly re-
sDected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Terms Not Acceptable.

st. Petersburg, November 6.-The agent
In this country of Bulgaria has been in
structed to make representations TO
Russia that the terms proposed by Tur-
key for a settlement of the difficulties
growing out of the Bulgarian declaration
OF Independence are entirely unaccepta-
BILE and to request that Russia unite
with the other powers in the use of in
fuence at Constantinople toward secur-
ing a modification of the attitude Of the
porte in the premises. Bulgaria feels that
the powers which forced Bulgarian de-
mobilization are bound morally to cast
their influence for peaceable settlement
OF the questions at issue, which, it is UNI
derstood are purely financial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
STORY OF SLAVERY
DAYS RECALLED

Dayton, o., November "a story of the
old slavery days love of the white
southerner for the negro servant. was
brought to light yesterday when Mrs. t.
e. Brinley of Louisville came to this city
to exhume the body of Richard Wallace
an aged negro who died at the soldiers
home a few weeks ago, for the purpose
of shipping it to Louisville, where 1t Will
be inferred beside that of her father, the
late William K. Thomas. Before the
war broke out the negro was a slave on
the plantation of Mr.. Thomas, but he
joined the union army and was captured
and made prisoner of war and confined
in southern prison over which Mr.
Thomas had command. Mr. Thomas eff
fected his release as soon as he learned
of his Imprisonment and for many years.
until Mr. Thomas died, Wallace was his
body servant. and the two were devoted
friends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Membership CAMPAIGN.
Y. M. C. A. Making Excellent Progress
In Its Extension Work.

The membership campaign at the Y.
M. c. A. is now well under way and the
various committee are doing excellent
work The office men are now in the
lead, having secured AZ points. The
standing OF the other committees is as
follows:
Colleges and schools, 3sh points;
statesmen. 36 points; bankers, 80 points;
real estate. "a points; steel and iron, "a
points doctors, "a points; Independents,
IS points: lawyers, ~ points shop men,
6 points.
The campaign closes December and
reports are made daily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
FUNERAL OF TOMAS
ESTRADA PALMA

Santiago, Cuba, November 6.-Business
was suspended today and the entire
populace participated in the funeral of
Tomas Estrada Palma, former Pres
ident of Cuba. Twenty-six organizations.
including the United States troops and
the rural guard, and members of the fire
department, musical organizations and
clubs, were In the cortege. George AL
fred Belt, the representative of Governor
Magoon, the governor of the province of
Oriente, the mayor of Santiago. and the
president of the provincial council made
UP the guard of honor
The funeral was the largest in the his
tory of Santiago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07

leave the supreme bench during the
next four years. Justice Brewer is now
II, and Justice Peckham will be 70 on
next Sunday, making them also eligible
for retirement now. 1t may therefore
fall to the lot OF the new President to
appoint chief Justice and three assoc
ciate justices of the highest tribunal
Should Fuller, Brewer and Packham
yacate their positions Justice White
would remain the only democrat of the
nine members of the court. This is
probably the worst feature of the re-
suit of the election from a democratic
standpoint. w. >.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-07
Ahruzzi win settle Matters.

Rome, November 6.-The, Duke Of Alb
ruzzi, who is much annoyed by the
discussion of his reported engagement
to Miss Katherine Elkins in both the
American and Italian press, speaking to
his aide today said the fact would cut
short the gossip. The dukes valet has
been ordered to make preparations for
Journey.