The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-08

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groes and two white men. with one
white man in the Emergency Hospital
here with a bullet hole through his
head.
Gated in the murder of the two depu-
ties and the fatal wounding of the
third, was lynched at dusk this even
ing In the palmettos on the banks of
the Manatee River. He had fallen
asleep, and when he awoke was gazing
into the barrels OF dozen ri les and
sshotguns Even then he showed res II
sistance and reached for his rifle. In 81
a second he was riddled with bullets.
The dead:
Samuel stribbling, superintendent
contractor.
Wade Ellis, negro.
Deputy Sheriff J. D. Matthews.
Sam Ellis, negro
Unknown negro.
Probably fatally injured: Deputy
Sheriff.. B. Morgan.
Seriously injured: Deputy Sheriff
Max Burnett
The trouble which has resulted thus
fatally grew out Of a DISPUTE Sunday
between Stribbling and a negro named
.Ruddy" over wages. Rudy shot and
killed Stribbling. and Sunday nj ghts
Deputy Sheriff Matthews was killed d., by
either, Rudy or one OF the Elts
lnegrocs when the officer. at the head
1 OF a posse, had surrounded house
\ to which bloodhounds had trailed the
4 murderer sof Stribbling-
4 The county was aroused, and hun
! dreds of citizens heavily armed have
:. occurred the country for the past
hundred of the men came into Pal
? metto. the scene of the first killing,
and reported that the two I'll lis
brothers, negroes. and Rudy had been
= KILLED and their riddled bodies left in Y
: THE 8swanlps.
. sam Ellis, one Of two negro5
q eibility OF the trouble, was riddled
with bullets by posse to-day.
not, however, before he and his
brother, Wade Ellis, had mortally
Z! Swounded Deputy Sheriff. ]. B. Morgan
{ land seriously wounded Deputy Max Max
Z, At daybreak. DEPUTIES Morgan e ana q
II at a bridge, saw two negroes aps9
4 halt. FOR answer the negroes opened
n lire, and Deputy NIorgnn fell, nortally
4 wounded. Sam Ellis seized the fallen
mans gun and raised 1t to fire on
Burnet was too a tct. and shot the
sncgro through the head. This shot
4 was not fatal. The other negro opened
4 fire on Burne Y and one Of the bullets
u perndo had enlptied his gun he dis7
(. Iappeared in the swami p.
= Burnett tied the wounded neEroStn a
4 Itree and carried his fellow-o flcet to
Il a nearby house. a short time later
q the posse arrived. and. after learning
Il or what the negroes had done. riddled
y sam Ellis With bullets. After shoot
u ing the negro to death, plans We're laid;
II for the capture of the other brother
Il The posse, composed Of several hun7
Il drcd 4 men, was divided so that a. cor
4 Idon Of heavily armed men was drawn
n around the swamp where the negro
Il took refuge. .ss 49, n
u Fl The ne gro 8Rudd " was killed single
II handed by Henry Wasgame. member
!. Eof tho sheriff's posse. last night in the
81 edge of a swamp near the negroes
! house. Fl is body was found this after
q moon. u s;s
q Telephone reports from Palmetto to-
< Knight bring the informa lion tina Z every
{, ferryboat coming across the river from
!. the section where the trouble occurred
:, !, is loaded to capacity With black get
j. ting away from the scene. La Dor ais
. very much demoraltzed and crops Will
y suffer In consequent No further trou-
J. bic Is ANTICIPATED,