The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-11-07
GRIM TRA6EOY
FOLLOW TRAGEDY
Summerville Jones' Ne.
gro Fiance Kills Her
White Lover
Whites Tireatea 10 Lysch Nesrs;
Negroes Arm Thepselves 10
Protect Him Fron Meb.

4. result of the exposure of Summer
vile Jones AMI John Fowler. whit. q
grim tragedy was enArt~d at Upland L.
sss rr,iy afternoon between J and > a.
cisck.
william Sprsegins. colored. who is ~
ported To- have been engaged tn MARI,
Sunmerville Jones. learned Tuesday q
hast ~e~k of the arrest of John Fowle-
the white man ~ho Was forni n h<s
Win h~r snd brooded over the affair o.
Of the week until several Il MIA friend
stated tn the rslitor ofrhr Tim~s Frida,
that ''Spraggins il going crazy" Eari,
in TIRE ~eek il Is reported that rowl~.
and sprsesins hsd an siterstion stnu'
the affair snd "Wednesday and Thnud1y
Spr.9xins did not work Both Fowie.
and Srragyins worked f"r the Upland
q .sl snd Coke Co.. the former as aAsirt
ant hank b<<s and the latter ss miner.
Its alleged that Sprasgins wss at hi
home Saturday and sa~ Fowler eomin
f-.sr si~ houss in which he changed hir
ctsShes, that he securesf his rife. ran
tsset Fowler and prooeesi-,i tn empty Oh.
contents Of the rife into his body. It
vepnrted that after i've shots had i<~s.
6resi . colorssi man struck Spraexin<
from behind ~ith sn iron har knockins
hi,n dawn but mt seriously injuring him
lie was h~ld in = house until Detecriv.
4
t"rk an train No. 10 and placed han: un
der arrrst- lie WAS brought 10 North
fsk and placed in the CLARK Jail unit
train No. II ra, and h~ WAS then tsker
to welch by Ofheep Lucxs. Wyatt snc
Prof. Ford. who was deputized by Sqnir
Wm. Howard tn assist in protecting TN.
prisoner. IL was reported to the Mellow
ell Tinws sbout ; O'Clock that severe
white men were threatening To- lyach the
prisoner. In few minutes th@reaite,
Officers Harris snd Downs Of Keystone.
the Editor and Business Manager of this
parer, ConstabLs Claxton and III ines,
Jr-tIee Howard and the officers who
made the arrest werr upon the scene
This number was soon augmented by o
number of colored men from Elkhorn
armed with rifles and ~ p-ating shot gun,
under the leadership OF Mr.. rrriu~, and
" was soon quite evident that il O lynch
ing wss seriousiy considered the would
he lynehers had changed their mind.
Two white men informed Sqqire Howard
in the pr-~ence of Prof. Ford and T. I'd
ward Hill that a plan was on loot 10 foru,
. mob and lynch SprsgTins- The Squir-
after consu ting with Detective Lucas and
wystt, Prof. Ford and T. Edward Hill
siggr-t-d that the prisoner be taken to
Welch. The Detectives readily sgree.i
and Prof. Ford volun teerrd 70 accompany
them and protect the prisoner. Squire
Howard armed Prof. Ford with q win
chester rife and with ofioer Downs and
Harris Of keystone held back the curious
crowd while Sprsgsin- Was being taken
IN a 2 train A large number OF colored
officers and citizens accompanied the
prisoner A. far - Keystone, but .sid<
from Detectives Lncs- and Wyatt only
Prof Ford kept on to Welch No dem
onstration was made either st Northfori
or along the way. The firA and pronps
action of the srre>ting officers and the
eo-op~rsti,n of squire Howard. and tho
ontside offices spd citizens probably pre-
vent~d trouble. Cor feeling for q time ran
high and white men ou:ei into No. th-
fork and freely f.lk~d Of lypching. Th<
Negroes Of Nosthfork ard vicinity wh
~ nod themselves 70 prevent .yncbins
were neith~r noisy or boisterou-, but tb~y
" se thst Iook 81 firm, calm determine
ton that men ~esr wil~n they make NJ
their minds b. die Unnecessary forsrrn
eipie, and II lynching had been srsenEs-
81 no doubt many of both rsr~s would
have b~~n killed. Mos DAYS Hsss rs---
ED ~ McDowsrL Cor~Tv.
Prior n this trouhle which hes alrrady
r~~ilted in Ip-- ~ position and di-xrsce
~ one woman, the death ~ one msn.
sncthrr IN fbe shadow ofrfs gslle~. and
q third in prison ~ scc~>sory b>fcrs tho
fsrt. srrssxins hsd sl~sys horn . rood
r-putstion. lie ~ss . good wo-<er, on
n so>~s, sob>r man who attended 70 be
bnsin~~ and gave he IDLE time 10 the
woman 10 Iov~d. rr-p~ct>i. honorcd snd
trss<d. Sosh,ps. nos even his life wss
ppo sr~~s . -refihsr y, s,-ks fnr her. She
d~ceived him -Pi-ys-i hnn false; the a.
vsk-nins ~ss norr than he cculd stand
Prom IN every day jovisl worker, he
changed n . morose, brcodine idi>r; IN
strain h>csrne too grvst. murde- 80 cnm-
nsitted and 10 . representative of ehis
paper who intervieved him While in the
t1@rk jail he said 'f fe>l b>tfer low
. lisxl> h>sfer."
Ia = ~ cd. aad ssnsy of the danus-
os.. ds.ien.ng ag1sD 49, psss9 -
eharns, snd dr1psgo a - snyu
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