Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-12
NEGRO BURNED FOR MURDER 0f SHERIFF (;,R'|E|ER (;'|E|: 5: JOrdOn Jaimeson Pays for Crime in Public Square at
 Magnolia. POSSE CAPTURED
 FUGITIVE AT WALDO After Resistance, He Was Taken to City Where Summary Execution Took Place-Large Crowds
 Watch.

Magnolia, Ark, Nov 11.-Jord&n Jameson, negro, 50 years old, who last Friday shot and killed Sheriff B. K. Greer of this county, was lynched here early today, being burned on the public square.
 Jameson was captured about II o'clock last night by posse from Waldo, which surrounded house in which he had taken refuge. He fought against capture for an hour but finally surrendered when the posse threatened to burn the house. The posse took the negro to Mag nolia to turn him over to the acting sheriff, but mob of citizens inter- cepted the party, took possession of the negro and held him until prep arations to burn him were complet- ed. He was burned about , o'clock this morning. -
 Jameson was captured at a point three miles south of Waldo about II o'clock last night by posse of Wal do citizens.
 The posse had received a tip that Jameson was at another house and was en route there when it reached the house in which he had taken ref uge.
 Members of the posse were attract ed by actions of negro woman, who was locking and barring the doors and windows. The posse surrounded the house and called upon the woman to surrender Jameson.
 Resists at First.
 For more than an hour the negro stood off the posse The woman and her children, in the meantime, had left the house, when told that :. the posse would begin firing into it. Jameson, after refusin0 for more than an hour to surrender, finally agreed to give up when posse mem- bers threatened to set fire to the house and to prevent him from leav- ing the burning structure. He then walked out of the house, with his hands above his head. Posse members found his rifle, the one he used when he killed Sheriff Greer, and a large supply of ammu- milton.
 The posse started to Magnolia tc turn the negro over to county off cials.
 Intercepted by Mob. But just before the posse reached Magnolia it was intercepted by q larger posse of Magnolia citizens. who took possession of the negro and an nounced that he would be lynched i'm , mediately.
 The negro was taken to the public square in Magnolia, tied to stake and fire built around him. Large crowds watched him burn.
 After the lynching excitement diet down and there is little probability o1 any further trouble.
 Posse Which Caught Him.
 The Waldo citizens who captured the negro were J. c. Busbee, c. H White, w. Moody, w. Henry. o. w Pollen, J. A. Sims, O. c. Dickson Charles Dickson, w. M. Owen ano Ernest Kimball.
 Despite the heavy rains, the searcl for the negro had not Jagged sine, the first news of the murder of Sher iii Greer was brought to Magnolia Posses from Magnolia, as well as iron surrounding towns, were searching fo him almost constantly. Officers an, posses from adjoining counties aIs, aided. It was a foregone conclusion that the negro would be lynched i caught.
 Business men of Magnolia had of fered reward for his capture.
 Sheriff Greer was shot and kille, by the negro when the officer sough to arrest him for beating his wife The negro went to the home of White farmer and asked protection The farmer reported the matter t. the sheriff.