Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-02-02
NEGRO Is BURNED AT STAKE
Near Scene Arkansas Killing-Tied
to Log Oh Banks Of Mississippi.

Lowry, colorcd, alleged slayer of O.
T. Craig. Mississippi, county planter,
and Craig's daughter, Mrs. o. G. Will
! hanson, who were shot to death at
the Craig plantation home on Christ
mas day, was burned at the stake
early tonight by a mob near Node
ma, short distance from the scene
OF the double killing.
Before the torch was applied Low
ry is said to have confessed, impli-
eating two other negroes Officers
tonight were searching for these ne
groes, and their arrest is expected in
| the near future.
Lowry was brought across the Mis-
sssippi river into Arkansas by a
group OF men, who earlier in the day
had taken him from the officers at
| Sardis, Miss, who were bringing him
from El Paso, Texas, where he was
arrested last Friday. At Richards
Landing the party was met by the
mob, which had been awaiting their
arrival during the afternoon.
1t was planned to tako the negro
| back to the Craig plantation, near
Nordena. but later it was decided to
stop on the leveo a milo from the
Craig home, where, it was stated,
Lowry was chained to log. Asked
II he wanted to say anything before
punishment was inflicted, the negro
Is said to have asked for food, which
was brought to him, and also asked
to be allowed to say goodbye to his
wife and children. They were sum-
moned. He had, it IS reported, re-
| fused to confess up to that time. Be-
| fore he was put to death, however,
| no made full confession, it Is said
duplicating the other negroes.
The body was burned to a crisp.
| According to accounts of the lynch
ing brought to this city, Lowry's
clothing was saturated with gaso-
line and brush piled about his body
before he was set afire.
After the lynching the crowd left
the scene. Up to a late hour there
had been no further disorder.
Mr. Craig and Mrs. Williamson
were shot to death when they at
tempted to quiet Lowry, who had
created disturbance on the Craig
plantation. Hugh and Richard Craig,
SONS Of the planter, also we're
wounded, but both have recovered.
Lowry, in his alleged confession,
is said to have declared that he had
been drinking AT tho tilnc Of the
lilliurs
Five rltpi,N il Jail.
Marion. AIR.. Ian 26.--.~Five ne
Broes have been placed in ja.l here
charged with harboring fugitive
Henry Lowry, negro tenant farmer,
who was lynched tonight near Nor
dena, Ark, at tho time of the killing
last month OF O. T. Craig, a Missis-
sippi county planter, and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. G.. O. Williamson.
| Lowry is said to have remained in
tho vicinity Of the double killing sew
cral days, eluding posse which was
| searching for him almost continu-
ously, and finally escaped from the
State. making his way to FL Paso
Texas, where he was captured last
week
The negroes held here arc alleged
to be members Of the same fra ternal
organization Of which Lowry was a
member.
Two Of the five, Morris Jenkins
and his wife. were arraigncd to-day
and held undcr bonds Of 900 each
to await action Of the grand jury at
the February term OF court. The
others, Matt Orr, Walter johnson
and John Radditt, are to be arraign-
cd tomorrow
Would Remove Sheriff.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 26.-Goy-
crnor Thos. G. McRao tonight char
acterized the lynching Of Henry
Lowry, colored, at Nordena. Ark, as
the most disreputable act ever COM
mittcd in Arkansas, and declared he
would recommend to the legislature
that any sheriff or officer who per-
mits or does not prevent the lynch
ing Of person within his jurisdic-
ton be summarily removed from Of
fee.
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