Daily picayune., 1921-01-27
NEGRO SLAYER
 IS BURNED
HENRY LOWERY TAKEN FROM OFFICERS ON TRAIN AND
 LYNCHED.


 gro, aged about 40. charged with the murder of o. T. Craig, aged 72, a wealthy Mississippi county planter, an his daughter, Mrs. May Bell Williamson aged 22. last Christmas Day, was lynched by mob shortly before 6 o'clock this afternoon. The negro was burned to death about one and half miles from the scene of the double mur- der.
 The mob, which is said tp have been composed of about 40 Mississippi county men, went about the lynching in a quiet and orderly manner, AL though it was said none wore masks, their identities are not known. No de- tails of the lynching were given out The fact that the negro had been burn ed at the stake was learned by a local resident who ''listened in'' on a conver- sation over the telephone between a man believed to have been member of the party and resident of Blytheville.
 According to the conversation. the mob chose spot well concealed from the public road by heavy clump of bushes, just across the levee from No dena and within sight of the Craig plantation home. It was said the ne gro was chained to a log. pile of brush was placed around him and d match applied.
 Slowly the flames reached the negro, who. it was said. remained silent. From the burns and from fright, he lapsed into unconsciousness. There was not single shot fired into his body, it was reported When the mob was convinc- ed the negro was dead, it quietly dis persed Every member had been pled- ged to secrecy, it was said. Lowery is said to have confessed to l the two murders. He also is said to have implicated two other negroes. It is said Mississippicounty officers to- night are searching for them. It is fear ed that if they are apprehended they also may be lynched
 | The negro was asked if there was anything he wanted before punishment was inflicted He said he would like to have food This was given him Then he asked tobe permitted to say goodbye to his wife and children. and they were summoned. However. they left before the torch was applied.
 Other Lynchings Feared. Two negroes accused of harboring Lowery while he was in hiding near Nodena following the Christmas day tragedy are in jail at Blytheville, and three others are at Marion. II is charg. cd that they were members of lodge over which Lowery presided. and that they provided him with food and shel | ter while officers were searching foI ! him.
 | Reports were current here tonight l that efforts would he made to storn | the Blytheville and Marion jails and | the five alleged accomplices of Lower1 lynched. Acting upon request of Gov ernor McRae. members of the Ameri | can Legion posts at the two towns ar, | guarding the prisoners. and will resis the mobs if they appear. All was quie at the two towns at midnight.
 Is Taken From Train. | Iowery was taken from officer aboard n north-bOund Illinois Cenrra train early today by mob of betweei | 15 and 20 unmasked men at Sardis Miss, who disappeared with the negr' in woods which skirts the town. I'm officers, Deputy Sheriffs l. ]. Gree and ID. Fl. Dickson of Mississippi coun I.ty. were en route with the negro fron Fl Paso. Texas. where he was captures last Friday to Arkansas. Acting m der orders from Governor Mcliae. th officers were endeavoring to reach th state penitentiary at Little Rock wit their prisoner. They were scheduled [ reach Memphis at G 20 o'clock thi morning. Sheriff Blackwood of Mis- issippi county was at the station the-
 to meet them. and expected to aecOI pany them to the penitentiary at Lii
 tie Rock.
 Taking a circuitous route from Sal
 dis, the mob with the negro crosse
 the Mississippi river into Arkansas a