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The lynching at Shubuta, Miss., still *ocs on. Two more victims, John Sims, orother of Bob, and Mosely, nephew o' Sob, were both hanged Sunday-night, and the avengers are in hot pursuit of a negro ihat was with the Sims’ gang the night of the massacre. They have burned Bob Lima's dwelling and all houses on his place, and killed every living thing to be ’ound on the place except the family, and ihey had to escape to a neighbor's house Sims’s fatally say they are going to leave ;he country. The crowd continues to mlargo and Is fully five hundred strong. They are hunting for Neal Sims. It Is re eported that Neal Sims has gotten to* aether about forty men and Intends to lurn up Wmack Hill. The bodies of Bob Jims and three Savages have been cut lown and thrown in the grave-yard. fohn Savage, the first hung, Is still hang*as.
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Orleans Progress

Orleans, Indiana, US

Wed, Dec 30, 1891

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