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HANGED ALL 8I8HT LONG; LIVESLynchers Think Negro Victim Has Now Earned His Life.Dothan, Ala., Jan. 21—Cleveland'FninkHn, a negro. who. had shot andwounded A, C. Faulk, a --white man,’last night Was taken from the ftlierlttby a mob* strung to a tree, arid a- Icafet200 shots were fired at him. His body was left hanging.The body was cut down today by the sliM'irf and it was discovered the negro' was living. Of the scores of shots fired only five took effect and caused ' no dangerous wounds. The nooso about lhe negro's neck was not'properly ad jus tod1 and failed to strangle him.The whites think the nejrro is on-liiled to lile and win not rel;ncti him. j
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The Evening Gazette

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

Tue, Jan 21, 1908

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