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Chatham Lynching Narrative and Local Press Notes
A disputed account from Chatham County exposes the lynching of John Bumpass after a mule was shot near his home on October 18. The letter details his capture, a midnight masked assault, severe beating, and subsequent banishment near Prices Bridge, with reflections on judicial sufficiency and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bumpass
Chatham, Co
John Bumpass
Byrd
Smith & Long
Mr. Byrd
Maj. York
C. R. Scott, Esq
L. F. Williams
Prince's Bridge
Lyndney Eubanks
Jos. T. Whitehead
Sheik
Bunspace
Chatham Agan
Wake
A.don
Richmond
Maj
York
Mworning
Averal