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OVER ATTEMPTED AS8AULT V STATESBORO 18 INFURIATED.MR8, M*th Howard Attacked by Ne-flrota. One Negro Wat Shot.Savannah, Oa., Feb. 17.—A long distance telephone message to the Savannah Press from Statesboro aaya that an attempted criminal assault was made thla morning upon lira. Hath Howard at her home three miles from Statesboro. The met-aage states that one negro has been shot and la expected to die. Another Is being chased by a sheriff’s pos-fgfend If caught will in all probat fflty be lynched by Infuriated ci tens of the county,Mrs. Howard ran out of the house when -the negroes appeared this morning, and they followed her.Her scream* brought J. D. Smith, I tc a neighbor. He had his gun and' shot one of the negroes as he ran.Mr. Smith then tied the wounded negro to hit wagon and carried him to Statesboro where he was placed in jail.The wounded negro Tefused to disclose the identity 0f the negro who is at large.A large posse of deputies and citizens were immediately organized and tho country is being thoroughly searched for the other negro.Statesboro came into prominence three years ago when a mob burned two negroes at the stake.Pivlt; 111 or on Nl er of Gr tra mil aft He ka, sueagaieveniaBOofBeaat 1
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Waycross Weekly Herald
Waycross, Georgia, US
Sat, Feb 22, 1908
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