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An Election Lynching.The state election caused a morder and lynching at Mount Junction, Ga.Gda Williams, Populist (negro), struck a ticket out of a Democratic negro voter's band. The Democratic negro struck Williams for his insolence, andi Williams fired at hie assailant, hut missed bis aim and shot and instantly killed Engineer Middleton, of the Central railway, who was an onlooker. Bystanders took Williams and lynched him and riddled his body with bullets,nrt.
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Corvallis Gazette

Corvallis, Oregon, US

Fri, Oct 16, 1896

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