Negroes Lynched By Alabama Mob; One Yet Missing
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Negroes Lynched By Alabama Mob; One Yet Missing
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Newspapers
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N/A
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Publisher
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Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light
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Publication Place
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Corsicana, TX
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Publication Date
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August 14, 1933
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Negroes Lynched, By Alabama Mob;, One Yet Missing, TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Aug. 14.-, (AP) -One of three negroes sprited, away by a lynching party was still, missing today after the bodies of, his companions were found riddled by bullets., The three, Dan Pippen, Jr., 18;, Elmore Clark, 28, and A. T. Harden, 16, had been indicted for killing Miss Vaudine Maddox, 21-, year-old white girl, whose batter-, ed body was found in t ravine. Police said that as a result of, rumors of a threatened attack on, the jail here, they decided to remove the prisoners to Birmingham for safekeeping. Sheriff R., L. Shamblin said that on the way, the party was halted yesterday, near the Jefferson county line by, two automobile loads of armed, men, who seized the negroes. Later the bodies of Pippen and, Harden were found near Blocton. Acting on instructions from Gov., B. M. Miller, Judge Henry B. Foster ordered a grand jury investigation., Bitter criticam came from the, Internal Labor Defense, radical, organization. Lawyers for the I. L. D. had sought to represent Pippen but were ruled out., Sheriff Shamblin charged that, feeling aroused by "the interference of the Internation Labor Defense lawyers in the case is directly responsible for this violence."
