MILITIA TOO LATE TO STOP MOB
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MILITIA TOO LATE TO STOP MOB
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Author
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N/A
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Publisher
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The Baltimore Sun
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Publication Place
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Baltimore, MD
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Publication Date
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January 5, 1915
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- MILITIA TOO LATE TO STOP MOB
Two Negroes Taken From Alabama Jail And Lynched. Montgomery. Ala., Jan. 4.- Ed and Will Smith, negroes, were taken from the Wetumpka jail early today and lynched by a mob. They had been accused of implication in the murder of R. A. Stillwell, an Elmore county farmer. Soon after reports reached the Governor's office that a mob had overpowered the jail attaches and removed the negroes. Montgomery militiamen hurried toward the scene in automobiles, but they arrived too late to prevent the lynching. -
