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Domestic News
October 10, 1919
New Mexico State Record
Santa Fe., Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
What is this article about?
In Lincolnton, Ga., a mob of 1,000 lynched three Black men by burning at the stake for the fatal shooting of deputy sheriff Red Freeman; Jack Gordon, accused killer, and William Brown, who aided his escape, were seized from officers after a two-day search.
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Burn Negroes at Stake.
Lincolnton, Ga. Three negroes have paid lynch law's penalty for the fatal shooting of Red Freeman, a deputy sheriff of Lincoln county. The mob which spent all of two days searching through swamps and canebrakes for Jack Gordon, the negro accused of killing the sheriff, have disbanded. Gordon and William Brown, who is alleged to have aided Gordon in escaping after the shooting, were burned at the stake by a mob of 1,000 persons after Gordon had been taken from Lincoln county officers.
Lincolnton, Ga. Three negroes have paid lynch law's penalty for the fatal shooting of Red Freeman, a deputy sheriff of Lincoln county. The mob which spent all of two days searching through swamps and canebrakes for Jack Gordon, the negro accused of killing the sheriff, have disbanded. Gordon and William Brown, who is alleged to have aided Gordon in escaping after the shooting, were burned at the stake by a mob of 1,000 persons after Gordon had been taken from Lincoln county officers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Execution
Riot Or Protest
What keywords are associated?
Lynching
Burned At Stake
Lincolnton Ga
Deputy Sheriff Shooting
Mob Violence
What entities or persons were involved?
Red Freeman
Jack Gordon
William Brown
Where did it happen?
Lincolnton, Ga.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Lincolnton, Ga.
Key Persons
Red Freeman
Jack Gordon
William Brown
Outcome
three negroes burned at the stake; red freeman fatally shot.
Event Details
A mob searched swamps for two days for Jack Gordon, accused of killing deputy sheriff Red Freeman, and William Brown, who aided his escape; they seized Gordon from officers and burned Gordon and Brown at the stake before 1,000 persons.