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Show Negro Lynched for Theft of 75 Cents. Macon, Ga. PnBsengcra on tho Control Con-trol of acorgln trnln, coming through Byron, On., brought an nccount of tho lynching of n negro nnmod John Wilkes, at that placo Sunday night. Tho negro robbed two Binall boys of 75 conts. Whon Marshol Johnson mado an effort to arrest him, Uio negro ne-gro attempted to shoot tho officer. Quick work prevented this, however, and a general mix-up followed, with tho result thnt tho negro wns arrest-cd arrest-cd and locked up. At a lato hour, unknown persons dragged tho prlsonor from tho Jail, and after carrying him a short distance tho body was riddled with bullets. It waa then burned upon a log flro prepared for tho occasion. |