Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 4 | Police Kill Negro; Mob Storms Jail

POLICE KILL NEGRO MOB STORMS JAIL By Associated Press Pres Y VALDOSTA A Ga la l May 22 Sidney ne Johnson a negro accused of complicity In iii the murder murdel of Hampton Smith a Brooks Broks count county farmer Carmer was shot hot to death tonight In a C fight ht with wih the thc police on tho the out outskirts of or Three whites were wounded Including Chief of Police Polee Dampier Dam Dam- pier Four negroes alread already have been lynched as the thc result of or the Smith kill kill- ing lug ki- ki GARDE CARDELE LC Ga May MayA Ia 22 A 2 A A mob of men stormed tho the Grip county jail here 10 tonight and ad seized Jim Cobb a accused of the murder near here toda today of Mrs Irs A. A L L. Simmons Immons a farmers farmer's wife I Cobb despite despie time the protests of Sheriff Ward Vald was thrown Into an automobile and andI I t for the tho scene of the thc Killing I nJ Meat Mem emI em- em bers of tho thic mob I followed In other ma mita- cli chines I a es