Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-22 | Page 25 | Sheriff's Men Hunt Lynch Mob Leaders

Sheriffs Sheriff's Men Hunt Lynch Mob Leaders WIGGINS Miss Nov 22 INS Leaders of a mob that lynched Wilbur McGowan a negro near here late yesterday were sought to today today to- to day by deputies under Sheriff Linton Lin- Lin Linton ton of Stone county McGowan had been accused o of f at attacking attacking at- at tacking a year old white woman and was captured late in the the- day after a widespread wide hunt by deputies and volunteer posses The sheriff refused to comment on the case beyond saying that McGowan was seized by a mob shortly after his capture and hanged to a tree