Show I 1 I Negro Seized From Jail By South Mob JACKSON N. N C. C May 23 UP UPA A A mob of masked armed white men seized a young Negro from the Northampton county jail early Friday day and Sheriff A. A W. W Stephenson Stephen- Stephen son said he was afraid the Negro had been lynched The Negro Godwin Buddy B Bush sh 24 had been arrested four h hours urs earlier at near-by near Rich Square N. N C. C on charges of trying trying trying try try- ing to attack a a. young white hite woman Stephenson formed a large posse and combed the Roanoke river area rca but at noon said Baid he could find no trace of the Negro or the white mob b. b Surmise S Lynching L Local cal residents i surmised r that the mob might and nd dumped his hla body in the Ro ROe Roanoke river iver Jailer r rk k A. A W. W Edwards dw riss said Jd he s surrendered rr hd red the Negro voluntarily because he was was unarmed unarm d and was helpless in the face of the armed mobs mob's guns He said he did not recognize any of the men The e gov governors governor's mors mor's office In Raleigh Raleigh Ral Ral- elgh said laid it had received no word of ot the e lynching l but Gov Coy Gregg Cherry ga gave it his hla immediate att at at- t The state highway patrol saleit said sale it had no details detAiL but had received a a. call at t 9 a. a m. m Friday from N N. C C. that rumors of an expected lynching had been heard there Attack Alleged Bush Buah was arrested about 10 pm p.m. Thursday night after after- an alleged attempted attack on Mrs Margaret Mar Mar- garet Allen Bryan at Rich Square The young white woman told officers off off- c cers r that a Negro man tried to attack her as she walked by the side aide of ot a warehouse Edwards Edward said laid h he was asleep when he heard the knock on the thedoor thedoor thedoor door shortly after 2 a. a a. a m. m He went to the thedoor door he said nid and the themen themen themen men told him they wanted Bush Buah He said Mid they hey were all armed and masked and that he gave them the key to tto the lockup |