OCR Text |
Show RACE WAR THREATENED Mob of Ncfrocs in Pursuit Pur-suit of White Lynching Party. i GUERDON, Ark., April 23. Dr, Guff-man Guff-man of th(s city called on Alexander Thompson, colored, yesterday to collect col-lect a bill.; which the negro disputed, calling thejphyslclan a liar.:' Guff man struck at Alexander with a paperweight paper-weight and the negro retaliated by cutting cut-ting the physician three times in the back of th neck, inflicting serious though, not fatal injuries. The negro was placed in Jail with extra guards for safekeeping. . i Early today a party of supposed white men overpowered the guard and took the negro away. Later a mob of negroes was seen hunting for the party of whites and serious trouble may follow fol-low if Alexander is lynched. |