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Show ,r-r . " T ' -O' 7 i ' i ' i -ill Ai-.w-v i t x..-. Treat!: Str.rls laArlrsn-s:s laArlrsn-s:s Over ttc Arrest cf Scz: Krrcrs. . DEWITT, Ark., March JS. Five ue-groes ue-groes who had been arrested as a result re-sult of race trouble! at EC Charles, were taken from the guards by a crowd of men and shot to death. - The victims were Jim Smith, Charley Smith, Mac Baldwin, Abe Bailey, Gar-rett-Flood. This makes nine negroes that have been killed within a week on account ef race troubles. The killing of Randall Flood, Will Baldwin and; Will Madison by a constable's posse- Wednesday morning, while the posse was seeking two negro offenders named Grif3n. be-gan be-gan the slaughter. The search for the Griffins was continued and yesterday a sheriff's posse was fired on by a negro, Aaron Bin ton. from ambush. The coas returned the- fire, killing Sin ton. ' Five other , negroes, Jim Smith, Charles Smith, Mack Baldwin, Abe Bailey- and Garrett Flood, "were arrested. ar-rested. Last night a crowd took them away from the guards and shot them to death. - It Is reported late this afternoon that the Griff) n boys have been captured. If so, probably they will be killed. |