Riddick Powell, GA, 1882 October 20

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| being shot by one of them, was beaten almost to a jelly by

| the otherse The woman raised the first howl which excited.

| the mob to the desperate work, No attempt was made to
rescue them and not more than 50 negroes from whom violence

was expected, were in town. A detachment of military from

Macon were present for protection." RALEIGH NEWS AND OB=
SERVER, Raleigh, Ne, Coy 10-21-1882, Page One e

(Ike Shipman, another rioter, was commuted to life impris.)

being shot by one of them, was beaten almost to a jelly by
| the otherse The woman raised the first howl which excited
the mob to the desperate work. No attempt was made to
rescue them and not more than 50 negroes from whom violence}
was expected, were in town. A detachment of military from
Macon were present for protection." RALEIGH NEWS AND OB-
SERVER, Raleigh, Ne,’Cey 10-21-1882. Page onee

(Ike Shipman, another rioter, was commuted to life impris.)

being shot by one of them, was beaten almost to a jelly by
the others. The woman raised the first howl which excited
the mob to the desperate work. No attempt was made to

was expected, were in town.
Macon were present for protection." RALEIGH NWS AND OB-
SERVER, Raleigh, Ne, Ce, 10-21-1882. Page ones

(Ike Shipman, another rioter, was commited to life impris, }

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GQUINN, Simon, DONALDSON, Robert, KING, Joseph, MOORE,
| Ella, and POWELL, Riddick.

"At a colored meeting in Eastman, 0 miles south of Ma-
con, Gaey 2 deputy marshbl shot at a fleeing prisoner
named Jake Tarrapy, killing him. This infuriated the
crowd and the deputy marshal was chased into a house where
an innocent white man named James Harwood was shot and
beatem in a horrible manner. ‘The negroes had mistaken
‘Harwood for the deputy marshal." RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVE
R@leigh, Ne Cey 8-19-1882. Page one. *

"Eastman, Gaey 10-20-1882—Riddick Powell, Simon Aguinn,
Joseph King, Robert Donaldson and Ella Moore, negroes

were hanged in the jail yard for pi arta in the riot
which occurred in this city on i-6-1881 during a camp

meeting in which an innocent young white man named James
Harwood was set upon b an infuriated mob and, after

10+20-1882 large dard

G@UINN, Simon, DONALDSON, Robert, KING, Joseph, MOORE,

Ella, and POWELL, Riddick. ;
"At a colored meeting in Eastman, 0 miles south of Ma~
con, Gaey a deputy marshbl shot at a fleeing prisoner
named Jake Tarrapy, killing him. This infuriated the
crowd and the deputy marshal was chased into a house wher¢
an innocent white man named James Harwood was shot and
beatep in a horrible manner. ‘The negroes had mistaken
Harwood for the depity marshal." RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVH
R@leigh, Ne Coy 8-19-1882. Page one. ™
“Bastman, Gaey 10-20-1882—Riddick Powell, Simon Aguinn,
Joseph King, Robert Donaldson and Ella Moore, negroes
were hanged in the jail yard for complicity in the riot
which occurred in this city on i-6-]1881 during a camp
meeting in which an innocent young white man named James

Harwood was set upon b an infuriated mob and, after

10-20-1882 large card

QGUINN, Simon, DONALDSON, Robert, KING, Joseph, MOORE,
Ella, end POWELL, Riddick.
"At a colored meeting in Eastman, 0 miles south of Ma-

Simon Aguinn,
Joseph King, Robert Donaldson and Ella Moore, negroes
were banged in the jail yard for complicit;

n

0: y in the riot

which occurred in this city on i~6-1861 during a camp

meeting in which an innocent young white man named James
Harwood was set upon b an infuriated mob and, efter

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