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| Americus Times-Recorder, 09-September-1921 |
At least a law officer saved the victim in this case.
SINGLE DEPUTY
RESCUES NEGRO
Rope Around Neck When He
Interrupts Mob Bent On
Lynching
MONROE. La., Sept. 9.—Deputy-Sheriff Humble, of Columbia, La., is credited with rescuing single-handed Jim Jones, a negro, from a mob bent on lynching the negro for assault with intent to kill a white, man. When overtaken by the officer, the mob (was - JT) said to have had a rope around the neck of the negro.
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