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| Creator: | The Atlanta Constitution |
| Transcript: | Date of Entry: 9/2/87 Coder’s Name: C. Holiny Source: Newspaper THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Date MON., JULY 7, 1930 Page 3 State: MISSISSIPPI VICTIM’S RACE: B YEAR: 1920 VICTIM’S SEX: F MONTH: JULY VICTIM’S NAME: Mrs. James Eyer DAY: 6 LOCATION: ” a road near the Alabama – Mississippi state line” [ near Emelle] OFFENSE: race prejudice and mob furor – see below CAN THIS INCIDENT BE CONSIDERED A “LYNCHING” Probably YES X MAYBE NO COMMENTS: (cont’d from p.2) During the melee at John Robertson’s house, a member of the white posse was killed and another [white] posse member wounded. By this time the mob was enraged and began to search in earnest for the four Robertsons: Tom, brother of the John who was killed and father of Esau who had enraged in the original dispute and his sons , Esau, Ollie, and John. The armed posses IF THIS ARTICLE CAN HELP RECONCILE AN EXISTING INCONSISTENCY IN THE UNRECONCILED MASTER LIST, EXPLAIN BELOW: at one point ordered a man named James Eyer to bring his car to a halt. He became frightened and didn’t stop. “Shots were fired in an effor to halt him” and killed his wife, a passenger in the car. -see problem with location and state above -see account of reason for being killed (“offense”) above |