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| Source Type: | Newspaper |
| Publisher: | The Iola Register |
| Place of publication: | Iola, KS |
| Date of publication: | 6/14/1895 |
| Source URL: | View Source |
| Transcript: | Near Strasburg, 50 miles south of Birmingham, Ala., the body of Jim Powell, a negro, was found hanging to a tree recently. Powell entered the residence of John Bussey, a farmer near there and assaulted a young daughter of the farmer. The father, hearing the girl’s screams, went to her assistance, but the negro escaped. Pursuit was given the negro by a posse and he was captured. |
| Citation: | “General News.” The Iola Register (Iola, KS), June 14, 1895. |