Murdered By Negroes Prominent Alabama Merchant Victim. May Be Lynching

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Source Type: Newspaper
Author: n.a.
Publisher: The Selma Times
Place of publication: Selma, AL
Date of publication: 4/21/1904
Transcript:

Mobile, Ala., April 20. – A special to the Item from Bay Minette, Baldwin county, Alabama, says that Dock Cole, a prominent merchant and assistant postmaster at Little River, in the northern part of Baldwin county, was foully murdered last night by negroes. Robbery was the motive. A posse organized and two negroes, Robert Tate and Rube Sims were arrested.

Tate confessed and a lynching is feared.

Sheriff Armstrong has left for the scene of the crime.

Citation:

“Murdered By Negroes; Prominent Alabama Merchant Victim. May Be Lynching.” The Selma Times (Selma, AL), April 21, 1904.