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| Source Type: | Newspaper |
| Publisher: | Birmingham Iron Age |
| Place of publication: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Date of publication: | Jan 3, 1884 12:00 am |
| Source URL: | View Source |
| Transcript: | A Tuscaloosa special of the 25th says : “There was considerable excitement on the streets last night over the shooting of Gus Webb, a negro, by Policeman Nichols. the last one taking effect in the negro’s arm, causing a painful wound, Immediately after the shooting it was feared that a riot would be precipitated. and the Warrior Guards were ordered to assemble at their armory, but the crowd of excited negroes soon dispersed with- out any riotous demonstrations. |