| Source Type: | Newspaper |
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| Publisher: | The Atlanta Constitution |
| Place of publication: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Date of publication: | 1912 |
| Transcript: | The Victim’s Brother is being Chased and Will Likely Meet Same Fate. Demopolis, Ala., August 5- Sam Verge, a negro, was taken from officers late Saturday night near Halls, creek, Marengo County, near here, and riddled with bullets. His brother, Richard, heavily armed, is being sought by a posse and if caught the same fate probably will be meted out to him. Vernon Tutt, a well-to-do-farmer, was the employer of the negroes and Saturday evening had words with them about putting a team of horses out of the rain. Tutt struck one of the negroes with his fist and the other got possession of a shotgun in Gandy’s store and barricaded themselves after driving Gandy and Tutt off. Later Tutt returned and was shot and mortally wounded, Gandy gave the alarm. A large crowd arrived, and not finding the negro in the store, went in pursuit and captured him. |
| Citation: | (1912, August 6th). NEGRO LYNCHED BY ALABAMA MOB. The Atlanta Constitution. |