Trouble

TROUBLE At Coaling on Account of the Lynching OF THE NEGRO HARRIS John Durrett Tried to Excite the Blacks and Was Treated to a Dose of Lead. HE DID T00 MUCH TALKING There is much excitement at Coaling, Ala., forty-one miles south of Birmingham, on the Alabama Great Southern railroad. There is likely to be serious trouble between whites and blacks The lynching of the negro rapist. Robert Harris, day before yesterday. a full account of which was given in the News, is the cause of the trouble and since then another negro has beer dealt with by the white citizens of that locality. The second nezro dealt with in the last two days is Jolin Durrett. He was found near his home pe ppered with pistor and shotgun holes. That it was the work of a posse it not doubted. Durrett was still alive this morning early, but the doctors state-d there was no bope for him. Durrett is said to have un unsavory 11. is reported 10 have killed a couple of men in his life and is 1.) be a desperado. Since the he is sajd to have been very insulting towards the white peo- ple of and that neighborhood that comes this merning from is very Durrett. it is las been trying since dat before to ineite the negroes agrinst the white prople. Yesterday’s reports from Coaling were to the effect that further trouble was anticipated and that quiet did not reign supreme. Durrett lives a half mile below the depot. Last night a posse of citizens ealled at his honse. Durrett was awakened. He was asked TO come out. which he to knew the posse was after him for this purpose of treating him as Harris was treated day before He used forcible language, and is said to have jumped out of a window with the hopes of escaping The entire house was thoroughly surrounded and the posse was ready for any such emergency. When the negro jumped from the window re- ports from a couple of dozen pistols. shotguns. Winchesters and other weapons were heard. There was no investigation on the part of the nosse to see what damage was done, from all reports. It was ovi- dem that Durrett die not escape. He was found this morning, says the report. with several shots clean through him. Durrett was warned yesterday to leave Tuscaloosa county His absence was desired more than his presence. and he is said to have replied that he would not leave until he was good and ready. was reported to have killed TWO white men before and to have served sentenees in the penitentiary Thore is still considerable excitement in and around Coaling While the in- formation that comes from there does not stipulate any one negro giving trouble. the intimation is that there is much talk alnong the colored popula- tion at large and other trouble is not at all unlikely. TROUBLE At Coaling on Account of the Lynching OF THE NEGRO HARRIS John Durrett Tried to Excite the Blacks and Was Treated to a Dose of Lead. HE DID T00 MUCH TALKING There is much excitement at Coaling, Ala., forty-one miles south of Birming- ham, on the Alabama Great Southern railroad. There is likely to be serious trouble between whites and blacks The lynching of the negro rapist. Robert Harris, day before yesterday. a full account of which was given in the News, is the cause of the trouble and since then another negro has beer dealt with by the white citizens of that locality. The second nezro dealt with in the last two days is John Durrett. He was found near his home peppered with pistor and shotgun holes. That it was the work of a posse it not doubted. Durrett was still alive this morning early, but the doctors state-d there was no hope for him. Durrett is said to have un unsavory 11. is reported 10 have killed a couple of men in his life and is 1.) be a desperado. Since the he is sajd to have been very insulting towards the white peo- ple of and that neighborhood that comes this merning from is very Durrett. it is las been trying since dat before to ineite the negroes agrinst the white prople. Yesterday’s reports from Coaling were to the effect that further trouble was anticipated and that quiet did not reign supreme. Durrett lives a half mile below the depot. Last night a posse of citizens ealled at his honse. Durren was awakened. He was asked TO come out. which he to du Ke knew the posse was after him for thi- purpose of treating him as Harris was treated day before He used forcible language, and is said to have jumped out of a wiedow with the hopes of escaping The entire house was thoroughly surrounded and the posse was ready for any such emergency. When the negro jumped from the window re- ports from a couple of dozen pistols. shotguns. Winchesters and other weap- ons wer heard. There was no investigation on the part of the nosse to see what damage was done, from all reports. It was ovi- dem that Durrett die not escape. He was found this morning, says the re-port. with several shots clean through him. Durrett was warned yesterday to leave Tuscaloosa county His absence was desired more than his presence. and he is said to have replied that he would not leave until he was good and ready. was reported to have killed TWO white men before and to have served sentenees in the penitentiary Thore is still considerable excitement in and around Coaling While the in- formation that comes from there does not stipulate any one negro giving trouble. the intimation is that there is much talk alnong the colored popula- tion at large and other trouble is not at all unlikely.