Indianapolis Journal, 9/2/1894

Indianapolis Journal, 9/2/1894

SIX NEGROES KILLED

Southern Savagery Exemplified Afresh in a Horrible Manner.

Half a Dozen Colored Men, Accused of Incendiarism, Who Were Chained Together in a Wagon, Shot to Death.

TWO DETECTIVES "HELD UP"

And the Contents of Fifty Guns Emptied Into the Prisoners.

Usual Verdict of "At the Hands of Unknown Persons" Returned – More Ammunition for Ida J. Wells.

The Frederick Douglass quote is of particular interest:

Indianapolis Journal, 9/2/1894