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206 W. E. Vanderwater, only by imprisoning the ringleaders in the basement during recess. Miss Ralph was again placed in charge of the grade.

In this note I give one or two more cases of lynching, and others are described further on in the We find the following one reported in The Evening Telegram (New York, Friday, September 25, 1903, p. 1) : —

Lynchburg, Tenn., Friday. — Sheriff George R. Davidson, in attempting to save the life of a negro early today, fired into a mob which was assailing the jail, wounding a man whose name is unknown. The Sheriff summoned assistance, but he and his aides were overpowered, the jail entered and the much-wanted negro, Allen Small, shot to death in the corridor. The mob was composed of about twenty-five persons.

Sheriff Davidson was alone at the time. He refused to give up the keys and opened fire from a window. He wounded one of the members of the mob and then called for the police. Two officers and several citi- zens rushed to the jail, but despite their presence, the mob battered down the wooden door at the foot of the stairs leading to the corridor.

Here is another instance in point, clipped by me from The New York Times (Tuesday, December 1, 1903, p. 1) : —