Our lynching today comes from The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)
dated June 24, 1917:
Courtney, Texas, Is Quiet After Lynching Of Negro Wednesday
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Courtney, Texas, June 23.—The populace of this little town resumed normal activities Saturday following excitement due to the lynching Wednesday of Ben Harper, negro chauffeur, who while celebrating emancipation day with a party of negroes, drove his automobile into a horse on which Iola Goodrum, 12 years, of Navasota, was riding. A moment later she was killed when an oncoming automobile carrying another party of negroes ran over her.
Seven other negroes are held in the Grimes county jail at Anderson in connection with the case, but authorities say they do not fear further violence.
Harper, with seven companions, was arrested after the inquest into the death of the Goodrum girl, but escaped while being taken to Anderson. His body was found Thursday morning hanging from a tree near the spot where the girl was killed.
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Courtney, Texas, Is Quiet After Lynching Of Negro Wednesday
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Courtney, Texas, June 23.—The populace of this little town resumed normal activities Saturday following excitement due to the lynching Wednesday of Ben Harper, negro chauffeur, who while celebrating emancipation day with a party of negroes, drove his automobile into a horse on which Iola Goodrum, 12 years, of Navasota, was riding. A moment later she was killed when an oncoming automobile carrying another party of negroes ran over her.
Seven other negroes are held in the Grimes county jail at Anderson in connection with the case, but authorities say they do not fear further violence.
Harper, with seven companions, was arrested after the inquest into the death of the Goodrum girl, but escaped while being taken to Anderson. His body was found Thursday morning hanging from a tree near the spot where the girl was killed.
Thank you for joining us, and as always, we hope we leave you with something to ponder.
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