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lions throughout the Eastern
The jurist referred to the International Labor Defense Leftgite without naming it in connection with "another case" on the Eastern Shore. Me meant by "another case'' was the sluing of Greeg K. Davis and his family by Eoal Lee. a negro. who since has been convicted of one of Hie ¦ sin.rings ami sentenced to death. The conviction lias been appealed.
Williams, an employe of Elliott, went inlo the ofiiee of the lumberman on December 4 while I he latter was talking over the telephone. The negro fired his pistol into the employer's body and tried to flee.
Elliott's son saw Williams running away from the scene of the crime and tired at him. One of the bullets hit the negro who with his own gun inflicted a less serious ¦ wound on himself.
Williams was taken to the Peninsula General Hospital where a "mob- of- more than 2,000 gathered that night. Police authorities stopped the mob at the main entrance but six- of the mobsmen entered a -side door, dragged the negro from his bed and took him to the court house where they hanged him to a tree.
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