Horrible

WS 1865-07-21 Horrible p 2, col C.JPG

Title

Horrible

Subject

Black race

Description

The Walla Walla Statesman reports the lynching of a black man named Green, after Green's wounding of a white man named Wells. Wells had sold Green a farm near Walla Walla, in Umatilla County, Oregon, on condition of Green splitting rails in payment. The rails were not split, and the men were in dispute; during an argument, Green is said to had severely wounded Wells, whose arm was amputated and whose life was uncertain. A group of armed men pursued Green and hung him. Green had come west the previous summer with his family.

Abstract

The Walla Walla Statesman reports the lynching of a black man, nearby, in Umatilla County..

Source

Walla Walla Statesman

Publisher

Walla Walla W.T.: R.R. and S.G. Rees

Date Issued

1865-07-21

Medium

Web

Type

article

Bibliographic Citation

Vol. IV, No. 32, p. 2, col. C

Spatial Coverage

Umatilla, Oregon

Provenance

Washington Secretary of State: Historic Newspapers

URL

http://sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx

Start Page

2

End Page

2