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