A Dastardly Crime
April 10, 1897
Summary
A mob of 25 white men shoot a black man after they confront him and his white wife.
Transcription
Birmingham ALA, March 15- From Picken County come the news of the killing of Andy Beard a colored man who eloped with Dora Bain, a good-looking country girl, daughter of Jordan Bain, a prosperous farmer living nine miles from Kennedy.
The killing took place near Olney township and a mob consisting of 25 determined men who did the work.
The first posse followed the colored man and girl and went almost to Columbus, Miss. The second posse is said to have overtaken the pair.
The colored man showed fight and began to run when he was shot down and literally filled with lead. The girl seeing the colored man killed, begged to be shot also. The posse retired and allowed the girl’s father and brother to take charge of her.
She was carried home, and it is said a great flogging was administered to her. The colored man’s body was left lying in the road.
The killing took place near Olney township and a mob consisting of 25 determined men who did the work.
The first posse followed the colored man and girl and went almost to Columbus, Miss. The second posse is said to have overtaken the pair.
The colored man showed fight and began to run when he was shot down and literally filled with lead. The girl seeing the colored man killed, begged to be shot also. The posse retired and allowed the girl’s father and brother to take charge of her.
She was carried home, and it is said a great flogging was administered to her. The colored man’s body was left lying in the road.
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Upper Left Quadrant
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Brian Schrott
Citation
“A Dastardly Crime,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed December 11, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1148.