Jan.3, 1901 Louis McAdams was witnessed having an argument
with White storekeeper J.M. Ray and pulled a knife on the man and slit his neck
in front of the store in Wilsonville, Alabama. This act incensed the White
people of Shelby County. Ray was badly injured but survived, McAdams whatever the reason for his assault did not.
McAdams was arrested in the town of Childersburg on Jan. 2nd
for the attempted murder and when the sheriff’s deputies were transporting him
back to Wilsonville was intercepted by a mob of 100 White men all brandishing
weapons. The threat was too much for the two deputies who immediately surrendered
their suspect. About four miles from Wilsonville the mob hung McAdams in a tree
and unloaded 50 guns into the body.
The deputies went on to Wilsonville and the sheriff and coroner
were notified of the lynching. It was reported that the mob all wore masks and
so no one could be identified. There was no further report on J.M. Ray in the
Alabama newspapers either, he apparently survived or after the hanging, no one
cared. The papers of Alabama held the mob as quiet and dignified adding that
they dispersed quickly after justice was served.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/882782733/?terms=%22J.M%20Ray%22&match=1
https://www.newspapers.com/image/55228334/?clipping_id=115760383
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