Freestone County, Texas
History & News of 1922
Lynchings


Modesto Bee, Volume LXXI, Number 106, 8 May 1922, Page 1

FOURTH NEGRO IS LYNCHED FOR MISTREATING TEXAS GIRL 
Two Detachments of Texas Rangers Rushed to Kirvin Following Renewed Outbreak There

  KIRVIN, Tex., May 8.—Two detachments of Texas rangers were rushed to Kirvin today 
following an outbreak of race disturbances. 
  Frederick Green, negro, was lynched today—the fourth to die by mob action since 
the assault and murder of pretty 17 year old Eula Ausley here last Thursday. Green, 
23 years old, was implicated in the crime by ‘Snap’ Curry, negro, who confessed 
before he was burned. Curray said that Green was with them when the girl was 
assaulted. The body of Green was found hanging to a tree half way between 
Fairfield and Kirvin.
 
  AUSTIN, Tex., May 8 — Governor Neff ordered two detachments of Texas rangers to 
Fairfield, county seat of Freestone county, immediately to prevent an uprising 
by negroes that Sheriff Mayo declared imminent. Mayo said negroes of Freestone 
county threatened to avenge the death of three negroes burned at the stake at 
Kirvin, Saturday, for the assault and murder of Miss Eula Ausley, 17 year old 
school girl. Captain Frank Hamer of ranger headquarters company at Austin will 
leave at once for Fairfield with one detachment of rangers. The other detachment 
is to come from Forth Worth.