Freestone County, Texas
History & News of 1922
Lynchings


San Pedro News Pilot (of San Pedro, CA), 9 May 1922, Page 6

Texas Rangers to Quell Uprising of Blacks

AUSTIN, Tex., May 9 - Governor Neff today ordered two detachments of Texas rangers 
to Fairfield, county sent 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 
Lula Aausley [sic, Ausley], 17-year-old school girl. 
  Capt. 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 Fort Worth under command of Capt. Tom Hickman.