Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1893 — AVENGING AFRICAN ANGELS. [ARTICLE]

AVENGING AFRICAN ANGELS.

Sensational Discovery at St. Louis—A Bloodthirsty Band of Scfroyt. The St. Lonls police made a decidedly sensational discovery while searching for the assailant of William Jones, a negro who was dangerously cut, Tuosda y night, by another negro. Thursday evening a negro entered the Central district station and informed Sergt. Mueller that his name was Charles Harris and that he was wanted for cutting Jones. Harris said that a month ago, he (Jones), Powell, Charlie and William Mueller, James and Robert Swain and Charles Carr, all negroes, organized the “Order of Avengers.” The object of the organization was to avenge insnlts and injury Inflicted on any member. About a week ago Jones badly beat Mueller, the treasurerof the organization. A special meeting of the club was called and it was decided to punish Jones. Harris, who had a quarrel with the man about u girl, volunteered to be one of the avenging committee of two. Powell was selected as the other. Tuesday night the two waylaid Jones.