Published in HOLMES COUNTY ADVERTISER
Bonifay, Florida
Saturday, November 26, 1910
(Transcribed by Mona Spears)

Negro Taken from Train and Lynched
Masked Mob Boards Train at Gull Point and Takes Prisoner from Sheriff.
   A masked mob of forty infuriated men flagged the west bound passenger train at Gull Point, near Pensacola, Tuesday and overpowered deputy sheriff Bowman of Escambia county and sheriff Colins, of Santa Rosa county, and took possession of Bob Matthews, a negro who is alleged to have attempted to criminally assault a Miss Snowden of Klondyke, in Escambia county, several months ago.  The mob after beating and bruising their victim until he was almost lifeless, carried out their intentions by hanging the black to a tree near the railroad and riddled his body with bullets.  
   The negro was in the custody of deputy sheriff Bowman who was detailed by the sheriff of Escambia county to come to DeFuniak, where the negro was in jail, and carry him to Pensacola where he was to have had a preliminary trial on Tuesday evening.  The irate citizens, it is presumed of the community where the alleged assault was attempted, in some manner had heard that the negro was to be taken to Pensacola on Tuesday morning's train, and they immediately formed themselves into a masked mob and proceeded to end the existence of the negro in the manner as related above. 
  Many passengers were aboard the train and witnessed the horrible sight and said that it was rather an exciting time and well calculated to unnerve the bravest of men.