The Linda Township Murders
San Francisco Call, Volume 71, Number 170, 19 May 1892
(transcribed by Vickie Tudor and photo credit also goes to Vickie. The story shared with me again by Christopher Pedigo)
Please understand, the wording is historically correct to the original publication, and unaltered. This includes any words that may be offensive.
"A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Whits Men Who Quarreled at a Negro Picnic. MARYSVILLE, May 18.—
Last night, shortly after 11 o'clock, a fatal shooting scrape occurred at a moonlight picnic given by the colored people of this town in a grove two miles south of the city. There were a number of whites present at the picnic. The tragedy was caused by the whites, though a colored man who interfered to prevent trouble is the only one dead thus far, although the two principals are now dying.
Late last evening Jesse Foulk, a youth about 19 years old, went out to the picnic and there met May Lane, the 16-year-old daughter of William Lane, a rancher. Shortly after his departure he was followed by Lane and Lucien Dunley, a young waiter. On the picnic ground and on the dancing platform the Lane girl was most of the time in the company of young Foulk. As near as can be learned she danced with Donley once, and on leaving him went over to Foulk. This was a few minutes before the shooting. Foulk and the girl sat down to eat an ice cream, but had scarcely begun it when Donley put in an appearance, pistol in band, and told young Foulk that he would have to give the girl up to her father. The, father then appeared on the scene, grasped the girl by the head and threatened to shoot her if she did not go with him. Young Foulk said that she should not go, and as he said this he was struck with the butt end of a pistol over the forehead and knocked down. Thereupon Henry Flowers, a colored man, jumped in and grasped Donley. The waiter, however, held on to his pistal, and, having a bead on Foulk, fired before the latter had risen.
At this instant Lane discharged his pistol several times, as he thought, at Foulk, only one bullet taking effect and that striking Flowers. Foulk, in the meantime, drew his pistol and fired twice at Lane, both shots taking effect. Both Lane and young Foulk were brought to this city, and a surgeon was called in. One bullet was extracted from Lane, but the other cannot be located, and it is the one which the doctors say will prove fatal. During the night some hope was expressed for Foulk, who was shot in the abdomen, but this afternoon he is worse and there is very little hope for him. Donley is under arrest, and from all indications he is the one who planned the shooting and fired the first shot. He has been attentive to the girl and objected to young Foulk's attentions. Donley was favored by Lane, against whom some very sensational charges are now mooted on the street. Flowers died on the ground, bleeding to death, though surgical skill could not have saved his life."
Foulk, Flowers, and Lane are buried at the Historic Marysville City Cemetery .
To learn more about each man, please visit their virtual graves on Find a Grave.
Jesse's grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79448965/jesse-goodwin-foulk
Henry's grave- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124538234/william-henry-flowers
Lane's grave- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124671868/william-riley-lane
Newspaper Clipping found at-
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19041230.2.58&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
(transcribed by Vickie Tudor and photo credit also goes to Vickie. The story shared with me again by Christopher Pedigo)
Please understand, the wording is historically correct to the original publication, and unaltered. This includes any words that may be offensive.
"A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Whits Men Who Quarreled at a Negro Picnic. MARYSVILLE, May 18.—
Last night, shortly after 11 o'clock, a fatal shooting scrape occurred at a moonlight picnic given by the colored people of this town in a grove two miles south of the city. There were a number of whites present at the picnic. The tragedy was caused by the whites, though a colored man who interfered to prevent trouble is the only one dead thus far, although the two principals are now dying.
Late last evening Jesse Foulk, a youth about 19 years old, went out to the picnic and there met May Lane, the 16-year-old daughter of William Lane, a rancher. Shortly after his departure he was followed by Lane and Lucien Dunley, a young waiter. On the picnic ground and on the dancing platform the Lane girl was most of the time in the company of young Foulk. As near as can be learned she danced with Donley once, and on leaving him went over to Foulk. This was a few minutes before the shooting. Foulk and the girl sat down to eat an ice cream, but had scarcely begun it when Donley put in an appearance, pistol in band, and told young Foulk that he would have to give the girl up to her father. The, father then appeared on the scene, grasped the girl by the head and threatened to shoot her if she did not go with him. Young Foulk said that she should not go, and as he said this he was struck with the butt end of a pistol over the forehead and knocked down. Thereupon Henry Flowers, a colored man, jumped in and grasped Donley. The waiter, however, held on to his pistal, and, having a bead on Foulk, fired before the latter had risen.
At this instant Lane discharged his pistol several times, as he thought, at Foulk, only one bullet taking effect and that striking Flowers. Foulk, in the meantime, drew his pistol and fired twice at Lane, both shots taking effect. Both Lane and young Foulk were brought to this city, and a surgeon was called in. One bullet was extracted from Lane, but the other cannot be located, and it is the one which the doctors say will prove fatal. During the night some hope was expressed for Foulk, who was shot in the abdomen, but this afternoon he is worse and there is very little hope for him. Donley is under arrest, and from all indications he is the one who planned the shooting and fired the first shot. He has been attentive to the girl and objected to young Foulk's attentions. Donley was favored by Lane, against whom some very sensational charges are now mooted on the street. Flowers died on the ground, bleeding to death, though surgical skill could not have saved his life."
Foulk, Flowers, and Lane are buried at the Historic Marysville City Cemetery .
To learn more about each man, please visit their virtual graves on Find a Grave.
Jesse's grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79448965/jesse-goodwin-foulk
Henry's grave- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124538234/william-henry-flowers
Lane's grave- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124671868/william-riley-lane
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| The grave of Flowers |
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| The grave of Flowers |
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| The Grave of Lane |
Newspaper Clipping found at-
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19041230.2.58&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
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