Dispatch, March 24, 1889

The Victim Dead -- Negroes Ordered to Leave the County.

African-Americans -- Race relationsAfrican-Americans -- Racial violence

[By telegraph to the Dispatch.]

BALTIMORE, MD., March 21. -- An Onancock (Va.) special to the NEWS says: News from Messongo Neck is to the effect that Mrs. Mary E. McCready, the lady who was assaulted by the negro Magruder Fletcher, died yesterday. The citizens of Messongo Neck were so incensed and infuriated over the crime of the negro that several days after he was lynched numerous colored residents of the Neck were notified to leave, which they hastily did. One negro owned considerable property there, but was compelled to leave.