Bird’s death was given a one-sentence mention in the August 23 issue of
Time magazine: “At Wytheville, Va., last week gentry stormed the county jail; shot Raymond Bird, 31, Negro; hanged his black body to a tree.” The reporting glossed over the grisly specifics of the case, however. Bird was being held in jail accused of assaulting the two white daughters of his employer, and while local officials knew a mob had formed, they did little to protect the prisoner. According to an Associated Press report, the mob shot Bird and beat his head “into a pulp.” They then tied a rope around his neck, attached his corpse to a waiting automobile, and dragged his body nine miles to the scene of his alleged assaults. There, they strung his body to a tree and filled it with more bullets.
tomorrow for the chance to save big cash. kevin miller and his son are scoping out products. they ll be out here early tomorrow. looking for a refrigerator and a washer and drier. you know about the big sale tomorrow? of course. that s why i m here early. reporter: the state of illinois offering up about $3 million in instant rebate money. the goal: help reduce energy consumption and boost business. kind of a win-win situation. the consumer as well as the retailer. it s just good that they are offering additional savings that the state is giving back. reporter: rebates will be offered from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. or until funds run out. that will probably happen in a couple of hours. consumers can get a 15% discount up to $250 on all energy star appliances. i m on the market for all the appliances. so you want everything? yes, i do. i don t know if i ll qualify for the energy one because it has to be a replacement. and i didn t know that. reporter: another
from stab wounds sustained 24 hours ago. police have no suspects in custody. some people jumped out. they thought we was the ones jumping on them. we fought back, got stabbed. my friend was helping me. i snatched him out of the crowd. he was stabbed too. reporter: 15-year-old bobby greenely stap stabbed in the back. crowds from taste of chicago were filtering out of grand park. we were able to bring in citywide units, mobile strike force. because we were having trouble gaining cooperation from some of the crowd. [ sirens ] reporter: in taste s first six days there were 49 arrests. thursday alone, 22 arrests. we re not going to allow a few bad apples ruin one of the best days of the year for law allieding americans. i still feel safe, relatively safe. and i think as long as we don t wait too late tonight then i think we re okay. reporter: police will be here saturday evening to ensure partyers leave when taste closes. tomorrow is july 3, no fireworks. we will
they were disappointed because they felt the supreme court had forced them to do. this they were disappointed they were put in this position but say they must play with the cards they are dealt. it s not only very troubling that we have to be here today to do this. it s very troubling the message that it s sending. alderman ?z. reporter: days after the supreme court essentially gutted chicago s long time hand gun ban. the high court rules americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense no matter where they live. in response, daley administration proposed a so- called responsible gun ownership ordinance. some the key provisions include $100 city firearm permit which you must renew every three imreemps gun training. only buy one hand gun per month. only one gun in the home can be operable and cannot carry the hand gun outside the home. some blasted the love affair with guns and it won t stop criminals from getting their hands on guns but this is a good stawrt. co