▁John ▁Al th in . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁an ▁alter cation ▁broke ▁out ▁which ▁es cal ated ▁to ▁a ▁shoot ▁out ▁where ▁Gre er ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁head . ▁In ▁the ▁confusion , ▁James on ▁escaped ▁into ▁the ▁forest . ▁ ▁Lyn ch ing ▁ ▁As ▁word ▁spread ▁that ▁Gre er ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁a ▁white ▁mob ▁quickly ▁formed ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁look out ▁for ▁James on . ▁At ▁ 1 : 0 0 ▁AM ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁pos se ▁of ▁ten ▁men : ▁J . ▁T . ▁Bus sey , ▁Will ▁Mo ody , ▁O tha ▁Dick son , ▁Charles ▁Dick son , ▁Char ley ▁White , ▁J . ▁A . ▁S ands , ▁Mon roe ▁Henry , ▁Ernest ▁Kim ball , ▁W . ▁M . ▁O wen , ▁and ▁Will ▁Tol and ▁found ▁James on ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁a ▁house . ▁He ▁was ▁co ax ed ▁outside ▁with ▁a ▁promise ▁that ▁the ▁men ▁wouldn ' t ▁hurt ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁After ▁Gre er ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁Governor ▁Charles ▁Hill man ▁Br ough ▁appointed ▁Dave ▁F utch ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Magn olia . ▁He ▁tried ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁situation ▁under ▁control ▁and ▁arrest ▁James on ▁but ▁the ▁mob ▁refused ▁to ▁listen ▁or ▁listen ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁at ▁around ▁ 5 : 0