1. Joe Pullen shot and killed Saunders and then, after collecting an additional firearm and ammunition, fled into the countryside.
15 Facts About Joe Pullen
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Joe Pullen managed to kill and wound several members of the mob before he was himself killed.
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Nick Salvatore's account from interviewing people who previously lived in Drew says Joe Pullen was a sharecropper who had a dispute with Sanders over the amount owed on settlement day and refused to give permission for Joe Pullen to leave.
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Joe Pullen then ran to the swamps east of the plantation with 75 rounds of ammunition.
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Joe Pullen believed the money was his to pay for work previously done but wasn't paid for.
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Joe Pullen then ran to the bayou as Manning got a sheriff posse.
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When Joe Pullen fled from the ditch, the machine gun shot him several times, seriously wounding him.
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Joe Pullen's ear was cut off, put into alcohol, and showed in a store display after that.
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Elizabeth Woodruff's account mentions Joe Pullen ambushing the posse members, shooting one in the face, killing him, one in the head, and another on the side.
10.
Sanders went to confront Joe Pullen, and feeling insulted Joe Pullen kept his hands in his pockets, an act of disrespect.
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Sanders ordered Joe Pullen to remove his hands, and when Joe Pullen did, he pulled out a revolver and shot Sanders.
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Joe Pullen obtained the shotgun and more ammunition from his mother's house.
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Saunders gave him $150 to get people to work on his plantation, but Joe Pullen kept the money to make up for unpaid work.
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Saunders went to confront Joe Pullen, carrying a rifle with him, with JD Manning staying in the buggy.
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Joe Pullen then hid in Powers Bayou in a hollow tree.