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CHARL/TON COUNTY HERALD
VOL. Xl.--NO. 6.
NEGRO RAPISTS LYNCHED
NEAR HERE SATURDAY
The lynching of the two neggoes on
Coilege Hill Saturday eveningis the
firstlynching ever before rc,coztj,dc(_l in,
'\\’aym:dgs., At Was. an* affair to’ bei
forever regretted by the p.eace loving
citizens of our city and county, but,vj
“for years to come it will be a lesson
for the negroes oé\his community to
rem:mber—a warning that should
_prevent a re-occurence of a crime
such'as was commited at Hickox
last Thursday night, |
Most of those who took active
part in Saturday’s lynching were men
from out of town, some of them who
had known the little \’;’ainright girl—
men who had spent two sleepless
nights and days in search for the
negro rapists, It is probable how
ever, that some were men from our
town and county. :
The crowd who witnessed the
I,nching of the negroes was various
ly estimated at from one thousand
to fifteen hundred 'The majority
seemed to b 2 in complete sympathy
with the lynchers, but only a few
teok actual part, " The affair was
over in less than a Lalf hour after
the negroes were taKen from the
guards, the negro who was "havged
being killed-hy revolvers immediate
1, after he was swung fromse tree.
GUARDS ARMED WITH GUNS AND_
Smmgfiwméswds from
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ift Woodarl quelling one or two out
brea when The it seggestion o
~ lynching were made,
Tne erowd was continually grow
ing greater, until the prisoners and
guzrds were enclosed in a mass of
Eumanity docbiless fifty deep.
The passing of a freight train
fmm Sd\'ill]!‘.ah prevcnted one out
Lreak which scemed imminent, and
the officers had opportunity to move
their prisoners across a small cul
vert in the railroad cut.
There had alieady been many
ries of ¢ Lynch him"” and <Kill
fnim," and the open statement was
made on cvery hand that the neg
roes should not be taken away.
POLL OF CROWD WAS TAKEN,
Finally one young i an, a stranger
who is siid to be from Florida,
climbed to the top of the railroad
embankment and called on every
petson fuvoring “not wllowing the
negroes to leave this town” hold up
their hands. DBoth his hands were
uy and from eveiy purt of the crowd
men’s hands went up in the air
The gunards grasped their guns
firmly and formed a ring around the
prisoners, Deputy Lyons took his
pistol from the holster and waited
for the attack. A moment of in
tense quiet, then a man who is said
to have assisted in the search for
the little Wainright girl when she.
was first muss: d from home, ealled
to the crowd, “Boys, I am ready to
di¢ here and now. Let’s do our
duty.” Immediately every guard
was grabbed by a dozen hands,
while the two negroes, chained to
gether, were jerked from their midst,
The weapons that the guards had
were taken away, emptied of their
cartridges, and in some instances,
returned te the officers.
THE MOB TAKES NEGROES.
In the meantime a hundred per
sons were frantically trying to get
at the prisoners who were in charge
of a few leaders. The wire fence
of the railroad impeded the rush for
a moment, and the two mnegroes
were hurled through it, making way
tor those who came behind.
Witl crowds of m2n on every side
‘f?fihig‘; at top speed, the negroes
t)l»“b’ere;7"}{!l’o\_'edv Along, up on College
hill, the runnirg was kept up for
half a mile.. Finally some one
urged that the negroes be taken
apart. A short stop was -cailied
while attempts were made to loosen
the chain which bound the negroes
together. This proved unsuccessful
and the mob continued on its way
to an oak tree about three hundred
yards in rear of the Baptist™ college
building. j
Just as the mob reached the tree
Sheriff Woodard drove up and
standing in his buggy, begged the
crowd to relgase the smaller negro,
st%ting that he had sothing to do
with the crime. The sheriff handed
some one hi§ Handéuff keys and off
ered to unlock them himself. The
mob, not accepting the sheriff’s
offer, tried to unlock the handcuffs
‘which bound the men together. For
several minutes they worked at, it,
while many in the reor urged a
speedy hangmg. Others called out
to “/save the smaller negro,”
After fruitless efforts. to discon
nect the handcuffs and chain which
‘bound the two negroes éogethér it
}was deg&l to hang . the negro
Baker while the other, still chained
to Baker's body, stood by the tree.
~ No rope had been provided, but
a trace chain which had been lock
ed grpund the negro’s neck when he
gtfirst cv'gpt?«red,“ was fou'tg ,fixfie
‘He grasped the' chain as the negro
was hoisted vp by several men.
Quickly tieing the chain around the
limb, the negro was left hanging.
‘The smalier one, one arm reaching
upward as he strained to pull him
self away from the hanging man,
grasped the oak with the other,
hugging the tree tightly.
The mob, clearing the way around
the hanging man, stepped back
about ten paces, Pistols and guns
were raised and the bodies of bath
inegroes were perforated with bullets,
~ Doubtless two hundred shots were
;fired the hanging negro’s body being
badly mutilated. The lynching was
Ihardly over betore it was heard of
up town, and hundreds of persons
immediately left the streets to view
the gruesome sight,
The mob disnersed immediately
after the lynching.
SMALL NEGRO EQUALLY GUILTY.
There is every reason to believe
that the small negro who was shot
by the mob Saturday was equally
as guilty as the other one. The
officers considered him so, itls said,
and information from Hickox today
is to the effect that the little Wain
wright gill 1n her first statement ac
cused the négro Wilkins of being
implicated with the others.
The officers, just before the pris
oners were taken away from them
Saturday afternoon, gave out the
information that’the smaller man
had been arrested for selling whisky
and that he was not accused of the
crime, This statement was entirely
at variance with that made by the
guards early in the morning, and
with the statement of the little girl.
The information from Hickox to
day is that the little girl still sticks
to her story that both thz negroes
who were lynched here were guilty,
and from a story told today. by a
resident of Hickox, the smaller ne
gro showed the greatest cruelty of
the two in the outrage of the little
girl.
| CORONER HELD INQUEST,
~ Coroner Grimes held an inquest
tover the bodies of the negroes late
'Saturday night. No witness couid
FOLKSTON, GA THUGRSDAY, JULY 2. 1908.
be secuted who conld give any S
formation about the lynching SCHIs
young than testified that " i o
crowd, heard sume pistols Shootiig;
then saw a puff ot smoke, and TH&t
was all he knew abogt ite CEI
was all the coroner % his. Y 3
could learn about the ":{:-
verdict was the “two unknoWa &
groes had come to their deathy
gnnshot wounds from the hahedg
‘unknown parties.
NEGRO BEATEN BY WHITE NE}
A negro man -was found e
western part of the city badly ‘he
en up, He was brought to the &
for treatment by a ;')hysfcia%”'i;;
information about the affaip, i @
tainable. It is said, howes ‘
the negro-had a Httle too ~}f
say about the lynch Satii
and the outrage u#' ‘the L
Wainwright girl, and he was bea
by a crowd of white .meén. 1
police had obtained no nformatis
about it up to noon today. "=
CONDITION OF GIRL REPORM
CRITICAL: 5 -
Information was received Si@s
this morning that the condition:
the little Wainwright girl is eriti
Her mind and body are in a tén
conditiorl and there are grave J%
that she will not recover. ~53*
KICKED BY HORSE &8
ON STREES
Last Saturday little A ton
was kicked by a ,M
been hitched across t% ”‘
Fortunately the child was &
the horse that he did nor Feees
the full force of the blow @ :
not seriously i j‘“w .
been a little further the prol
is that he would . "‘,;; 1 R
Ihe Herald has previously &
RO e . e 5
hmfi/. ' q%%ffiy Ml‘ ’ 1
:h% %*é%’w‘w ST ey
this was-a shade tree bt thd Ay |
Ane.horse comd ‘Bl > e WOIGR | twen .0 ee e
o teTa b Thbr . (R on 1l 3 iy
LYIT R T AT AL 4 ‘a’h fa‘[ 1S { '!-r‘,, ; Al DEARTR G
‘was a lot just-across the feiigelw o s . .7 . o, : |
L & I Redhe b 28y #*School is again in session after a
it has been allowe e cog ; . :
5 R e eSR e y ooy eweek’s 'vacatidn, The attendance
since the town has been incorporit
eds= This practice ot ‘hitching
vicious animals in frequented shad.
ed places should not be sallowed.
Aside front the dengers to pedes
trians they bite the bark off the
trees. The town has some racks
and hitching posts and there 1s
plenty of room for stock on the
vacant lots without hitching on the
side walks. Often we either have
to quit the walk and go around an
animal or make it get off the walk.
There is no reason in taxing
people to plant trees and otherwise
improve the streets of the town un
less the ordinances are enforced.
People should be put cn notice by
placing signs in public places and
then the ordinances should be
vigorously enforced agzinst all
violations. The council should wake
up from its lethargy. &
A GREAT LAND
OPENING.
Washington, D. C., June 22.
A number of exceptional oppor
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tunities .are now being offered by the
the Government for enterprising and
intellizent farmers to secure choice
farms on a dozen or more large irri
gation projects which are nearing
completion,
Owing to the rapid narrowing of
the limits of the unoccupied public
domain, it is doubtful if these op
portunities will ever occur again. It
is probable. therefore, that tl.xe West
will sec one of the greatest influxes
of homeseekers in 1908 that hasi
been witnessed in many years.
The great fertility and wonderful
crop yiclds from irrigated lands, and
the favorable terms the Government
offers “settlers, warrants the belief
that before the year closes not a
single farm will be without its entry-}
man. These farms are located in
North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming
and Nevada.
A letter addressed to the Statisti.
cian, U. 8. Reclamation Service,
‘Washington, D. C,, will secure full
information concerning the location
soil, climate, crop possibilities and
‘terms of disposal.
MUZZLE THE DOGS.
-~ The movement of Dr, Claude A,
Smith, city bacteriologist of Atlan-!
ta, to have all dogs muzzled for one
yearls a good one. Acgide from
the faet that such a plan would rid
iGeoagia of any immediate danger
fromhydrophobia and with a proper
gnarantine against other states we
pould be free from the dreaded
.jgénse and stockmen would find
heep raising profitable again. **
ZHef?is tae plan of Dr. Smith.
£ 'REMEDY Is SURF. ‘
‘f‘tjsz”ile;them and keep them muz..
é@or a year, Those that have
frophobia wwill die within that
”zfl"lipse that have any of the
| Tn;lfexr systems wiil likewise
;t:f:ed from their breath. Be
‘!z;tjed, they will not be able:
t‘.alfl;l'_the disease. At the ead
a!‘ail the dogs with the virus
7f§§éad. The muzzles may be
off. There will be- no more
; ,"ffa‘ia in Georgia. :
necessaty, of course, to
it anti immigration laws
ithe tribe of dog. °
of health, it is said,
BIEO before the legislature and
that all dogs be muzzled—Jco
, daschunds, curs, bulls, shep
‘ tgi’i‘iergf—ar_ud the
tofthe family. - i
*Muzzles. everything - that Imd
dark” says Dr. Smith: -
th we‘p&rt‘_menl i just
E n ¢xhaustive inyestiga.
orge
Bl o, gy
T beal 1
W e
is Better than the previous month
and every child is putting forth his
best efforts to be ahead In the clos
”hmves Lettie Davison and TLola
Harris spent Sunday with the Misses
Dowling. : .
fiiss Mollie Rowell has returned
fiom after an extended visit to
relatives at Hickox, . ' :
; Mrs. W. J. Rhoden spent Sunday
PM. with Mrs. Rowell.
| :‘;Mll's'. Paul Dowling visited friends
at Winokur Friday.
Miss Mattie Rowell, the charming
daughter of Mrs. Jim Rowell, is
home again to the delight of her
many friends, :
Miss lalla Herrin was called
home last week on account of the
illness of her mother, but on reach
ing home, found Mrs. Hernn’s
health much improved.
Mr. Ben Johns, of Bachlott, is
spending some time at Buffalo,
~ Mrs. John Thrift has been spend
ing a few days with her mother at
Bachiott, but is home again.
Mr. Fleming Allen visited Buffalo
last weck. Is that why there are so
many smiling faces? Ask the girls.
Messrs, Vander Rhoden and
Johnnie Warren, of Winokur, were
pleasant callers at Mr. W. J. Rho
den’s Sunday P, M,
Miss Althea Dowling is visiting
friedns near Lulaton this week.
The regular monthly services will
be held at the Buffalo school house
Sunday. Everybody come.
Mr. Bud Wainright is all smiles.
Its a girl.
The Buffalo school will close
Thursday July 2nd.
Miss Minnie Craven, of Hoboken,
is teaching the Oquinn school. We
wish her the success she so richly
deserves,
‘ Brown Eyes.
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A NEW GEORGIA MAGAZINE.
Whilk it 1s always of interest to
note the appearance of rnew pubii.
cations it is of especiul smportance
to-herald.the advent of one which
claims to be a “Magazine of uplift,”
Such a one is the School and Home,
which is published in Aianta, Ga.,
and ()f which Prof. R, H. Powell,
who li6lds the chair of English at
the Georgia Norumal and Industrial
Coliege, is editor, 1
The Scheool and Home. is a maga
zine of the highest class; it devores
its pages to the pertinent and timely
articles regardirg the two institu
tions incorporated in i's name und
its chief aim is to bring about a
strengthening and improving of all
vur social tonditious through the
medium of a broader and better ed
ucation for the people at large.
s cutrent number is full of good
reading matter which cannot fail to
catch and Lold the attention.
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S.OO A YEAR,
" Everybody is having plenty
rain now, and all are making fine
progress planting sweet potatoes.
Quite 1 crowd went hucklebersy
picking one day this week .and got
plenty of berries. g:
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Mrs. Cornie Osteen visited Misgs
es Anna and Victoria Stokes ong
day this week. -
Rev. Peeples nas quit preachiag
on third Sundays, and bereafter he
will conduct services every secohd
Sunday at the school house, Hal
~ Several folks from here atten,deili%;g
‘the Masonic celebration at Caliahan
Saturday. i
Misses Mola and Lizzie Hodges
and litde brother Sherod are visite
ing their brother Walter Redges, at
Callaban this week.
Mr. Berry Cason, has had the .
misfortune of losing one of his eyes
tecently. W :
e \\'efll Wisher,
