The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
DENMARK IN BAD HUMOR.
a Mass Meeting DenOunCeS Editorial
UtteranCeS.

Those at the Meeting Put on Record as
Convinced of the Guilt of the Negro
Lynched-The Columbia State the
Paper Subjected to Bombardment.
Denmark, S. c., April pa mass
meeting of the citizens Of Denmark was
held in the store of J. T. Steadman this
afternoon, at $50 O'Clock, about 800 be
ing present. Capt. j. E. Steadman was
was called to the chair and J. d. Nit
house acted as secretary.
Col. D. Paul Sojourner explained that
the meeting was called to denomce the
course of certain newspapers and the
course of Editor Gonzales in particular.
S. S. Lafitte offered the following set of
resolutions;
Whereas. A negro fiend assaulted Miss
Mamie Baxter the l4-yearold daughter OF J.
D. Baxter. on the morning of the l4th OF April,
while she was on her way to school. ATTACKING
her brutality and with drawn KNIFE threatened
her life and after choking he rlntO insensibillty
and dragging her down the embankment OF
the South Carolina railroad; and
Whereas, The citizens of Denmark acting
with the citizens Of Barnwell county and
those of adjoining counties hunted diligently
for the rapist and having caught one John
Peterson. whom the citizens believed to be
looked like the man except the eyes and
nose" and of whom she subsequently
said; "he is the man" and against
when we have abundant and sufficient proof
that he was the man who assaulted Miss
Mamie Baxtor, said John Peterson was hung
and shot to death on the spot where he made
the brutal assault; and.
Gonzales, has by every means known to him.
self sought to besmirch and befoul the people
of this community and by has editorials
~ ~ apo 10 r0la n
race against the white people and incite negro
men to attack white women to avenge the pun
ishment of John Peterson; now therefore
we, the citizens of Denmark, IN mass meeting
assembled.
/. Do regret that such an outrageous attack
was made on an innocent and unSuspecting
girl by the brute, and further tender to the
unhappy and grief-strioken father our deep
and sincere sympathy.
2. That we fully commend the act OF those
citizens who inflicted the punishment of death
upon John Peterson, believing him TO be the
guilty wretch, and we say to the world that
we believe John Peterson guilty and have
proof to support our position.
3. That we condemn the editorials of
N G. Gonzales, who for political purposes
has seized upon this occasion and the
punishment of Peterson for a preteXt to vent
his hostility TO Gov Tillman;.
The latter part of this resolution was
bitter attack on Mr.. Gonzales.
4. That we condemn the State as paper
which seeks to array the negro race against
the white race and thus return to the days of
Moses and Chamberlain.
5. That we commend the course OF Gov,
Tillman for sending John Peterson to Barn
we'll, for he would not have been harmed I'M
less guilty, and if guilty he deserved death.
8. We commend the course of the Colored
people of the county who realize that John
Peterson was given fair hearing and a just
punishment, and we further declare that we
believe that all people who would protect the
virtue of this woman should hold aloof from
man so destitute OF virtue and truth as is N.
G, Gonzales.
Adopted in mass meeting,
Notice has been sent to the postofices
in the county calling for mass meeting
on Monday at Barnwell Court House. A
large meeting is eXpected.