Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-20
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Congressman wafson's Paper sums one
Days Grimes.

Congressman Wafson's Paper sums oh0
Days Crimes.
Atlanta Peoples Party Paper:
Georgia seems to be in the throes OF
an epidemic OF crime. One issue OF
the Constitution gives the details Oh
almost enough murdered negroes TO
people a small village. Little notice
is taken of the less sensational
crimes, where negroes have been
driven into hiding and forced 10
sacrifice not only whatever they may
have accumulated, but all prospect OF
reward for their labor.
Nothing can be more certain nan
that these outrages originate n are
encouraged in the condition of public
sentiment that justified the demo-
cratic campaign methods last faii.
Rotten eggs, false afiidavits, and
wholesale lying by a partisan press,
followed by the illegal use OF whisky,
ballot box stufing, intimidation,
fraudulent voting and an intolerance
unexampled in American politics,
has affected the minds of light
minded men all over the state, until
the right to individual opinion is lost
sight Of.
A party of white men in Baker
county went to the house of a negro
named Bill Davis and proceeded to
search the premises for meat alleged
to have been stolen. Davis went to
his brother for help, and with him
returned to the house. The brother
was shot dead by the intruders, and
Bill was stabbed in twenty places and
left for dead, though he may live.
The white men are described as not
masked, but mot definitely known"
Baker county furnishes the second
instance. A white man named
Collins shot a negro man named
White through the heart. 1t seers
that White was employed by Collins,
and accompanied him to Newton on
Saturday. when Collins got drunk
and threatened to clear out the town.
White got him toward home, and
across the ferry. Collins changed
his mind and wished to return.
White endeavored to induce him to
90 home, but Collins was frenzied
with drink and shot him dead. The
coroner decided that it was an
accident.
Again, Baker county comes TO the
front. A party of masked men
visited Lyons place, hunting for a
negro whom they desired to put out
of the way. They slipped around
until they found several negroes
together in the mooDshine. Mistak'
ing a man named Green Davis for the
man they sought, they opened fire or
him, riddling him with bullets and
killing him instantly. This I'M
fortunate accident was considered OF
sufficient Importance to Justify lead
ing out in the CONSTITUTIONS account
Newton county comes next
Thomas Henderson had a claim OF
So. so against Tom Jordan. The negro
seemed to have an idea that Hender,
son was the kind Of a collector TO be
feared. ANY way, the coroner dis
covered on examination that Jordan
was dead with a bullet hole in his
back. Henderson is in Jail.
Hugh Malone, a white man, shot
and killed two negroes near Inman
in Fayett county on Saturday. The
negroes were Sing Gay and Aaron
Prater. They were together eating
dinner when Malone came up, picked
a quarrel with them, and when they
started to leave him, shot first Pratel
and then Gay. Malone claims thu
shooting was in self defense. He ha.
not been arrested.
A Pulpit Romance.