The record-union., 1894-09-10
TEN PERSONS KILLED.
LYNcHINGs IN THE SOUTH.
South Carolina's Governor Vexed at
Unjust Criticisms.

South Carolina's Governor Vexed at
Unjust Criticisms.
RALEIGH On. c., Sept. 9.-Governor
Carr has been a little vexed lately by
what he deems the unjust criticisms of
many Northern papers upon his course
in the case of Tom Madkins. colored, who
was lately in danger of being lynched for
the criminal assault on a little girl in Ala
many County.
In an interview, he was asked: "What
do you think viii be the ultimate remedy
IN the South as to the war between the
races?'
Il think we have the remedy now i'll
having as speedy trial as possible to
remedy the matter as much as possible.
will suggest that it will be advisable to
confine these villains in the penitentary
at once, as soon as they are arrested. until
court of justice can be held and give
them fair trial. That would put them
beyond the reach of lynchers."
you believe that would do away here
after with all the lynchings?"
No, sir; L do not / can but say that
would be step in the right direction to
protect the map's life from lynching if
he is put in the penitentiary right away,
or as soon as possible, and given a speedy
trial. 1t is exceedingly fortunate for the
white women OF our country that these
men do not read the Northern papers.
as they would mistake the conduct Of
the papers indorsing their course. Of
course, consider it exceedingly fortunate
that those guilty of snch crime do not
read the Northern papers, or there would
be more crimes of this character COM
1nitted, and If they condemned the fact OF
criminal assault more and lynching less
Ill would have better effect"
And at the same time you do not want
to condone lynching at all?''
Not at all.
GOVERNOR TURNER THANKED.
MEMPHIS (Tenn.) Sept. "a call was
issued 10 day by the pastors of all the
colored churches for mass meeting to-
morrow night for the purpose of publicly
thanking Governor Turner, Judge Cooper
and the white citizens of Mem phis for
the determination they have shown to
bring the Alillington lynchers tc Justice.
Funds will also be raised for the widows
aud orphans OF the six negroes who were
murdered by the mob.
THE WHOLE PLOT LAID BARE.
MEMPHIS (renn., Sept. 9.-The whole
plot OF the lynching of six alleged negro
3ncendiaries, near Millington. on the
night of August 3lst, has been laid bare.
and before many hours elapse every man
implicated in the conspiracy will be in
Jail.
Robert McCarver, son of J. A, Nc
Carver, Sherln OF SnelDy County. is the
man who exposed the conspirators. He
was before the Grand Jury last night.
and told the whole story. In his testi-
mony he said he was invited to particle
pate in the lynching by Il. n. Smith.
one of the men now in Jail under indict-
ment for lynching. Smith gave Nc
Carver the names of the men who would
compose the mob, and told how the
negroes would he arrested by Detective
w. s. Richardson. placed in wagon and
driven to Big Creek Swamp, where they
would be in waiting.
When the invitation to assist in the as
sassination was given to young MeCar-
Yer it was represented that his father
knew of ii. and that Judge Cooper of the
Criminal Court was not in the dark. The
representations We're untrue, and were
made by Smith with the intention, if
possible, OF mixing Sheriff McCarver in
the affair. through his son, so his hands
would be tied if an investigation should
be instituted by the authorities.
Young McCarver declined to join the
mob, and the day after the lynching dis
closed the details of the plot to Joseph
Thiers and Hoffman. It was through
these men that the Grand Jury obtained
the first information about the con-
spiracy. Criminal Court Judge Cooper
to-day, after hearing McCarver's state
ments, ordered him placed under $4,000