Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-03-31

We're It not for the ,fforts oil mis- 7
Ievoted friends, he might no doubt 4.
ven now be under the sentence oil I
Death. Not one word has been ut u
tered against the lynchers. Me
The laws of Virginia have been v:
olated. Not a member OF that band
of lynchers has been indicted oy IN
grand jury. z
Commonwealth Attorney HoL-
LAND has prosecuted JENKINs,-whso e'
has he done to maintain the majesty 3
Of the law in the case OF the would
be murderers of this man? Ecno
answers-what =? lI
Sheriff A. ii. BAKER is said to be
fair minded man. 1t was asser1eo
that he had a conscience and q heart
What has he done to bring to 'ne
bar of Justice the men who commit
ted such a heinous crime
| All. Mr.. BAKER, you cannot shirk
sworn duty without violating cne
oath which you with one hand up
lifted while the other held the "orio
g os God declared you would not yio-
j late. Two well you know, MIR. hoL-
: LAND, that you cannot stand acqui1-
tod before the bar of heaven or that
- Of earth If you fail to exercise as
s. much activity in Furnishing JENKINS
lvnchers as you did in prosecuting
10 him for alleged crimes ot which ne
'e vas proven :c.,~'~-->s
n Sheriff BAKER, you VIII pardon us
for the statement, but you, sir
ne should call upon the Governor OF the
Ut great state of Virginia to oner 8
al sufficient IT ward TO cause men to in-
40 terest themselves In the apprehen-
10 sion of these men who have shed III
nocent blood.
ne God knows, we are surprised II yo'
y Mr.. Sheriff can sleep the sleep OF th
'n- Iaw-abiding man so long as JENKIN'
lynchers go "unwhipt OF justice
And you, Commemorative Attor
~; nev HOLLAND should have eve
bv standing before your eyes as silen
the hut bloody accusers those nine gaI
hat inc wounds In JENKINS head and q
two oozlng bullet holes In his neck
mn You start, sir, and we are N
, or surprised. We're it possible In
hlte criminal case, equity would ha
ully stepped In and'stayed the cruel pre-
ecution which you waged again
slect this weak and helpless man.
ELL We know not whether you ma
q for children sir, but when you endeav
ID a cd To incarcerate JENKINS In the '
pub pinia penitentiary in one case q
hang him In another case,
# of inflicted needless punishment
nm on those three helpless child
g DO and drove almost to the portals
h 40 insanity a heart broken wife.
h sol He may have had his faults,
tlemen, but the punishment me
WAS beyond the realms OF an OF
v nary possibility, and has only to
Az = basis of legitimate comparison
!. atrocities of the Dark Ages.
was You say your duty demands
total &C. does it not also demand that
inaugurate crusade against
- On mans wouid-be murderers
g. These criminals live in Nansen
80 a. County. They no doubt visit
= nov folk. They were in the cours al
ortuDo trial and watched with ghoulish
. him the misery they had caused.
o,+;-on Is It a sufficient excuse to say
JsNKrNs was bad niger
tbo+ ought to have been punished ?
Does not humanity revolt at
q view of the case Does not
- :, sworn obligations tell you that
~sa.h.a cannot properly entertain sue
opinion JENKINS was not an
A. law. He was Virginian-an
lean citizen and as such entitl
- all of the rights and privileG
any other ciuZen.
~ Gov. O'FERRALL will offer
'on the "aru ior nis >
dvocate quest it.
He may do so without
request.
viii you gentlemen perform
EkS. sworn duty VIII you ask
reward be offered The biz
since n suffering, staggering, p
IsAAc JENKINS cries from the g
Of the Will you heed the appeal
10 h,a+o you Pharaoh-like hardenyour
srrD~,sa and evade duty which is sc
.ood "a, that he who runs may see 1t p?
cernad IN The people Of this state are
ing your action.
,onlo car Disaster awaits you, shou
= bo+tor fail to perform your sworn Oh
: now an 1t wont be always thus.
rot tbov We wont have always to
to men whose hearts have
mon the hardness of adamant an
chen ofH minds have become callous
their din. son.
- +aob We won't have always to ?
no nronor our eneries and beg Cons
os orsm,- upon those who despitefuly
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