Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-02-24


What viii they do about this case1
ID, how does JOHN CARTWRIGHT feel
,ver the termination of the tight2
1t was he who employed counsel to
prosecute JENKINS.
1t was he who bounded an almost
dying man to the very river OF death.
1t was he who aroused the senti-
ment of the county against help
less man who had been more than
punished.
1t was he that ISAAC JENKINS de- !
clared had not only taken a part
in the lynching but had placed re-
volver to his neck and shot him.
What will you do with this case
now, Sheriff BAKER and Common
wealth's Attorney HOLLAND
You worked for Mr. CARTWRIGHT
even though you were discharging
your duty to the state.
VIII you work for Mr.. ISAAC JEN-
KINs while discharging your duty
to the Commonwealth ?
You may shIrk the responsibility,
you may declare your inability to
secure evidence, but the fact remains
plain that somebody should be
brought before the grand jury and
Indicted.
A felony has been committed is
lNansemond County, and you are
sworn to bring the perpetrators OF
IL to Justice.
How can you hestitate2 An oath
is solemn thing.
Ii is believed, gentlemen that the
Recording Angel of heaven takes 8
note of ones utterances in this re-
gard and will require from Us an &C
count at the lest day.
You may smile or consider th'
statement lightly, but it neverthe
ess stands out in bold relief tina
this opinion has permeated ever,
portion of the government of free In
situations and men are swayed Their
by.
VIII you do your whole duty
; Some persons beat, hanged aud sho
unarmed, innocent man.
: Constable BRANCH had JENKINS
r charge and has no doubt some ide
as 70 who lynched him.
;. He should be made TO tell or Ii
g dicted as a party to the crime.
Z He is certainly liable to punisl
ment for having unduly exposed b
prisoner to the fury of a mob, whol
be had a reason to expect was seel
ing JENKINS life
n Constable BRANCH should be pu
he ished.
= But what is the need of such {
,r appeal =? Should not the promp
es iDgs of conscience have swayed the
c. officers
Is it possible that in Virginia, U
ed on our mother soil we are to appt
re to fellow. neutrality-suspicious. of t
h law to do their duty .?
TO We we're born here and are pro
We OF the heritage of the CONNIE
an wealth which-falls TO Us as we'll as
other members of the body-polt'
We glory In her achievements, q
sorrow in her shame.
" Only few more days and wit
the narrow confines of the gr'
- we too shall sleep, and hope
90, awake to realize the beauties OF
- great Beyond.
" Sheriff BAKER and Comm
III wealth's Attorney HoLL.
." will have to face with us
lnu unerring eye of that
ne fallible Judge and fiimsy excuses I
ing Inability to secure evidence"
n's noe form a part of the plea in t
"'S court.
With the lynchers and the cons
'use BILE the split blood of poor, suffer
'oo trembling, covering ISAAC JENl
-. will be required at their hands,
siOu the divine announcement that "
niie you do it unto the least one of
~ little ones you have done lie unto
will have a new meaning to I'll
ieiP- Let JENKINS take hope. Let
'e Vi trust GoD. Regardless of his C.
aOu inhuman treatment here, he can
peacefully to sleep In the arms
'n'o forgiving SAVIOUR, who with his
.eie. white hand will wipe all of the
~ from his eyes.
iiau Well may JENKINS toTmento
"a to pictured as exclaiming in the
aigD guage of SHAKEsPEAKE:
re- 'My conscience hath a thousand to
And every tongue brings in a 81
G IL Iaie; ,ooondon,ns mo for
Q OF lian."
was
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that
XII ASSAULTED HIS OWN DAUGH