Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-01-19

As NJ. mCNADAh
murdered Rob- ~
both white, at Il - peal
tentIary. 1t was clear case OF
murder in the first degree.
RICHARD BROWN who did not strike
CHARLES 81. PAGE, but threatened
him gets FIVE years In the penitentia-
nv. This Is the same court In which
WILLIAM I. GAUL, accessory to q
= murder was given Eve years in the
= penitentiary by a jury. RICHARD
BROWN did not murder anybody.
He demanded under threat the mon
on ev which was due him. He was Civ
On On en- five years In the Penitentlary-
This is the court In which WM. ID.
50 GODsEY, white, who maliciously
3. 50 murdered Dawn GLASS, colored, was
20 20 given sixteen weeks In jail and fined
% 800.
80 RICHARD Brown demanded OF CHAs.
% q. PAGE the 50 which was due him,
90 and which under the law the said
90 PACE had no right to withhold. BE
% was given Eve years in the peniten-
ON On tiary.
This Is the same court In which
rip ;urv ascertained the punishment o
bs EARNEST MESSAGE, white, who muir
o 71Sy dered SnAs PARKER, colored, a.
q be twelve weeks In jail and a 500 hne
rider RICHARD Brown, who Ignorant o
safe the law. demanded his money unde
''9 the threat which CHAs. H. PAGE, his EN-
' @rnp ployer had no right to deduct iroI
o aaiSs his pay, is kept in iailior weeks sui
DO. iected to the expense OF employin
your counsel and then given FIVE years
cents the penitentiary.
sr at PolIce-Oficer EANEs of Petersburg
Mt in while on a drunken spree In this eli
mon assaulted a colored lady and she
s0U Mr.. JOHN DAVIS, colored withO'
Ps .AS- provocation. For months, Mr.. d
BY q Wis Was an invalid, DR.. R. b JON
no do attending him. His would-be mt
d. are derer was tried In this same cou
discOn and fined $25.
to r. RICHARD Brown, colored who {
= SST oss not assault CHAs. III. PAGE, Will
ne on Int threatened him In order to
&c the cure the balance of his wages VIII
was unIawfully withheld was tn
l. Va IN the Hastings Court, and gi7
" five years In the penitentiary. WI
100 think the people of Virginia WI
say the people of the United Stat'
How is this to be guaged by the z
" pie of England, to whom SO m'
lation copies of the PLANET have OF
Ao been sent
There is one redeeming feat
about the case, this court Is pre-
lunity ed over by a gentleman with h'
hon and with conscience. he has
and messed much, and could write a
tory no doubt upon the inequall
of the law as observed in his co
all OF He has more than once set aside
Re en- diets and as far as IN his power r
fed the errors OF men who seer
blunder bIindly. An appeal has
with made to him and we believe
TAzE- RICHARD BROWN viii be given an
t con- er trial.
On N'S scenes al these that cause the
guish of the heart and nerve l
ournal. times to write as though our
nd en- had been dipped in vitriol, the p
itor In upon which we write soakeC
an blood.
This is but one of many cases,
NITEN as long as God spares US, and VI
enabled to continue our efforts;
shall be directed to the anchors
N1eS OF the condition of our people,
49, condemnation of outrage In G
form, and the announcement tt
N world of the barbarities which
- blighted the hopes of our south
- and sacrificed some of the brig
= prospects ever held out to any
= No. tIon. Lynch-law must go
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