The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-30
RYDER LYNCHING REWARDS.
THE GOVERNOR OFFERS INDUCE
AIENTS FOR CONVICTIONS.

The state to Pay $500 For the Arrest
and Conviction FOR the First Two
Members OF the Mob That Lynchcd
Ryder; 500 For Each Subsequent
Arrest and Conviction and 500
For the Arrest and Conviction OF
Any Person or Persons Hinder'ng
or Interfering with the bringing
of the LYnchers 10 Justicc-Three
of the Mob known.
Atlanta. Ca. July 29.-The governor to-
day offered large rewards for the appre-
hension aud conviction Of the Ryder
lynchers
He was waited u0on to-day by DR.. C. A.
Ryder Of Gainesville and Prof r. A Ry-
der of Columbus, brothers of The dead
man. who were accompanied by George
Bell Of Gainesville ans attorney After
a conference of some length the governor
reached a decision ana issued an order
that $500 each be offered for the FIRST two
lynchers arrested ana convicted, and 500
each for all subsequently brought to jus
tice and $3.50 each for such persons as
might be found guilty of aiding abettins
and screening individuals in the crime
provided their connection with the case
amounts to a felony.
The governor announces that he has in
his possession the names of several of
the lynchng mob which numbered only
fifteen, with positive proof against three
of them. He expresses his determination
to exert the fun power OF his Office to
punish the guilty parties.
The governor viii leave here in the
morning He is to deliver a number of
addresses and will not reach the city
again until the middle of the week. AS
soon as he returns he will take up the
Williams lynching at Griffin and decide
whether to offer rewards in that case also.
Atlanta, Ga, July 29.-In an interview
to-day the governor repeated his well
known sentiment against lynch law and
added There has been much said about
the delays of the law, and yet TO one
who fully comprehends our system and its
results this point viii receive little con-
sderation. We have now in our peniten-
tiary and county chain gangs over 1900
convicts. We have had a large number
hung during my administration, and while
there is an occasional instance where a
case is kept in court great while, 1t is a
rare exception and not the rule"
In addition to that permit me to say
the men who lynch and take the lives of
their fellowmen in their own hands are
not the men who are usually found on the
side of law and order, and If lynching Is
TO be apOlogiZed for on the ground that
the law does not conform to the views of
everyone, then there will never be a stop
put to it. The time will never come when
all the people will be satisfied with the eX-
listing laws nor will il ever come when ex-
listing laws will be perfect. This being
true, let apology for lynch law cease, let
il be condemned in unmeasured terms and
let whatever is to be said about changing
the state law be said to the general as
sembly and not for the purpose of palliat-
ing a crime lynchers are guilty of
THE truth is that lynch law increases
crime. There would be fewer rapes and
fewer other offenses in Georgia If mob law
were abandoned and all offenses left to the
courts for punishment. No set of people
can become lawless without encouraging
others to become lawless, and crimes i'm
the form of lynch law encourage other
men 20 violate law. because law Is there
by brought into disrepute and disrespect"