Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-10-15
WHITE MEMS FIENDIsHNEss.

SOME OF our white contem poraries
seem welded to tt fact that the sun
mentionable crime" was confined ex
clusively to colored people.
The following extracts relating to
the brutal acts OF white fiends will be
refreshing testimony to the contrary
WINCHESTER, Va, Oct. 10.-Special.
News OF revolving crime committed
in the mountainous district of Hardy
county, w. Va, on last Wednesday.
has just reached here The victim of
the crime is the little ten yesr-old
daughter of Lewis Dellinper. OF Alun
Springs, Shenandoah county, Va.
The child for SOME time mast has heen
living With her grandmother in West
Virginia. just across the State line. in
what Is known as 1.-The Cove" small
valley between the Great North and
Capon Mountains, and sparsely set
tied spot. The grandmother had been
IN the habit of sending the little girl
to the country store at Matthias, sever
al miles distant. On "Wednesday the
girl started out on horseback. and
when about midway between home and
the store, she was seized by George
kinker, young white man OF the
neighborhood. She was pulled of the
horse and, despite her screams, was
taken to the roadside and assaulted.
She knew Rinker, and realizing the
seriousness or his position, he threat
eneo TO XIII her IL she revealed his
idenity, lie placed her upon the horse
ana started her on the errand, Her
appearance when she reached the store
immediately attracted attention, but
she denied tlat anything wrong had
been perpetrated. She tt en- fell to the
noor in an unconscious condition. She
admitted to Doctors Meyer and Rawl-
ings that Rinker was the perpetrator,
ana related the details. She is terri
bly, injured and the doctors say she
cannot recover. Rinker was arrested
and given preliminary hearing before
Justice j. w. Woods, who sent him on
for the grand jury. He was taken to
jail at Moorfisld.
Here is another:
RADFoRD, VA, Oct. 11-Spe cisl-The
Hastings Court, Judge Cassell. presid-
ing, opened yesterday with the case of
commonwealth VS.. Andrew Andrews
Tor criminally assaulting Leila McDan.
le:I, aged eighteen. at or near New
River Bridge on the night of July 18th
last.
The case was tried by Justices Book
and Moses Immediately after the
crime was comm tilted, and the parties
sent to the grand jury for Indictment
lt appears from evidence given that
clandestine love affair had been in
progress for some time previous to this
and the girl was influenced to meet
Andrews and his brother there on the
night IN question for the purpose of
elopement.
On arriving she found both young
men somewhat intoxicated, and while
III TINS EQUATION, and taking advantage
OF her helplesSness, she was crimiuallV
assaulted and deserted by her lover
whereupon warrant for his arrest was
Immediately issued
To-day's proceedings do not COM
piete the evidence, however. It is ex-
pected that arguments may begin
sometime tomorrow.
This promises to be a hotly contested
case. Some Of the ablest LAWYERS in
Southwest Virginia are employed. The
State is represented by Messrs. Jordan.
Peters and French, the last named
from Bland county. While the defen-
dents are represented by Messrs. Wv
SCR, Larow and Massey of Pulaski CITY.
PuDllc sentiment, as usual, is against
the defendants. and it is believed that
the jury's finding will maintain the
high reputation this court has as a tri-
bunal of justice.
This proves that crime is not confin-
ed exclusively to any one race of peo-
pie. Let the Negro haters study these
two items and profit by the instruc.
lions therein contained. All of the
parties concerned are white. The
iynchers have not made their appear
ance, and the law is taking it's course.
In this state, death is the penalty.