The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-18
CHARGED WITH PERJURY
NEGROES FIRED on MIR. o. w.
BLACkNALL AND PARTY.
AN OUTRAGEOUS STATE or AFFAIRS
n Mr.. o. W. EIacknall Nal a Statement o.
conluct that is M Revolving.
Charge is Damnab'y
FsIse.
Kittrell. \. c.. April II. 1899.

To the Editor: As the negroes of
Vance county. striking at me- haze
brought an infamous and utterly ground
less charge against an innocent young
max and false reports of The matter
have gone abroad. greatly 80 pis anney-
ance. it Is incumbent upon me to safe
the facts
Although my family at this place
for more than century have aeen tied
for their sympathy and consideration
for the colored race. and have for
years used my power as the largest en-
ployer of labor in the connty always IN
the way of kindness aud cnarity fer
them. my stand at certain critical Ieiiods
has made the negroes my enemies. or
rather furnished the negro politicians
with eagerly sought capital.
They harl,or against me many grudges.
The well known assault Or tae negro
George Brodie on b Young white Girl
WAS committed on one Of my farms. |
was absent at the time, bat my soils
took active part IN capturing The Of
fender. and al the trial | lent such aid
10 the prosecution az ws. necessary.
When the negroes Ut this place 'nyad-
ed the white waiting room, :nsalEin3;
aud nearly assauIting white clergyman
who protested against their higIa-handod
action | withsfoed them with such EN-
s,hasis a. 10 render recurrence Of the
outrage unlikely If not impossible.
Smeh influence ~ / had ! exerted in
fmtherine the passage of the separate
ear LiiI Although | advocated equal
ACCOMMODATIONS for both races this
seenis to have disgraIptied them most If
all This can he accounted for only by
the inference that The negroes Of Vance
connty. with characteristic insolemce.
valued above all other things the oppor-
tuiity vi forcing themselves into the
presence Of ladies III "A show Of social
equality.
gnf Is return to Ike question in hand.
For the above rasons has This wholly
unwarrantei spite beeD gathering head
and constantly seeking an opportunity
10 wreak itself. Repeated attmpts 10
form a labor boycott against nae have
80 far failed igDominonsiy. The onlg
otes who could be induced 70 join il were
d feyy whom Be had already black
listed for oi,en approval VI B0die
crime.
BIN AHdifNtf lf Ahf IH4tbltE j HfBDu4N
not value business sneeess feathers
weight against shat ~ me seems the
paramount duties Of Southern citizen
ship.
Baked al boycottiDg. seeing that
threats VI assassination had no effect
ansy that threats ~ burn luy property
!. we're equally futile for ii IL kept night
&,ud day under armed guard with
Wleyiiisll cunning they determined 10
&fgika d blow. compared 10 which all
1.thers. had they All been successful
would have been nothing 10 strike ~
The honor aud good name VI Hx family
4 negro girl ths mother Of q bastard
.4g,ild and III uotDrjOiisIF loose character
before and since, was severely reijtj-
,,ard.a bg one Of nay white managers
ar larEifgg Niiil e0lofed man ia one
N n.v man. cellars, where the duties
~ roll, carried taeHi. Catching ~ any,
,,,stg 4, ahield herself she accused the
xaung man, ms coiisii1, 81 fofeiidy de-
sasni,,a her. The matter was reported
- ne. After d sharp and wholly npe
,,;,.sea investigation ! found ihe ehar9e
.,,,sdle.1 and aianderougiy false, md
'l,,.,'t.a ti,af Tie whole family. long ia
-. e,,,olegnlent aud ~ ne.ng aud many
nj,,ched times ny HFiie'ieiaf'es. be %
aaep discharged.
srhsa one Aaron Npiia hfi1hbliean
nl,,.sfer. ahe glrls aunts Aasband, adj