The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-06-07
EDITOR MENACED.
Paragraph In Colored Newspaper
Arouses Ire of White Citizens
of Augusta, Ga.

OF augusta, Va.
Augusta, Ga, narrowly escaped
more violence last Saturday night
growing out of q publication COM
cerning the recent killing of Alex
Whitney and the lynching of his rauz-
derer, William Wilson. Saturday
afternoon more than 200 white men
marched from an indignation meeting
on the river bank mile across town
to The Georgia Baptist Office on Camp
bell street, Dear Gwinnett, TO demand
q retraction from the editor. and at
night another party was organised 70
force Editor White to leave town and
to wreck his printing Office.
The indignation in the community
arose over . paragraph Published IN The
Georgia Baptist, denominational ne
gro paper. published for years past by
Rev. W. j. White. It purported TO-
have been copied from another psper
s'The Bee," said to be published
Washington city. It was as follows:
sThe lynching Of William VIII
son, popular young mechanic. II
Augusta, Ga, . few days ago u
another one of those damnable M
sins for which the south must be g
held responsible. Mr.. Wilson dis
upholding the virtue OF one q
Georgia's most refined and highly
respected young ladies. The white
wretch who offered the insult fell
at the hands of this young marty
and the unpleasant thought that
such Q brilliant career had TO b
sacrificed for one portraying the ~
worst type Of criminaiity = noe
only unfortunate, but sad to the
very extreme. .
The entire statement was 30 palrae
bly, false that it filed the friendsE0e
young Whitney with indignstions
An indignation meeting was eelie0
and the publication denounced and it
was proposed to run Editer White ~
of town, to wreck his newspaper O1I6e
while some even wanted 70 tar
feather him, or do him other yi0Ispcos
The meeting decided upon the appoint
ment of COMMITTEES TO wait upo4
White and demand that he sign ~
apology and repudiation Of the srils
Gle.
In the meantime White had gone g:
The Herald and Chronicle Offices md
stated that he did not know the peras!
graph was in his paper; that i Neg
published without his knowiedge ~
consent; that it was absolutely taIse
and he was anxions to put csxd ias
both papers repudiating it and apolo.,
aizing for its publication in his paper.
The following is the card which tn
committee dictated for Editor Whites;
signature:
.sThe infamous article that appeex-
ed in The Georgia Baptist on NM
31st as clipping from The Bees -
inserted without the knouledge o. ~.
proval of the editor OF this papef,
who hereby emphatically disclaims
connection with It's publication.
81 cannot sufficiently deploEe the|
fact that this disgraceful articls ~
peared in our paper, apparently q theE
expression of the opinion and senti
ment of the editor Of this paper. And
further I deprecate, repudiate and dss
nounce the article and ali the sentlz
ments it contains, and further guaxAns
L.. T., ~, a ~, g q ,,oo,,1n of &uOHaf8 fkHk
it is not the intention Of The Q6oegl
Baptist to offend By uphoiding ~
such dastardiy acts - that refexred
in the article in question. 4 fdKf6
guarantee to the white citixens TIL is1
| such offense will again occur a t6s
columns Of this paper. Irespecaa
ask the morning papers TO publist ~
denial and promise TO print It n Nxoe
type in The Georgia Baptist. s.
ssWnLIAN j WH1x
) sePublisher Of The Georgia Baptist