The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1901-07-05
NEGRO SENTENCED TO DEATH
-LYNCHERS WERE NOT
INDICTED.

Mississippi City, June 29.-To.day
Judge Hall pronounced the death sem
tence upon Victor Johnson by hang.
Ing, the negro who yesterday was con.
victed of criminal assault. The exc.
cution will take place on Thursday,
the lst Of August next. The party
assaulted is a little negro girl, a few
months over 8 years of age, and is the
step daughter of the doomed man.
The case Of Henry C. Jordan (white)
CHARGED with the murder of IT. C.
Williams (white), the trial of which
began yesterday morning, was submit.
ted to the jury at 2 o'clock this after.
noon. The case was submitted on the
instructions of the court without ar.
gument Of counsel.
Next Monday Judge Neville will
mold court on the trial of the case OF
the State VS.. Hunt, for grand larceny.
The grand jury came into court this
evening, made a report in writing and
were finally discharged for the term.
with the thanks OF the court. The
report is as follows:
mississippi City, Harrison County
Special Term--GranG Jury duly EN-.
paneled by the Hon. Judge Neville.
June "a, 1901, after sitting in regular
session six days, beg to make the fol.
lowing report:
we have examined sixty witnesses.
and herewith beg leave to return six.
teen true bills. Fully realizing the
responsibility imposed upon US as
sworn officers and law abiding citizens
we deeply regret the lack of sufficient
testimony to warrant this jury ia
finding bills against the parties who
participated in the recent Gulfport
lynching of one Abe Barrett.
I'VE desire to say those occurrences
nave the hearty condemnation of this
body, and believe the disapproval of
the large majority of the good law
aoldlng citizens of this county, who,
with us, commend the vigorous efforts
of Governor A. II. Longino and other
Officers in their efforts to bring to pun.
isllment the parties engaged in these
lawless acts, and we trust and hone
there will be no abatement OF zeal in
TINS direction. until the citizenship of
the State learn that all wrongs shall
be redressed in the courts. We have
mad great difficulty in obtaining wit.
nesSeS: and in view of the fact, we
suggest that the next grand Jury take
up these matters. We would be I'm
willing to adjourn If we had any rea-
sonable hope of securing the atten.
dance OF those witnesses, but after
the most strenuous efforts in this di.
rectlon, we are convinced that Il long.
er session by us will not accomplish
the result or have the effect OF secu.
ring the attendance Of those wit.
neSSeS.
1--WE hand your honor, with this re.
port an additional report touching on
matters which we do not deem proper
to be made public at this tiuie, and in
which your honor a take such action
as to you seem meet and proper.
in conclusion, we desire TO say
that in our opinion the law abiding
portion Of this community should do
more in the future, than in the past
to aid those charged with bringing to
justice all who indulge in mob VIC.
lence, and not have officials to rely on
the testimony of participants in those
outbreaks. or those who have but Nc.
tie regard for their Oaths. Respect.
fully submitted. B. Z. COX,
Foreman Grand jury"
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