The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-29
WHERE WHITE DIED
is MARKED BY THREE COBBLE-
STONES INSCRIBED
ALL THAT REMAINS OF WHITE.
THEY ARE THE SOLE EVIDENCE
OF THE MOB'S WORK.

Thousands of MOrbidIy Curious
Took Advantage of Sunday Leis-
ure to Visit the Place Where the
Negro Died in ExpiatiOn of His
Terrible Crime-ReIic Hunters
Have DespOiIed the PIace-Even
the Bushes Were Cut Away as
SOuvenirS--NegrO's Rash Talk.
Wilmington, Del, June 2S.-Thou-
sands of persons visited to-day the
scene where George F. White, the ne
gro, was burned to death last Monday
night by mob, for the murder of Miss
Helen Bishop. They came from all the
small towns in this vicinity and humid
reds journeyed to the execution place
from Chester, Pa. and Philadelphia
A trolley line runs to about three
quarters of a mile from the scene, and
bus drivers and others owning vehicles
did thriving business, carrying pas
sengers to the place and explaining to
them the events of the last two feeks.
The burning took place in a freshly
ploughed field, about fifty feet from the
roadway, which is hidden by high
bushes. The field has been trampled
almost as smooth and hard as asphalt
by the thousands of persons that have
visited the farm.
The only evidence that remains of the
work of the mob is three cobblestones
on one of which this inscription has
been placed in indelible ink:
Here is all that remains of White"
Bushes behind which the assault and
murder occurred have been cut down
for a distance of several yards and car
ried away by relic hunters. Many Of
those who visited the scene to-day,
among them a large number of women,
carried away sprig or bunch of the
bushes.
Excitement Dying Away.
Discussion of events of the last week
is rapidly ending, although the affair
was the text of some of the clergymen
to-day. The preachers, without eXcep
ton, condemned the lynching, not
wthstanding the fact that public sem
timent is Overwhelmingly on the side
of the lynchers.
Rev R. A Elwood, the Presbyterian
minister who has come in for much
| criticism for his sermon of last Sun
day night in which he suggested
| lynching in case the negro escaped
| speedy punishment at the hands of the
law. did not refer to the lynching or
the criticisms to-day. These criticisms
were answered by his congregation to-
day, when the following resolutions
were read during the services:
I'VE the officers and members of the
Olivet Presbyterian Church. Whining
| ton, Del, realizing the unjust criti-
cism being made upon our beloved pas
tor, Rev. Robert A Elwood, by a large
proportion of the public press, do place
ourselves on record in the following
resolutions:
"'F'irst. We express our firm belief
| in our pastors honesty, integrity and
| Christian character; our appreciation
of his ministerial labors in our con-
gregation and our admiration of his
manly courage, as expressed by his
pulpit message and his life in our
midst.
"'Second. We record our belief that
his message of last Sunday evening
was both timely and true. sensible and
scriptural, and in, no wise can the
actions of the citizens on Monday night
| be chargeable to that sermon"
Wilmington is quiet. The police de-
| partment, however, has not relaxed it's
vigilance, and is prepared to meet al
most any emergency. 1t is not believed
that any further move will be started
| by either the whites or the blacks.
DemaGOGic Negroes Advice.
Pew. Montrose w. Thornton, colored,
| pastor OF the First A. M E. Church of
| this city, preached a sensational SER
mon to his congregation tonight The
Id iVa 10 ton
that the Rev. Thornton would have
something to say of the events of the
past week. He said in part:
THE white man, in the face of his
boa sted civilization, stands before my
ewes tonight the demon of the worlds
| races, a monster incarnate, and in so
| for as the negro race is concerned he
seems to give no quarter. The white
man is a heather, f1end, monstros-
! ity before God, and is equal to any act
in the category of crime 1 would SOON
i er trust myself in the den of a hyena
| than in his arms. With a court of law
and officers of the law in his hands,
the despised negro can expect no ner-
| cy. Justice or protection. The negro is
| unsafe anywhere in this country. He
| is the open prey at all times of barbar-
| ians who know no restraint and Will
not be restrained.
There is but one part left for the
prosecuted race when charged with
| crime and when innocent. Be law
unto Yourself. You are taught by this
lesson of outrage to save yourself from
torture at the hands of the blood-seek-
ing public. Save your race from insult
| and shame. Be your own sheriff, court
and Jury. as was the outlaw Tracey.
Die in your tracks, perhaps drinking
| the blood of your pursuers. Booker t.
Washington's charity humanity, adj
vice of forgiveness, love, industry and
SO on will never be reciprocated by
white men"
nEEFNSE OF LYNCHERS