Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-10-15

attn inst, while the male IN ,ms,,,rs al,
the family We're in attendance n. the
sessions of the Circuit Court. BAT
TALE JOHNSON was the alleged Gull
prit.
The Richmond. Va, NEws-LEApER
INDUCED in the following "scare line
heading:
IN EGRO FIEND Is JAILED.
Mrs. Lacy's Assailant Caught by
Spotsylvania Posse and rs now
Under Guard
When the case was submitted to the
grand jury, Mrs. LACY, the white lady
denied that any criminal assault had
seen attempted or committed The
grand jury was divided on the question
OF bringing IN a true bill but a major
lty of them having so voted an indict-
ment was the result. AT the trial, Mrs
MARMADUKE LACY, and her
husband testified that the colored man
was innocent, that he had been in the
employ of the family for sixteen years
had no such evil intentions as those
charged against him. After deliberat
ing for some time the, jury announced
that 1t was unable to agree upon a YER
6ict, and 1t was discharged.
As for JOHNSON, he is as yet in Jail in
Spotsylvania county. The Richmond
Va, NEws-LEADER was so disgusted
over the blunder of its correspondent
that with an evident feeling of fair
play, 1t announced that such person,
who would send out such scandalous
exaggeraticn of facts would write no
me re for that journal.
Then followed later explanation.
that Mr.. JOHN t. GooLRICK, it's Fred
ericbsburg correspondent was out of
place and had left the work to some one
else, who had misrepresented the facts.
and indirectly endangered the life of
contessedlv innocent man
That jury should have disagreed,
when the evidence was of such a posi-
tive nature in favor OF the accused
demonstrates the feeling existing when
ever colored man is charged with
crime against white woman. He is
virtually convicted before he is tried,
as the Jurors as rule are drawn from
that class of white men, who inherent
ly hate the Negro, not ever having
owned colored man and therefore not
knowing the value of one.
This case is bad enough, but it is not
as outrageous as the one reported from
North Carolina. Several months ago.
Tom LOVE, colored, who is about fifty
years of age became intoxicated and
felllasleep on the porch of Ms ROGERS.
He awoke at about 1 A. NJ and think
ing That he was at his own house, entered
the open window and made his way to
Mrs. RoGER's room. where his move
awoke from sound sleep
LOVE became frightened and left hur-
riedly. He afterwards explained the
affair. He had been employed by Mrs
Roc sRs for some TIME and she was con
WINGED that he told the truth and was
innocent. She went so far as to employ
counsel for his defense A white jury
heard the evidence and convicted him
of burglary and he was sentenced to be
hanged October 27th, 1904.
The white lady's name is Mrs. Roc.
ERs and the affair occurred at waynes-
vile, n. o The indications are that
should Gov. Aycock decline TO inter
fere, the decree of the court will be
carried out, The facts speak for them
selves and is a most forcible illustration
of the feeling between the lower strata
of whites towards the colored people in
their respective localities.
That the liberal minded white men of
the Southland have great task in
combating these conditions is plainly
evident and as for the Negro, he must
bend his energies towards encouraging
those white people who would help him
and do all in his power to uphold his
own leaders, who are pointing out to
him the way to permanent success and
lasting prosperity.
1t requires patience, perseverance and
above all else money, backed by the
friendship of those white men, who
may be found in well-nlgh every south
ern locality, and whose aid and support
should form the basis of our appeals to
the sober second thought OF every COM
munity in Dixie.