The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-22
FEWER LYNCf4INGS
 THAN LAST YEAR

l of 1906, the total for the current year | to date being forty-two--three negro women, four white men, and thirty | five negro men. The record includes | only cases of unmistakable lynching leaving out those in which the vic tims were killed by pursuing possess while resisting capture. The record for l last year was seventy-two. being thir- | ty more than that of 1907. | Crimes charged against those lynched range from robbery to assault and murder. It is worthy of notice that none of the victims was lynched Tor such petty or trivial crimes as in some previous years. A large majority of the victims uAre guilty of criminal as- sault or attempted criminal assault. The lynchings were most numerous in Alabama, Georgia. Mississippi and Louisiana. Farther north there were two lynchings in Maryland and one each in Missouri. Iowa and Nebraska |. Altogether there were lynchings in twelve States. The larger number. oc- cured in the hot summer months. cold weather apparently being a deterrent influence.
 Following is tabulated statement: Alabama. (Seven: all negroes.) January Midway. Win Scott. as- sault. March 24--Florence, Cleveland Hard ing, attempted assault September 22 - Pritchard Station. Nose Dossett, attempted assault. November 2-vfnegar Bend Aps 'I November len Vinegar Bend. Hank Lucas, protecting murderer. November s-Tatladega. Frank Sin- gleton. murder. sault.
 Arkansas.
 (Three: all negroes; two women.) March 19--McKamie,' two negresses, assault to murder. =. May 5-McGhee, Sam Fleming. at tempted murder. Georgia. (Four Negro Men: One Negress; one
 White Man,
 May 6-Thomson, Charlie Harris, at-, tempted murder. " attempted assault.
 May 2O-Reidsville. Padget woman July 1@Dalton, Dock Posey (white). assault.
 July 1-comer. George Herbert, wounding white man.
 October 27-Byron, unknown negro. robbery. Iowa. (One White Man.)
 January 9-Charles City, James Sul- len. wife murder.
 Louisiana.
 (Nine; all Negroes) March 15-Monroe, Flint Williams. murder and robbery.
 March IS, Monroe, Harry Garoner murder and robbery. April 16-Bunkie. Charley Strauss' attempted assault.
 April 18-Clinton, Fred kiibourne' attempted assault. May 2-Koran. Silar Faley, assault. May 31-Echo, Henry Johnson, at- tempted assault. June 8-Gibbs Landing-James Wn- son. attempted assault.
 June 2S-Ruby, Ralph Dorans. as- sault.
 December 4-Merrouge, unknown nc gro, attempted murder.
 Maryland.
 (Two Negroes.)
 July 2s-Crisfield, James Leed. mur- der.
 Burns, murder.
 Mississippi.
 (Seven, all Negroes) January 22-Greenwood, Henry Bell, assault.
 June 9-Indianola, Lee Fox, murder. August 2S. Columbus, John Lipsey' assault.
 october 11-Tunica, three negroes. robbery.
 October 22-vanvleet. Henry Sykes, threatening a woman.
 Missouri.
 (One White Man.) February 19-Malden, A. L. Brannon' murder.
 Nebraska.
 One White Man.)
 August 26-Bancroft, Louis Higgins double murder.
 Oklahoma. Crwo Negroes.)
 March 31--Durant, Jim Williams, as- sault.
 July 16-Osage. Frank Bailey. at tempted murder. Tennessee. One Negro.) August 16-Tiptonville, Will Clifford. assault and murder. Texas. (Two Negroes. August 5-Goliad, Tom Hall. attempt | ed assault
 November 4--Cameron, Alex Johnson | assault. HEAVY DAMAGE SUIT. Case Filed ASlnst The Southern Rail- way Asking $25,OOO Tuscupohia nac 1-(Snecial1 The