The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-29
iowa IS NOT
in THE LIST
One Of tho Few States of the Middle
South Which Had no Lynch
lnss During the Past
Year.
WERE IS LYNcH1Nes
List Of the Victims Of Mob Violence
in the United States Dur
ing the Present Year
of 1898.

The lynching record for 1908 shows
that the practice of taking summary
vengeance on persons guilty of GER
tain forms of crime is increasing rath-
or than diminishing. The figures for
the twelve months beginning January
1, 1908. are larger than for several
years past. Though the most of the
ly. chings occurred in the south. they
we're not confined to that section by
any means. Springfield, H., was the
scene OF the greatest race riot of the
year, resulting in the lynching and
wo,uiding of number Of citizens who
participated in the riots that lasted
several days. OF the other northern
states one lynching Is recorded for In
diana, while California furnished the
only lynching in the far west.
Mississippi, Georgia and Texas, in
the order named, furnished the great
est number of lynchings for the year.
A quadruple lynching in Kentucky in
creased the figures of that state over
those of previous years. The record
of Texas for 1908 was six-fold greater
than in 1907. In Arkansas, alabama
and Louisiana there were fewer lynch
ings than in 1907 Oklahoma shows
a clean slate and SO do Maryland.
Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska, in all
of which states lynchings occurred in
1907.
The lynchings for 1908 total eighty
eight. This number is exclusive of
several who met death while being
pursued by posses or resisting arrest.
OF the eight-eight victims, eighty-four
were negroes and four were white
men.
Following is statement showing
date, state of hanging, name of par
ties and crime charged:
Alabama.
Jan. 20, at Dothan, Cleveland Frank.
lin, robbery and shooting
April 4, at Baltimore, Walter Clay.
ton, criminal assault.
Aug. 4. at Brighton, William Mil
Ter, dynamiting.
Oct. 90 at Decatur, Tom Sover, at
tempted assault
Arkansas.
June %, at Parkdale, Ernest Will
liams, insulting women.
California.
April %, at Skidoo, Joseph Simpson
(white). murder.
Florida.
Feb. /. at Greenville. Charley Pitt.
man, murder.
Feb. 6, at Newberry, Jack Long
(white), murder
March 10, at Perry, Richard Smith
murder.
March 10, at Perry, Will McMuuen,
murder.
April "a, at Millville, two negroes,
shooting.
July 20, at Pensacola, Leander
SldW, criminal assault.
Georgia.
Jan. 9, at Goldsboro, two negroes
tshot by posse), murderous assault
March 5, at Hawknsville, Curry
Robertson, murder.
March 5, at Hawkinsville, John
Henry, murder,
March 5. at Hawkinsville, two ne
groes (shot, interfering with mob.
June 81, at Waycross, Walter Will
kins, criminal assault.
June 81, at Waycross, Albert Baker,
criminal assault.
June IS. at Lyons, Alonzo Williams,
criminal assault.
Aug. 8, at Triton, Charlie Locke, in
sulting women.
Aug. %, at Louisville Vance Will
liams, murder.
Sept. 4, at Damascus, John Towne,
criminal assault.
Sept 81, at Fort CARS, George
Thomas shooting.
Oct H. at Younker, Henry White,
SHootlnS.
Illinois.
Aug. IA, at Springfield, Burton
Scott, victim of race riots.
Au~ IA. at Springfield, William
Donegan victim of race riots
Indiana.
May 20, at Millersburg w w Pat.
tison (white), abducting neighbours
wife.
Kentucky.
May 81, at Providence, Jacob Nc
Dowell murder.
Aug. /, at Rus-ellville, Virgil Jones,
completely in murder.
Aug. l. at Russelville. Tom Jones,