Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-06
FEWER LYNCHlNGS
Aggregate of a. for Last Year, Only
One in South Carolina.

Aqqreqate of a. for Last year, Ohi)
One in South Carolina.
"Only "A lynchings known to be
such beyond doubt occurred in the
United States last year." accord
ing to a dispatch from Chicago to the
Philadelphia North American, "ant
this is the lowest number for many
years, more than fifty being recorded
the year before. and as many as ESQ II
some previous years.
THE decrease in lynching in south
ern states is attributed largely to Ell.
forts made by governors, sheriffs anC
prominent citizens to prevent NOR
violence.
"A notable example was set on Au-
gust IS, by the sheriff at Spartanburg
S. c. In spite of the fact that dyna-
mite was used, he prevented mol
from lynching a negro who was ac-
cused of assaulting white woman
Later the negro was tried before q
white jury and found not guilty.
THE record shows decided improve
ment in other respects than In num-
berS.
$50 far as the newspaper accounts
show none Of the victims were burn
ed at the stake. Nor were any OF the
lynchings accompanied by the so.
called race riots, which always added
to the number Of victims and intensi.
fed antagonism of the white ano
black races.
Harrison, Miss, furnished the
nearest approach to reign Of muir
der when two drug -crazed mulattc
boys, on September 2S, ran amuck and
started a riot, in the course OF which
three white men, four negro men and
one negro woman met death.
LAS the two boys met death while
resisting capture the case cannot
strictly be classed as lynching.
in the A lynchings the victims OF
all but one were negroes, and all but
two occurred in southern states.
North Dakota and Montana were
the two northern states in which
lynchings occurred. At Ray, N. D.
Cleye Culbertson, white man, ac-
cused of the murder Of three persons
was taken from the Jail and hanged
At Mondak, Mont, in April, j. G. Col
Inns, a negro, who shot and killed the
sheriff and deputy sheriff of the coun-
ty, was hanged by a mob.
"The states in which lynchings oc'
Cured and the number in each were
as follows: Alabama, 2; Arkansas, l;
Florida, 4 Georgia, 8; Kentucky, i
Louisiana, A. Mississippi, 8; Montana
/; North Carolina, 1; North Dakota
L; South Carolina, l; Tennessee, 2
lynching for every month in the year
August, the hottest month, leading
with eight.
Double lynchings occurred at Blan'
chard, La, Cornelia, Ga, and Pauls
| Valley, Okla. At Houston, Miss, two
negroes were lynched a day apart, be.
| ing accused Of completely in the same
| crime. At Drew, Miss, a negro was
| lynched by members Of his own race
after he had shot and killed two ne
gro women and two negro men.
LAS in previous years, murders o.
| white persons and crimes or alleged
most Of the summary executions. The
murders were in the big majority, ant
cases in which attacks on women were
charged showed a decrease.
Nineteen of the victims Of the 4"
| lynchings were accused Of the muir.
der of white men. Four were charged
with numbering white girls or wo'
| men. Attempted criminal assault /:
| on record as responsible for nine o.
| the lynchings. Two negroes were
| lynched for frightening white women
| one for insulting a white woman. ant
| another for being found concealed un'
der the bed in a woman's room. two
negroes were lynched for shooting OF
assaulting white men, one for robbery
and shooting, one for assisting or as
saulting white men, one for robber!
and shooting, one for assisting a ne
gro murderer to escape, and another
| for horse stealing. In one case tht
crime charged was not stated"