The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-01-03
ss1. SUMTER. s. c. SATURDAY. JANnARY 1o7A
LYNCA|NGS ARE FEWER.
MOBS EXECUTED ONLY FORTY
FOUR VICTIMS IN 1913.
One White Man in List of Victims
Two Lynchings in Northern States,
Others i'm SOuth-Spartanburg IN
cident Noted.

only A lynchings known to be
such beyond doubt have occurred in
the United States this year." accord
ing to dispatch from Chicago to the
Philadelphia North American, "and
this is the lowest number for many
years, more than SO being recorded
last year and as many as ESQ in some
previous years.
THE decrease in lynching in South
ern States is attributed largely to eff
forts made by governors, sheriffs and
prominent citizens to prevent mob
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 a mob
from Hnching a negro who was ac-
cused Of assaulting a. white woman.
Later the negro was tried before a
white jury and found not guilty.
'The record shows decided im-
provement in other respects than in
numbers.
$50 far as the newspaper accounts
show none OF the victims was burned
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-
fled antagonism Of the white and
black races.
"Harriston, Miss, furnished the
nearest approach to reign Of MUIR
der when two drug-crazed mulatto
boys, on September %, ran amucl;
and started riot, in the course OF
which three white men, four negro
men and one negro woman met death
"As the two boys met death while
resisting capture the case can not
strictly be classed as lynching.
I'm the A lynchings the victims
OF all but one were negroes and ali
but two occurred in Southern States
North pakota. and Montana weys
the two Northern States in which
lynchings occurred. At Ray. N. d..
Cleve Culberson, white man, ac-
cused OF the. murder of three persons
was taken from jail and hanged. AT
Mondak, Mont, in April, J. c. Col
lins, 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, /;
Florida, 4; Georgia. 8; Kentucky, /;
Louisiana, a: Mississippi, 8; Montana
/; North Carolina, /; North Dakota,
/; South Carolina, 1; Tennessee, ,;
Texas, 6. There was at least ono
lynching for every month in the year,
August, the hottest month, leading,
with eight.
Double lynchings occurred al
Blanchard, La, Cornelia, Ga, ana
Pauls Valley. Okla. At Houston, Miss
two negroes were lynched day apart
being accused of completely In the
same crime. At Drew, Miss, q negro
was lynched by members Of his own
race after he had shot and killed two
negro women and two negro men.
AS in previous years. murders of
white persons and crimes or alleged
crimes against white women caused
most of the summary executions. The
murders were in the big majority. and
cases in which attacks on women
were charged showed decrease.
Nineteen of the victims Of the A
lynchings were accused Of the mur-
der of white men. Four were charged
with numbering white girls or women.
Attempted criminal assault is on rec
ord as responsible for nine of the
lynchings. Two negroes were lynch
ed for frightening white women, one
for insulting n white woman, and an
other for being found concealed un-
der the bed in a woman's room. Two
negroes were lynched for shooting or
assaulting white men, one ror rob-
berry and shooting, one for assisting a
negro murderer to escape. and an
other for horse stealing. In one case
the crime charged was not stated"
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