The Denver star., 1915-01-30
Georgia Assassinates South
ern Chivalry.

ern Chivalry.
Disregarding the Sanctity Of Womanhood.
Women's Bodies Riddled with Bullets bv
Bloodthirsty Mob. How Long? What
Next? Why Persecutest Thou Our Women?
Great God! there in Georgia no woman bold ENOUGH
to take the cudges for her sex2 Will not Georgia's
womanhood fight the pastme of the mob? Will the
women organize and draw the line where this dis
graceful business? Women have captured ear the
public before and do Can Southern white
women sit still and women. of race mainland
led and insulted lynched and riddled with bullets?
The blaekest tale from the European battle6eds of Ger
atrocities rivals whit the terrible barbay
the Georgia mob that January stored the Casper
jail overpowered the sheriff seized two color
ed men and two coored all four accused of assault
on officer of the law. and lynched hem women
ridding their bodies with bullets afterwards
Even Russia often referred by civized America as
barbarous does not her prejudice spite help
less Jewish in this The Associated Press
dispatch reports the girls asked mercy the moose
frightened abon their necks and shut off breath Can
tales of German atrocities committed the
tie rival this horror? And in the the New York
Sun:
Can Alabama whose governor has been scourging her
lynchers the Of match the Georgia
cty Can nsurgent Mexico exceed the revolving brutality
Iof it What the Hon. John Martin Slaton Governor OF
the STATE going do eyes of his horr
fed countrymen 2'-Amsterdam News
Law-Respecene Citizen. North East and West Sharply De-
nounce Hanging Of father, Son and Two Daughter. in
Southern State-Barbarous Act Called Worst in History
Atlanta, Ga.-The brutal lynchnp of Dan Barber his
son Jesse and daughters, Bua and Ella Monticello
week leaves the State of Georgia with backest
cord earth far crime against humanity goes The
work OF the awless citizens those who form ynchng
such atrocous and cruel deed committed
Monticello last week, has all along been
punishment of the Jews darkest Russia seriously
doubted that Russia other subjects would go
SO far as to mob whole family including helpless
young for such trivial that given the
lynchng of the Barber family.
Governor Slaton is reported have said that he will
offer reward for the and conviction of these dasard
lly murderers Whether he will do this the Governor
and the good thinking people OF the State of Georgia ought
to know that the of the civilized world upon them
and will anxiousy wait if they intend relieve the
State Of this damnab that has been placed upon
that brutal and awless band Monticello bluff about
most of the Southern State authorities do when lynch
ing occurs
Chief of Police Williams, said had been:told that
Dan Barber operating blind tiger in his home
to the place to search for liquor he Chief alone
When he reached the Barber he Barber there
with his Jesse and two daughters and several Others
According the Chief he assaulted few minutes
afterwards by of the Barber family and beaten
The Chief that Dan Barber held pistol to his head
and Jesse Barber and the girls beat him about the face
and body with their fists and with clubs.
News reached the sheriff that fight progress
BARRIERS home, and Sheriff Ezel hurried there alone.
This occurred Wednesday night During Thursday
there much excitement Monticello and there
threats OF lynching, but that Sheriff Eze
took precautions for the safety of the prisoners.
he feeling continued and Thursday night
ed men went to the JAIL overpowered Sheriff Ezel and
deputies they always do easily and took the four
bers of the Barber family from their cells.
The mob took Barber. his and two daughters the