The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
WHITE
SLAVE
CASE
Cor tinued from page /.

kins, the mother OF LIME Daw~us e.
had lived on the plantation OF slelpaniei
nearly thirty years and that during that
time Mcdaniel becam. the father of H.
zie; that her husband ,rlns ignorant ana
llliterate and treated A. ii Save tid not
assert his aight~ i'm th, matter. \ot~Ith-
standing this fact. counsel iar tie d. b.
iendsnt. sims MrDaniel. eEdeav"re-i l.
show the laws q: south (a-olina are adj
verse t. such actions anu that had TIM
alleged crime or tsso>-' said 20 have hssn
purpetrat.d against me tsv.n brought
TO the attention Of the oihc,al- dow
There the accu-ed. If found guilty. would
have been severely dealt with.
Bora Dawkins j. ai.out iiify five year
old, possessing form and feature re-enltl-
ing those OF the antique Negro. very la k
aid illiterate. hut exceptionally INTEL
gent and very etnI hattie m her stat
ments. While On the tines stand. IL
the crowded court room. responding q
direct Questions. -he pointed T. sims Nc
Daniel, with grim look and IO-itiv,
enumeration, stated L. the court and inr,
that be was l.izzie'S father. that he knew
II 70 be true, that he had G item told IL 4
Lizzie IN the presence of others. AMI thar
had, from time To time, wrongpd her
while the poor child resisted. cri.d AZ,
protested against bis cruel inl,D-ii ons
LINE, when PLACED on the witne-
stand ~cOrroborate'i her mother 10y saw.
ing that Mclanir.- had aiway- told hei
that he Was her father thu h- had 81
ten forced her e. submit tn hi- imprnla.
and unlawful sct~ since sir..~a- hetu.e.
thirteen and fourteen years oi age. dur
ing which time be- had forced upoI
her the state OF motherhood AMI tfsi
committed abortion by means Of med
cines administered 10y Mcdaniel himself
In the Federal Court room there va
another bat OF No, iul evidence again,
Mcdaniel. the accused white man. Tin
was another mulatto giri Of the aye o.
fourteen, one OF the Witness ina th.
case and another daughter 81 Mechanic
by an older daughter of Dora Dawkin-.
As these facts were related on tine witnsS,
stand, thrill after thrill. shock and shocl
and sensation and SENSATION seemed ts
fasteu themselyes upon every person n
the court room, 80 much - that for sev
erai moments they all Appeared To ~
dszed or partially paraliz III, and parti
cularly 80 when TN witnesses said thes
were helpless. and AFRAID To- tell any on,
OF their troubles and Sufiering~ at th.
hands OF Mcdaniel tecslse he had threat
ened them with death in event he founo
out that they had done 80.
Ii also appeared that they were pracii
cally confined on his plantation. not al
lowed 70 associate with othsr Negroes 81
adjoining farms, and that tile only whit
persons whom they saw generally wer,
tile friends OF Mcdaniel. or those owe,
whom ne exercised controlling infu
ence- To these, they said. they did no.
dare 70 mention their troubles, lest u
would get back To him.
On one occasion Dora Dawkin- ss..!
that she did murter up courage enough
TO attempt an interview with an attor
ney at Union, Who frankly told her iha
II she had no money he would lno: 1
70 her. She, OF course, went away iron
him disappointed. defeated and di-cour-
aged.
As coon A. II was known 20 what plac,
IN Virginia LIZZIE had made her Hight. 8
move Was instituted 10 secure her return
70 the state OF south Carolina A bogu,
warrant, drafted IN three different hsns
writings, Was sworn ont against her, ur
on alleged information, charging be-.
with assault and battery with intent T.
Kali her little aiece, tine fourteen year al,
girl herein before mentioned.
This warrant Vas issued by a magi-
trate, gwen 10 the sheriff Who turned D.
over to Tom Mcdaniel. brother Of IN.
accused man and a Tural Policeman, al
acting deputy sheriff. 60 to executed. m.
was dispatched TO Virginia u Apr. hen,
Lizzie and % return her e. south Caro-
lima, but failing - find her be r,t1rn,
"ttAtOut IrI.
With more definite in formation con
corning u exact location. he was 81
back 10 Virginia to bring her. and IN
time Sims Mcdaniel volunteered o. =.
company him ju-t 10 -ee the county. '
they said. but the evidsnce slowed tl,sl
they travelled mostly in the niqhttn,
going and coming and coming. Jour
neying by means Of hack some four
teen '"ile- from the railroad, through a..
Biueridge mountains, they found her b.
bed 81 the home Of her bali brother. ar
rested her, took her back o. the railroad
placed her on the train and CARED be-
back 10 south Carolina all done viii.
out rsquisition papers or any other proI
er legal iormslities
The girl, while sstifyIng on the Wit
nsss stand, STATED that sims McD.ni
furnished .be money With which her In.
vss psid for her return. The said Nc
Daniel, Of course. disputed her statement
irving at Union, south Carolina. a.
Tn O'Clock IN the night With the D..
msr. n prlzor,er ..iar.,.-d 4. f.I~.... -.