Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25

Ike mad scarcely stepped from the
door, however, before he found him.
sell surrounded by scores of masked
men Those who had slipped away
Whiic Truitt guarded the Negro had
aohe 'helr work. The men seemed TO
nave risen as if by magic. They were
cam. There was no loud talking
MOI one OF them could have been roc.
oEhlZcd NY member of his family
Shcrih Headly looked at them and
understood. Page rolled his ovns
Wildly and seemed to feel tho tonsion
without entirely comprchendinr lie
grim meaning 10
QUIET VOICE TELLS s11rp11,,,
WE WANT THAT NIGCER"
me spell was broken by n u,iot
voice that rose somewhere out IN tho
- -, 'Mo' we want that niger, shcr-
Ill The men pressed in cloeor
ana Shcrif Headly stepped in front
nc appealed to the men in The n,mo
ol MS Office. lie pleaded With tho,,
On personal grounds. lie Threatened
,ncHl win the arrests he would have
10 make later should thcv horono
SHOWN TO him. He begged that viz
s'nias record for allowing the law
10 take its course be sustained ond
inc state upheld, as one of tho load.
efS among the Southern States and
nc informed them that 1t was Can.
'alh FRUITS desire that Poro No
given court trial. Nv
mere was not n sound for , fo,,,
moments and then. again the first ro.
mark was repeated. 1--WE want that
ilisser' sheriif.' The men crowded
IN once more, and, unable to offer 70.
issuance against the pressure from the
Nnchlhg party about him. Headlv,s
slasp on Page was broken and tho
,na was swallowed from view as
'nG turner's closed about him.
iase lnen realized what was In
HIo,c ior nm. He bordered upon col.
i"pse before he had proceeded n HIM
nneu Yards and his appeals for elem
onos were borne back by the wind to
n noi M ready and Magistrate Cralle
Pave t, nas no replies to his pleas,
\; so otci begged to be allowed to SEQ
,no, m.ie ana mother. That request
r %"s Granted and the Negro spent n
hnn,.in liolcs with each before he was
'"'' &c" out into the night again,
'''' Az ~ OMOBiLE TO TAKE NEGRO
10 SCHOOLHOUSE.
, Mnen ne returned to the road an
,,,a[. i nad been secured, and no
r. 1ua u"''uiea IN, wa1ling and praying.
~ t,a n"' long drive to the heart
.no Nesfo settlement, ona firms
n,,; S t""e ny me man driving the ma.
onihe. Reaching Nthe settlement, tho
~ pa"ceeaed to the yard in front of
81 s.iioolhouse and there stopped.
+,a "so was dragged forth and into
tho o S",u' "here he dropped beneath
Lou ou,spleaalng arms of a giant oal,
A rn when pickaninnies play daily
.nd DC was knotted about his neck
,,,oa "so was rSscd to his feet. He
o was even a few minutes for PRAYER,
rope guide-iine Of q Dlow horsa s,,, NC
concertedly at the word or coIn p",,u'
TIC rope was tied about tho troo
trunk and Pages uuivorinp hod,, 'ac,
dangling '''s 'c't
AS silently as it had gotborod tho
lynching party dispersed tho NAV 49,"
separating and disappearine II ,ros
not until this morning that Shor;ce
lleadly discovered where pooo ,,a ,,i
been hung. and, with the coronor haI
the body cut down. ''''>'
me attempted assault occurred 70.
port OF it was made the assailant can
turcd and hung and the partv dis
persed within four hours.
The attempted crime came as q holt
from clear sky in a community that
is usually looked upon as composed
of model. law-abiding citizens. and 50
swiftly did events transpire that NOT
even as yet has public sentiment. OK
ccpt in the immediate vicinity, had q
chance to mature either for or against
inc summary Justice melted out to the
Negro.
NO APPEAL TO GOVERNOR FOR
ASSISTANCE OF TROOPS.
At the Office OF Governor Stuart last
nlght it was stated that no report
nad been received Of any lynchine
IN northumberland County, nor had
the Governor received any request for
military aid IN maintaining order.
1t was stated that the last preyious
iynchlng in Virginia happened an
proXimatcly eighteen years ago. dur
ing the administration of Governor 7
iioge iyler, when a lynching occurred
near the town OF Emporia, i'm Soutb.
side Virginia.
on many occasions both during
.hls ana previous administrations
troops have been called out to aid
sherliis in maintaining order and to
protect the lives of the accused until
an orderly trial.
Governor Stuart has frequently ex-
pressed the hope that his entire adj
m1hlstration would pass without tho
olssrace OF lynching in this Com
monwcalth.
During the great fire in Hopewcll
l liuio .hah year ago there were per-
sistcnt reports that q Negro had hoon
lynched for looting in the ruins An
oihclal investigation was made in
"nich the story was found to be
without foundation in fact, though in
several tabulations which wont ont