Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-20
4 I.AIIl)75iNIDE APPEAL.
To I'LL COLORE[)
AMERICANS
Friends and Go Workers: -

Friends and Go Workrrs:-
Since the Mr.. G. A. Hardy Circular
WaS pu1 out rh" writer and subject Of
this circular letter has been convicted
and punishment assessed nj 30 DAYS n
the r"Unty jail, ana Il fine OF $4,000
TA" County Attorney in presenting the
":s" confessed that the Stasc failed to
rrodur1 any evidence arainSt the
writer hawcvcr had he been a lust
and far man. willing to give an Afro
American II just fair and square deal.
without i@rtS Tor his case he would
hay" a&rc"I with my attorney. tha,
~" "ass. shohld have been dismissed.
M efforts were made to manufactures
.al~" vv.dcmru-crooHcti and dirty
work.
They called in Il Negro woman for
""rfrt work Oh the case, to help make
"vid'ur" WI" | am tod came 10 this
stat" in i"lation ot The White Slave
Act. l'u' ~h" WaS sharp enough to
''"t allow them to use her rs Witness.
- II She told my friends she would
1an% nc. il >h" could get o.. the sand.
Il" t"ii the best thiE< 10 stay of the
ii" &nd
wish 10 show to the public what
'', '','"' ""' '''ul ''d /" h','N' Il case
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l"lf'r. or don't care how much hey
mis4uutc ;hr ;ru Il, had one woman
t"H"'j there Whose testimony did moi
tHrh he ease.
MANY people in l"c Inilcd States
Ell my race may Wonder u.,y Ih., amy
race man pr woman wotsl. dislike Rev.
Branch on u,cuunl of his work. roI.
jhc race" | wish To x:ty nu1 , >:in,rI,
ltUN or gentleman of nv race. who
hus ALWAYS, been such d.S.I,, me. any.
" here in America.
Now ahuui this &u.r.tllrI unlif, VA
man and why she doesn't like IN, !,
- llf>. Shr had =. rri.,,l . a.; :;
he Norm. and bn,..rusn ,..,,Id r,,,
.lIord -o stand rnol f,r ,hn .ni,,,nr,
"f the body. She became onurv ON
RACED and wont speak TO me. ana
hrlpcd to convict me. Now will the
race stand by me? am MOI = crimi.
nal | did make loans to race mon
and women to 20 Nur;n, meant no
harm. 1 Wanted 20 hclp the indiv.duo1
or individuals.
My case comes under the mieration
laws of Texas. And that law does no1
proh hi Exodus loans. il the marry ar
parties do not charge the iudiyidual
any fee. | have never cnarpc, any
man. viii my race allow me go to
jail. by this weak CHARGE. and IN =
jail which is unsafe? Ii was unsafe
for Chester Sawyer who WAS lynchcd
from this jail.
Yes crday GO minutes after | was
| convicted one OF the jurymcn passcd
| me and said: "Branch. don't YOU think
, We got through VITA Won uuick?"
turned to him and recognizing him
and smiled. said it WAS Il made np
tl;inG. | smiled because saw some
lhIhE good n him. Vie said | could
men. ! tod them that we had no cvi-
dcncc in the world to convict Branch
and they sad they were going to vote
for verdict on account of this book he
wrote, and | told them, | didn't know
how they could do such under their
oath" did not know the man.
About the book. Labor Commissioners
Garrett h,a botb hook. I'm corrt
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Justiro ~ ro 80 ,ho crnro,n Cn,ut
win my. ..so if ,,o,1 ~
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