The sun., 1918-08-05
GEORGIA LYNCHINGS I
OUTLINED TO WILSON
Report Shows There Were II
Negroes Instead Of Six
Killed in May.
18 VICTIMS ALLEGED
Mary Turner Hanged by
Ankles and Burned With
GasOlene.

A full report on the Georgia lynch
ines Of May 17-22 was filed by John r.
Shillady Of the National Association
for the Advancement OF Colored People
with President Wilson last week at his
special request, It was announced yester-
day. The same Information was turned
over to Georgia authorities several
weeks ago. The reports shows that there
were eleven authenticated lynchings in
stead of six as reported In the press
at the time. 1t says in part: =.
Instead Of six victims of the mobs
which ranged over Brooks and Lowndes
counties from May II to May 20 eleven
authenticated cases were discovered
during an investigation of the circum-
stances surrounding the killing of
Hampton Smith. a white farmer Of
Brooks county. Georgia. and the wound
ing OF his wife near Barney. Ga, on
May l6 and of the lynchings which fol-
lowed.
Press dispatches at the time named
Will Head. VIII Thompson. Hayes
Turner. Mary Turner. his wife Eugene
Rice and Sidney johnson, the latter OF
whom had stated before he was cap
cured TO several persons interviewed
that he alone was implicated in the
affair and that the FIVE who had pre-
viously been lynched (the Ave already
namely were not involved in IT.
Five additional victims were found.
Chime Riley, Simon Schuman and three
unidentified negroes whose bodies were
taken from the Little River, just below
Quitman. Ga. about week after they
had been lynched Negroes OF the
neishborhood told the Investigator that
there were eighteen victims, but no more
than eleven could be authenticated
more than 500 negroes have left the
region since the outbreak. so that a
number OF negroes who were said by ac-
quatntances to have mysteriously disap-
peared could not be located nor their
whereabouts ascertained and are not In
cluded in the Investigators findings.
Hundreds of acres of once productive
lands are now overrun with weeds and
dozens OF farm houses and cabins de-
serted by their former occupants. de-
spite the threats involved in the state
ments Of the mobs that any negro at
tempting to leave the region would be
considered to be involved in the killing
Of Smith.
Chime Riley was lynched and clay
turpentine cups. used to catch the gum
when turpentine trees are cut, were tied
to his body and the body thrown into the
Little Rtver, near barney, ia. SIMON
Schuman was called out Of his house
near Berlin. Ca, on the Moultrie road.
at night and has not been seen since.
The interior Of his home. as well as the
furniture, was completely demolished.
Tho story Of Mary Turner's fate was
related to the Investigator by men who
affirmed that they were present at her
death and Is related with every desire
to avoid the gruesome except as IL nec-
essary in giving the facts.
Mary Turner, wife of Hayes Turner.
who had been reported by the press as
having been lynched because OF .unwise
remarks concerning the lynch,ng of her
husband and who was approaching con-
finement, was tied by the ankles and
hung head downward. Gasolene was
taken from the automobiles OF the lynch
ing party and poured on her clothing
which was then burned from her per-
son.
The woman's body was rlddled with
bullets from high powered rifles until It
was unrecognizable She was buried ten
feet from the tree and at the head Of
her grave was placed whiskey bottle
with a cigar stump in the neck Of It A
photograph OF the grave as described Is
in the possession Of the Association for
the Advancement Of Colored People"
The association has adopted resolu-
lions commencing President Wilson for
his condemnation Of moo spirit and
lynch!ng.