The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-05-07
GEORGIA GOVERNOR SUBSTaNTl.
ATES PEONAGE CHARGE.
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THE Marshal replied with an oath
that he would rather kill the Negro
man read the warrant. Here the EVIL
In his hand. Some say that the Mar
sinai who is large and powerful, grab
ped the stick and struck the Negro
him down. Others state that the Me-
gro raising his stick backed away,
when the Marshal rushed in and
struck him to the ground with his
| pistol Several other white men rush
upon him and began to choke and
beat him.
Two of his daughters started to
him 4 man kicked one girl in the
err and began to wipe the blood from
his face. The three were quickly
overpowered. The third daughter who
was kicked was i'll at the time, The
blow made her deathly sick. She lay
in jail moaning and begging that
something be done for her and her
! father, who was bleeding badly from
his wounds The Sheriff locked them
in and left them without medical at
tention and ignorant of the charge
against them.
next morning the Negro learned
/ that his neighbor had sworn out a
warrant against him for trespass. The
Sheriff refused to tell him what the
charge was against his son and daugh-
/ ters. The Negro employed lawyer.
! Then he found that he and his daugh-
tiers were charged with resisting an
officer in the discharge of his duty
his son with carrying a pistol. Only
one witness claimed to have seen the
who said that he had seen the son
put the pistol in the buggy, while the
crowd was on his father. The buggy
was searched. This pistol was not
| found.
Talk of lynching the Negro and
!
another county. A committee of citi-
zens waited upon the Judge of the
circuit, who informed them, 1t is
charged that he would put the Negro
in the chain gang when the case
should come up for trial
The man, his daughters and son
! We're tried In the Superior Court. The
father was sentenced to serve twelve
fine Of $3.50. The girls were fined
$50 each The son was fined 800
| The Negro paid the fines of his chill
dren.
The mans smaller children and his
wife were in his home while he was in
Jail. mob led by the town mar
shall went to the house. kicked the
door and demanded admittance, then
shot up the house and went away.
! This was night
| children fled from her home. never to
rcJurn.
~ friend went by night and re-
/ moved the live stock belonging to the
family and sold It for them at
| great sacrifice. Their crop was a to-
tai loss. Thev viii he lynched it is
said, 4 any or them ever returned to
their home.
Reputable merchants and bankers
In this county unite in giving the Ne
| gro and his family good character.
The son has been offered a loan
OF $3.50 by leading farmer to pay a
note, the holder Of which threatened
suit during these troubles. A leading
merchant gave the father line OF
credit running from $500 to $500 a
year. One of the best citizens of the
county signed his bond.
The education of his children and
the success. of his. thrift seem to be
the sole .offense Of the Negro.
Case No. 1S1, a Negro complained
lanta he appeared as n witness. Fear
ing to return to the county he went
! elsewhere to live. The son of his
former employer discovered d where ere n ne
arrest, and brought him back. H
disappeared. A boy fishing found a
skull in the stream. Search was made.
found a card Identifying the corpse
az that Of the missing Negro.
Case No. 1876 County No. 26)-The
sheriff Of this county, with two other her
road to the county site. They were
drinking. The Sheriff asked Negro
in the road to get him a drink OF
water. The Negro answered that he
was not at his own home. but that he
! supposed there would be no objection
to getting him a drink Of water.
Though Sheriff left the car and
struck the Negro twice with a pistol.
| The man brought the water. This
Sheriff made him get in the car, car
rled him 500 yeards and made him
leave the car where he beat him over
the head with a pistol and stick.
/ The bleeding Negro was forced into
! the car again and made to lie down.
| He was carried ten miles, the Sheriff
kicking him in the body and head
one eye was virtually knocked out.
Then the Sheriff made him get out. He
was beaten again on his naked body.
The Sheriff stopped to cut another
| stick when one of his companions ad-
| vlsed the Negro to run II he wished
/ to live. This he did, hiding in the
woods until later a passerbH carried
| him into town The Sheriff wa in
dicted for assault with intent to muir
der He was acquitted The Negro
beaten has the reputation of being
peaceable law-abiding, hard working
! man. He was threatened with death
If he testified against the Sheriff"