The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02
SENATE PUSHES
LYNCHlNG BILL
u AS MObS WORK
Iay Was Bloodiest One in
ANIMALS Of Country, Ac-
cording to Records Just
Published.
ATTACKS ON WHITE
WOMEN AT BOTTOM
Dyer-Anti-Lynching Bill would
Make Summary Justice
A Federal Offense.
BY Edward NJ. Thiery.

"a WASHINGTON. - Lynch law has
3 made May the bloodiest month on rec.
ord.
"a Twelve negroes were killed by mobs'
They were hanged, beaten to death or
burned at the stake. Five were tortur.
ed TO death In flames and the bodies
4 OF two others were burned later.
Eleven Of the l2 lynchings occurred
\ In Texas, and one in Georgia. Texas
stands third on the list, with Georgia
first and Mississippi second, In the
total lynchings in the United States
since 1859.
Significance Is attached to the un-
usual outbreak because OF the pending
deadlock in the senate over the Dyer
antilynching bill. The bill, introduced
by Congressman L. c. Dyer Of St Louis
was passed by the house, but senate
subcommittee OF which Senator Borah
IL chairman has declared the measure
absolutely unconstitutional"
James Weldon Johnson, secretary OF
the National Association for the Ad
vancement OF Negroes, which Is sup
porting the bill. says that up until May
there were only half as many lynch
ings as in the corresponding four
months of last year.
During the past 32 years there have
neen more than 34OO lynchings; there
were 81 in 1918, SO in 1919; 65 in 1920
and g. In 1921
Record Of Bloody May.
Here is the record Of Bloody May,
as compiled by the American Civil Lib
critics Union.
May "a mob Of 500 persons took
"Snap" Curry ]. II. Varney and Nose
Jones, negroes. from the county Jail
at Freestone. Ca. and burned them at
the stake. Curry is said TO have con-
fessed the assault and murder of Eula
Awsley, white girl, and implicated
two other negroes.
May 8-The bodies Of Frederick Green
and Tom Cornish. negroes. implicated
by Curry In the Awsley murder, were
found hanging from trees.
May l6-The body of a negro named
Early was found swinging from tree
near Plantersville, Texas. Early. who
is charged with attacking white wo-
man, had escaped from Jail at Ander.
son.
May lS-Charles Atkins, 1Syear old
negro. was tortured over slow fire
and burned TO death near Davidsboro,
Ca, after admitting robbing and mur-
dering Mrs. Elizabeth Kitchens, a ru-
raj mail carrier.
May IA mob battered down the
door of the Miller county (Ark) jail.
dragged Hullen Owens. negro. through
the streets OF Texarkana, Texas, until
he was dead, and burned his body;
Owens had fatally wounded r. c.
Choate. who prevented his escape when
he was charged with theft.
May 20-Joe Winters, negro. charged
with attacking white girl. was burned
at the stake in the courthouse yard
ut conroe. Texas.
May 20-A mob OF 900 persons took
Nose Bozer, negro. from the custody
OF officers and hanged him near Al.
: leyton. Texas. Bozer was accused Of
assaulting a white woman.
May 2s-Gilbert Wilson, negro charg.
Ell with stedIlnB Cattle, was Dehten 10
death by mob al ryan. Texas.
May &c Jess Thomas. identified by
Mrs. Marg set Hayes as the man who
killed Haroid Rotten, her escort. and
attacked her neal Waco. Texas. May
25. was killed by Mrs. Hayes father;
mob then carried the body to the
public square and burned t.
The Dyer anti.lynching bill which
Is troubling many senators who face
contests at the next election. provides
q penalty Of from five years to life for
any member Of a mob that puts to death
any guilty or innocent person. IL also
provides for five years in prison or
$4,000 fine or both, for any state or
municipal officer who neglects to pro.
tect prisoner from mob violence: and
forfeit OF $4,000 by any county In
which person is lynched. the money to
be given 10 the victims family or de.
pendants. or IN lieu Of them paid into
the United States treasury.