The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1922-02-25
Nothing More Than Killing

Nothing More Than Killing
People in some sections OF the
country do not seem to understand
that -olcalled lynchings IN the South
arc nothing more than the killing OF
criminal by the friends. and ire
qucntly outraged relatives of the VIC
tim OF the prisoner crime
8he Governor expressed confidence
that the STATE Department at Wash
ington would act with high respect
Tor the STATE oi North Carolina in its
efforts to bring about the cxtradition.
County Iudge Snidcr At Hamilton has
refused 10 grant extradition until wit
nesscs have been produced by the
States OF North Carolina to testify to
the charges against Bullock, which IN
volve his alleged attempted murder OF
Rabey. Trayler in connection with<the
Nsrrlii1a race riots.
Lynching Done Quickly"
1T IS true that Bullock's brother
was lqnchcd. but it was done quickly.
and before the state authorities had
any knowledge OF approaching danger,
am assault being made upon the Jail
OF Aarrcut county The jailcr was
slipped up on and taken unawares.
Within an hour alter | learned that
violence was threatened in Warren
ton, where the Jail IS situated, | placed
the whole situation IN the hands OF
state troops. It would have been
done sooner if it had been humanity
possible The troops brought about
II Of the rioters here to the state
prison for safc=kccping. They were
afterwards carried TO Warrenton and
duly tried and mereiiully punished by
the court for participation in the riot,
which the Canadian prisoner Bullock,
led
Nothing But Ordinary Killing"
"Lynchings arc never winked at by
the authorities" Governor Morrison
said in a statement and are always
prevented where the authorities have
any knowledge OF the approach OF
danger and an opportunity to prevent
H. What has come to be called lynch
ing in the South Is nothing but ordi-
nary killings in other sections of the
country. Because of the fact that
some of our county seats are small
villages with very small police forces,
and the jail kept by one man. those
who are bitterly aroused and seek ven
gcance are able to go to the jail, and,
by some ruse or trick. capture the
jailer and take the sought criminal.
~ his very rarely occurs, and we
have adopted a rule in this state now
Of bringing to the state prison in Raj
cigh for safe-keepinR of criminals who
have perpetrated crimes which, in the
nature. in the community might cause
violence.
"Lynchings of this character are
very rare; most of these occurrences
called lynchings happen. before the
officers apprehend the prisoner at all,
and are nothing but murders commit
! ted by those who are outraged by the
crime, and by the persons lynched.
The officers know nothing of it until
after it is over, and have no way to
prevent it.
"The sentiment against so-called
lynchings in this state is pronounced
and universal We now have in the
state penitentiary white man who
led mob in an assault upon three
Negroes in the hands of the authori-
ties.
81 recently refused a grant of exc
cutive clemency to this prisoner One
of the three men sought by the mob,
who was convicted first degree muir
der and sentenced to death in the cleo
trio chair, has been recently commuted
to sentence of life Imprisonment
upon the recommendation of the judge
and solicitor who tried him"
Friends Helping Fugitive
HAMILTON, Ont, Feb l9.-De-
velopments in the Bullock case today
were the renewed pledges of support
from powerful anti-lynching organiza-
tons in the United States. officials OF
which have instructed Freeman F.
Trclevan, the Negroes counsel, to
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