Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-09-29

co In UHe Onlleu StdteS
first six months of this year compare
favorably, as to the causes, with lynch
ings that have occurred during the
past thirty-five years. I include a
statement touching those of this year.
They are as follows.
JANUARY.
2 Rosewood, Florida.-Samuel Cart
er. co!ored; cha-ec. assisting Negro
TO escape. SHOT to death
3 Lawrence County, Miss.,-Benja'
min Webster, colored; charge, killing
a road contractor. Taken from n
deputy sheriff who was bringing the
prisoner from Jackson where he had
been held for safekeepins. Hanged.
4. Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La
Leslie Legget. Spaniard; charge, tina.
he was Negro trying to associate
with white women. His employer Il
white grocer, with whom Ire rOomed,
said he was a Spaniard. He was sho.
to death.
5. Rosewood Florida-Lesty GOT.
don, a colored woman. No charge. In
the general burning of dwellings of
Negroes in connection with the attack
on the colored settlement by whites.
she was shot to death as she was leav
ing her burning dwelling.
,Florida-Mingo Williams, color
ed. No charge reported. Killed in a
general hunt for Jesse Hunter, chafg
ed with rape. Shot to death.
6. Rosewood. Florida-James Carrier
colored; charge, resisting posse search
ing for Hunter. Shot to death.
16. Harrison. Boone County, Ark
E. G. Gregor, white, charge. being a
railroad striker and resisting a COM
mittee investigating the burning Of
railroad bridges. Hanged.
IL. Newberry, Alachua Co., Fla
Abraham Wilson, colored; charge, cat
tie stealing. Had been convicted and
sentenced to fine of $500 or Jail
sentence Of six months. Taken from
Jail during the absence OF the deputy
sheriff on guard and hanged.
FEBRUARY.
Bishop, Nueces Co., Texas. G..
Smith. coloned physician; charge,
Trying to act like a white man and
not knowing his place." Had been ar
rested and placed in Jail for reckless
driving. Was taken from Jail and kin
ed and body partly burned.
3. Hancock Co., Ga--George Butts,
colored; charge, wounding an oficer
of the law. Shot to death.
3. Hancock Co., Ga-Unnamed man
colored; charge, wounding an officer
officer of the law. Shot to death.
APRIL
20. Columbia, Boone Co., Mo-
james Scott. colored; charge. attempt
ed rape. Mob burned iron door of 1ail
with acetylene torch, took prisoner
and hanged him from bridge.
JUNE.
Z. Paim Beach, Palm Beach Co Fla
Henry Simmons, colored: charge.
suspected Of having shot and killed no
hceman. Appears that no ATTEMPT wa.
made to arrest him. Hanged and boIv
riddfed with bullets.
IL. Ashland. Benton Co., Miss.-JJr
named man, colored; charge. that i'm
feDruary, 1923, he had stabbed whit
man named Byrd to death who nao
charged the colored man with having
stoien some property from Byrd. The
TWO men worked for the same construc
ZION gang. The white man is reported
TO nave attempted tt search the Negr
and was stabbed so severely that no lar
er died Tho colGed man was later ar
rested and placed in Jail. Mob took
prisoner out of town, hanged him
and riddled body with bullets
10. Homestead, Dade Co. Fla Sin,
mons, colored; charge. shooting and
Killing marshal of town in a liouor
raid. Did not come into the hands of
.he law Bound to tree and shot TO
DEATH. "io' "
The only thing that will put ston
20 lynchings is the enactment into.
law OF legislation that will punish
members of mobs, county and state off
clais, and communities that cause ,ns
permit this crime.
There is scarcely an intelligent ne /,
son today who makes the claim that
such law is unconstitutional. Practi.
caliy everyone recognizes now that + 40
congress has the power, by appropriate