Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-19

appeared in the Hastings Court
without counsel.
1t was some thirty-odd years ago
that the Supreme Court Of Appeals
Of Virginia in the celebrated Lunen-
burg Case set aside the sentence of
death melted in Judge Orgain's court
OF Lunenburg County to Pokey
Barnes and Mary Alternately and
remanded the case for a new trial
and this was done while attorneys
learned in the law had rrayelv
previously nodded their heads and
declared that as there had been no
exceptions noted by counsel this
could not be done.
Attorney General Scott, father of
the presiding jurist of the Circuit
Court of this city, had announced
that the primary purpose of all gov
ernments was the safeguarding and
TIE protection of human life and
property, with human life first. The
women were subsequently, released
from custody. Hon. George ID.
Wise, Judge Henry w. Flournov and
Captain A. B. Guigon were counsel
IN this case. They have "gone the
way of all the earth"
But this is beside the question
Tie gratifying part of the whole
affair is the attitude of the Rich
mond, Va, News Leader, the Rich
mond, Va, Times-Dispatch and a
host of other white people. both
male and female, whose names do
not appear in public print, but who
revolted at this astounding miscar-
riage of justice.
There is another side to the pic
ture of Southern life in the state
ment that when Susie got into
trouble she did not send for colored
friends. She thought of the white
FAMILY here she had been formerly
employed and she appealed to a
young white lawyer to help her in
her trouble. While she was being
gwen a virtual life sentence in the
higher court, he was seeking for his
former family servant in the lower
one. White people who owned
slaves are well acquainted with this
trait of the faithful blacks.
when then DR.. Douglas Freeman
told US to tell your people" that
the white people of this community
Will not stand for such an outrage
Gus sentence, we took him at his
word and within three hours after
wards had an extra" edition of
this journal in the hands of ne,ys
boys upon the streets of this CITY.
lie and those associated with him
nave Kept their word. 1t brings to
US again the feeling of security
winch had been rudely disturbed and
caused US to realize that after all
we may be best off below the
Mason and Dixon Line"
ooiored folks, let's respect the
law. Let us do right, be honest
amidst great temptations. Justice
Is at Its worst, when it is not tenn
pered by mercy. To those who are
relentless in the prosecution of the
unfortunate, it would be we'll 70
read John sth chapter, 7th verse.
And the Scribes and Pharisees
brought unto him a woman taken
n adultery; and when they had set
her in the midst,
lhey said unit him, Master. this
woman was taken in adultery. in
he very act.
NOW Moses in the law commanded
rs that such should be stoned: but
what sayest thou? But Jesus
stopped down, and with his finger
wrote upon the ground, as though
lie heard them not.
So when they continued asking
him, he lifted up himself, and said
into them: He that is without sin
among you, let him first cast a stone
at her.
Anu again., TIC SIoopSu, anu WTOCe
On the ground.
And they which heard it, being
convicted by their own conscience,
went out one by one, beginning at
the eldest, even unto the last. and
Jesus was left alone, and the wom-
an standing i'm the midst.
When Jesus had lifted up himself, |,
and s3w none but the woman, he !
SAID unto her: Woman, where are
those thine accusers? hath no man
condemned thee?
Size said, mo man, Lord" And
Jesus said unto her: Neither do /
condemn .thce; go, aid s.n no more"