1 10 423 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Ryan Shah Summary The Pardon Board grants parole to W. L. Taylor, the son of True Reformer Reverend Dr. Wm. L. Taylor, shortening his sentence for “feloniously assaulting” a train conductor. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19050408.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The Pardon Board has paroled young W. L. Taylor, son of Rev. Dr. Wm. L. Taylor of the True Reformers. He was sentenced to two years in the Virginia Penitentiary for feloniously assaulting a conductor on the N. & W. R. R. The distressing part of the affair was that young Taylor had been recently married. Location Lower Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Young Taylor Paroled Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905-04-08 Title A name given to the resource Young Taylor Paroled Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Elias Sturim Summary A white man shoots a homeless black man, and the black man is arrested after asking for food at a farm house. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18990819.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound A company of the Capital City Guards, under command of Captain Barker, arrived here late to-night, from Jackson, Ga., escorting Lewis Williams, a tramp colored man, to the Atlanta jail, for safekeeping. The colored man appeared at the farm house of McKinney Watkins, a quarter of a mile from Jackson, this morning, and asked for food. He was refused and left the house. Soon after Mrs. Watkins saw him returning, but before he reached the door she picked up her baby and ran screaming from the house. Her husband, supposed that she was about to be assaulted, captured the man half a mile from the house, being joined by several of his neighbors. The colored man was wounded by pistol-shot and easily captured. He was taken to jail, but a large crowd assembling, the Sheriff wired Governor Candler for assistance. The Governor quickly summoned the Capital City Guards and dispatched them to Jackson. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Yet Much Trouble to Save His Life Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899-08-19 Title A name given to the resource Yet Much Trouble to Save His Life Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Emma Alvarez Summary The yard-conductor at Byrd Street Station allegedly stole multiple pairs of shoes. The Planet compares his punishments for stealing with that of a black man. Item Type Article Image No URL The yard-conductor at Byrd Street Station allegedly stole multiple pairs of shoes. The Planet compares his punishments for stealing with that of a black man. Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Harry Marshall, yard conductor at the Byrd Street Station, was arrested early last night while in the act, it is alleged, of stealing a quantity of shoes from cases in the freight depot. He was seen by Special Officer Perkins, who made over to Policeman Atkinson. Marshall is twenty-six years old, and hales from Manchester. The evidence seems to be against him, as five pair of shoes and two pair rubbers were found in his possession. He took his arrest calmly, and had little to say. Does this indicate that all white men steal shoes when they get a chance or that only a few of them are guilty of these criminal indiscretions? We have our opinion, but ask that the same tape line be used in measuring the chicken-stealing Negro that is employed in getting the dimensions of the shoe-stealing white man. Further comment is unnecessary. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Aug9 1908 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908-08-15 Title A name given to the resource Yard Conductor Alleged Thief Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Cord Fox Summary A white man sleeps with a black woman who then kills her husband after an altercation; the white man was found not guilty in court and walked away a free man. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18950525.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The Standard of Lexington, Kentucky, is outspoken in its condemnation of the jury that rendered a verdict of “not guilty” in the case of William Shipp, white, who on Sunday, April 7, 1895, shot and killed Sam Brown in the latter’s own house. Its articles have the proper ring. The white man, Shipp had been criminally intimate with Brown’s wife, and visited her when her husband was unexpectedly present. Hot words followed between the husband and the white man and the murder resulted. In the face of the Fact that Brown was unceremoniously murdered in his own home by the white man who had so grievously wronged him, a white jury found the murderer “not guilty” and he walked from the court-room a free man. There was no denial of the murder. The counsel for he defense set up the plea that Shipp, the white man went to Brown, the colored man to tell him that he did not intend to be criminally intimate with his wife any longer. The names of the white jurymen who disgraced themselves by rendering such a verdict are W. H. Boswell, J.M. Montague, B. P. Connell, J. S. Hutshull, J. H. Gaines, John Sallee, John Funk, O. B. Grimes, J. D. Turner, J. W. Hodges, John Lancaster and J. B. Cropper. What say the white men of the South to this verdict? What should Brown have done? What steps would a white man in Brown’s place have taken? Which would have been on trial if Brown had been white? Which would have been on trial if Brown had been white? Which would have been dead? Colored men, act like white men. They set us an example in these matters; let us imitate them. Lynch law must go! Location Lower Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18950525-Wronged and Killed Him-Fox Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1895-05-25 Title A name given to the resource Wronged and Killed Him Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Alan Banuchi Summary Landlord discovers dismembered body of tenant, Mrs. May Hazelton, stuffed inside of trunk. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19090220&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The body of Mrs. May Hazelton, colored, packed in a trunk, was discovered in an apartment at 80 Eaton street, New Haven, Conn., where James Hazelton and his wife, May, had been living. The discovery of the murder came about through a visit of the landlord to the place to collect the rent. When the landlord went to the apartment and received no answer to his knocking he forced the door leading the apartment. On entering he found blood spattered about the place and two blood stained shirts. He at once notified the police and officers were sent to investigate. They found a trunk in the room and, forcing it open, found within the dismembered body. The police are searching for her husband. Location Lower Right Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context May - 1909 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-02-20 Title A name given to the resource Woman’s Body Packed In Trunk Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Alan Banuchi Summary Doctor Charles B. Smith was nearly blinded by a patient who threw acid in his face. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19090102&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Washington, N. J, - Dr. Charles B Smith, mayor of the city, who has held office for nine years and considered the most popular man in this place was nearly blinded by woman patient who through carbolic acid in the doctors eyes after trying to kill him with a revolver. The woman was Mrs. Alice Castner a wealthy widow living in the country a mile from Washington, who, Dr. Smith says is suffering from paranoia. Dr. Smith has long been the Physician for the family of John Bowers a wealthy farmer living in Washington who is Mrs. Castner’s father. Mrs. Castner’s husband died 10 years ago and she has four children. Location Lower Right Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context May - 1909 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-01-02 Title A name given to the resource Woman Throws Acid In Doctor’s Face Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Rose Williams Summary The body of William Rice, “a highly respected” black man, is found in Lawrenceville, Virginia. Evidence points to a white mob who “engaged in an altercation of some kind” with Rice on the night he was murdered. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19030314.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound William Rice a Most Respectable Colored Man, and Porter for the Southern Hotel, Found Dead. Subsequent Developments Point Conclusively to the Fact of Foul Play. [Lawrenceville, Va., Brunswick, Gazette.] On the morning of February 26th the body of William Rice, a highly respected colored man, who was employed as porter for the Southern Hotel, was found dead under the trestle work of the high railroad bridge that spans Rose creek, just east of and within the corporate limits of this town. At the point where the body of the dead man was found a cross tie was missing, having perhaps been taken out of the purpose of repairing the bridge and was not at once replaced. This circumstance at first led to the belief that Rice, in attempting to cross the bridge the night before without knowledge of the fact that one of the cross ties was missing, fell through to the ground below, a distance of some forty or fifty feet, and was killed by the fall. Subsequent developments, however, speedily changed this belief into the conviction that his death was not the result of the accident, but of foul play. On the night before the colored people of the town and vicinity, who are members of a charitable society known as “True Reformers,” held their regular monthly meeting in a hall on the street leading from Main to where the country road crosses Rose creek. This meeting was largely attended and ...illegible… returning to their homes had to pass up Main street, when on that street they saw at a point not far from the northwest corner of the courthouse square several white men engaged in an altercation of some kind with the man Rice. An examination of the ground in the vicinity of that point disclosed a large pool of blood, and a lock of human hair that had been torn from the head. At another point nearby the impression of a man’s form was found in the mud. No other traces of evidences were found until the steps were reached that lead from the street to the railroad track below at the bridge near the residence of Col. N. L. Clarborne, where drops of blood were found. Further on down the railroad track in the direction of where the dead body was found, Rice’s shirt collar was discovered besmeared with blood. Further on revealed a spot near the old Morrison burying ground where Rice’s shirt was taken from his back, and also the remnants of several sticks called switches, cut from the near by shrubbery that from all appearances had been used without mercy on his bare back… Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 19030314-William Rice a Most Respectable Colored Man, and Porter for the Southern Hotel, Found Dead.-Williams Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1903-03-14 Title A name given to the resource William Rice a Most Respectable Colored Man, and Porter for the Southern Hotel, Found Dead. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Megan Brooks Summary A Presbytery in Delaware calls a minister to trial after his sermon may have instigated a lynching. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP19040123&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound New Castle, Del., Presbytery to hear Charges February 2.   Dover, Del.,Jan. 20.-The New Castle Presbytery decided to try the Rev. R. A. Elwood, of Wilmington, Del., on charges in connection with the preaching of a sermon by him last June, entitled “Should the Murder of Helen Bishop Be Lynched?” The trial will take place in the Presbyterian church at New Castle, on February 2. Former Attorney General Robert C White, a Presbyterian elder and a member of the presbytery, will defend Elwood. The complaint against Mr.Elwood is that he delivered a sermon at Wilmington, which, it is alleged, so worked up the people that the next night a mob gathered, stormed the workhouse, took out George White, the colored man, who confessed to assaulting and killing Helen Bishop, and burned him at the stake. Location Lower Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Will Try Rev. Elwood Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1904-01-23 Title A name given to the resource Will Try Rev. Elwood Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Liam Eynan Summary The innocence of the women in the Lunenburg trials is reiterated in an opinion piece by the Planet. Item Type Article Image No URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18960404.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound No one who has gazed upon the frank, open countenances of Mary Abernathy and Pokey Barnes and listened to the statements which they make concerning their whereabouts on that fateful Friday, June 14, 1896, can longer doubt their innocence. When this fact is supplemented by the earnest declarations of Solomon Marable that the women are innocent, all of the cloud of uncertainty is lifted and they stand forth in all of the magnificence of conscious innocence. And yet prejudiced men would go upon the theory that it is better that ninety and nine innocent persons should be punished rather than one guilty one should escape. It is known that, viewed in its worst light the chain of circumstantial evidence is glaringly incomplete in the cases of women. Before a fair and impartial jury, the acquittal of these women would be a foregone conclusion. And yet, the populace or rather that element of it which discard reason clamor for the conviction of these poor women. We challenge any one to produce the evidence upon which to convict Pokey Barnes. The same is true of Mary Abernathy's case. When the latter left the Pollard residence, the murderer or murderers proceeded to carry out their fiendish designs. Now, with not a scintilla of tangible evidence to connect them with the crime, with suspicions not sufficient to convict a brute, it is demanded that the lives of these helpless females be offered up. God knows we are at times almost driven to despair when we consider the degeneracy of Virgina’s chivalry, note the soiling of that judicial ermine, which during days past and gone was the pride of this grand old commonwealth. Will a change ever come? Will there be a return to those better days which were source of pride to every true son of the Old Dominion? Little did we expect to see helpless womanhood hounded and degraded, men converted into beasts and as utterly insensible to chastity as it is possible for brutes to be. But God holds the destiny of nations in his hand. He has all power and notes all of these miscarriages of justice. A few more wintry days, a few more hilling blasts, a few more days of Spring and a few more visits of Summer and these prejudiced individuals will be gathered to the graves of their fathers and within the confines of the narrow tomb will sleep their last sleep. Punishment will be visited and the wails of the Negro haters will be the beginning of the atonement which will have no end. Mary Abernathy is innocent of that horrible crime. Pokey Barnes has never thought of committing murder. But summon your venire from Prince Edward Co., which is as agitated over the murder as is Lunenburg county. Secure a verdict of guilty so far as the jury is concerned, before it has heard the evidence. Glut your vengeance upon the innocent and then fall back impotent with rage. None of this will bring back to life the inanimate Mrs. Pollard. None of this will restore the money which it is alleged has been stolen. But on the other hand, wailing children will bemoan the loss of murdered mother and heart-broken husbands and fathers will go sorrowing to their graves. Solomon Marable, the day before he was to be executed and at the present time makes no secret about the murder, and reiterates that the women are innocent. It is acquittal or death for the women. What will you do with them? They cannot be legally convicted. We shall await the decision of the court. For weal or woe we have cast our lot with these helpless creatures and shall stand by them to the end. Location Lower Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context april.docx Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-04-04 Title A name given to the resource Will They Be Convicted Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Student Name Liam Eynan Summary The history and rationale of Solomon Marable, whose accusations had originally placed suspicion on the Lunenburg Prisoners, is told to a court. Item Type Article Image Yes URL https://virginiachronicle.com/cgi-bin/virginia?a=d&d=RP18960516&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- Topic Crime and Justice Times Repeated Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The Lunenburg Case continues to attract wide-spread attention and sympathy, manifested in the most substantial way in behalf of the poor women. Solomon Marable and Mary Abernathy were removed to Lynchburg jail for safe-keeping. … THAT THREATENED LYNCHING Later he heard they were going to “white cap" all the colored people around until they made some confess who had murdered Mrs. Pollard. His wife said she was going to her uncle not far away, and your petitioner went part of the way there with her. Next morning (Sunday) your petitioner and his wife determined that they would go to their former home, in North Carolina, and they started off by way of Chase City. Going through that place your petitioner stopped to buy something to eat, while his wife walked on down the railroad. When he started to overtake her, he heard shouting behind him, and looking back he saw several white men coming towards him and calling out, "stop that man!" They frightened your petitioner very much and he commenced to run. The men pursuing him fired several shots and thereby greatly increased his alarm. Your petitioner ran to the woods and thereby escaped his pursuers Your petitioner being now frightened almost to death, remained in the woods, and at the houses of different Negroes between Chase City and Five Forks until Tuesday morning, when a party of white men. armed with guns and pistols, came up with him and arrested him. Soon after they arrested him, they were joined by Mr. Lucius Pettus, a half brother of Dave Thompson. The men who had arrested your petitioner told him that he had better make a confession, or he would be hung before they got to Mr. Pollard's house and your petitioner, thinking that Lucius Pettus knew about it and would have your petitioner killed if he did not say what Dave Thompson had told him to say, told them that Mary Abernathy and Pokey Barnes killed Mrs. Pollard, while he held her and that Mary Barnes had been a party to the conspiracy to kill her. Your petitioner was carried to Mrs. Pollard's rouse and the three Negro women were arrested and brought there when the coroner was holding an inquest. Quite a number of persons collected there, perhaps four or five hundred, and your petitioner heard that all of the prisoners were going to be lynched. Late in the evening, Mr. Clements, the constable, who had the prisoners in charge, smuggled them out of the back door in charge of four or five boys and they were got to the woods and marched by by-ways and through the woods all night to the jail at the courthouse, Mr. Clements remaining to put the crowd off with one excuse and another until the prisoners could be lodged in the jail. When your petitioner was put upon his trial, the confession he had made was proved, and he was convicted. When Mary Abernathy was put upon her trial your petitioner was put on the stand as a witness, and, still under the domination of the terror with which he had been inspired, your petitioner told the same story, and she was also convicted. On a succeeding day. Pokey Barnes was put on trial. Your petitioner being then convicted, and feeling that here was no hope for him determined that he would tell the truth about it. Being put upon the stand as a witness in said Pokey Barnes' case, your petitioner narrated the facts as he has stated them in this petition. Whilst testifying to these facts, the aforesaid Lucius Pettus, who was squatting on the floor within three or our feet of your petitioner, winked at your petitioner in a threatening way and whispered to your petitioner, “Put it on Mary Abernathy and Pokey Barnes." Your petitioner was again terrorized by this man's threatening demonstrations and he took the statement back as he had made it, and made the statement anew that implicated the three Negro women, and Pokey Barnes, also was convicted and sentenced to be hanged. Your petitioner had told Capt. Frank Cunningham and Mr. Neblett, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, the true story of the crime, as herein set forth, before he went to the court room to testify in Pokey Barnes' case. Location Upper Left Quadrant Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context May.docx Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <i>Richmond Planet</i> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896-05-16 Title A name given to the resource Will She Hang?