Negro’s Double Crime
August 18, 1906
Summary
A black man brutally beats and kills a farmer, before assaulting and killing his wife as well.
Transcription
Negro’s Double Crime
Attacks and Robs Farmer and Assaults His Wife.
Camden, N.J., Aug 13.-- A murderous negro robber beat Gracon Magia a farmer, into unconsciousness with a blackjack near Westville, Gloucester county,and after stealing $107 assaulted the wife of his victim.
Awakened by a noise in his bedroom, Magia saw a colored man climbing through a window. Jumping from the bed, the farmer grappled with the burglar, who pulled a blackjack from his pocket and struck Magia a glancing blow on the side of the head.
Evidently believing that he had killed the darmer, the negro started toward Mrs. Magia. He had walked only a few steps, however, before the farmer, who had only been stunned by the blow, again attacked the burglar, only to be beaten into unconsciousness.
Satisfied that Magia was unable to again attack him, the negro grabbed Mrs. Maggie by the throat, threw her on the floor, choked her into insensibility and took from her bosom the $107. He then assaulted the woman and escaped.
Attacks and Robs Farmer and Assaults His Wife.
Camden, N.J., Aug 13.-- A murderous negro robber beat Gracon Magia a farmer, into unconsciousness with a blackjack near Westville, Gloucester county,and after stealing $107 assaulted the wife of his victim.
Awakened by a noise in his bedroom, Magia saw a colored man climbing through a window. Jumping from the bed, the farmer grappled with the burglar, who pulled a blackjack from his pocket and struck Magia a glancing blow on the side of the head.
Evidently believing that he had killed the darmer, the negro started toward Mrs. Magia. He had walked only a few steps, however, before the farmer, who had only been stunned by the blow, again attacked the burglar, only to be beaten into unconsciousness.
Satisfied that Magia was unable to again attack him, the negro grabbed Mrs. Maggie by the throat, threw her on the floor, choked her into insensibility and took from her bosom the $107. He then assaulted the woman and escaped.
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Lower Right Quadrant
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Emma Roberts
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“Negro’s Double Crime,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed October 9, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/687.