the following tables are based on statistics taken from the columns of the chicago tribune, jan. 1, 1895. they are a valuable appendix to the foregoing pages. they show, among other things, that in louisiana, april 23-28, eight negroes were lynched because one white man was killed by the negro, the latter acting in self defense. only seven of them are given in the list.
near memphis, tenn., six negroes were lynched—this time charged with burning barns. a trial of the indicted resulted in an acquittal, although it was shown on trial that the lynching was prearranged for them. six widows and twenty-seven orphans are indebted to this mob for their condition, and this lynching swells the number to eleven negroes lynched in and about memphis since march 9, 1892.
in brooks county, ga., dec. 23, while this christian country was preparing for christmas celebration, seven negroes were lynched in twenty-four hours because they refused, or were unable to tell the whereabouts of a colored man named pike, who killed a white man. the wives and daughters of these lynched men were horribly and brutally outraged by the murderers of their husbands and fathers. but the mob has not been punished and again women and children are robbed of their protectors whose blood cries unavenged to heaven and humanity. georgia heads the list of lynching states.
murder
jan. 9, samuel smith, greenville, ala., jan. 11, sherman wagoner, mitchell, ind.; jan. 12, roscoe parker, west union, ohio; feb. 7, henry bruce, gulch co., ark.; march 5, sylvester rhodes, collins, ga.; march 15, richard puryea, stroudsburg, pa.; march 29, oliver jackson, montgomery, ala.; march 30, —— saybrick, fisher's ferry, miss.; april 14, william lewis, lanison, ala.; april 23, jefferson luggle, cherokee, kan.; april 23, samuel slaugate, tallulah, la.; april 23, thomas claxton, tallulah, la.; april 23, david hawkins, tallulah, la.; april 27, thel claxton, tallulah, la.; april 27, comp claxton, tallulah, la.; april 27, scot harvey, tallulah, la.; april 27, jerry mccly, tallulah, la.; may 17, henry scott, jefferson, tex.; may 15, coat williams, pine grove, fla.; june 2, jefferson crawford, bethesda, s.c.; june 4, thondo underwood, monroe, la.; june 8, isaac kemp, cape charles, va.; june 13, lon hall, sweethouse, tex.; june 13, bascom cook, sweethouse, tex.; june 15, luke thomas, biloxi, miss.; june 29, john williams, sulphur, tex.; june 29, ulysses hayden, monett, mo.; july 6, —— hood, amite, miss.; july 7, james bell, charlotte, tenn.; sept. 2, henderson hollander, elkhorn, w. va.; sept. 14, robert williams, concordia parish, la.; sept. 22, luke washington, meghee, ark.; sept. 22, richard washington, meghee, ark.; sept. 22, henry crobyson, meghee, ark.; nov. 10, lawrence younger, lloyd, va.; dec. 17, unknown negro, williamston, s.c.; dec. 23, samuel taylor, brooks county, ga.; dec. 23, charles frazier, brooks county, ga.; dec. 23, samuel pike, brooks county, ga.; dec. 22, harry sherard, brooks county, ga.; dec. 23, unknown negro, brooks county, ga.; dec. 23, unknown negro, brooks county, ga.; dec. 23, unknown negro, brooks county, ga.; dec. 26, daniel mcdonald, winston county, miss.; dec. 23, william carter, winston county, miss.
rape
jan. 17, john buckner, valley park, mo.; jan. 21, m.g. cambell, jellico mines, ky.; jan. 27, unknown, verona, mo.; feb. 11, henry mccreeg, near pioneer, tenn.; april 6, daniel ahren, greensboro, ga.; april 15, seymour newland, rushsylvania, ohio; april 26, robert evarts, jamaica, ga.; april 27, james robinson, manassas, va.; april 27, benjamin white, manassas, va.; may 15, nim young, ocala, fla.; may 22, unknown, miller county, ga.; june 13, unknown, blackshear, ga.; june 18, owen opliltree, forsyth, ga.; june 22, henry capus, magnolia, ark.; june 26, caleb godly, bowling green, ky.; june 28, fayette franklin, mitchell, ga.; july 2, joseph johnson, hiller's creek, mo.; july 6, lewis bankhead, cooper, ala.; july 16, marion howard, scottsville, ky.; july 20, william griffith, woodville, tex.; aug. 12, william nershbread, rossville, tenn.; aug. 14, marshall boston, frankfort, ky; sept. 19, david gooseby, atlanta, ga.; oct. 15, willis griffey, princeton, ky; nov. 8, lee lawrence, jasper county, ga.; nov. 10, needham smith, tipton county, tenn.; nov. 14, robert mosely, dolinite, ala.; dec. 4, william jackson, ocala, fla.; dec. 18, unknown, marion county, fla.
unknown offenses
march 6, lamsen gregory, bell's depot, tenn.; march 6, unknown woman, near marche, ark.; april 14, alfred brenn, calhoun, ga.; june 8, harry gill, west lancaster, s.c.; nov. 23, unknown, landrum, s.c.; dec. 5, mrs. teddy arthur, lincoln county, w. va.
desperado
jan. 14, charles willis, ocala, fla.
suspected incendiarism
jan. 18, unknown, bayou sarah, la.
suspected arson
june 14, j.h. dave, monroe, la.
enticing servant away
feb. 10, —— collins, athens, ga.
train wrecking
feb. 10, jesse dillingham, smokeyville, tex.
highway robbery
june 3, unknown, dublin, ga.
incendiarism
nov. 8, gabe nalls, blackford, ky.; nov. 8, ulysses nails, blackford, ky.
arson
dec. 20, james allen, brownsville, tex.
assault
dec. 23, george king, new orleans, la.
no offense
dec. 28, scott sherman, morehouse parish, la.
burglary
may 29, henry smith, clinton, miss.; may 29, william james, clinton, miss.
alleged rape
june 4, ready murdock, yazoo, miss.
attempted rape
july 14, unknown negro, biloxi, miss.; july 26, vance mcclure, new iberia, la.; july 26, william tyler, carlisle, ky.; sept. 14, james smith, stark, fla.; oct. 8, henry gibson, fairfield, tex.; oct. 20, —— williams, upper marlboro, md.; june 9, lewis williams, hewett springs, miss.; june 28, george linton, brookhaven, miss.; june 28, edward white, hudson, ala.; july 6, george pond, fulton, miss.; july 7, augustus pond, tupelo, miss.
race prejudice
june 10, mark jacobs, bienville, la.; july 24, unknown woman, sampson county, miss.
introducing smallpox
june 10, james perry, knoxville, ark.
kidnapping
march 2, lentige, harland county, ky.
conspiracy
may 29, j.t. burgis, palatka, fla.
horse stealing
june 20, archie haynes, mason county, ky.; june 20, burt haynes, mason county, ky.; june 20, william haynes, mason county, ky.
writing letter to white woman
may 9, unknown negro, west texas.
giving information
july 12, james nelson, abbeyville, s.c.
stealing
jan. 5, alfred davis, live oak county, ark.
larceny
april 18, henry montgomery, lewisburg, tenn.
political causes
july 19, john brownlee, oxford, ala.
conjuring
july 20, allen myers, rankin county, miss.
attempted murder
june 1, frank ballard, jackson, tenn.
alleged murder
april 5, negro, near selma, ala.; april 5, negro, near selma, ala.
without cause
may 17, samuel wood, gates city, va.
barn burning
april 22, thomas black, tuscumbia, ala.; april 22, john williams, tuscumbia, ala.; april 22, toney johnson, tuscumbia, ala.; july 14, william bell, dixon, tenn.; sept. 1, daniel hawkins, millington, tenn.; sept. 1, robert haynes, millington, tenn.; sept. 1, warner williams, millington, tenn.; sept. 1, edward hall, millington, tenn.; sept. 1, john haynes, millington, tenn.; sept. 1, graham white, millington, tenn.
asking white woman to marry him
may 23, william brooks, galesline, ark.
offenses charged for lynching
suspected arson, 2; stealing, 1; political causes, 1; murder, 45; rape, 29; desperado, 1; suspected incendiarism, 1; train wrecking, 1; enticing servant away, 1; kidnapping, 1; unknown offense, 6; larceny, 1; barn burning, 10; writing letters to a white woman, 1; without cause, 1; burglary, 1; asking white woman to marry, 1; conspiracy, 1; attempted murder, 1; horse stealing, 3; highway robbery, 1; alleged rape, 1; attempted rape, 11; race prejudice, 2; introducing smallpox, 1; giving information, 1; conjuring, 1; incendiarism, 2; arson, 1; assault, 1; no offense, 1; alleged murder, 2; total (colored), 134.
lynching states
mississippi, 15; arkansas, 8; virginia, 5; tennessee, 15; alabama, 12; kentucky, 12; texas, 9; georgia, 19; south carolina, 5; florida, 7; louisiana, 15; missouri, 4; ohio, 2; maryland, 1; west virginia, 2; indiana, 1; kansas, 1; pennsylvania, 1.
lynching by the month
january, 11; february, 17; march, 8; april, 36; may, 16; june, 31; july, 21; august, 4; september, 17; october, 7; november, 9; december, 20; total colored and white, 197.
women lynched
july 24, unknown woman, race prejudice, sampson county, miss.; march 6, unknown, woman, unknown offense, marche, ark.; dec. 5, mrs. teddy arthur, unknown cause, lincoln county, w. va.
