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“A NEGRO DID IT.”
This statement has sent
many an innocent Negro to
death, not only by mob and
fagot, but also, we may well
believe, by “due process of
law.” There have been numer
ous cases brought to light
where men have blackened
their faces, committed heinous
crimes and escaped while some
helpless black man has paid
the penalty.
A case in point comes from
Norton, Va., where a white
woman has just confessed that
she murdered another white
woman in Knoxville, Tenn.,
eight years ago, for which a
young Negro by the name of
Mays wras executed. This wom
an made this confession be
cause she said her guilt preyed
upon her conscience. In her
voluntary confession, in w’hich
she goes into particulars, she
states that she had traced her
husband to the home of the
slain woman, a few nights be
fore, and had seen him in com
pany with her. Dressing her
self in male attire and blacking
her face, she went to the home
of her husband’s suspected par
_ amour, crawled through the
window and shot her. The au
thorities at Knoxville take the
rather remarkable position
that since Mays has been exe
cuted for this crime no charge
can be placed against the wom
an. Well, mebbe, not. Never
theless, to one like us, not
learned in the law it seems a
rather peculiar situation.
So much doubt was there of
Mays’ guilt at the time of his
• trial that the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of
Colored People interested it
self in the case and secured a
new trial, when the verdict of
guilty was reaffirmed. Mays
died protesting his innocence
to the last.
The voluntary confession of
this woman after the lapse of
years will not restore Mays to
life. It will, however, strength
en belief in his innocence and
perhaps help discredit the pop
ular idea that “a Negro did it”
whenever a crime is commit
ted.
SCHOOL DAYS
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School days are here again.
Next w'eek and all this month
schools and colleges will be
opening throughout the land
and pupils of various ages will
be entering their doors. Our
own people in increasing num
bers are appreciating the value
of education; parents are mak
ing sacrifices that their chil
dren may enjoy advantages of
which they themselves were
denied. The cost of education
is mounting year by year. It
is hoped that our young people
will appreciate this fact apd
make full use of every oppor
tunity given them to gain pro
ficiency in their chosen course
at school or college. Their
duty is to prepare themselves;
to always do their best. An
education, however, amounts
to nothing unless it tends to
develop and build up charac
ter. High character and a
well-trained and furnished
mind to take up the work of
life should be the aim of all
true education.
PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS
The Pan-African Congress,
which has just concluded its
sessions in New York, has a
wide vision. Representatives
from Negroid groups from all
parts of the world were in at
tendance. The delegates were
men and women of broad learn
ing and wide culture. The
Congress in its wisely worded
manifesto recognizes that the
problems of the darker races
are not merely local or na
tional, but international. Its
keynote was self-determina
tion, anti-exploitation, and the
treatment of civilzed men as
civilized despite differences of
birth, race or color.
WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY
The Blackened Face White Woman
We have had much to say in these
columns recently about the blackened
faced white criminals. We comment
ed upon the confession made by a1
white man in this city of how a
“gang” of white crooks operate in
several cities in committing certain
crimes, with their faces blackened in
order to prevent detection by throw
ing suspicion on the first colored man
found near the scene of the crime.
This modus operandi has worked so
well and so effectively that white wo
men have resorted to the practice and
are getting away with it.
The most outstanding case of a
while woman’s confession of a foul
deed committed by her under the
cover of a blackened face, is that of
a Mrs. Sadie Mendel (white) who
confessed a few days ago, that she,
and not Maurice Mays, killed a white
woman at Knoxville, Tenn., some five
years ago.
This murder caused a race riot fol
lowing an attempt to lynch Mays.
Mays, after a hard fight to save his i
life, was electrocuted protesting his
innocence.
We claim that the blackened face
is the worst kind of criminals. Those
who practice it, know that the police
and other law enforcement officials
are prejudiced and color blind; easy
to see a criminal in a dark skin.
Hence, a little touch of burnt cork,
which is easy to remove, is what
many, many criminals rely upon to
save themselves when committing a
crime. Therefore, police officers,
sheriffs and other law enforcement
officials should look well when a
crime is committed; not for black
criminals, but criminals. And not
through eyes of prejudice, but with
eyes single to do one’s duty. If this
were done, if officers of the law
would perform their duties in an un
biased and unprejudiced manner,
then there would not be so many col
ored men suffer for the deeds of
white men and women who hide their
crime behind a blackened face and
race prejudices.
—St. Louis Argus.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Griffin had as
their guest for a few days Miss Mar
guerite Horne of Duluth, Minn.
Mrs. P. L. Moore had as her guests
Mrs. E. J. Griffin, Miss Marguerite
Horne and Ella Botts on a delightful
tour of the city, taking in all the
places of interest, finishing up with
a well prepared dinner at Quinn
Chapel A. M. E. church.
Remit for your paper, now way
past due.
Mrs. Evelyn Johnson entertained
in honor of Miss Marguerite Horne
of Duluth, Minn., last Friday even
ing. A delightful four-course dinner
was served. Covers were laid for
fourteen.
Mrs. Zuretta Ford and little daug
ter of Atchison, Kan., have joined
her husband, Ray Ford, here.
Mrs. Wm. Westberry and children
left for Minneapolis, Minn., Sunday
to join her husband.
Mr. W. L. Robinson and mother,
Mrs. Ida Cohron, left for Minneapolis,
Minn., Tuesday, where they will re
side in the future.
Mesdames Anna Christman, Amelia
Vannel, Alice Grant, Rev. H. Bottc
and others attended Grand Lodge
LINCOLN MARKET
is still drawing crowds. There is a
reason. Groceries and meats which
please.
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