Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-01-15 | Page 2 | Peonage in Mississippi

PEONAGE JN IN MISSISSIPPI Particularly Atrocious Case Alleged to Have Occurred Down ill iii the Black Belt n Jan or Of Justice today gave gaye out oCt a statement re regarding C garding n a peculiarly atrocioUs ca cane e ot of to have occurred In ruin kill ki county count Miss to t It a United commIssioner Dan J a negro In iii debt to Levi B Car Cartel Carter tel ter a white farmer was Itei seised e bound and beaten benten into tHo s b by Car er ana some companions The next day Carter threatened to hang Januar January un unless unless less ito consented to bc sold with his en entire tire Uro family Patrick another white larmor e the purchase paying Ing Carter Carter two s were h held Jd for the grand jury jur but P trick Patrick was dis discharged discharged charged as he had not Ibl do the Attorney G Moody lo del declares that cs which would tolerate th the e ases ate atc about ut 1000 years rears behind oh f federal der l ng t nIn luk war In aiding prOM I casc t m J S S J i I