Deseret Evening News | 1900-03-06 | Page 4 | Cause of Lynchings

oual UP OP M White While ot of North orth Care linn lina some soma time ago ogo took occasiOn to give ele during n a speech In the House some come figures on In the South The debate WAS on the Puerto lUmn bill oral he plead with Congre for leGislation InsurIng the for life and ProPerty ot of ot of that l land island landIn In the course of his argument he be sold said there had occurred t I in this country countr between Jan 1 lIPS and ond A April 2 f U ISlO Of these Jf 15 disgraced the South and niL all but ten victims were oo col colored orell ored poo dr r White who notwithstanding his i name Is II n a negro stated that In 3 cases of lynching two persons were wre put to death for condemning I lynch law one for or ao an not act of trespass ono one he vas the brother of 1 a one be beCAuse because CAuse he be woe Ion a bad character one because ho he professed seven JHn they wanted to work I And two because they defended II a 00 eel I ortt ot of crime cilia n suffered death for Cor assault criminal and I otherwise nine because ot of alleged mur moe murder der one because ho he set fire to II a barn larn 1 and three for tor sheltering fugitives from In n two oases no causes ero assigned In two to others Mr tr White says the tho were Innocent and two to towe we slain because uso they talked too loo much The alleged lynching of pro Sled Mormonism probably refers to the case ot of a lady Indy who tho was lilt bIt b by II a bullet intended for Mormon Elders Elde The picture l ture presented Is dark enough It appeals to the nation for tor legislation to protect life It shows the need of And ot of salvation