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Show A LESSON FOR MOBS How unjust it is to judge of guilt on the strength of superficial circumstantial evidence was illustrated a couple of weeks ago by the case of a 1 1 -year-old boy murdered in Arkansas, presumably for a small amount of money he carried. It was known that shortly before his death he had been in company com-pany with a one-eyed negro boy, who also was missing. Search for the negro was begun, with open threats of summary vengeance-Aftc. vengeance-Aftc. s.var-1 d;ys the negro boy was found not far from where the white boy was killed. But he was also dead, with indications that he ravf! his life in common battle with the white lad's murderers. No-v sunpese thit the two boys had separated before the white boy was ki.l d. And suppose the mob had captured the negro lad, whose sightless eye would have identified him beyond question. There would have been just one more lynching of a negro, despite his pleadings and protestatiors of innocence. This should be a lesson for any one who may be tempted to take part in mob murder. |