Show THE HANGING OF HITE april 1898 george W hite a white gentleman of old virginia murdered in cold blood a negro by the name of wm win bowers who was very popular and much respected by the leading white citizens of the town of boydton boldton Boyd ton hite who was an ex confederate soldier was duly tried and convicted for committing the crime his friends carried his case came to the supreme court of the state but that court sustained the decision of the lower court then enthey Th they appealed to gov J hoge tyler who wh 0 Is is a thorough democrat but that able official declined to interfere with the sentence of the court or to grant a further stay of the execution and he was executed in accordance with the I 1 law aw this is the first case in the history of the grand uld old commonwealth of vi virginia wherein i a white person has been legally hanged for taking the life of a negro all honor to gov tyler fr for the noble stand which he has hall assumed in this relation and the negroes in all parts of this country kueht on to rise rise upland caff him bles blessed sied torpo for possess 2 ing tag the ahe courage to ter the lawa equal between i ti e A jw v of path pathy lacem g r maui elect Robert sand the can rd ont ady k 7 a q amder T ia y j y y t 2 j |