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Durham Recorder in Durham, North Carolina

10 Jun 1891

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Durham Recorder

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Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1891

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Tragedy of Cannibal Tales and Confederate Pageant Observed

The piece recounts a sensational tale from Jamesons book of cannibal practices among the Wacusu near Matela, including a gruesome murder of a girl and a slave’s fate. It then shifts to a Mississippi Confederate memorial procession with a Jefferson Davis monument unveiling, noting participants, speeches by Gov. Lowery, and patriotic pageantry.

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Quote from prisoner to counsel echoes innocence claim

A fragmentary Epoch quote shows a prisoner speaking to his lawyer with a garbled line about being about to confess while asserting innocence. The odd phrasing highlights a dramatic moment in the courtroom.

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Washington Post George D. Wise Virginia Cleveland Wise South Clouse
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