Hide Article Text (OCR)
Governor Northen. in Looking! Into the Case and Will Offer a Reward: Atlanta, April 18.—Governor Nor then is looking into the recent outrage in Clay county, where a strange negro was burned to death for murdering Mr. Joe Burnett while he was asleep in his store. It was a cold-blooded murder from the newspaper reports, but’ as the ne gro was caught ‘and would have” sentenced to death’ without doubt, general opinion is that'it was’ outrage to mob him and’ still greater gone to’burn him, Governor Northen’s ’position’on the subject of lynch law is well known. iAs soon as he read of this occurence, papers he at once wrote to, Judge J. H. Guerry and Solicitor Jim ‘Griggs of Daweson, in whose ‘circuit, at, occurred, and asked them to give him official in formation of the ¢ oar pak As soon as this i¢ done ¢ later will issue proclaimation ¢ ward for those wi were. Shins crime of barnin ne; gov~ be anf fhecinnn mae. Ting bin to this indiscrimins raged andm aed:
Newspaper Details
Athens Weekly Banner
Athens, Georgia, US
Tue, Apr 25, 1893
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 12 Sep 2026
Other Publications Near Athens, Georgia
Athens Banner
Athens Banner Herald
Athens Daily Herald
Athens Weekly Banner
Athans Weekly Banner
