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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1893
Page
2
A garbled letter page cites federal oath demands linking office bids to anti Third Party ties and critiques Governor Tillman and Latimer. It laments population outflows to Colorado Texas and western states, cites blacklisting, and recalls Tillman’s anti-Negro rhetoric and calls for justice for alleged murders.
A letter argues against mob violence while acknowledging the Peterson lynching. It urges Governor Tillman to prosecute the guilty and stresses that lynch law should be used only with clear, positive evidence to protect women and uphold due process.
The document reports J. J. Burke presenting a payment of 87.00 to Clerk Chiwood of the U S Court to cover fines of three sheriffs Pyler of Aiken Gains of Anderton and Riser of Newberry plus costs in a South Carolina matter. It notes the payment is part of a larger bill with the taxpayer facing further charges and a 400 dollar fine related to the case.
The document lists fines and fees tied to Governor Tillman era railroad lawsuits, detailing Sheriff Tyler’s two fines totaling 1,000 dollars, Nuance 500, Gules 500, Riser 500, J Randolph Tucker 2,000, and other officers’ costs. Total estimated claim amounts to 4,801.07 dollars.
Eyewitness accounts describe a Denmark, South Carolina mob hanging a man after a murder, with crowds taunting the victim on the way to the grave and singing revival tunes. Officials debate Governor Tillman’s stance on lynching as public outrage grows.
Editorials condemn Governor Tillman for surrendering a prisoner to a lynch mob and failing to protect life. Newspapers call the Denmark lynching a shocking crime and urge courts, not mobs, to administer justice.
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