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Charge on Which a Colored Boy Will Be Heard This Morning

Item

Title
Charge on Which a Colored Boy Will Be Heard This Morning
Source
Savannah Morning News (GA)
Date
8/18/00
page
10
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/item/sn89053684/1900-08-18/ed-1/.
Crime
Rape
Subject
Criminal Assault; 17 Year old;
Race of alleged offender
Black alleged offender
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Race of alleged victim
Black alleged victim
Gender of alleged victim
Female alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
Police
Stage of the Legal System
Arrest
Location
In State, GA
Length of story
74
Description
ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Charge on Whlch a Colored Boy Will
be Heard This Morning.
Mack Wiggins, a colored boy about 17
years old, was taken to the police barracks yesterday on a charge of criminal
assault, preferred by Ida Sails, also colored, and which it is alleged occurred
Thursday night in the vicinity of the Cathedral Cemetery. The boy denies the
charge. He will be given a hearing by the
Recorder this morning. 1