Young Negro Ravisher Narrowly Escaped a Lynching
Item
- Title
- Young Negro Ravisher Narrowly Escaped a Lynching
- Source
- Savannah Morning News (GA)
- Date
- 8/24/00
- page
- 5
- Identifier
- https://www.loc.gov/item/sn89053684/1900-08-24/ed-1/.
- Crime
- Rape
- Subject
- Criminal Assault; Lynching; 10 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
- Mob
- Stage of the Legal System
- Extralegal
- Location
- Out of state, Charlotte NC
- Length of story
- 57
- Description
-
Young Negro Ravisher Narrowly Escaped an Lynching.
Charlotte, N. C.. Aug. 23.--A special to
the Observer from Graham. N. C., to-night
say* John Ruffin, colored, 16 years old.
narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of
members of his own race for criminally
assaulting a colored girl 10 years of age.
The victim Is In critical condition.