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12/22/31•
Governor Albert C« Ritchie, GiavJihaK Annapolis, Md«
Dear Sir,
There is a report tnat nar. iienckln and editors of the Baltimore Sun will be summonsed before tae coroners Jury in the Lynching of the negro ..illlanis case, So 1 tnougnt it my duty as a Friend of yours, and a citizen of Baltimore to tell .you the aut-hentie facts as to the citizens of the ^astern Shoremans feeling towards the above parties, It is mentioned feequently tnat tney will get what the negro got if tney appear, and la sure they will be exposed to great danger, and as you know, no one person can tell what a mob will do after they get going, especially when this mob is male up with K- K. Hi • (Jserpers) Therefore SUGQE31 that you protect your name & State by and thru sending ample protection to The Lditors of balticiore sun * at* .nenckin, The latter is in the greatest danger of tne rope, Fire ft mutilation.
Another important thing tnat i have tried to find facts about is, Who had charge of the prisnor at hospital, How if he was the Sheriffs prisnor, Then the Sheriff was very lax in his duty, In fact 3aowed that he is not fit to be a Sneriff, xou see otner Sheriffs (recently) were on the job and did get tnelr prinor to tne baltiaore city jail, and the sheriff of dicomlco Go, had ample time to do so if he was the right type man to be a sneriff. It was reported in the papers that the sheriff had the pistol used in the murder, but i see no reports of where tne negro got tne pistol, In other words no investigation on this important feature, this is always did in tne large citys, as it often fetches out Important facts, For example, If the pistol was a part of equipment of iir. Elliotts office, Then there is the question how did the negro get it, and furtner, if the negro borrowed from some one to do tne deed, and tnat party Knew about what was to be did wltn pistol, He tnen is liable. I do not see how the negro could buy a pistol thru I5p per nour for ais labor, and only working a few days per week.
Will say as a friend, tne greater amount of people on the eastern-shore of Deleware, Maryland, Ana Virginia are X. K. K. and their motto is Userpfcnlng, This is a fact, and the sooner it is crashed the better, for our past and present.for of government.
A Friend.
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