The same old story, with a variation, took place in Savannah, Ga. A white woman was attacked. Walter Lee, black, was arrested and the woman identified him positively as her assailant. He was imprisoned in the Chatham County jail in Savannah.
Word sped around town that the guilty Negro was under arrest. A crowd began to gather before the jail. By midnight it numbered nearly 2,000 and became threatening. Solicitor General Hartridge, from the steps of the jail, ordered the crowd to disperse, declaring that the authorities...
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