Abstract

"Not Too Much for a Negro"

An ignorant Negro Raymond Stewart was found dying on the floor of his farmhouse in Kemper County, Mississippi. His skull had been crushed. His shoulder was broken. Blood covered his head. He was dressed in shirt and underwear. The witness who found the body said, "I opened the door and noticed a form lying down on the floor, some human being. I couldn't tell right at that time what it was, of course I imagined it was Stewart. It was dark in the room and I went to get a light. I found a lantern on the mantel and lit it and brought it back and put it close to him. I first called him three or four times to see if I could rouse him, but he didn't reply. He was breathing hard and seemed to be unconscious." Stewart expired shortly afterward without regaining consciousness. The room in which he died was used for storing cotton seed, of which a quantity was there.