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"Washington, Vae, Auge 23, 1906}Lillian Young, alias Lil-
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ian Riley, who is charged with having committed criminal
assault upon Augusta Welch, his ll-year-old cousin, was
tried today in the eee ete Court of this county, and the

ry after being out a few minutes brought in a verdict of
iilty and fixed his ene at death. A motion to set
ide: will be heard tommorrow. It has been reported that
ung is a negro, but his mother is a white woman of the
lowest origin, and is supposed that his father is a mulat
to. The parteés$ are all people who are ignorant and as

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vommon as people can be, and this accounts for the fact
that he had not been lynched, as it is not denied that the
<ooniataah was committed by bie Weeds sed, but his defense is
that the act was done with cons sent, which defense would
probably have resulted in an acauittal except that the

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YOUNG, Lillian (or RILEY) :
(Need confirmation.) Coumoled 107 54/7 Go E
"Washington, Vae, Auge 23, 1906}Lillian Young, alias Lil-
| lian Riley, who is charged with having committed criminal
ault upon Augusta Welch, his ll-year-old cousin, was
tried today in the Circuit Court of this county, and the
jury after being out a few minutes brought in a verdict of
guilty and fixed his punishment at death. A motion to set
aside will be heard tommorrow. It has been reported that
Young is a negro, but his mother is a white woman of the
lowest origin, and is supposed that his father is a mulat-
to. The parfésb are all people who are ignorant and as
vommon as people can be, and this accounts for the fact
that he had not been lynched, as it is not denied that the
offense was committed by the -ccused, but his defense is
that the act was done with consent, which defense would
probably have resulted in an acauittal except that the

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