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April 14, 1905
Sharp County Record
Ash Flat, Cave City, Evening Shade, Sharp County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Federal grand jury in Little Rock indicts seven prominent Ashley County planters for peonage, charging them with keeping negroes in servitude. First such indictments in Arkansas, with penalties up to $5,000 fine and five years imprisonment.
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Charge Seven With Peonage.
Last Friday the Federal grand jury, in session at Little Rock, returned indictments against seven parties, charging them with having kept a number of negroes in servitude. The parties indicted are prominent planters of Ashley county. The punishment for peonage is a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment not to exceed five years. These are the first indictments ever returned in Arkansas on the charge of peonage, although indictments for this crime have frequently occurred in other states of the South.
Last Friday the Federal grand jury, in session at Little Rock, returned indictments against seven parties, charging them with having kept a number of negroes in servitude. The parties indicted are prominent planters of Ashley county. The punishment for peonage is a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, and imprisonment not to exceed five years. These are the first indictments ever returned in Arkansas on the charge of peonage, although indictments for this crime have frequently occurred in other states of the South.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Slave Related
What keywords are associated?
Peonage
Indictments
Ashley County
Little Rock
Federal Grand Jury
Arkansas
Where did it happen?
Ashley County
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Ashley County
Event Date
Last Friday
Outcome
indictments returned; punishment: fine $1,000-$5,000 and up to five years imprisonment
Event Details
Federal grand jury in Little Rock returned indictments against seven prominent planters of Ashley county for keeping a number of negroes in servitude. First such indictments in Arkansas.