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'''John Henry James''' was an African-American man lynched in Albemarle County in 1898.  The lynching occurred after James was accused of raping a white woman, Julia Hotopp.  Ms. Hotopp's account alleged that had ridden into town between eight and nine o'clock to have her horse shod. Upon returning, she noticed that the gate, normally latched, was instead bound with wire. She freed the gate, but as she turned to remount her horse, "someone approached her from behind and struck her, and then grasped her by the neck, forcing her to the ground, when she became unconscious."{{cite-progress-lindsay}}
'''John Henry James''' was an African-American man lynched in Albemarle County in 1898.  The lynching occurred after James was accused of raping a white woman, Julia Hotopp.  Ms. Hotopp's account alleged that had ridden into town between eight and nine o'clock to have her horse shod. Upon returning, she noticed that the gate, normally latched, was instead bound with wire. She freed the gate, but as she turned to remount her horse, "someone approached her from behind and struck her, and then grasped her by the neck, forcing her to the ground, when she became unconscious."<ref name=":0">{{Cite-progress|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2076181/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2076182/5631.5/1277.5/3/1/0|title=Outrageous and Atrocious: A Young Lady Assaulted by A Black Villain [...]|author=|publishdate=July 11, 1898|accessdate=February 6, 2019|pageno=1}}</ref>


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Julia Hotopp described her attacker as "a very black man, heavy-set, slight mustache, [who] wore dark clothes, and his toes were sticking out of his shoes." Word quickly spread of the incident and the newspaper report suggests that an angry mob formed. "When the fact became known in the city, the indignation was exceedingly great, and great numbers set out in pursuit of the dastard, some on horses, on vehicles, on wheels, and afoot."<ref name=":0" />
 
John Henry James, was arrested at Dudley's barroom on East Main Street. According to the paper, he "answer[ed] somewhat the description of Miss Hotopp's assailant."<ref name=":0" /> . Following his arrest, James was brought to Pen Park, where Ms. Hotopp identified him, and his shoes were matched to footprints in the mud at the gate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/James_The_Lynching_of_John_Henry_1898#start_entry|title=The Lynching of John Henry James|last=Wolfe|first=Brendan|publishdate=July 10, 2018|publisher=Encyclopedia Virginia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 6, 2019}}</ref>
 
James was scheduled to be held in the Charlottesville Jail, but gathering angry crowds prompted a request to have him moved to Staunton, VA for the night. 


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Revision as of 18:04, 7 February 2019

John Henry James was an African-American man lynched in Albemarle County in 1898. The lynching occurred after James was accused of raping a white woman, Julia Hotopp. Ms. Hotopp's account alleged that had ridden into town between eight and nine o'clock to have her horse shod. Upon returning, she noticed that the gate, normally latched, was instead bound with wire. She freed the gate, but as she turned to remount her horse, "someone approached her from behind and struck her, and then grasped her by the neck, forcing her to the ground, when she became unconscious."[1]

Julia Hotopp described her attacker as "a very black man, heavy-set, slight mustache, [who] wore dark clothes, and his toes were sticking out of his shoes." Word quickly spread of the incident and the newspaper report suggests that an angry mob formed. "When the fact became known in the city, the indignation was exceedingly great, and great numbers set out in pursuit of the dastard, some on horses, on vehicles, on wheels, and afoot."[1]

John Henry James, was arrested at Dudley's barroom on East Main Street. According to the paper, he "answer[ed] somewhat the description of Miss Hotopp's assailant."[1] . Following his arrest, James was brought to Pen Park, where Ms. Hotopp identified him, and his shoes were matched to footprints in the mud at the gate.[2]

James was scheduled to be held in the Charlottesville Jail, but gathering angry crowds prompted a request to have him moved to Staunton, VA for the night.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web. Outrageous and Atrocious: A Young Lady Assaulted by A Black Villain [...], Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 11, 1898, retrieved February 6, 2019. Print. page 1.
  2. Web. The Lynching of John Henry James, Encyclopedia Virginia, July 10, 2018, retrieved February 6, 2019.

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