Voodoo Blamed for Death of 2 Negro Children, April 23,1923

Voodooism Blamed for Death of Two Negro Children. . . Negroes in Maryland have new sect which calls for infant sacrifice. . . 2 Headless Bodies Found in Pond

By Associated Press

Crisfield, Maryland, April 23--Belief that two negro children whose bodies with their heads completely severed, were found in a weighted sack in a pond last Thursday, were victims of Voodooism, which apparently is gaining ground. According to citizens, Voodoo ceremonies have been held by negroes who hold in awe the Sorceres, who can work his audience up to a frenzy. These ceremonials, it is claimed, sometimes involve the sacrifice of negro infants.

From the front page of the Tri-City Gazette, Leaksville, N.C., April 23, 1923