Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-01
GUARDED By TROOPS
carrollton. Illinois. the Scene
Of an Exciting Episode
Today.
State Troops Called Out to Pro.
tect Prisoner Shenkel and
Court.
Fire at Rochester. N. Y. Results
in Several Deaths and
Much Damage.

\ Carroll.on, Ill.,, March 1.--Guarded bs
four companies of state militia to pro,
tect him from mob determined or
llynching, Albert shenkle. who. Dec. q
Hast, criminally assaulted the 16-year-
lold daughter of Charles a. Giller. oil
|Carrollton, wns early today taken from
the county Jail at Springfield, placed or
special train and brought to Carroll
ton. Thru streets lined with hundreds
of spectators he was hurried to the
court house, ard an hour after the ar
rival of the train Shenkle had PLEADED
guilty, been promptly given an indeter.
inmate sentence by Judge Thompson
and Vas on his way to the southern III.
ilnols penitentiary at Chester. AlthC
threats of lynchiTg had been freely
made by citizens of Carrollton since i,
WaS announced that Shenkle would be
brought here for trial, there was no dis
order attending Shenkle'sd arrival and
departure Apparently nearly the whols
population of the town gathered around
the depot and along the streets leading
to the court house. but the troops, form.
Ing = Gordon around the train and SUR.
rounding Shenkle, prevented any hostile
demonstration
III was I:10 when the special train
bearing the prisoner and troops drew
in al the station. Even before the .rair
had stopped the troops had lined UP
along the sides of the cars. keeping this
crowd at respectful distance. The
prisoner was the last man to leave the
tram. He was Immediately surrounded
by troops and guarded by the sheriff
Apparently he was the coolest person
present, Tor he unconcernedly pulled al
cigaret as the column began the
march down the street leading from the
station to the public square. The march
was without incident An occasional ac-
quaintance of Shenkle in the crowd
greeted the prisoner with a wave of the
nand, but seldom was a word spoken.
ei'ner BY the crowd or the prisoner.
arriving at the court house the troops
= tscorted shenke1 into the court room
end then Withdrew and surrounded ti,t
building, The court yard had filled with
curious spectators. but no one but cour;
attaches, a squad of militia and news.
paper correspondents were allowed in
the court room
NO unnecessary time was wasted in
the preliminaries. The writ charging
Shankel with criminal assault on little
Grace Griller was read and the prisoner
asked to plead. Il plead guilty. said
shenkel. The judgment on your plea
IS that you be confined in the peniteii-
8t,sry at Chester, there to remain until
Your discharge in the due process OF
law said Judge Thompson
Shenkel flushed and bit his lips and
then sat down. A moment later the
militia formed a guard around the sher.
siff and his prisoner. and started down
the street for the station. Within five
minutes after the arrival the train de-
Parted for Chester.
shenkel made a full confession of his
Crime to an Associated Press CORE.
spondent this morning.
would never have done 1t IL had
not been drunk" said Shenkle. II was
too drunk to know what I was doing
and made no attempt to run away
The chief concern of the .prisoner ap-
peared to be regarding the length of his
term CT Imprisonment.