The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-22
WORST CRIME
IN HISTORY
GOVERNOR FOLK SO DECLARES
SPRINGFIELD LyNcHfNG.
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r.f F1.s artFei Ir Springfield carly
.t morning arl Ha- since been .l
a.1fsrence uIh county ard ,.fg %
sa'. %. .s determined f0 bring fle
leaders and member. ~ lasi ssta-
day 1ight-- UoH '1 justice ald rlr
ist them to tta ffII srel. of .rs l.a
Governor FlE gave rl. tla f1I.nv
Irr statement
% fesI thst 0 oasI O. '0 Springfield
% come l1 person and give all possi.
Die sid Ir tts unfortunate conditions
that har. arisen propose that rHs
members OF Saturday nights moo
shall Boz punished.
aif sas The w0r-. iy1rhiug il The
h.-1rg of civilization It viii be DE
grace OF no. 20 Springfield In accord
a1c. sItf aha. i- dDus t1 brir- fhe
leaders of fhe mob fo justice @ no..
ier.tHd that 'he.. Is disposition
oH -h- iprf oi SOME citizen. fo h1s.
ihD matter up This would 1. 'he
sI.a.s. d.-a...I possible Sf.h
..a. a1fd r'ac. sp.H-l,a and
fH. .rH.. ... .I .rm back o.
rur.. u. ,.stHs |a progress.
Es n.mH.I rf fH n.Y against
whom .Id0Hs. rsa Do. occurred uI
Do. nl.,.a oa rIH u. murder If BE-
1I'. fle les' oi 600. torm OF office 20
dY .L
l,uchia- o. murder irrespective
Wy thc Innocence or guilt OF tlo ner
sons murdered .Hd DO We-f bo pun
Hh.d as murder Ws Has, a govern
mont by Jaw. Ho. hg mols % a mon
commit. sn ofeu., d,uDuur,d uy Jaw
with the pcnair, of death. the punish
meut must %, administered 90 'hc
hands OF thc law. not 1y mob
~ these ucgroe. had NOT been
irnchcd they would have been placed
ON thsi - 'heir alleged crime. Now
that they have been iynchcd spr'ag
Rold End the state 81 Missouri arc On
trial I want to impress on ihe good
people ci Springfield thc Importance
-nf this matter and be- iar reaching -
f,ois. both on the city and the state
Irt those who favor Law and order
make their position known, as ! va
drr.tsnd those Who would condou'
tho action of ,hc mob do moi hesitate
10 make their positions known. let
the people of Springfield become as
aggressive as thos, who would ,N
cuse this infamous murder
The action Of thi. mob should ho
denounced on every hand as cruel
iuhuman. cowardly and Iavless The
members of the mob should ho de-
uounred a. outlaw and criminals io
the city and state 1- they are
Springfield be- one oi Tho best c.'
lcs m the United states There er,
no more l,wahIlinr cit.zous any
where than here and 20 i NOT r'shI
that "a stain should bc put on Do,
fair name OF tho city hy iho criminal
action Of this mob The only way th.
stain can bc blcitod ont Is by cycp
member OF tho mob being brought "a
Justice.
20 am going 20 use every means ''
my power to aid the good people o
Springfield ln doing this The assist
ant attorney general Is here hcIpiul
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson wh'
is rcHccting crcdi. upon fhi- city h'
hl- vigorous action ~ fIr.
Troops were sent here ou roques
ol the sheriff mayor. aud prosecuting
attorney. who reported that tuo ciu
was In danger of mob violence an.
that they were no, able t0 maintain
order They will stay here as lor'
ss the local authorities want then
here 10 maintain law and order ap-
uo longer
Governor Folk visited the militia
camp here and talked with Genera
Clark and General DE Almond and
other officers in regard TO the locs
situation The governor had Ions
talk with John Kennish, ass,itani
attorpcy general. and Prosecuting A.
torney Patterson before leaving ,h'
city
so limited WAS the governors time
here that Il was impossible for him q,
meet any * the business and profes
slonal men In their Offices, so an i'm
promptu mass meeting was called a
the Springfield club where the goy''
nor addressed more than 200 oi th'
leading business and professions
men Of the eity Every merchant VIII
received nor--e q the meeting drop
ped his work and rushed TO ta'
Springfield club During the goyo,