Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-10
THREATEN GOV. FOLK.
Missouri Executive and Grand
Jury Are Threatened
With Lynching
INDICTMENTS ARE THE CAUSE
Finding Of Bills Against Several Mon
Who Participated in Lynching Of Me-
groes Arouses Wrath of Citizens
Large Purse Raised to Defend the
Leaders of the Mob.

Springfield, Mo, Aug. 10-Threats to
lynch Governor Folk and every mem
Der of the grand jury which indicted
Hill Gooch and Doss Galbraith for
murder have sent Assistant Attorney
General Kennish flying to Jefferson
City for a personal conference with
the governor.
Gooch and Gailbraith were the "a
LEGGED leaders of the mob which Gynch-
ed three negroes here on the night of
April IA last.
Here is the threat, which has set all
this part of Missoui on edge and caus-
ed Attorney Kennish to hurry post
haste to the capital: IF one of those
men who are on trial for negro killing
is convicted there will be rope hung
to the light tower in the square for
every one of the members of the grand
jury that indicted them and there'll be
another one for Governor Folk"
Mr.. Kennish left after long con-
ference with Prosecuting Attorney
Patterson, Sheriff Horner and the 9TH
err attorneys associated with Patter-
son and Kennish in the mob cases
Twenty-Five extra deputies have
been sworn in to guard the trial pro-
ceedings and it was stated at the
sheriff's office yesterday that as soon
as the actual work of getting jury
is begun and the trial under way this
number of deputies will be increased
to probably a hundred.
Leading Citizens Raising Purse.
Several of the leading citizens and
business men of Springfield have on
foot a plan to raise a purse to retain
some eminent lawyer from out of the
city to aid the defense in the lynching
cases which will be UP next Mon
day.
An effort is being made to secure the
services of James A. Reed, former
mayor of Kansas City, who was two
years ago candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor of Mis-
souri, against Mr.. Folk. Mr.. Reed is
spending a vacation in Wisconsin and
his attitude has not been learned.
These same business men are also ne
gotiating for Judge w. N. Evans OF
West Plain, chairman of the demo-
cratic committee.
Many of the best known men of this
city are backing this movement. The
idea of the men interested is to bring
in some lawyer from the outside to aid
the defense-some man who knows
nothing about the people and cares
nothing for local opinion, who would
go straight to the point and feel hamp-
cred by no influence.
Swears in Special Deputies.
Sheriff Horner yesterday afternoon
swore in ten special deputies for use
during the lynching trial and said that
he is prepared to swear in twenty-five
or thirty more. 1t was announced by
the sheriff that there would probably
be 100 special deputies on duty by
Monday, when the nearing is resumed.
The deputies sworn in last night
were commissioned by order Of the
court. Judge Lincoln ordered Sheriff
Horner to swear them in and author
lied the sheriff to procure others as
they are needed. The special officers
are being sworn into keep order in
court and guard the courthouse.
These precautions are taken because
of the threats of violence, of which
there have been persistent rumors
While the county officers do not be-
lieve there will be any trouble, still
they are preparing for any emergency.