Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-01
TO PUNISH LYNcHERs.

& rigid investigation.
TO PUNISH LYNcHERs.
Rule Issued Against Chattanooga
Sheriff and Mob.
Washington. May 29.-The govern
ment has taken steps to punish the
persons who are responsible for the
lynching in Chattanooga, Tenn, on
March 10 last, of the negro Ed. John
son, who, under the sentence Of death
for assault, had been allowed an APP
peal by the United States supreme
court from the circuit court of the
United States for the Eastern district
OF Tennessee. In the supreme court
Monday Attorney General Moody fled
an information requesting that, in con-
sideration of the acts committed by
the parties named, 1t issue rule upon
each OF them to show cause why they
should not be punished for contempt
of court.
The persons named are John F.
Shipp. Frank Jones, Matthew Gallo
way, G. A. Baker, T. B. Taylor, Fred
Frauley, George Brown, jeremiah Glib
son, Marion Perkins, Joseph Clark,
mick" Nolan, "Sheenie" Warner.
Luther Williams, Paul Pool, William
Marquette. William Beeler, Claude
Powell, Charles J. Powell, Bart JUS
tice, John Jones. A. j. Cartwright, R.
II. Cartwright, Henry Padgett, William
May, Frank Ward, John varnell and
Alfred Hammond.
Usual Guard Withdrawn.
! After recittng the facts of the arrest,
conviction and sentence Of johnson;
the denial Of his petition for writ Of
habeas corpus by the circuit court, in
which 1t was alleged, among other
things, that the petitioner had been
denied a trial by fair and impartial
Jury. and had ben denied the aid Of
counsel, in violRtiou Of the fifth and
sixth amendments to the constitution,
and other rights under the fourteenth
amendment; and the order of the
court Of March 10, allowing the appeal
to the supreme court; and tue fact OF
the telegraphing Of the order of the
court to John F. Ship, sheriff of HAM
Alton county. who had johnson in
charge. and the publication of the ac-
kion OF the court In the Chattanooga
evening papers, on that date, the at
fornsy general stated that the sheriff
and his deputies had every reason to
believe. from current reports and ru-
mors conveyed to them. that an at
tempt would be made to lynch John
eon, and that notwithstanding these
Facts the sheriff withdrew from the
GAIL early in the evening OF the 18th
the usual guard and left in charge
only the night TALLER, Deputy Sheriff
Gibson.
i Sheriff Accused Of Aiding Mob.
It was stated also about nine O'Clock
of that night the defendants and a
large number OF other persons COM
btned and conspired together to lynch
and murder Johnson, with intent to
show their contempt and disregard for
The order Of the court, and for the
purpose OF preventing 1t from hearing
The APPEAL allowed by the court, and
Tor the purpose Of preventing the pris-
oner from exercising right secured To
MIN by the laws and constitution of
The United States. The facts attend
ing the lynching are given In the In
formation filed and the statement ID
made that although Sheriff shipp re.
turned to ths jail while 1t was in pos
session OF mob, neither he nor
Deputy Gibson did anything to pre-
vent the lynching, but In fact aided
those engaged In It.
= The court granted leave to file az re-
nuested, making the rule returnable on
the second Monday Of the next term
Of court, October Is next.
Action Not Expected.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May THE
Action Of the attorney general of the
United States came as a surprise here
the local grand jury having failed t
hnd an Indictment against the lynch
ers Of johnson, although strongl,
charged by Judge McReynolds. 1t ii
supposed that the evidence adducee
WAS insufficient to make out a cast
against any suspect. Tea OF the me1
named by the attorney general ar.
Ofactals. the sheriff and his deputies
The others are not widely known o,
prominent
II Mayor Removes Fire Marshal,
Chicago, May 2s.-rjrs Marshal Johr
Canapion was removed from Office By
Mayor Dunno Monday. The action d
the mayor Is alleged to have beer
caused BY disagreement over specifica.
lions for the new FIRE engines. Sew.
eral times the Mayor has clashed with