Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-15
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nooga, Tenn, the principal defendant,
and nine deputies and seventeen alleg' d
members OF mob were cited to show
cause today why they should not be
judged 10 contempt because Ed John
SOD, a negro rapist, was lypched by this
mob after he bad been given stay OF
execution by the Supreme Court OF the
United States Judge McReynolds,
who tried the negro, is in Washington
giving his moral support TO Ship.
"The impression seems TO be-" said
Judge McReynolds this morning, chat
the people of Chattanooga are doubtful
about the guilt of Johnson, and that
they condemn Sheriff Ship. This Is
not 80. That the electors Of Hamilton
county are loyal TO Captain Ship and
believe be did bis iull duty on the night
johnson was hanged is evidenced by the
TACT that last August be was re elected
sheriff by a majority of l, 800, the great
est ever given candidate for the office. "
The answer filed by Judge Harmon for
Sheriff Ship and his deputies rsised the
question of jurisdiction. In The answer
the defendants maintain that they should
not be required to answer before the
Supreme Court of the United States "be-
cause they are advised and believe that
said charges, even if true, would be, and
ought to be treated az crimes under the
laws of Tennessee" They answer that
they have done nothing against the au-
thority or dignity OF the Supreme Court
of the nation but are equitable only by
the Supreme Court of Tennessee, which,
they maintain, has full power and au-
thority. they claim that the petition
for a writ of habess corpus was not filed
by Johns n in good faith; that the Cir
cult Court of the United States had no
authority to entertain the petition, as,
they say il would interfere with the pro-
ceedings of the State court. They finally
enter denial of the charges against them.
The answer of the Sheriff and his
deputies was filed first and those OF the
other defendants were presented to the
court separately. The other defendants
enter general denials of the charges OF
lynching the negro.
The question OF jurisdiction being rails
ed all the proceedings have been post
p,ned 10 order to allow the Department
of Justice time to prepare reply. SOllc-
itor General Hoyt said he could not be
prepared to continue the case until De-
cember.
President Roooevelt received a call
this morning from delegation of Chica-
90 commission men who are in town to
protest against the course OF the express
companies entering their city in refusing
10 handle carcasses of calves killed by
the farmers along their lines of route.
According to the commission men the
express companies are playing into the
hands of the big packing concerns by ie-
fusing to ship to the Chicago market
calves which do not bear the govern
ment stamp. Before calling upon the
President the Chicago prOtestants visited
the Department of Agriculture and ask
ed Secretary Wilson if the express COM
panies were acting within the law IN re.
fusing to handle the farmers meat pro-
ducts. The Secretary assured them
that there is nothing in the meat inspect
ion regulations which revuires the ex'
press companies to make such ruling
Senator Alice, OF Delaware, today &C.
companied bis colleague, Senator Dupont,
to the White House to present him to
the President. Senator Dupont was elect
ed while absent in Europe and this was
The first occasion he has had to present
his respects to the Chief Executive since
his return. He said that he was no longs
er connected with the Dupont Powder
Company, which was under investiga-
ton by the Senate appropriations COM
mittee last session.
Solicitor General Hoyt made a motion
in the Supreme Court OF the United
States today to advance the hearing IN
the fertilizer trust cases to as late a day
AS possible before the Thanksgiving holt
DAYS. The motion was taken under Goa
sideratiOn. The case is on ha cas- corpus
proceedings in which the defendants
seek to avoid trial in Tennessee.
The battleship Louisiana with Score.
tary Taft, Asst .tant Secretary Racon and
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Bacon on board is
expected to arrive at Hampton Roads
tomorrow evening. The party will be
once transferred to the Dolphin which
will bring them up the Potomac to
Washington.