The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-17
ATTEMPTED CRIME



bed. She didn't scream. she called
(and not Ia an unusually loud voice.
either: Papa. there is a man In the
house
MY husband had loaned his gun
10 neighbor. 20 he got a knife aud
rushed into the room. The negro
daTted past him and ran through the
house without striking an article and
from the back yard be leaped fence
80 high you would not think pr
son could jump over Il. Mia struck
and kicked the man when she called
for her father
I'VE identified Hornsby as the man.
lie had on nothing but shirt and
Mia saw there was a black spot on
thu shoulder OF u. lie had a nous
taohe. just like liornsby's.
last night a mob called at the
house and said they intended to lyuch
him. told them be- ought to be-
lyhched one man suggested that
they would hang him In froni OF our
house. but thought could not
stand that. Some Of them wanted to
cut his legs on and roast him go
death. lie ought 10 b. Killed"
Mob Was Disappointed.
County and city jails were visited
BY a mob OF about IS armed persons
hast night aud both juils were search
ed for Will Hornsby. the negro
charged with attempting criminal as
sault on Mia Powell, but earlier In
the evening the police had heard the
threats and Hornsby was removed to
a place OF safety. The members Of
the mob were fully armed. and one
man carried rope.
About 1915 O'Clock Police Lieuten-
ant Potter. Sergeant Gourieux and
Patrol Driver Thad Terrell were IN
the police station. and they heard the
men walking In the street The police
station was entered and the men de-
manded the keys TO the jail. but thu
officials told them that Jailcr Wade
Brown had them. However the OFF,
oials told the men that Hornsby was
not In the jail. and ordered them TO
dlsperse. The men were not masked
and the police recognized many OF
them.
Three men went 10 the home OF
Jailer Brown and aroused him. They
said: "Thad wants the keys" and
Jailer Brown dressed hurriedly and
started for the jail. As he went over
they told him that he was wanted at
the side door. and before the steps
was reached the men grabbed Brown
and tried to take the keys by force.
Cavtain Brown then conducted them
through the Jail. Realizing that
IIornsby had been taken TO the coun-
~ jail the mob left Lieutenant Pot
ter telephoned to the county Jail. and
when the members reached the court
yard Deputy Jailer Joseph Purchase
and Harvey Martin had the doors
|opeh and the lights burning. Quietly
fhe jailers said they would be glad 10
show a committee through the cells.
and three men were escorted over the
prison. The men left disappointed,
but declared that they would have
the negro. .N
The mob was quiet and few resi-
dents knew that the men had been
out until late this morning. No shots
were fired although every man had
a pistol and several had guns. The
police had clever plan as the negro
was taken from the county jail early
In the evening. Several men called
at the jail during the day TO see the
negro In order to be able TO identify
him.
Hornsby Taken Away.
II was reported that Mayor Smith
had Hornsby in his automobile last
night, but the mayor was seen out
riding with his family by too many
people for the story to be given Gre
dence. II Is said the prisoner was re-.
moved to Wickliffe. but telephone
message from there denies the report
hornsby was taken from the city
jail to the county jail about i1:30
O'Clock yesterday morning after q
warrant charging him with attempt