The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-16
CHATTANOOGA
MEN IN PRISON
Ship and Others Are Sem
fenced.
ny .H DAYS FOR SHERIFF
! lennesseeans Sent 10 Jail IN
Washington.
seleuan Scene 1t Bar Of United states
Supreme Court wAea Chief
Justice Fuller PrenouAcea
Juasmeat On Defen-

JudsmeRt On Defen-
Washington. Nov. 15.---For the first
time insAmerican history six men are
in prison tonight for contempt OF the
Supreme Court OF the United States :.
i For the first time, too, the Federal
Government has placed men behind the
bars as an outcome OF the lynching Of
q negro.
j At the United states Jail In this city,
Capt. Joseph r. Shipp, former Sheriff
lat Chattanooga. Tenn: Jeremiah Glib
son. his jailer. and Luther Williams.
Nick Nolan. Henry Padgstt and VIII
liam Mayes, OF the same city. began
this afternoon to serve terms OF Inn,
prisonment imposed few hours be-
fore by the Supreme Court of the
United States.
shipp and Gibson had been found
guilty of failing to protect from q
mob Ed Johnson. whose legal execution
for rape had been stayed by the SUI
preme Court until that tribunal could
review the case. The others had been
found guilty OF participation In the
lynching of a Federal prisoner. Shipp,i
Williams and Nolan were given sent-
ences of ninety days each impxfson-
ment, while Gibson, Padgett andsMayes
each received sixty days.
As the big barred doors OF 1.-The Jail
swung open to receivessthe prisoners
this afternoon immediately after sent
ence had been imposed, Warden Mckee
stood before them.
In Hands Of soldier.
l "At least We are In the hands OF
soldier" exclaimed Captain shipp. who
had been in many fight for the Con-
federacy. as he espied @. A. r. but
ton in the lapel OF Warden McKee's
coat.
| Then turning to his I'VE fellow pris-
oners he said:
i Boys. 1t win be all right"
i Warden Mckee has inaugurated
methods OF punishment at the jail as
humanitarian as the various class of
prisoners will allow and he was pre-
pared for the reception OF the six men
from Tennessee
i About a year ago. during the inn
ipfisonment OF an unusud11y large nuns
Der Of women. the warden had fitted un,
q store room On the fourth floor OF the
jail as quarters for female prisoners.
1t was in this large room, twenty by
thirty-five feet. that ne locked the six
4 prisoners.
In the rooms were beds, one for each
of the prisoners. while at one end OF
the room was table upon which
"trusties' will set the prisoners meals
three times q day. A bath room will
be used by the prisoners exclusively.
-Four large windows open to the south
: and west. giving excellent views OF the
front buildings.
4 In fact. SO pleasant had the prisoners
found the quarters that Captain Shipp
sent HIS attorney. Major Gift. to the
ONCE OF the Supreme Court to with
draw q request made when sentence
was imposed. to be sent to the Federal
prison at Atlanta. Ca, instead of the
jail In this city.
During the afternoon the six men
received calls from Tennesseeans and
others. Sitting on his straw bed, half
reclining on HIS pillow of straw, Cap
Il tain Ship made this statement:
I'VE are very well pleased with the
treatment given us by Warden Mckee
and are delighted with the quarters as
signed u.s."
4 A few hours in jail made Gibson rem
4 iniscent. He told his companions that
this was not the first time he had been
In prison in Washington.
But the other time / was brought
here as Confederate prisoner" n
said.
The contempt case as taken up as
soon az the justices took their places
in the court room. Chief Justice Full
err directed Clerk Mckinney to call the
/ defendants before the bar. The six
men stood up for sentence.
i Sentenced ny Fuller.
Reading from a memorandum, Chief
Justice Fuller began:
i "You, Joseph F. Shipp. jeremiah
i Gibson, Luther Williams Nick Nolan,
Il Henry Padgett and William Mayes, are
before this court on an attachment for
contempt. On return to show cause
you were advised and been fully heard
orally and on printed briefs and after
thorough consideration you have been
found guilty. You have also been
committed severally to present petition
for rehearing and move that leave be
granted.
THE grounds upon which the con-
i clusion was reached are set forth In
the opinion filed herein on Monday
May "a, 1903. and need not be repeated
nor need dwell upon the destructive
consequences of permitting the tran
saction complained of to pass 20 a
precedent of punishment for contempt.
'Tt is considered by the court and
the judgment OF the court Is that as
punishment for the contempt you, Jo-
seph r. Shipp, Luther williams and
Nick Nolan, and each of you be imprig-
oned for the period OF ninety days and
that you, Jeremiah Gibson. Henry Pud-
| gett and William Mayes. and each of
you, be imprisoned Tor the period OF
| sixty days In the jail sn the District of
Columbia. The marshal OF that court
is charged with the execution of this
Judgment"
Before adjourning the court decid-
ed to adhere to its decision to send
the prisoners to the District Jail. The
Chief Justice said the question OF the
place of imprisonment might be
brought up again after the Thanks
| giving holidays.
/ sheriff Ship Calm.
Sheriff Shipp took the sentence more
calmly than any OF the six. After the
| Chief Justice had concluded he walk
ed over to Marshal Wright and asked
| him where this ofiicer OF the court
wanted him to so.
Tears came to Padgett's eyes and he
used his handkerchief freely. Will
| Jams sat down as II exhausted. when
Attorney Chandlee asked that his client
| be sent to Atlanta. II rmaind sitting
until Attorneys Cliff and Shepherd
made similar requestA for the other
| defendants.
The marshal OF the court denutized
the marshal of the District of Colum-
| bia to take the men to jail ana. at
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