New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
LYNCHERS JAILED
RI UNITED ST4TES
SUPREME COURT.
FIRST Drastic Act5oH bg Fed
eral Authorities for
This CTTmc.

A--e-car history ziN men are I'm prison
.o--.r,r tor -ortenpt % ire supreme Court
- the TINTED States. For the hrsf ume.
~ the federal Eovernncnf has placed men
behind the bars a. an outcome ~ thc
.rchi-E az negro.
Az ne Tinted states isil in tf.s city
-sv-sir Joseph 2. Shtrp. cx-Sheri1 at
-hartanoogs. Tenn jeremiah Gibson his
,sler. end Luther Williams. sick No'ah'
Eerry PadEctt sul william Na2es ci i'e
sa-.e. -l-- -riS afternoon began 10 serve
e--~ ef imprisonment imposed ~"
,ou~s before ,, the supreme Court ~ me
.u.r~l States
St.rp and G bson had been found gIi-tN
al, esi-t,r 20 n-otect from a mob Ed
1ornsor. q negro whose execution had
seen STAYED hv the Supreme court until
q could review the case. The Others had
seen found guilty OF participation in the
ynching of s fe6aral prisoner Shipp.
p-,lis.ns spd Nolan were sentenced u
s.retv GAvs' Imprisonment each. while Glib
son. Fadectt and Mayes each received sixty
Saws.
As the hiE bs--cd doors % the jail
ruu-- open 90 receive tEe prisoners Tins
afternoon. immediately after sentence had
cosr i-Posed. warden Mckee stood be-
fore ther-
sie-- exclaimed captain Shipr who had
1ecn ~ many = ncrt for che C7ufederacy.
80 10 esried rhe - a 2 button in the
l70ei of Warden N-kee's coat
-ben. turning 70 his nve fellow prisoners
,e said.
Bows. Il VII 10 al right
Wsr6cn Mckee has adopted methods -
-urishuert a. rhc tail as humanitarian as
sAe various classes of prisoners viii allow.
s-c Do was prepared for the reception -
ne SIX mep from reuness0e.
About = vear ago. during -he imprison-
-r-r - sn unusually large number -
ror1en. the warden had ftted Up store
-ooun OF Tho fourth floor ~ the Jail al guar
.~-s for female prisoners. l. was IN This
srge room. perhaps 30 by 80 teet. that ~
rckeo rho six prisoners
IN The room were beds for each ~ -lle
r-sonsrs while at ore end was table an
s.rich ''trc1sties- VIII ST their meals three
---e- a day A bathroom adjoining the
--ou viii be used bv tne prisoners eN-
-.usiveIy. Four large circular window
rp.r % the SOUTH and vest. giving excellent
,levs of t5e front Of rhe buildings.
Iu fact. 90 pleasant had the prisoners
tound the quarters that captain shipp sent
as a-toru~,. Major CIlf- q the once -
the supreme court 20 withdraw reques-
D. had made when sentence was imposed -
20 sent 10 the federal prison Al Atlanta in
stead q the jail IN rhis cit,-
During the aft rnoou The six men -
-r.Eed calls from Terresseeans and others.
S-tirg on lis straw oed. half reclining on
rs pillow cf straw. Captain sh-pp made
iris statement
we a-u very vel pleased with che treat
Tert given Us by Warden Mckee AID are
aclighte6 V.rh the quarters assigned US
A few hours in Jail made Gibson renin.s-
-.r- Ec told h.s companions that this
0as rot rle FRS; time -ha- he had been IN
prison En- Wsshiug-ou-
Bur TIE other time 7 7as brought here
e Corfeeera-e prisoner % war" De said
The contempt case was taken ID as soon
a. tlc justices o. rne supreme Court took
r-eir places 90 The courtroom solicitor
Bowers. OF the Department q Justice.
or receiving nod of recognition from
chief Justice F-Ile-. called the attention
of the court % the fs-t that the defendants
were ir cou-- ~ response 70 -ts order and
suggested t.ar the co-r- impose -en-
,euce
PRISONERS AZ THE BAR
tn eHief justice d.re-red Clerk 1IcHen-
ny - cau the defendants before the bar.
As re names Of -le s.N men. tlc sheriff.
tr- ,aucr auc tho four men charged with
-s~.rE beer members OF t5s mob thar took
johnson Isc -auE rhrouel tae trtle
co-r-roon stiffness as ~ death selt.el
over e.. From each defendant came the
--l.ta-v word Present They thcn stood
-U lor sentence
Ees5irE fr-1 memorandum. ei.'i
tlce TGIer -.ss1-
r--r.- Williams. SICK No.ar. Henry
Fslgerr ard Wr.ow NaEes are before
-.- laurr or sr arra- -r---nf t9r contempt
Dr -cr--l r9 ~lI. 90 -r1" cause ---
ss-r rrrselrel tria evidence a- sou we're
scr.sel end are0 flay 1oar1 orally a-1
' nr.--- a-''-- ai s---
~. hand e.~. oae- committed ~eFeral-v
= --e.--- 4 rsr.-.7- -s~ rerrar.ue and
v-.cr sr-e~ rou=Ig=r-- .or has beer denied
TlC grounds upon which f.c conc lel17
H-r -o-c or Monde MAY -i 'a -nd
-frc mot f. repeated. rrr need owe.
40o1 rhe destructive consec1er'e~ ~ Ter
-rf-rE -lr -ra-.s-rf-or or7-p.a. ped ~ ,o
7-ss ~ rreoedeut tor -Hp' H's--1 c7n-
IS considered b~ the -o-rr. and rhe
r.-tr- u-f-rs--- ana ..>-.-tr ,---s- -
-G#r ~1-. re t--r-' aDUel -rr. -rl rr~.r.E on
-.0"tv da-f. and rst -o-- jeremiah Gin.
cor. F@rrT Fs1Eefr scd william Na-es.
'-
aoriod ~ pfx-v ds-s m -he taU 20 tho r.t--
.-frr q loI8~rri T-f marshal ~ ---r
-o1~r .. charged with tho r-rr-l-sr- aF mis-
r.dEue-f
ref0~e s1-c.ru4rE enc ~c-~T te---ea t1
-Srer. 20 f-s dec'e.cr ro sr-5 rrs prisoners
lie D's-~.rr -af This vas done af---
rof-ircr Ecue-z had rcIi --r ~Cr1~f thar fr-
.r.s~-a p-tso- ro--espcrcec In Oh pa-r.-r1-
fz-- - srs-e pe-irer--sr- The ~-i=.
rsr,es sac -he --esr,cn II --s place 70
.--r-ssr-raen- --lehr ~ brought II sFstn
sf-e- -re Ths-ysr----e h1ll1a-s