Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-16
WELL PLEASED WITH
QUARTERS GIVEN THEM
When Exconfederate Sees c. A. r.
Button on Tailor He Says "Hoys It
Will be All Right"--Affecting and
Unprecedented Scene in the 5u-
preme Court.
(By Associated Press,.

(By Associated Pressr.
WASHINGTON. L. G. Nov. To-
For ne first timv In American his
tory six men are inrprison tonight for
cont, mpt OF the Supreme Court OF
the Unit d states. Fer the frat time.
too the federal government has
placed men behind the bars as an
outcome Of he iynching of negro.
At the United Siates jail in this
city. Captain Joseph f. Ship. former
sheriff at Chattanooga. Tenn; Jere-
miah Gibson. his jailer. and Luther
williams. Nick Nolan, Henry Padgett
and William Mayes, of the same city,
this afternoon began serving terms
of imprisonment imposed few
hours before by the Supreme Court
OF the United States. Ship and
Glib. on had been found guilty OF fall
ing 10 protect from mob Ed. john
son. whose legal execution for rape
had heen stayed by the Supreme Court
until it could review the case. The
others had been found guilty of par
ticipating in the lynehing of federal
prisoner. Ship. Williams and Nolan
were given sentences of ninety days
Imprisonment each while Gibson,
Padgttt and Mayes each received six
ty days.
As the big barn doors OF the jail
swung open to receive the prisoners
,his afternoon imrse diately after SEN
tence had been imposed, Warden Nc
KEGS stood before them.
''ln the Hands of Soldier"
AT least we are in the hands Of a
cold cr.' exclaimed Captain Ship.
who had been in many a fight for
the Confederacy, as he espied a G.
A. r. button In the lapel of Warden
McKe es' coat. Then turning to his
fellow prisoners he said: Boys It
will he all right"
methods of punishment at the jail as
humanitarian as the various classes
| OF prisoners will allow. and he was
I preparsd for the reception of the six
men from Tennessee. About a year
during the Imprisonment OF an I'M
! usually large number Of women, the
warden had fitted up storeroom on
the forth hocT of the Jail as quar-
tiers for female prisoners. II was in
! this large room, perhaps twenty by
thirfy-five feet, that he locked the
( six prisoners.
Pleasant Quarters.
| In the room were beds for each
of the prisoners. while at one end
was a table upon which TRUSTEES
| will set their meals three times a
! day. A bath room, adjoining the
room. will be used by the prisoners
exclusively. Four large circular WIN
dows open TO the scuth and west, CIV
| ing excellent views Of the front CT
| the buildings. In fact. 70 pleasant
| did the prisoners find the quarters
that Captain Ship sent his attorney.
Major Cliff TO the office OF the Su-
preme Court to withdraw a request
he had made when sentence was i'm
posed, 10 he sent 20 the federal prison
at Atlanta. Ca. instead Of the jail
in this city.
Drring the afternoon the six men
received calls from Tennesse cans and
others. Sitting on his straw bad. half
/ reclining on his pillow Of straw. Cap
tain SlfDp made this statement:
We are very well pleased vita
the treatment given us by Warden
Mckee and are delighted with the
quarters assigned us"
No the Firs. Time
4 few hours IN jail made Gibson
reminiscent He told his comp1nions
that this Was not the first time he had
been in prison in Washington.
"Brt the other time 7 was brought
here % a Confederate prisoner he
said
The cr-s----' case was taken I'D
TODAY r. f..a as the justices took
their places IN DE court room. So
lcifc- Bowers. Of the department OF
Justice. uoon receiving q bow q rec
orr'iicn from Chief Justice Fuller.
called the attention Of the court 70
tho fact that he defendants were n
court IN response 70 rs order ana