The Washington times., 1909-11-15
Chattanooga Officer Must
Serve Term for Contempt
Of Highest Tribunal.
FIVE OTHERS GO
TO JAIL WITH HIM
Two Others Accused of Permitting
Lynching of Negro Get Three
Months-Three Get 90 Days.

The Supreme Court OF the United
States today pronounced the following
sentences for contempt Of court IN the
case OF tke men charged with conspir-
acy in the lynching OF the negro. Ed
johnson, on March 1s, 1906. at Chafta-
nooga, Tenn. while the prisoner was
under stay Of execution granted By the
Supreme Court:
sherin James F. shipp. ninety dayss
Imprisonment.
Deputy sherin Jeremiah Gibson. sixty
days.
Luther Williams. ninety days
Nick Nolan. ninety days.
Henry Padgett. sixty days
William Mayse. sixty days.
All OF the defendants were in court
when sentence was pronounced, having
arrived this morning In charge OF deputy
marshals.
Asks for Sentence.
AS soon as the ceg=. convened So
hcitor General Bowers rose:
May It please the court" he said.
''all the respondents in the case OF the
United States against shipp ct al are
present In obedience TO the courts d.
reetion. and I. therefore, move oro-
nouncement Of sentence
Clerk McKenney then read the narnAs
Of the defendants. and, led by Marshal
Wright. the six men fled up to TIE bar.
directly in front Of the chief justice
The men all answered audibly 70 thzsr
names.
iief Justice Fnller read brise state
ment OF the ease and the charges
against the defendants Amid an in
tense silence in the courtroom hs con-
Quoted soiemnlys
The judgment OF the court Is that
you. James F. Shipp. Luther williams.
and Nick Nolan, shall ali be Imprisoned
sor ninety days. and you, Jeremiah
Gibson. Henry Padgett, and william
Mayse shall all be Imprisoned for sixty
days
Designated by Fuller.
The Chief Justice then DESIGNATED the
District jail as the place Of confinement
The six men sentenced TODAY wers
found guiltyOf conspiracy in the Fynchine
a Chattanooga Tenn, on March 1s. 1905.
OF I'd Johnson, a negro. 10 contempt Of
an order Of the Supreme Court CT the
United States. issued at the instance OF
Justice Harlan. staying the negro's exc
cUticn ten days. johnson was convicted
oy the courts, and was to have been
hanged on March 20
After the lynching the Departnle
Justice lodged a bin against
seven men alleged to have p
IN the Jail attack and lynch
these were Sheriff Jan'-+
Deputy Sheriff Jeremiaf
Williams, Nick Nolan
William MaySe. Dept
Galloway, Bart Jus
Ward The contempt
missed against the OF
On May a, 1909, 81
nams, Nolan. Padgetr
found guilty OF conf
preme Court In a dL
Chief Justice. Justice
Holmes, and Day hc
and Justices PeckhaI
keuna dissenting,
failure OF the evideI
conspiracy.
Peckham
Justice Peckham
senting opinion. and
view OF the radical
natory OF the action
the case that the dc
lew trial This
last day OF the teri
was carried over unt
November 1 that IN
petition and orders
brought 10 the baf
November Is.
No case in America
created more intere
than this. In the
opinion has been st
Of the accused men
in the history OF u
court has sentence
court room, on part
OF contempt.
Asks Change o
There was an insts
aged head Of the ct
Then Attorney Chi
Williams. arose and
II desire, II it pls
said. "to ask. in Wis
my client. that anc
fnement be designa
IS q cold climate.
roor health. desi
to designate the
lanta"
Chief Justice Full
The same request "
for the other defe
justice then queTie
But Is there a c
tiary at Atlanta2"
Il think sO.' said
Il would like to s
torney General Vic
penitentiary at AtI
suited for the conf
fendants.
I'VE viii consider
concluded Chief Jus
The six sentenced
~ before the court
The court room b
cleared and the men
big table which the
ordinarily use. An
succeeded the last
the court. Finally
led the men from
ofiice.
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