Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-16
Luther Williams Receives the
Same Penalty, While Gibson's
Padgett and Mayes Are Civ
en- Sixty Days.
WILL BE IMPRISONED
IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Sheriff Shipp Is Native of Geor-
gia and Has Scores of Rela-
tives and Friends in
This State.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Ninety days
Imprisonment was imposed today upon
ex-sheriff Joseph F. Shipp, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. by the supreme court of
the United States for contempt of court
in failing to prevent the lynching of a
negro, Ed Johnson, convicted of assault.
but whose execution had been stayed by
the court.
Luther Williams and Nick Nolan were
sentenced to Imprisonment for 80 days
for connection with the lynching and
jeremiah Gibson, the jailer, Henry Padg.
EFT and William Mayes, all of Chatta>
nooga. for so days.
Chief Justice Fuller. who pronounced
the sentence, designated the United States
Jail in the District CT Columbia as the
place OF imprisonment
Attorneys for the prisoners before the
bar asked, on account of the difference
of climate, that the federal prison at At
lanta, Ca, be substituted for the district
To this Attorney General Wickersham
objected, saying that the Atlanta prison
was for long term prisoners and that the
local jail was much more suited Tor the
present purpose.
The court took the request under ad-
visement and asked the marshal of the
court to retain the prisoners IN MS Gus
tody for the time being.
sBIPP TAKES SENTENCE CALMLY.
Sheriff Shipp took the sentence more
calmly than any of the six. After the
cnief justice had concluded ne walked
over to Marshal Wright and asked him
Of court wanted
him to go.
Tears came to Padgett's eyes and he
used his handkerchief freely. Williams
sat down as If exhausted, when Attorney
Chandler asked that his client be sent
TO Atlanta. He remained sitting until
Attorneys Cliff and Shepherd made SINH
lar requests for the other defendants.
The marshal Of the court deputized the
marshal of the District of Columbia to
tnke the men to Jail, and at 1880 O'Clock
this afternoon they were behind the bars
WILL NOT GO TO ATLANTA.
Such a pleasant surprise In regard
to the location and treatment awaited
the prisoners when they arrived at
the district Jail that Attorney CliIt
nastened to the clerk OF the supreme
court to withdraw the request for the
transfer OF his client, Captain Shipp'
to Atlanta.
President Taft will no doubt be pc
titioned to pardon exSheriff Joseph f.
Ship. sentenced today TO 90 days i'm
prisonment by the United States SUI
preme court for contempt. Already
friends Of Captain Shipp nave made
plans for circulating a petition to the
president in his behalf.
SECOND CASE OF THE KIND.
This was the second time in the history
of the supreme court of the United States
that that august body had Imposed a
sentence upon citizens, held guilty OF dis
regarding its mandates. The previous oc-
CASTOR was in another generation.
Heading the little group OF six men,
found guilty OF contempt. as they took
their places before the black robed JUS
tices. was Capt Joseph H. Shipp. the
sheriff In Chattanooga, Tenn, when he
offended the court. His tall, straight fig
ure. his scanned face and his gray-streak-
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