The sun., 1910-07-09
;NDIERS ATTEMPT LYNCHTNG
,,gn az THEU tT aIEN AZ
ngJt JIH iFTFR I NEGRO.
A. Irur, ~ Thrir Plan and sends
p,i.nnrr 10 Another Jan Negro
tut soldier on the Might of the


---... men from FORT Mvrr marched
.....,. N'NNndria county iaii, just across
ma. from Washington. early this
-.. .,ud attempted 10 lvnch Robert
r,--. o negro. who had slash-d one
.,,.. - rdters stationed at the fort with
-. The slashing had occurred On
..' 4 july Gafter the negro aud the
,.'d.ar r.d got ,ntn row over the John
..r-I-Hr.ss hrht
d.. ,,ld'"rs hearing L~t nigh' 'ha'
.nr ie wuuid DE from tn" wound
.... go matter INTO their own hands and
..l.I - uvang- h,m by lyn, hing hl-
.>, .,rt only the prompt sct,on of
..c, u,-~v Cra"S spps rrnily prevented
. .riuc He had bcrn wrrn-d hy a
.... .! hat the soldiers irtcnd,d - get
. .-Hn tho rsh' and he h. 4 SPIRITED
r .Ssv an hour ~ tNo hefor- me
.t.r. rvuch-rs srp-a rcd olsm"rng
- -y ne jail
r.~ negro - now lodged "a fairfaN
county Jsh. ffi"cu mll's from AsNsnd ia.
r tha AL'Nsud "a county Jail - b'lng
4 4 tr-nirht " trusted soldiers
. hr .o.t Ia protect ths five negro
". .t.sto -" a biIng an 'sy. VIII are
tolIad up t1'-' Tn soldiers wer'
\ ...nsd az tn j'il ~ N" request 90 tho
a. m a. a We ID '"d - i.t" 10y col
. 'a.d Who - 90 IA. ~ rf tn FoJ
.,- pos.
..T Gar.r,d h.s IL. - -tr-tnd sr
....,..,-,.inn NJ, th.s po .,iur's occur
.tt IN, or1,,.. IN, 10; we-,
r, ..... n. m r,Es-d T., ~ anair and
... th,u ~, ir.Lp A To- d,ry that
d-...t ~-'r,iu tod IA Il
.I......... VI rn.i, y. sity. q, mod with
... 4 .,...fi a. ,b,-n ,.. ..yiny
. .. IN. "A a ,t hp ri .
.... ~. nv, ming Nm, an N.
... .r,.ln- :, I-ir q Il so.,
.... ..r.fn-r. nr. .t..,... ,N,,.. 4 a. "A
... r.rr,.. I-.s.,frr,.dth lp..t.
... ,,. nj. . n.rd yg- f.,-, tL. fo-t
ID .... .pu 4 .unr "a into ,,viugn
.... IN IN TO, a. ,onoc,I th,-
...., I, NJ. ,,ry d. hpf l. l,a-
....- ...r.,vDs n ~. of t.. band
..... our...
-. TIM I'D ,tr D., ia. ts,I end awtk-
.r.t D.. .., h.. ,.,urG NJ on '.,
..-.r.y ,,. .l. .. y.ip,!o,y ,a. IN. Id .,ouI
w.. .,pt a.. u.-e.r Js.k,nn md ue
..r.,.. vet hi,. "a. r,r g,a.d.r. oT the
nd laid m lg,s f.-. tone.
V.n v.u r,pai h,y. him the ,.,,.-
..dr.,.L -Nnu.,. f,,o late heard
=. r,,,r,,,,, apI I,.k.ro .. ,rr.,d,
IN. ,.iI,-
A.. .-.t IA. U,..,ar. iyurn.r- were.
..., m. iA,ler hina.IC houe.er ha
., .pnNn for vears 20 all thr Older q.
,.. fort and ,o a., ,.ians living IN mat
.,-ruorhnod. and h. soon convinced
...... .ba, he wa. telling rhe truth and thai
. gro va. already fp- on his wav
y.-d another plac. 90 custody
E.i. the Iail.r va. taking hs va
~. about eNp,.rng himself b-for.' rhe
-,.1s Of m. window tie let the raId.r-
land tht, hr az. fully srrned and
-ansrad 20 d.g.rlI himself against
.r nah on the J.l The Wolld-h"
Ss...r- them-elve> after tn-v vs-r satt'-
-. ... negro vas gln. asked 20. I,Iiler
.. --. u-,on them and as~g-ed hlfn
.v would 10 nothing Jailer
.....l hi- pat had begged th" soldier
joel. i've ~ his own and five of h'-
.-- % th.. Jail with him The pSrlsy
r. mo door Of the Jaii lasted So. era
r.-.-. and finally the sand -ulk"d Of
.,-rg.r = no. coils 81 ruT,a with them
N... ri ,t.e rnreA.-neu lynrhing ~,
r.-. ..,.n,'cd by the iAilar ~ once 10
.. .......y clerk ~ the Alexandria County
.r3 the latter promptly notified
-. .r.rnonwca!th Attorney. ia l"r
ID. .rmsef roma rai "n Euard urtil
........ TOM trp,.ap aftsupt might na
=. .... ,,,.n. Jsrkson'g negro friends
.,ar.,,rfr.d IN m. IaiI
.r.rrou. .yealth Attorney loot 70
.-,. rn--unp ia communicating
nd. ,.trArd in command of the
., ,',s,r After IN. irtrryI.T h.
.,s.... i,.r,a-I had characterized
.....,ad .s.a,it IN the ,Ail A.
....., ,., .tronpiy cf the Browusvi ll..
-, ,.t,..t rari y \ Horn. IN CON
...s Tbird Fteld Artillery. would
.,..,.,,zst,,, 4, ~ understood
., ... -,It,.-. w.re lined M n IN.
., mes, .,,..I NV ian, Horn ir- &.
.. .. -. -, ,,,...s call and thai