The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-04-26
A STATEMENT BY
L|vERMORE MAYOR
In Regard to the Lynching
Thursday Night.
UNDESIRABLE NEGRO CITIZEN
Violated the Law and Was
Unlawfully Put to
Death.
CITIZENS REGRET MoB's ACTION

Mr.. v. P. Morton, mayor OF Liver
more, KY, has issued the following
statement in regard to tho lynching
of a negro there last Thursday
night, fuller details of which aISear
ON the third page of the HeTld to-
Iday:
aClarence Mitchell, a white man.
entered a pool room, used and man
aged by colored people, and was or
dered out by the cofored manager
the victim of the mob, and after
Mitchell had gone out, some words
were passed. The negro. who was. In.
charge Of the pool room, shot two
shots at Mitchell, one taking erect
and which was at the time reported
fatal The negro ran to the opera
house of ]. d. Mitchell for protection.
The city marshal was soon on the
ground and had the negro under ar
-, rest, and a guard of five or six men
no assist him.
y Ine SHeTlH wa" Ut SN
iaby the mayor of the city, and 9TH
ers. as there were probably about
fifty people assembled at the en-
trance of the opera house.
Everything was done that the
mayor, marshal and other cool-head-
ed citizens could do to keep down
the mob, but before the sheriff ar
rived. It was not thought safe to at
tempt to take the negro from the
Lockout. which was OILY short dis
lance away, and short while be-
fore he did arrive, about fifteen men
sprung the door open enough 70
break the bolt, entered the room
where the marshal and guards and
the negro, then hand-cuffed, we're
I'm 10 that time it was thought best
to have no light in the room, but the
mob lighted matches and rushed
past the guards and shot the negro
twice, he being instantly killed. Two
or three more random shots we're
fired and being assured the ne
gro was dead, the mob dispersed
Mitchell, while badly wounded
has chances to recover. The state
ment that DR.. H. ]. Beard reported
he would not live till morning, wal
unauthorized and untrue.
1.-THE negro who was killed wal
from Tennessee, and had only beer
4 IL the city few weeks, and did no
stand fair with the colored people
here, who number 1873 only.
mitchell is an unmarried man liv-
ing with his father, who is we'll re
spected, and in the employ of L. A
Whitaker. The number of the mo-
did not exceed twenty-five men, We
there we're seventy-five or one hun
dred people on the streets at tn
time of the killing. All is quiet an
there is no fear of any further trou
BILE. To sum it all up, an undesir
able negro citizen violated the lay
and was unlawfully put to death
through no neglect or carelessnes
of the city authorities, and which
not condoned by any of the law
abiding citizens of this place"
Blacks Refuse to Touch Body.
Livermore, KY, April 22.-Dt
claring that william Potter, the nj
gro who shot Clarence Mitchell,
young white man, Thursday aftel
noon. was bad negro, and that h
had gotten himself into trouble tn
negroes of Livermore refused
have anything to do with the intel
ment of the negro's remains, and tn
whites of the town buried the bod
Undertaken ]. p. Hughart offere
one negro IS to assist him in bur-
ing the remains, but the negro r
fused. The blacks would not allo
Potter's body to be buried In the
cemetery.
Clarence Mitchell, the your
white man who was shot by Pott'
Thursday afternoon, is resting we
End the attending physician stat
that he is progressing nicely, al
will more than likely recover.
Since the lynching Of the negr
the feeling has subsidized, and We
little talk is being INDUCED In as
is feared the county authorities W
hold an investigation. The city {