The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-02-17
NEGROES ATTACK
TOBACCO Men
THREE HIGHLAND FARMERS SHOT
BEATEN AND RoBeED-
JAIL GUARDED AGAINST
MOB.

kins. attacked, shot. beat up and rob.
bed three Lincoln county tobacco men.
II. D. Ballard. Clarence Deatherage
aud y. u. Hatfield. two miles from
town on the Dan,ille pike Monday
night, and robbed Hatfield Of ss3.
Leaving the white men wounded and
bloody on the ground, the negroes
drove 10 panvIlle. where two Of them
Gregory and johnson were captured
early Tuesday morning by Deputy
Sheriff W. s. Embry AMI Chief OF Po.
lice ID. u. Carter. Hawkins the third
negro go, away from the Danyille Of.
ficers who saw him. but at the time
DID not know he was member OF the
gang.
Gregory and johnson were lodged
IN Jail here. and rumors that mob
would conc in from the Highland sec.
ton. where the wounded men live.
were rife Wednesday night. Sheriff
W. L. Mccarty with deputies, County
Jucse J. p. Bailey. Jailer Dink Farmer
Night officer Meeks kept guard In
front OF the Jail. Jaiier Farmer gave
the prisoners weapons to protect them
selves. A lumber of negroes from
Macksville. congregated on the street
behind the jail. and remained on
guard most of the night Many OF
them mad shot guns and revolvers
and II IL understood that their plan
was To help protect the negroes In
jaii should a mob come in and attempt
60 lynch them. They built a fire in the
street and a shot or two was heard
IN the night from their camp. Those
who carried arms wore white hand
kerchieis tied around their arms, and
they seemed to be well organized.
Several OF them ventured toward the
front of the court house. but Sheriff
McCsrty warned them TO get back
where they belonged telling them that
n mob did come IN Il might fare
badly with any negroes found in tho
neiEhborhood.
Several horsemen came into town
early in the night. but no other signs
Of a mob were visible. IL was thought
that perhaps they came in TO reconnoi'
ter the situation. but finding that the
SAIL was well guarded. reported back
that bloodshed would probably follow
an attempt to get the negroes out AMI
lynch them. County Attorney Burch
and officer rode out the Somerset pike
az lar rs Carters place ut Halls Gap.
thinking 10 dissuade mob from at
tempting To take the prisoners by
forse. should men be found who had
such a purpose in view. but they came
upon no one who seemed TO inclined
toward taking the law into their own
hands.
IL had been expected that the ex-
amiuing trial Of the negro prioners
would be held this week. but as cir.
cult court convenes Monday and the
grand jury will be empanneled
NJ once. II was decided by the officers
that their cases go over for consider
elton by that inquisitorial body. so
lar nothing has been heard of Haw-
kins. the third negro. who made his
escape ypiler Dlnk Farmer raised a
fund ~ $50 to offer as reward for
his capture. Wednesday and that some
viii b. paid to the man who bring
him In. All three OF the negroes are
sad ta have had bad records. The
Danul!e Advocate says that both Johu
s.n and Gregory have served peni'
tentiary terms
The story of the mid night hold-up
Monday night as told by the wound
ca men. VINO were brought 10 town
Tuesday morning by Mr. J. l. Jarvis
IN surry. after their wounds had been
dressed. shows that {. was one OF the
boldest affairs OF the kind pulled off
IA this section in many year. The
Idon sand that they were about two
miles out OF stanford. ascending a hill
near tho home of I. A. Rice. They
hat three wagons loaded with their
crnps. which they were taking TO the
Danville markets To sell. Mathew
Wright and Robert Hatfield were on
the rear wagon. too far back to gel
into the scrap. or help their friends.
When near tn, TOP OF the hill d