Evening journal., 1914-01-01
SLAYERS OF
FARMER SAFE
BEHIND BARS
Kent COuntyMOb iSPOw rleSS
Before State Troops That
Preserve Order
lOWNPEOPLE ANGRY
OVER VISIT OF SOLDIERS


ur out State troops. James PARKWAY
and Norman Mabel. the two negroes
sell for the murder of James Coleman,
',hostertown. Md. farmer. are now lock
ed nm at the Central Police station, IA
this city.
Their application for change OF
,on',e beina granted bv the Kent County
ronrt Yesterday morning the negroes
,ore later placed in the center of the
battalion OF the Fifth Maryland kegi- 1
mont Uandculied to Baltimore dctec-
,iye.. they were rushed TO the Chester
tovn wharf The townspeople stood pys
.mnble TO carry out any OF THEN threats.
In Inc state steamer Governor X. NJ.
Nelane Che negroes were brought direct .
+, baltimore. They will be tried at
Elkton in March.
one company OF the State militia lett (
the town ON the stearler with the pris- /
,ncrs. The three other companies eNac- !
nated an hour later, returning to balti-
more by train.
After the departure OF the troops and
ihc negroes the citizens baiked m carry
mo out the threats they had made, gave
e>nression 10 their anger freely. dele
,,af;on waited on Attorney Herbert 4.
Perkins and requested him 90 recall tue
,a-. to Kent county. MIR. Perkins re-
fused ,4....i
rhose i'm the crowd which battered
Town the iail door Saturday night in an
sloft 40 .vnch the prisoners Will not ne
punished. The grand jury ON TUESDAY
returned couple 0f presentmehtS, D"l
iater withdrew them. Yesterday, oile'
,be militia had left town, the grand jury
adjourned and the members scattered 20
fheir homes in various sections oi tne
counts. 1 ,.,
The Jury in its report TO the court
states that il can find no evidence
noainst Thomas Blake. one OF the o'ne.
nearocs implicated. u also states tna'
~ Investigations disclosed that 'ne az
tack on the Jail was bS lot oi sooilE
men. and not by respon7ii9laie ''t1e"s oo,.' w.
Che town, as rumored. his WaS Sel
tainlv very reprehenslble, 3 an '"e ie
mort saws ON this subject.
with PARKWAY and Mabel, there was
,rongbt to Baltimore Thomas biake
0c,aisa. thought &c have bsoh lhpn
..ted In the murder The coniessloh'
~ parawav and Mabel, however, prac.
Vcallv clear Blake, who Will prooaoi'
ho released i'm a few days. And, be
.itare met exclaimed Blake at IN
central Police Station last evening
.,Trou, Rlake amt goin' back to Ken
county no more, as long as ne lNe9'
General Gather Pleased. ..,.
Brigadier General charles ~, SS.en % ~
... .r. ranking officer IN coliiiiiaiiu y. ~
troops. returned Win 1he ue'''0'' '''''''
Oy train. .., ..,. .,,o he
basior of the Fifth's boys. SAID zen
rot Gather. they were al careis
~ Give no offense to the citizens {
s,eetortoxn. We were sent thef
- nrotect the negro prisoners Irol
I,o nob We have accomplished on
sutv They are now safely back
saliimore. There was no disturban'
rnatever. but everything was carrie
,,t ouiptlv and with no confusion.
.annot praise too highly the cohdu
NJ The members of the regiment WI
Xere at ChestertoWn. ~ -
Asl,ed about the reception which u
rroops received by the citizens
rhsstertovn when they arrived at q
Gent county seat about midnig
r,,osday. General Gather only smile
4e intimated that they did not expe
warm reception meaning warm
lie sense of wclcome-anu so We
aot disappointed at cool one.
Company G, in command OF Ma
A. Robbins and Capt. r. A. hahco'
an the boat which brought the negr.
ana some OF the detectives TO bai
morc. arrived at the City Fler' ~
street, about 3.40. lney maleneu ne,
fhe Fifth Regiment Armory' Mn' %
they were dismissed. All liiliieuia IN, 'l.
iv doffed the field uniforms and ecu
,snt and vent to their homes to
some sleep ,,.
H..
,f General Gather and Major ia
a. renlxins. arrived at Union stat
o, Inc snecial train about 5.l5. III
were dismissed Is minutes later at
armory
Surprised Citizens.
Company X. OF the second Dattai
of the Fifth, left Baltimore Tor an
nolis and from there went TO Cnes
town bv the State boat Tuesday MI
The three other companies went
frain Both arrived there betw
midnight and / o'clock yester
morning. and Immediately took
session of the town. Although maI
fa,y was not declared II might
Der have been. The citizens,
had retired, learned of the pres'
of the troops, who came upon
town as a surprise.
Practically everyone arose,
went out in the streets TO look at
soldiers, some of whom had
placed around the jail. the rem
der standing "at rest In the sur
Some ugly remarks were II
from some of the citizens, and
o1 the troops were insulted.
carving out their orders, they
no attention to the remarks.
sheriff would not allow the mi
men in the jail, so they were I'M
about the streets approaching
DE brick building
When the hour came for the
Z as many OF the. townspeople as s
crowded into The courtroom
the Judges we're sitting, ready =
the case. Attorneys Allen I. 6
borough and Herbert E. Pei
counsel for the prisoners, aske
change of venue. and 1t was
mediately granted. Then Judge
stable without mincing his
scored the mob which necess
the bringing of state troops 10
tertown.
He said that it was the cour'
the court alone, responsive 10
sending Of the troops because
citizens of Chestertown, by the
fions had shown that they Wei
going to allow the court 10 gi'
prisoners fair trial or renee