The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-11

C0WED BY
GOVERNOR
"You'll Have a Chance to
Hang Me First" Ken
tucky Executive Tells
Mob That Makes Threats
Against Officials of the
Court.
Hurries to Town By Special
Train to Save Judge and
Prosecutor Who Hide All
Night to Escape Venge-
ance of Lynchers Seeking
= Negro. i,

ance of Lynchers Seeking
. Negro.
! Murray, KY, Jan. 11-In line
with his announced intention
to give the mob "a chance to
lynch the governor Of kentucky
first" Governor A. C. Stanley
arrived here early today and
took charge of the situation
growing out of the threats made
yesterday by a mob against the
lives of Circuit Judge Charles
Bush and Commonwealth At
torney Denny Smith.
The special train on which Cover
nor Stanley arrived was left standing
with steam up ready to take them
from Murray if further demonstra-
tions were made against their lives
Open threats were made on the
streets that any attempt to remove
j
vent the trial today of Martin, the
negro charged with killing Guthrie
Diuguid, white man, would put the
governors own life in danger.
Judge Bush and Commemorative s
Attorney Smith spent the night at
hotel here guarded from the mob by
a heavy force of deputies
The anger of the mob was aroused
~ oa n
Attorney Smith when a continuance
was granted in the case OF Lube Mar
tin, charged with the killing of Guth-
rie Diuguid, a white man. The fact
that the continuance had been grant
ed was kept secret for a time and
then public announced by Judge Bush
who stated thaty~he would be. tried
next month.
Howls and jeers from the crowd
gathered in the court room greeted
this statement. The mob called for
the prisoner and when he was not
produced demanded that the judge
surrender himself in place of the &C
cused man. Attempts at explanation
from the bench were howled down
while leaders of the mob demanded
that the negro be returned to the
court room and placed on trial.
Court officials then explained that
Martin ha6 been spirited away and
could not be returned before this
morning. This further<, aroused the
ire of the mob which demanded that
the judge order the return Of the ne
gro and in event Of failure to comply
with their demand their intention to
| lynch him together with the common
wealth's attorney, or to dynamite the
hotel at which they were staying.
After hasty consultation between
counsel and Judge Bush it was an
nounced that the negro would be
brought back and placed on trial this
morning.
| Governor Stanley was informed OF
| the situation here and left Frankfort
on the first available train, bringing
| with him Judge H. B. Hines, chair
! man Of the state prison committee and
| Warden J. B. Chiffon, of the Eddys-
vile penitentiary.
Ill-feeling against the negro, Mar
| tin, since the shooting Of Diugufd sew
eral weeks ago. Immediately follow
| ing the shooting Martin was taken
| to Hopkinsville for safe keeping.
When he was brought back here for
an examining trial it was announced
in order to forstall possible mob vio-
lence, that he would be tried on the
| convening of the superior court.
Martin was brought back to Muir
| ray, Tuesday, from Hopkinsville
| where he had been held since his
| examining trial. Because it was
| feared an effort might be made to
| lynch him he as held all night under
T a heavy guard of deputy sheriffs in the
! courthouse. Long before the negro
was brought into the courtroom ev-
cry available space was filed and
| spectators crowded the corridors and
vestibules.
| Counsel for Martin, appointed by
/ the court, asked for q continuance
| This was granted and the negro
! smuggled from the courtroom and out
of Murray before those present were
aware of what was happening.
NEGRO HELD IN PADUCAH
Paducah, KY, Jan. 11-Lube Mar
tin, a negro charged with killing Guth-
rie yDiuguid, a white, and who was
brought here from Murray for safe
! keeping, will remain until his return
| is ordered by Governor A. y. Stanley
81 am governor of Kentucky and
that negro will be taken back to Muir
| ray when l say so and not before, 81
| said Governor Stanley when he stop
ped here early today on his way to
| Murray. He was, told on his arrival
| here that the return of the negro had
been ordered by Judge Bush after
threats had been made against the
lives of Judge Bush and Common
wealth's Attorney Denny Smith by a
Murray mob unless Martin was taken
| there for trial today
SAW SHIP LIKE VOLTAIRE
! New York, Jan. 11-An unidentf.