The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-11
Have to Hang Me First, He
Tells WOuld-Be Lynchers.
Mob Threatening Judges Life
Dispersed by Gov. Stanley.
TO SCENE IN SPECIAL TRAIN
Militia on Border, He Organ
lied Citizen Guard of IS.
Uprising Followed POstpOning
Negro Slayer's Trial.

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| Murray, Ky, Jan. Ill have
come here to uphold law and order
and to protect this court with my own
! body if necessary was the declara-
ton with which Governor A. o. Stan
| ley, faced a crowd which filled every
available space of the circuit court
| room of the Galloway county court
house today. Notified last night that
mob was threatening the life OF
| Judge Charles Bush and Common
wealth Attorney Denny Smith, Cover
nor Stanley chartered a special train
1 and started for Murray. He arrived
1 here early today accompanied by two
or three friends. With almost every
available member of the Kentucky
| National Guard modified on the Mex
| lean border, he was forced to rely on
| those forces he could summon to his
aid after his arrival here for the
maintenance of order.
His first move after his arrival IN
! Murray was to deputiZe seventy-five
/ citizens and order them to prevent at
/ all costs any outbreak. His next move
/ was to make an address to the crowd,
which filled the court room when
/ court convened For more than a half
! hour Governor Stanley explained his
purpose in coming to Murray and at
| firmed his determination to prevent
| an outbreak at any costs to himself or
| others.
Stands on Oath of Office.
"A little more than a year ago. he
said, Il put my right hand upon a
Bible and called to God to witness
that as chief ma gistrate of Kentucky
and supporter of the law, L wound
| maintain its integrity. I have come
here today to plead with you to allow
the law to take its orderly course and
to declare that 1 am here to uphold
the law and to protect this court with
my own body if necessary
Governor Stanley's address was an.
parently well received, except by a rev
persons in the rear of the court room
who set up a cry of bring in the
negro now. Try the negro now. Don't
| wait
The negro to whom they referred
Lube Martins now in the city jail
at Paducah, Ky, and will not be
brought to Murray. it was announced
until Governor Stanley himself gives
orders to that effect. The greater
| part of the crowd which had filled the
court room then filed out in an or
derby manner.
The tension which has existed here
for the last twenty-four hours appears
| to have been considera bly, relieved by
the governors efforts
Set Trial for February 4.
Murray, KY, Jan. 1.-THE trial of
Lube Martin, negro, charged with the
murder of Policeman Guthrie Duigiud
was postponed at noon today to Feb
ruary 4. This action followed a con-
ference today between Governor Stan
lev judge Bush and Commonwealth
Attorney Smith.
With the governor at the scene and
with a posse reported forming at Hop
kinsville, for their relief, Circuit Judge
! Charles Bush and Commonwealth At
torney Denny Smith spent the night
! at hotel here guarded from a mol
by heavy force of deputy sheriffs
The anger of the mob was aroused
against Judge Bush and Common
wealth Attorney Smith yesterday when
a continuance was granted in the case
of Lube Martin, negro, charged with
the killing of Guthrie Duigiud, white
man. Jeers from the crowd in the
court room greeted the statement
Later a mob formed and 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
were howled down.
Court officials then explained that
Martin had been spirited away and
| morning. This further aroused the
| anger of the mob which demanded
that Judge Bush order the return of
the negro, threatening in the event of
his failure to comply with their de-
mand to lynch him together with the
mite the hotel at which they were
staying. After a consultation between
counsel and Judge Bush it was an
| nounced the negro would be brought
back and placed on trial this morning.
hurry call was sent to Governor
Stanley and he left Frankfort, accom-
panied by Judge H. B. Hines, chairman
of the state prison commission, and
Warden ]. B. Chiffon OF the Eddyville
penitentiary- Immediately following
the shooting Martin was taken to Hop
kinsville for safekeeping He was
brought back Tuesday.
The courtroom yesterday was filled
and spectators crowded the corridors
and vestibules. Counsel for Martin
asked for a continuance as a precau-
ton and this was granted and the
negro was hurried from the court
i room and out of Murray before those
present could take any action
Refuses to Bring Negro Back.
Paducah, Ky, Jan. 11.-Lube Mar
tin, a negro, charged with killing
was brought here yesterday from Muir
ray, Ky, for safe keeping, will remain
until his return is ordered by Gov. A.
o. Stanley.
Il am governor of Kentucky and
that negro will be taken back to Muir
ray when I say so and not before, =
said Governor Stanley when he
stopped here early today on his way
to Murray.
} He was told on his arrival here that
return of the negro had been ordered
by Judge Bush after threats had been
made against the lives of Judge Bush
: and Commonwealth Attorney Denny
Smith by a Murray mob, unless Mar
tin was taken there for trial TODAY