The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-12
Kentucky Executive Told Mob
He Would Protect Court At
Risk OF His Own Life.
CROWD HAD THREATENED
TO LYNCH THE COURT
Granting OF Continuance of Trial of
Negro Who Was Charged With
Staying White Man Cause of Typi-
cal Kentucky Conduct.

| wealth Attorney Denny Smith.
Open threats were made on the
streets that any attempt to remove
Judge Bush from Murray or to pre-
vent the trial today of Lube Martin,
a negro charged with killing Guthrie
Duigiud, a white man, would place
the Governors life in danger.
1t was because Of continuance
granted yesterday by Judge Bush in
the case of Martin that the anger of
the mob was aroused. Immediately
after the continuance was ordered
Martin was spirited out of Murray
and taken to Paducah for safe keep
ing.
Howl and Jeer In Court Room.
The anger of the mob was aroused
against Judge Bush and Common
| wealth's Attorney Smith yesterday
when continuance was granted in
! the case of Lube Martin, charged with
the killing OF Guthrie Duigiud, a white
man.
The fact that a continuance had
been granted was kept secret for a
time and then publicly announced by
Judge Bush. who stated that he would
be tried next month.
Howls and teers from the crowd
III the court room KTRELeu
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.
Threaten Court.
nr;n l.
Martin had been spirited away and
could not he returned before this
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
demand to lynch him together with
the Commemorative attorney or dy
Mantle the hotel at which they were
stopping After a hasty consultation
between counsel and Judge Bush. II
was announced that the negro would
| be brought back and placed on trial
this morning.
A hurry call was put In for Cover
nor Stanley and he was informed of
the situation here. He left Frankfort
on the first available train bringing
with him Judge II. b, Hines, chair
man Of the State Prison Commission,
dyville penitentiary
Ill feeling against the negro Mar
tin has been keen in Galloway County
since the shooting of Duigiud several
weeks ago. Immediately following
the shooting Martin was taken to
Hopkinsville for safe keeping. When
he was brought back here for an ex-
amintng trial. it. was announced. in
order ITO forestall possible mob vio-
lance thaf tho would he
promptly tried upon the converting Of
the Circuit Court.
Martin was brought back to Muir
ray Tuesday from HopkinsvFlle.
where ne had been held since his
examining trial. BECAUSE 1t was
feared an effort might he made to
lynch him he was held all night un-
der a heavy guard OF deputy sheriffs
in the courthouse.
Long before the negro was brought
into the courtroom every available
space was filed and spectators
crowded corridors and vestibules.
j. T. Holt. appointed by the court
as counsel for Martin, asked for a
continuance in order that the evil
dence In the case might be more
fully developed This was granted
and the negro snuggled from the
courtroom and out of Murray be-
fore those present were aware OF
what had happened.
To Uphold Law.
II have come here to uphold law
and order and to protect this court,
with my own body IL necessary" de-
clared Governor Stanley. facing a
crowd which filled every available
| space OF the circuit room OF the CAL
loway County Courthouse
The Governors first move after his
| arrival in Murray was to deputize
seventy-five citizens and order them
to prevent any outbreak at all costs.
His next move was to address the
crowd in the courtroom when court
convened. For more than half an
hour Governor Stanley explained his
| purpose in coming to Murray.
"A little more than a year ago."
said the Governor, II put my right
| hand upon Bible and called to God
| to witness that as CHIEF magistrate
OF Kentucky and supporter OF the
| law I would maintain it's integrity.
| have come here today to plead
| with you TO allow the law to take It's
orderly course and to declare that
am here to uphold the law and to
| protect this court. with my own
| body II necessary"
Address Wen Received.
Governor Stanley's address was
apparently well received, except by
few in the rear who cried: Bring
in the negro now. Try the negro
now, don't walt"
After Governor Stanley had con-
cluded 1t was announced that the
time and place for the trial OF Mar
tin would be made public later. The
greater part OF the crowd filed out
in an orderly manner
The tension which has existed here
for the last twenty-four hours ap-
pears to have been considerably re-
lieved.
later the Governor. Judge Bush
and Attorney Smith left on spe-
cial train, confident there would be
no further demonstration
Both the Judge and the Common
wealth's attorney had spent the
night Mt a hotel guarded by a heavy
force OF deputy sheriffs while out
side an angry crowd threatened to
either lynch them or dynamite the
hotel.
Judge Bush adjourned court short
ly before noon. Announcement later
was made from his hotel that Lube
Martin would be tried here on Feb
ruary s.
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