The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-11

Eddyyllc, Ky, March 11.--Pctric
Iimbroush. alias Wll Lockctt, con.
victed slayer Of Geneva Hardman,
and confessed slayer of four other
women, died IN the electric chair
at Eddyville prison at 4:S2 this
morning.
VIII Lochett negro, whose trial
at Lexington, Kyo caused the death
of six white men in a riot, paid the
penalty for murder Of q lO.year old
white girl. He was olectrocutcd.
Locbett was 30 years cid, a native
Of Henderson, Ky, aud a soldier al
Camp Zachary Taylcr during the
world war. The victim was Geneva
Haldman Of South Elkhorn. She
was killed Oh the morning of Feb
!, 1920.
Tho murder Of the little girl near
the village Of South Elkhorn aroused
the people there Her non.appear
ance at school resulted in finding
her mutilated body in a corn field
Leside the country road. Posses late
in the afternoon found Lockett, ap.
parently a wandering negro, at Dix
Cntown, six miles from the place Of
her death. He was taken to LeXing-
ton whence the authorities spirited
him TO the state refOrmatory at
Frankfort. The same night a long
line OF automobiles loaded with arm
ed men, made a demand upon the
prison authorities for The possession
Of the negro. Governor Edwin =.
Morrow warned the crowd that the
negro would be protected at any
cost and it dispersed.
on February ., guarded by nearly
100 members of the state militia,
Lockott was taken to Lexington,
special grand jury was impaneled,
an indictment was returned and
within 40 minutes after he was plac.
cd on trial Lockett was convicted
and sentenced to be eloctrocuted
here March II.
Announcement of the verdict SEEM
cd to anger the crowd outside which
had grown large.
a man with a rope yelled, Lets
get him" and led the mob up the
courthouse steps. Adjutant General
DeWeese. in command of the militia,
attempted TO halt the crowd but 1t
pressed on and the Euardsmen open
ed fire. Five persons We're killed
and 20 were wounded, one Of the
wounded dying a few hours later.
Governor Morrow was advised and
called upon the federal authorities
for troops Within Il few hours, two
riot battalions OF regulars were form
or Mt Camp Zachary Taylor Louis
vile, and under command of Briga-
dicr General +. c. Marshall, were
on the way to Lexington in special
trains. Arriving there in the mid
de Of the afternoon. General Mar
shall detrained his men in riot for
nation. with fixed bayonets. They
marched up the street to the court
house. Within forty minutes, army
authorities say. crowds were cleared
from the streets, pickets were posted,
patrols were established and Lex
ington and Fayette county declared
under martial law.
Lockett meanwhile was confined in
cage within the courthouse, where
he remained until the night of Feb.
10, when he was taken from the
courthouse, marched down the street
in the center of squad OF soldiers
and placed on board special train
bound for the state prison. Early
the next day, with squads Of men
employed Mt intervals between the
railroad station and the prison, Lock
EFT was taken from the train and
within n few minutes was in death
cell.
a grand jury which investigated
tho riots announced that although
testimony has been submitted war
ranuny indictments none was re-
turned because they would only
aggravatc an already tense situa-
ton"