Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-18

So Testimony Reveals III
Grand Jury Inquiry Into
Duluth Lynching.
HAD BEEN WARMED
OF MoB's INTENT
County Attorney Greene De
clares Every uilty.Person
Will Be Dealt WITH I

ri - go .
Duluth, MIMI, June. ia
report reached sheriff Magic 10
day that an organized atseGapt
Will be- made by me from Ii.
west md of the city. to storm
= me st. Louis county Jail Saturday
night Q the purpose Of lynch.
ing p remaining fourteen ne
groes now held there in n
4 tion with the alleged ASSAULT
upon 17-year-o4d white ein e
circus Monday. which already
three negroes Sheriff Masie 80 f.
nc takes stock In the repost ~
the extent that he will d14wga
line about the county iaI r.
order his troops to shoot to -.
the line.-
Machine guns and rifles are Be.
o ing taken to the county ian
building along with additionaI
supplies of ammunition, it =
The girl connected With the -
saul Monday lives in. the west
There will be no more riotinx OF
attempt to obtain the prisoners from
the county Jail without serious con-
sequences. as the first man who at
tempts to cross the line will be shot,
was the emphatic statement Of Sher-
IN L. Magic.
MajorEred w. Beecher of the First
regiment, Minnesota field artillery.
who has been left'in command bx
General Rhinow.4 stated that no, one
would set h negroes until the last
soldier had been killed and MANY Of,
rioters, The orders he gave the
guards today are to shoot TO kill.
1t is nS9 to protect. negroes, M
negroes" ne said, "but to uphold the
constitution Of the United States.
to do. The people are warned@what
to expect If they make any ,attempt
to storm the county Jail, az we have
been informed they arc planning ON
doing, and.I hope that no one, wills6t-
tempt 1T as the consequences will be
serious.
sheriff Magic admitted late this
afternoon that he had received such
information. Naval militia and the
We have been informed. ssaila4he
sheriff. "that there IL q. plan 81, foOt
to storm h county jail tomqfrow
night when everybody will be down
town. ] wish to warn everyone wh0aAt.
tempts it that L will uphold law aAds
to the last extreme. The 1ailais
and will be surrounded with tro6pa.i.3
""There Is the closest c~osoperat1Dp
between the sherfff's Office and HIS
troops, and the force at tile jaif Is
SUFFICIENT to quell any attemptsfO5ob
tain the prisoners. The troepe :
equipped with riot guns and machine
guns"
- The West End OF Duluth is the
manufacturing center. and .e1tenAs
west to the United states steel plant.
The st. Louis county Jail is an old
brick structure. sitting III an open.
block and removed half a mile from
other county buildings. It is ap-
proachable from alllfour sides. being
on the corner Of Third street and IN
the block Sirfh and Seventh
cast - 3
-
Duluth. Mimi. .I,ne 1s-re me-
cial grand Jury, called Yesterday 70
white cir, last Mondav night wh;ci,
led to the lvnchinr Tuesday night ~
three nceroes and i u,recEinr ~ the
Duluth police department building
and ;.i, cont;n,,ad -. ;ry.st;-atsne
TO-DAY.
Yesterdays investieat ,on a,sc,ossd
through testimony o]fS1oni;ce that. TIC.
police denartment. than renresented
hy Ssrraa ntIOisnn ~. the .hsa.os ~
Chief 81 police M,,rnbv bad hasn
warne earIv Tuesday sY,ernnn ~,
a fWest $End mon u.o,,id cams nv =,
the. civ and make an attemna' "a
ivnch the six narroes then haid ~
noiica hea e
NJ Olson s,ho ,a..;r.a ~.
message snvers t~a1arnnne srs,,, ~,
ately comn,unicated WITH III. arn Ha-
read Nth Nose tn rensr nrna..DS
attack on the jail. subsequently. it
was testified, hremen came to h aid
OF ponce, but the mob the
nose, leaving the police with only
tneir snlgnt STICKS TO use IN defense OF
shoot "1' ny iSs
It was testified that he mob vas