Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-09

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that United States regula
here from Camp Taylor, a
Lexington. KY, Feb. 9.-Four per-
sons were killed and Is injured
hare today when mob, intent upon
lypching William Lockett, a negro
who confessed to the murder Of 10
year-old Geneva Hardman, charged
The court house during Locketfs
trial and was fred upon by polee
std state troops.
Get Negro Away.
Two women were reported to be
among those shot by the state
troops. The clash with the SOL
6iers held off the mob while the au-
thorities managed to slip the negro
away to a place of safety.
Great excitement was caused by
the shooting and there were mutter-
ings Of further trouble.
Those reported killed by the
troopers we're:
E. F. CARRIER. of Lexington.
JOHN THOMAS, of Versailles.
WILLIAM EXTINCTION, of Ver.
silles.
A man named BRADLEY, of Lex
ington.
Sentenced to Death.
While the mob, the ring-leaders
Of which carried a rope, was at
tempting to get into the court house
to get Lockett. a jury found hin
guilty Of first degree murder and {
minute or two later the negro wa!
|! sentenced to die in the electric
clair March IL.
The prisoner has been spirited
away TO place of safety and com
parative quiet again prevails.
The crime for which Lockett wa
tried, occurred near the Hardmal
home. The child was seized on he
way TO school, attacked and beatel
to death with a large rock.
Soldiers and policemen CONTINUES
on guard near the court house fol
loving the shooting. Official
feared that another attempt Nigh
be made to lynch Lockett shoul
| the crowd discover his where
abouts.
b Trouble was feared by the au
thorities as soon as LOckett wa
captured and confessed to the as
sault and murder of the little Hard
man girl last Tuesday. At first tn
prisoner was lodged in the stat
penitentiary at Frankfort.
Order Troops at Trial.
When Lockett was indicted lat
last week and it was decided t
hold his trial here today, approx
lately 800 state troops were or
eered here TO guard him.
Early today hundreds of farm
efs from the surrounding countr
came to Lexington to attend tn
ulal. They gathered in groups O
INC streets. The state troops close
" guSrded the streets when tn
negro was taken from a train an
rushed to the court house. TIL
prisoner was brought here earl
'ai morning from Frankfort ON
SPECIAL train.
Heavy wires and ropes had bee
stretched along the streets to pre-
vent the crowds from charging tn
prisoner with his military escor
1 Long before the trial began tn
court house was crowded to capat
] w. No one was permitted to ente
shtil he had been searched fo
Weapons.
Four hundred troops from Cam
,,aylor. KY, have been ordered
lexington to prevent any furthe
uuuole and are now enroute her,
.hicials announced. The additions
soops were requested as it wa
.sfed that the 500 militiamen coul
nVs handle the situation.
rearing that the mobs wQul
w! pawnshops to obtain firearm
Wiice and military officers went
a. SUCH stores in the city and gatl
ase up guns and revolvers. The
'aia an attack on the militiame
| vas feared.
IN. ue mob looted panwnshops;
''o''ers were taken at one plac
/ Story Of Crime.
me little Hardman girl Wa
una murdered by schoolmates
,aort distance from her home la!
aesday morning, just a few mil
,s es aiter she had left for a neart
me girls body had been dragge
So a cornfeld and her head hs
I sn crushed with a stone. II
nv @ mad been partly covered U
s9a corn stalks.
'nln few minutes. poss,
~, W. formed by residents Of Il
u.ssporhood u. and search was Il
s..d ,a'ed for the murderer. Locke
t'n,, suspected and finally W,
ho~ late that night at friend
ss. ABOUT six miles from Il
He was taken into custot
f,,.s : Lexington physician and h
ns. 70 whom he denied havir
19idered the girl.
er, police announced Il
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