The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-10
The wounded.


Stansell. w. J. Rees. Otis Sharp. Emmett
Dozier. Irwin Gwynne. Emmett Danzts-
er. Fred SowderS. II. c. Wcath"rs. Mrs.
f. T. Gross, James Massevgall and J.
NJ. Rogers.
{ Fooled in An attempt to get the pris-
oner. the mob broke UP into small crowds
which paid hurried visits to all OF the
pawn shops and hardware stores in the
city in a quest for fire arms. There
were ominous mutterings on all sidos.
In some stores as many as fifty or sixty
revolvcrs and guns were seized.
Groups OF men congrcgated on tn"
streets and sought to learn the where
abouts Of Lockett The word was that
rapidly and no further violence was at
tempted.
Iockett. recently discharged from the
sentence sets new record for rapidly
in Kentucky He was arrested last
rucsday night, indicted Friday and was
tried. found guilty and sentenced in u
few minutes today.
The little Hardman girls body was
found mutilated IN n corn llelu la"t
Tuesday morning soon after she had
Loft her home for school. Her head hau
been crushed in with stone and her
body partially covered up with corn
stalks.
90 1,ockett. recently discharged from the
army. was suspected and posses were
formed Immediately TO look for him. He
was found at the home OF a friend six
miles from the scene OF tho murder late
that night Police announced that inc
negro had confessed TO the murder
adding that he didn't know Why he had
killed tho girl.
Rio,inE began this morning when a
mob bent upon lynchtng William Lock
OF negro who confessed TO the murdcr
lasf week of tcn-year-old Geneva Hard
man was fred upon with rifles ana ma
chine guns by state mIlitiamcn as tne
mob was storming the Fayetic county
court house TO get tho negro ouF'hs III"
~trial.
The at.emnt to lynch LocketS was
rnoda lust after he had confessed 10 the
murder. and as the jury lonnd MN
rliiltv OF murder in the first degree nc
was sentenced to die in the electric cha'r
March II. -
Thc shooting temporarily dispersed tho
mob and gave the authorities time IN
which to rush LoCkett TO secret ptacf
OF safety. The mob reformed howeHer,
and looted pawn SHOPS ana H"Fu"a a'"
stores to get firearms.
Fearing an attack upon tho handI ul OF
national guardsmen on duty IN" auth1rI
tiles appealed TO Governor Morrow TOT
assistance. As ss,h resu5' 5 9siS 1S0 ,pfantrT,
arrived at o'clock on special train
from Camp Taylor. , ,
The federal trdops immediately began
.bn work Of patroilIng the streets to
keen crowds from conEreBatlnE'
Iockctt, arrested last Tuesday nigh,
and held In the state penit"ntiary AZ
Frankfort for safe keep .ng. was ihulc'e"
late last week and was brought mere on
a special train this morning 1or lrlai'
He was heavily guarded.
Lets Get Him." Starts It.
Hundreds ~ farmers from the sur
rounainY country arrived early 10 attend
the trial and sullenly watched the pris-
orcr as he marched from IN" train
m the court house between lines or
state troopers When the trial opened,
the court room was crowded 10 capaci'!'
Eycrvone was searched for firearms oe-
fore being admitted 70 the court houSe'
Hundreds were unable to gain admit
,ancc TO the court room and cnngregated
iK The street In front Of the court house.
The cry lets get him.. from a
hrawny farmer on the outskirts "t tho
crowd turned the crowd into a MOB
which began surgng toward tho ell
trance to the building. Soldiers and p"-
lie. dronped back into close formation
and trained their guns on the moD'
wh'"'' never h"sttatcd
Adiutant General Deweesc. In com,
MANI of the militiamen shouted hnal
warning to tho crowd and th"n nred
revolver into the air. II was tho sigh"i
for the troops to fire.
Soldiers and police fired point blank
into tn. crowd and a nearby machtn"
gun ratified From the windows or the
court room above another hail or but
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