Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-10
FEDERAL SOLDIERS
!! PATROL LEXINGTON
A ngry Kentuckians Sto I'm.
County Jail to Get Girls
Assailant.
"a DEAD AND Is INJURED
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Rioters Loot Pawnshops and
Hardware Stores to Get
Supply of Guns.
fRyAssoc,ated Pres. .

LEXINGTON, KY. FEB. e.-Martial
law prevailed here tonight. SIX hun.
dred Federal and State troops are pa.
trolling the streets to prevent further
rioting, which during the day. exacted
toll Of four dead and fifteen wounded>
Tho city was quiet early tonight bue
authorities fear recurrence OF vio.
lence. Five hundred additional United
States troops are en- route from Camp
Taylor. Ky. -
Lexington and all OF Fayette Comfy
oeocP as PibSef bW qndes marital law a3
Ior with 800 troops Of the famonss ns Firss a
Germams Gn at IGlen cSateamPsi heiPsd repulse tha
Riotins began this morning whenea
mon. T1oHs bent upon iynchins William
murder last, week Of 10-vear.o,d Gns s
neva Hardman, was fired upon with
rue m and machine guns by State militia
Fayette County courthouse to get }ths
negro Curing his trial -
Negro Confesses to Crime.
Inc attempt to lynch Lockett Wa
made mad just after he had confessed to
the murder and as the jury found hin,
guilty Of murder in the first degree.
chair, March II. l..s
The shooting temporarily dispersed
IN ne whloh mGo ana nc rsb gaye the time
again, however. and looted 90 hIa pawnaaeea, Isa%sa
ahf s!oa haTdware ain stores to. get frearma..
authorities appealed to Governor Mers M
Isoops teM soF esas,anss CO. As
st esioss 81 apedsiaf esAhftfy iiais srfiys fsoa
). IIas: sderaiy troops i'm me tely De- 6
gan the work. OF patroiilnK tho streets
70 1oef,pett aesfp crowds ,Ttas. from eongregatingS
and held in the State Pit Penitentfarys s as az
frankfort for safe-keeping, was In
dicted 5inna late last week and was brought
tor trial. Ho was heavily guarded -
Sulieniy Watch Prisoner.
hundreds of farmers from the sur
rounding county arrived early TO At
tend n,Isa the trial and sullenly wat tched the
train to the courthouse. between lines
OF state troopers. When the trial
capnety ened the Eyerv ES9Trtroom wac crowded
firearms before being admitted to tho
coprthSuse. eoIr aSn;, Hundreds were unable to
congresated in tho Street in front or OF
the courthouse. : -
pramov Tms cry r rnas lets =, get him. from =
crowd turned the crowd into a. mob
which began surgtpg toward the en-
transe na,IHs 1.-THE to the building; Soldiers and
tion and trained their guns on the mob.
which never hesitated. :
Acknowledgement Deweese, in COM
warning to the crowd and then fired q.
revolver into the air. It was the signal
for the troops to f1re.
Machine Gun Belches BulIeta
Soldiers and police fired point blank
Into the crowd and a nearby machine
gun ratified. From the windows Of the
lets spattered down on tho asphaie
-Four men fell ct the first volley.
Quick, action on the part Of the All:
thorities got the negro out OF the ouiid-
Those killed in the clash were: BE.
Carrier and L. n. King. both OF I.exing-
finGton. both Of Versailles.
Ono Woman Shot Down.
stanseI'g AmeIng those sos wonnded led were: j. w.
psnziEer. Fred SOW soWdeSs a~an' R G GRmast Waasht
ers, Mrs. e. T. Cross, j. NJ, Rogers and
James MassenSall. -. fr''S-
prisoner the mob broke up into small
or9wds of W. which paid hurried visits to
arms: There were ominous mutterinEs
on all sides. In some stores as many
as nifty or sixty revolvers and guns
Groups Of men consregated on the
streets and sought to learn the where
ular army troops. were coming spread
rapidly and no further violence was
Given auick Trial
Loekett's arrest. Indictment. trial and
sentence Sc @ sets new record for rapidity
Tuesday night. indicted Friday Sshsy and and
was tried, found guilty and sentenced
in few minutes today. Under hia
sSni ssSntenee e., he ne YIN die In the electric
The little Hardman girls body was
found mutilated in corn field last
had been crushed In with stone and
her body partially covered UP with
Lockett. recently discharged from tito
army. was suspected and posses wars
formed Immediately to look for him
He was found at the home OF friend
ff ae mss sss. fGm nss the oea Of s
murder, adding that he didn't know
why he had killed the girl. 49,
Hold Negro In CourthouSe.
It became known tonight. that Locke
house and that he still is confined there
under a heavy guard. During the ex- Z
citement the impression prevailed that
no Ha had wi,e hen pe tassn asoyss oSta the CITY
at Frankfort or to the State
penitentiary at Eddyville. as 1uickiyaas
possible. u - 7,s fsaI, y
Knots OF men gathered on tho streets
tonight and discussed the days events.
Their temper apparently had cooled.
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