The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-04-23
MOB SEEKING LIFE
OF negro IS F0ILED
zrNanviIle, KY, Crowd Fails
To Get Black Accused
OF Boys Abduction

--AJnatrhA az 'olllCidiS SplilISu AVA
xnszu 1he Court House Lucien Jen
Ei-7s. - years old, negro, held as tn
.11yAx ~ no last night abducted 7-year
old willie H. Trimble, carried him T.
a enrDfield and there fractured hi
slslzn nv blows with a hammer.
or news that Jenkins was beini
Questioned by officials in the Count.
vCIsFE's office on the boys statemen
1hBG ne was the kidnapper, a GROVE
JSay5zed in Court House Square unit
q. szRanhed proportions of a mob. 1
i15s3sai leader and no effort was
.'IuzS1s 20 storm the Court House, but
sgHnEls stationed themselves at botI
&rozf and rear entrances to see thai
EG0e Degro was not removed.
Proof Not Strong.
s1etiff Farris addressed the crowd
rll0Szt g o'clock, declaring that proof
fEaEjnSt The negro was not strong and
a2lsSsaled that no hasty action be
s-asxn
In Ghe meantime, County and City
clfTTsjRls .clcseted with the negro in
rzbs &SDnrt House, realized that a ruse
11zzt he employed to get the negro
.s1Ezv- They telephoned for an auto
zosS,ls TO be sent to certain point
-1slu- &he rear of the Court House.
C.-Cs.n3y Attorney Henry Jenkins then
eNVs sent out to address the crowd
.1176 fet1act their attention from the
.l.EssI III The building.
AZ the County Attorney walked out
Ei-on .zram door was barred and lights
v3z1-e IT rned out. He urged the crowd
~ s'2 me law take its course, 'Ieclar
zzea evidence against the negro was
>I1 aan Indirect character
Rush Into Bull Wing
'T-hen Sheriff Farris and Chief Of
l1pI1e Thurmond and two other off
c..5s3S- with The negro in the center,
r-sGnEhalaHilv walked out the rear
-IErr- Members of the mob at the
z,l.42 entrance were completely out
-.x3Tran
sS-h.n The County Attorney COM
Z3IsISsI his appeal, the from: door was
glu6Sg.sBd and the mob made a mad
ggzassn in1o the building, searching
'.aTsyT room and vault. While the
.cInl3sv acceded to requests to unlock
IKE doors, two or three doors were
3ruasn down by more Inpatient
uns7nhers.
Z3s mob then demanded that the
4 5o.sl be searched and committee of
six ar seven was taken through by
ehs lailer
Thp committee then announced
Je1GnlS was not there. within ten
ar Esf1een minutes the crowd dis
gsTsed.
Chef of Police Thurmond, who re-
e,zlrEd after midnight, was silent as
"a where the negro had been taken
Half-Wit Is Arrested.
Keith Phillips, a half-witted boy,
EGu5sh, declared that he was with a
1lagrN who seized the boy last night. |
gaez ~ as unable to identify Jenkins |
a,.> Soe man.
gTe led the police tonight to spot |
"a b1lT mile from the TCinhle home |
u..aH.cE a jar and basket, which had |
1.z 1oq5DGd the milk and eggs which |
Us2a BOY carried. were concealed.
Phillips is in Jail.
.'Tl1e 1'rimble lad this morning de-
s.szCgs9 j. was the white man WIN
zElE.Ek him After he had recovered |
eanzs;l Oasness from the operation to-
~ .ghf he declared it was the negro
boy Accuses Jenkins.
rIhE BOY, who disappeared at 7
last night and staggered into
Eoiai acme at o'clock this morning,
5llasJ-coYered and semi-conscious,
-5lsz1a7-zd before he was placed on the
table that jenkins was one
III tha TWO men who abducted him.
1Ena boys mother, Mrs, Marcus
EvE-lhle, wife of a stationary fire
MIN, nad an argument with the
zu1SaJr. yesterday afternoon. Dur
ky ahe argument, it is said, Mr.
2rzLzOble appeared and told the negro
ar Er9uld kill him if he ever dis
p14Ie5 MS wife's word again.
.lanans, when arrested this morn
nE, declared he was at picture
.sSng at the time of the boys disap-
lAsaE1Nee
TIM Trimble boy was in a serious
cafhjiuop at the hospital here tonight
azl2 rrslhining of his skull. He dis
appsaysl last night at 7 o'clock while
an ms way home from neighbours
/ Zub eggs and butter.
AUST as posse, which had searched
a1r MIN all night, disbanded this
a1lnjng, the lad entered his home.
3n s7as hardly able to talk. but tolG
u now white man and a negro had