Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-10
Lexington Quiet Again
After Day Of Excitement

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than 800 Federal troops were patrol
ling the city.
Adjustant General Devices, who
commanded the troops that fired on
the mob, declared in statement
given out shortly after General Mar
shall had taken command of the stu
alton that he considered his action JUS
tifable and unavoidable. His state
ment follows:
81 did everything possible to avert
what happened. In public state
ment l warned the citizens not to at
tempt violence and to avoid the dan
ger zone. No shots were fired until
the crowd reached the machine gun.
| backed twenty steps, grappled with
two of the leaders, striking one over
the head with my pistol. The volley
which stopped the rush was not fired
a minute too soon.
"If this should have to be gone
through again do not believe l could
with any safety revise any of the ac
tions the military were forced to take.
I'd do again what 1 have DONE"
The unexpecting firing had an imme-
diately quieting effect and the crowd
returned to its station on the street
The wounded were Immediately taken
to hospitals.
The man with the rope, William
Lcckhart, was arrested and taken to
police headquarters, and the crowd
thinned out to great extent.
There was no concerted demonstra-
tion following the shooting, although
several individuals in the front ranks
shook their fists and shouted.
After the verdict had been made
public great deal of excitement was
caused by the report that if commit
tee would come into the Jail with their
hands tie mp the negro would be turn
ed over to thine. Twenty or thirty
started forward at once, but it was a
false alarm and they turned back.
Brigadier General Francis c. Mar
shall, commanding officer in charge of
the City of Lexington under martial
law, said last night that the troops
had the situation we'll in hand and
that he believed order had been re-
stored.
Extra guards were sent to the
Union station last night following re-
ceipt of rumors that incoming trains
would bring in persons who had dyna-
mite. No trouble, however, was met
The first military arrest in LeXing-
ton was made within fifteen minutes
after the flag had been planed on the
courthouse sod. ~
John Golding was, taken into Gus
, tody after refusing to desist from
making curb speech on why the
authorities should turn "that d
negro over to u.s., which was pro-
fusely interspersed with profanity.
He was lodged in the county Jail.
The raising of the American flag on
the lawn in front of the courthouse,
signifying the taking over of the city
{ and county by federal troops, did the
work that fifty guns could not have
done, in the opinion of Brigadier Gen
eral Francis Marshall, military gov
ernor of Lexington. Immediately af-
/ ter the arrival of the first detachment
: of federal troops at the Courthouse
: square Old Glory was given position
: directly in front of the courthouse,
guarded by two six-foot sergeants.
/ The troop train was accompanied by
: detachment of newspaper CORES
pondents.
2 General Marshall's first official act
: as military governor of the city was
to issue passes to newspaper men.
d A short time after relinquishing
t military control of the situation here
: Adjutant General Deweese made the
! following statement:
S "I am sorry that there should be
bloodshed, but am sure that my mer
were justified IN opening fire wher
s they did,
e. Fear that mobs would raid the Uni
k versity of Kentucky arsenal to OBJ
tain rifles, prompted Brigadier Gen
: eral Francis Marshall to send guard.
; from the first detachment of arrival.
to guard the campus. Two delega
: tions of men visited Major A. S.
e Tucker in the afternoon demanding US,
y of the arms. A statement that tn,
guns were federal property and tina
e no ammunition was kept there, turned
o both away.
= With the arrival of 400 trops of tn,
S First Division from Camp Zachar,
Taylor early this afternoon, state an
2, county authorities relinquished con
s troll of the city and placed the protect
It ion of the city in the hands of the ma
e tional government.
III The troops are members of the 26t