The Washington times., 1920-05-25
REMOVE THUG
TO FOIL MOB
Alexandra Crowds Demanding
Surrender of Prisoner Stir
Officials to Act.
HIDING PLACE KEPT SECRET
Victim of Tragedy Will Be
Buried Today-Fiancee Suf-
fers From Shock.

While two midnight mobs of from
200 to 500 Alexandria men were
ransacking the Arlington county
jail at Rosslyn seeking his life,
William H. Turner, negro slayer of
7. Morgan Moore, was safely con-
cealed in the little Jail at Leesburg,
forty miles away.
Today it is expected he will be
taken to the State prison at
Richmond.
Sheriff Uses Strategy.
Fearing violence from neighbors Of
Moore for the staying OF their towns
man and the attempted attack on his
fiancee. Miss Pearl Clark, on the Alex
andria road near the end of the high
way bridge Saturday night. Sheriff
A. c. Clement resorted to strategy.
At 6 o'clock last night. an automo-
bile drove from the Jail in Rosslyn.
In the back seat partially concealed
by the shadow of the top, sat Turn
er. securely handcuffed to the
sheriff, who was adequately armed.
Accompanying them were Deputy
Sheriff George Marcy and Special Of
ficer Smoot. The party got away
from the jail without attracting at
tention and was soon speeding over
the Leesburg pike. The party arrived
In Leesburg about dark and Turner
was placed in the Jail under special
guard without exciting any attention.
At 10 o'clock this morning, Turner
was taken from Leesburg. The few
persons to whom the destination was
told were sworn to secrecy. 1t is
understood at Rosslyn, however. that
the prisoner will be placed in the
prison at the State capital
Preparations in Alexandria to
avenge the death of Moore were made
openly, a large crowd of men collect
ing at the corner of King and Wash
ington streets. Twenty-Five large au-
tomobiles, in addition to trolleys,
carried the mob, many of the MEM
bers masked and practically all heav-
lily armed, to Rosslyn, six miles away,
where they swarmed to the little old
Jail and demanded admittance
The Jail was dark and no response
was obtained. The crowd then went
to the home of Jailer u. o. Kines
nearby and forced him to go with
them to the prison. Kines assured
them that Turner was not there but
they compelled him to open the doors
and show them through the entire
structure.
Departs Muttering.
The mob went away mutterinE.
Twenty minutes later a second mob.
made up partly from the first in
vaders, called on Kines and demanded
to be shown the secret cell" They
likewise made a close search of the
premises. Before they left somebody
ha ta1a xxyir 20 Soi
The jail is less than 1000 feet from
Fort Myer. Had Turner been in the
building and an attempt made to
take him out, it is probable that
Colonel Rivers, commandant would
have. been asked to send military
ASST istance and 'bloodshed would have
resulted.
Attorney A. S. jackson. Of Norfolk,
assistant to United States District
Attorney Hiram Smith. of Richmond.
arrived in Rosslyn this morning. fol-
lowing the investigation which
showed that the Staying took place
on the Government reservation and
was therefore Federal offense.
Commonwealth Attorney Frank l..
Ball went over the case with him
and turned over all the material
which he had gathered. He will CO.
operate with the Federal legal au-
thorities in the prosecution Of tho
i~ase.
| Moore Funeral To-day.
Ball called yesterday afternoon on
Miss Pearl Clark, secretary to Con-
gressman Britten of Illinois and
| fiancee of Moore, who was with
Moore when the tragedy occurred.
Miss Clark was still i'll from fright
and shock, but was able to repeat her
story Of the affair. She Will attend
the Moore funeral today.
The funeral will be held at tho
Moore residence, 509h South Fairfax
street, Alexandria, at o o'clock this
a afternoon, and will be conducted by
the Rev. p. L. Phillips, OF St Paul's
Episcopal Church, under Masonic aus
pices.