South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-10
FEDERAL TROOPS
PATROL STREETS
TO CHECK RIOTS
City of Lexington Quiet But
Authorities Fear ReCur-
renee of Violence.
four KILLED IN MOB SCENE
b. Associated Press

b. Associated Press:
LEXINGTON. Ky, Feb. 9-It be-
came known Monday night that
Lockett was never taken out of the
courthouse and that he still is con
fined there under a heavy guard.
During the excitement the impress
sion prevailed that he had been TAX
en- out OF the city.
He will be removed TO the state
reformatory at Frankfort or TO the
state penitentiary at Eddyville, as
quickly as possible.
By Associated Press:
LEXINGTON. Ky. Feb. s.-Mar-
tial law prevails here Monday night
Six hundred federal and state
troops are patrolling the streets to
prevent further rioting which dur
ing the day exacted a toll of four
dead and Is wounded.
The city was quiet early Monday
night, but authorities fear a recur-
renee OF violence. Five hundred ad-
ditional United States troops are
en- route from Camp Taylor. XIV.
Lexington and all of Fayette
county was placed under martial
law at three O'clock by Brig. Gen.
F. c. Marshall ION his arrival from
| Camp Taylor with 900 troops OF the
famous first division, which helped
repulss the Germans at Chateau
Thierry
Try TO Lynch Negro.
Riotirg began Monday morning
when a mob bent upon lynching
william Lockett. L negro who con-
fcssed TO the murder last week of
1o-year-old Geneva Hardman, was
nred upon with rifies and machine
guns by state militiamen as the mob
was stornning the Fayette county
court house 70 got the negro dur
ing his trial.
The attempt TO lynch Lockett was
made Just after he had confessed
| 20 the murder and as the jury found
| him guilty Of murder in the first
degree. He was sentenced 20 die
| in the electric chair March II.
The shooting temporarily dis
| perscd the mob and gave the auth
critics time in which 10 rush Lock
EFT TO a secret place of safety. The
mob reformed. however, and looted
| pavnshopS and hardware stores 10
get firearms.
| Fearing an attack upon the hand
! ful of national guardsmen on duty,
the authorities appealed 10 Gov.
| Morrow for assistance. AS a result,
900 troops, members OF the 26th and
2sth infantry. arrived at three
o'clock on a special train from
/ Camp Taylor. The federal troops
Immediately began the work OF pa
trolling the streets and keeping the
| crowds from congregating.
Prisoner Guarded.
| Lockett. arrested last Tuesday
night and held in the state peniten-
tiary at Frankfort for safe keeping,
| was indicted last week and was
| brought here on a special train on
| Monday morning for trial. He was
| heavily guarded.
Hundreds of farmers from the
! surrounding country arrived early
| TO attend the trial, and sullenly
watched the prisoner as he was
| marched from the train 10 the court
| house between lines OF state troops.
| When the trial opened the court
room was crowded 70 capacity. Ev-
| eryone was searched for firearms
! before being admitted 20 the court
house.
Hundreds were unable to gain ad .
| mittance TO the court room and
Congregated in the street in front
4 OF the court house.
The cry, Let's get him, came
] from a brawny farmer on the out
! ICoN-r1N-r-ED OK PACE THREE ,