The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-29
GREEKS ALL SAY NOTHING
No Admission That Amy Shots
Were Fired by Them.
Trouble Started over Arrests in
Connection With Flood.


Nashville. nj. April 2s.-Goaded 70
the point of fury by anti-Greek agi-
tators. thirty-three Greeks barricaded
in box cars at Frederick shot and
killed a sheriff and two deputies last
night. as they approached the car
The Greeks were maitenance of way
workers
The Greeks were employed by the
Chicago. Burlington * Quincy rail-
road al the flooded town Of Frederick,
and mistook the peaceA officers for
more labor agitators-
Deputy Sheriff James NJ Kelley of
Rushvillc. the fourth Of the party.
escaped death A coroner's jury
called by Coroner Fred Harvey. re-
turned a verdict of Death from
causes unknown
StoIfd silence. unbroken by a single
admission that any of them had fired
q shot was maintained at the city jail
this morning by the Greeks held for
the shooting at Frederick last night
of Sheriff Edward LashbrOok and his
deputies. Fred Utter and Carl Neff.
one unidentified Greek was shot and
killed early today by a posse which
was seeking to arrest four or five men
wanted in connection with the killing
of the officers.
These Greeks. three weeks ago when
flood water was at its heighest. were
ordered out of Beardstown. charged
with nightly trouble making at Fred
erick-
They were brought back by the Chi
caeo. Burlington & Quincy railroad
this week to repair tracks damaged
by flood water. Sheriff I-ashbrook
with three deputies approached the
Greeks box car home last night TO
arrest some of them and warn the
others to be peaceful
a vo1ley heard across the flooded
river rang out Three of the four fell
Deputy J. NJ. Kelly jumped to safety
Of e=rrr
that point he SAYS he saw the Greeks
in a body rush TO the G. B. & @ pas
senger train which had just pulled into
the station. Some others ran in the
opposite direction.
Across the river. Chief of Police
Robert Patterson gaEhered four of his
policemen about him and waited for
the train sensing trouble.
The Greeks literally jumped into
their arms
tBy the Associated PressJ
RushvilIe. III. April 29--State's AtS
Iorrey Paul Morning of Schuyler
county turned his Investigation into
the killing of Sheriff Edward Lash
brook and two deputies at Frederick
last night from the twenty-nine
Greeks Under arrest at BeardstOwn. to
American river rats from Browning"
Labor agitators against Greek
workmcu were evidently responsible
for the shooting" the states attorney
said
Indications of hostilities against the
tWeuty-eiEht Greeks held. in the
Bcardstown Jail in connection with
5he affray at Frederick. at noon to-
day led to the unconfirmed report
that Chief OF Police Robert Patterson
had arranged for the transfer of his
prisoners to the stronger Norman
county jail at Jacksonville
The Greeks are prisoners of Schuy-
Ter county but are not to be taken to
the Schuyler county jail a Rushvillc
because OF the threatened violence
which IL Is said has already been
openly expressed.
Chief Of Police Patterson denied
this afternoon that any plans were
under way to remove the twenty mine
Greeks from his prison TO the Jail at
Jacksonville These Greeks will not
bc moved" he said. until 1 am au-
thorized by Schuyler county authori-
tics TO move them. and 7 have no word
at all from Schuyler county,