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the State, walked to his seat when the
case was called. The State elected
to try him on the attack charge,
which carries the death penalty.
Judge Stoll received permission of
the defense counsel to invite Col. Dan
NJ Carroll. commanding the troops,
and Adjt. Gen. Kehoe. TO occupy seats
beside him on the bench! Formal ar
raignment was waived. and the negro
said, Yes, SIR" when asked whether
he was guilty.
The first II men on the jury panel
were called, and each was asked by
the State: Have you any conscien-
tious scruples against inf1icting the
death penalty" None of them had.
Each was asked by James B. Farmer,
president Of the Lexington Bar Asso-
citation. chief counsel for the defend
ant: Can you give this man a fair
they could. The jury was sworn in
Sheriff E. S. Fuller, to whom Harris
confessed. testified very briefly. He
was excused without cross -eXamina-
ton. and no defense was offered.
Peremptory instructions to bring in
a plea of guilty were given the jurors,
and they were told to bring in peni-
Tertiary sentence or to infilct the
death penalty.
The jury filed out, wrote its verdict
and came back.
brought 1t on Self"
Harris was called before the judge.
asked II there was any reason why
he should not be hanged. NO, sir,
he mumbled Il brought it on my
aof~ no
Harris was taken back TO the state
Reformatory, at Frankfort. within
little more than an hour after his
conviction and sentence. The entire
procedure was quiet, and shortly after
word came Of his safe arrival at
Frankfort the State troops were leaV-
ing Lexington.
one thousand National Guardsmen
we're on watch to prevent lyncnlnS
when Harris was brought here.
Harris was brought here from the
Frankfort Reformatory located at the
State capital. 80 miles away. AdJt.
Gen. j. A. Kehoe, in taking precau-
tions against a possible attack on
Harris life, ordered one Of his officers,
Lieut., Coborn Gayle of Frankfort to
walk beside the negro.
GAYLE of the same physical stature
as Harris. was blanketed, as was Har-
ris, and led the negro the short dis
lance from the walls of the refor-
matory to the waiting tank only 10
feet away. and entered the armored
haven. The territory around the re-
formatory had been roped off for
two blocks and there was but little
possibility Of any one firing at the
negro except from within the ranks
of the National Guardsmen.
The streets around the reformatory
were patrolled by guardsmen, follow
ing last nights incident, when troop
ers were ordered to loose tear gas on
group of $50 curiosity seekers who
had milled around the prison. Off
GERS futilely had requested the crowd
to disperse.
Departure from the reformatory
was made at 3:14 o'clock this morn
ing. 1t was but an hours drive TO
Lexington. The tank was pulled by
two trucks, enabling faster travel.
Realizing that the main highway from
Frankfort to Lexington might con-
ceal ambushers who would fire at the
party, a circuitous route was travelled.
Business at StandstilI.
No tobacco markets or live stock
sales were held here today, civil and
military authorities prevailing upon
these industries to close for the day.
In keeping with this, interurban line,
bus line and street car officials agreed