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The Washington times., 1931-12-26
POSSE HUNTS
SLAYER Of
SHERIFF
Gun War Breaks Out in Har-
Ian, KY; Men, 70 and 80,
Held for Aiding Escape -.

HARLAN, KY, Dec. &c
(I.N.S.). - Another killing
marked Harlan county's bitter
labor warfare today.
Deputy Sheriff Owen Size
more, So, veteran officer and
brother-in-law Of State Senator
Hiram Brock, of this city, was
slain at Chevrolet, small coal
camp, five miles southeast of
here, when he tried to stop the
circulation Of alleged radical
literature.
Virgil Hutton, 80, alleged leader
in the National Miners Union, was
accused Of the shooting. Hutton
fled INTO the mountains, where
a posse today was seeking him.
MAN, 80, Arrested
Leonard Farmer. 10, father-in-
law Of Hutton, and Kyke Hall, 30,
were arrested on charges of aid.
ing and abetting in the killing.
They were brought to jail here.
Farmer later was released on
5000 bail.
Deputy Sheriff Sizemore was al
legedly shot in the back OF the
head on the main street Of Chew
rolet when he turned his back on
Hutton after he had ordered the
latter to leave town.
Hutton had not figured in pre-
vious violence in Harlan county.
He was said to have been active
in promoting the interests of the
National Miners Union, but held
no official position with that or
ganization as far as was known
here.
Distributed Circular
The veteran deputy caught Hut
ton distributing circulars calling
on more than 10000 coal miners
in Harlan and Bell counties to
join in a strike against "starva.
ton and hunger" in January.
The strike was decided upon by
$50 delegates attending a mass
meeting at Pineville, KY. Decem.
ber 13, of the National Miners
Union, an organization which is
not recognized by the United
Mine Workers of America.
Labor leaders have estimated
that less than one-sixth Of the
miners in the two counties were
employed. Suffering has been in
tense.
Not Taken Seriously
Coal operators of Harlan and
Bell counties thus far have not
taken the strike threat seriously,
believing most Of the men they
employ will not walk out.
Others, however, including mine
workers leaders, took a graver
view and predicted that the Ken
lucky coal fields would be torn
by further violence.
Sizemore had been deputy sher-
iff of Harlan county for 20 years.
Prior to that he had been police
man of Harlan. He left a widow
and five children.
Sizemore was the third officer
slain Christmas Day in Kentucky.
The others were Deputy Sheriff
Bee A. Webb, IS, shot and killed
at Bottom Fork, in Letcher county,
and James Turner, SO, L. & N.
Railroad detective, shot at Rich
mond, KY.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
P.OL|CEMA
CITED FOR
BEATING
Private CuIIinane Suspended
Pending Decision of U. S.
to Prosecute

Criminal action against
Private jeremiah Cullinane,
suspended First precinct po-
liceman, for the alleged beat
ing of a prisoner yesterday,
will probably grow out of a
conference held this morning
between high police officials
and a Federal Assistant Dis
trict Attorney.
Major Pelham D. GlaSsford,
superintendent of police; Inspec-
tor Thaddeus Bean and Capt.
w. E. Holmes, First precinct com.
mandant, spent nearly an hour
today discussing the matter with
Assistant District Attorney vii
bert McInerney. The latter took
the matter under advisefnent,
and on Monday viii announce
whether; he win file the charge.
Accused BY Youth
Cu1linane is charged with beat
ing william Aloysius Holman,
"a, Of 614 Massachusetts, Ave.
N. W., yesterday morning, al
legedly without provocation. Sev-
eral prisoners backed the mans
story.
Holman had been arrested in
connection with the attempted
burglary Of a shoe store at Sew
enth and K Streets Northwest.
Two Teeth Missing
On arriving at the station
house, Capt. William E. Holmes
found the youth bleeding at the
mouth. with two teeth knocked
out. The captain was informed
the burglar suspect had fallen
against a stool in the cell, but
the youth and four fellow
prisoners charged Cullinane had
struck him for no cause.
Private Cullinane is the son of
Lieut.. Dennis Cullinane of the
force.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
26, DIES
ON GU|ELOT|NE
PARIS, Dec. 26 GN.so.
II am only getting what ]


II am only getting what 1
deserve"
Those were the last words of
Georges Gauchet, 26, scion of an
aristocratic family, before the
guillotine shipped off his head to-
day at Sante Prison for the mur.
der of a jeweler in an attempted
robbery.
Gauchet, silent before the small
crowd that gathered to watch
his execution, walked slowly to-
ward the widow" the sharp
blade of the guillotine, with down
cast eyes. Not until the knife
was about to drop did he admit
his guilt. 49,. =.
Gauchet maid with his life for
attempting to buy luxuries for his
sweetheart, a Montmartre dancing
girl.
In November a year ago, find
ing himself without funds with
which to retain the dancers af-
lection. he resorted to robbery.
He entered the jewelry store of
M. Danenhofer in the busy Ave-
nue. de Mozart, struck the jeweler
over the head with a hammer
and then shot him.
The young man was given an
opportunity of appealing for clem-
ency to the president of the re-
public, but he preferred death.
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Stubborn yurylDOnlGn
GHiLty of CONTEMPT

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 26 UN.S0
Mrs. Genevieve Clark, the lone
woman juror who held out
against eleven men for acquittal
in the trial of Wilbur Foshay
and six associates on charges Of
fraud. today was found guilty Of
contempt of court. Judge Nor
deye Sanborn, of the Federal
Court, ruled that Mrs. Clark was
guilty of practically every charge
made by the Government in con-
nection with false answers given
during her examination for quail
fication as a juror.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Santa's Town
Swamped By
XuR Mail

SANTA CLAUS, Ind, Dec. 26
0.N.S).-While Indiana Solons,
From United States Senator
James E. Watson down. were
battling in Washington to pre-
vent the oostoffice Depart
ment from changing the magic
name of this town, Postmaster
James F. Martin today called
attention to the fact, that the
postoffice here did a record
Christmas business. He said:
at was the biggest year we
ever had. Last year we han
died $4,000 pieces Of mail dur
ing the two weeks before
Christmas. This year we han
died that much in one day. /
do not know our exact total
for the season, however"
Thousands of pieces of mail
were sent here to obtain the
poStmark Santa Claus"
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
GUS
DIPLOMAT
ACCUSED .
Of PLOT
Tokyo Gets Soviet Promise OF
Murder Conspiracy Probe;
'Frame-up,' Says Prague

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (I.N.S.J.
A new disclosure followed to-
day the charge that Czecho-
slovakian diplomat, DR.. Carl
Vanek, had instigated a plot to
assassinate the japanese am
bassador to Moscow, Koki Hi-
rota, with the object of pro.
voking war between Russia
and Japan.
Czechoslovakian arma am ent
firms, it was revealed, have been
supplying thousands of rifles to
Chinese troops battling the Jap.
anese in Manchuria.
Arms Found by Japs
Many of these weapons have
been picked up by the advancing
japanese. They bear the stamp
of the great skoda armament
works, which produced the NOR.
tars used so effectively by the
Germans and Austrians In the
World War.
This latest revelassOn set tlaa
diplomatic corps by the ears.
Ministers of foreign powers and
their attaches vainly sought TO
solve what appears to be an arna9
ing international intrigue carried
on behind the scenes in Europe
for weeks.
QustiOns Excite Diplomats
These are the questions being
asked here:
WAS DR.. .Vanek's govern.
ment aware of his role in the
plot to assassinate Ambassador
Hirota?
Are any other western Euro
pean powers involved in the con-
spiracy to bring about hostilities
between Russia and Japan?"
The Czechoslovakian diplomatic
mission here refused to supply
the answers. Newspaper men
were refused interviews with any
responsible members of the mis-
sion, which is actually superior
trade delegation without the
status of an embassy or legation.
The assassination plot, flashed
to the world by International
News Service Thursday more than
IL hours ahead of any other news
agency, was first revealed when
a. Soviet transport commisSariat
employe, designated merely as
MIR. G." confessed to G. p. u,
the Soviet secret police, that he
had been approached by a for.
eign diplomat and asked to fire
upon Ambassador Hirota as he
motored through the streets of
Moscow.
PIOtter OuSted
The Soviet government immed-
lately requested the Czecho-
slovakian government to recall
DR.. Vanek, which it did. In
compliance, he left here at 10:30
last night, it was learned today.
Moscow was agog with the
news, Of which 1T received few
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
7 T \ MISSING
IN 100000
!. BLAZE
. '~>A- - IN ~ @
Springfield, Mass, Business
Section Threatened by
Death Dealing Blaze

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec.
26 N.S.).-Bodies of five
persons, one a baby girl, had
been removed and two more
bodies seen by firemen in
smouldering ruins today five
hours after flames had de-
stroyed the new Court Hotel.
Hotel records were destroyed.
A checkup from memory was
made and 10 of the 81 occupants
were unaccounted for. 1t was
hoped the others found shelter
in homes in the city.
The first bodies identified we're
those of Samuel Knight, janitor;:
his wife. their 2sweeks-Old infant.
Ann, and Robert North. 81 a
permanent guest, whose charred
body was identified by means Of
n name found on q piece OF
charred paper found in his cloth
ing.
Firemen See Two
The last two bodies located
were observed by firemen from
vantage point. The ruins had to
cool considerably before firemen
could reach the bodies. ...<
Twelve guests at the hotel, a
five-story brick building formerly
the Mansion Hotel, were rescued
by firemen.
Thirty others in the building.
which was so years old, fled to
safety unaided.
The scene of the fire, the worst
in this city since the conflagra-
ton of 1888, was in the heart of
the downtown district. Burning
emberS, tossed over a wide area
by the high wind, gave the fire
men a busy four-hour battle.
Two alarms brought out most
of the fire apparatus of the city.
The fire loss was estimated at
100000.
The bodies recovered were on
the fourth floor. The roof and
this floor collapsed, giving rise
to the belief that the fire started
on the fourth floor and shot up
wards.
Walls Left Standing
When the fire was finally under
control all th1 walls were stand
ing. Firemen said that Prevails
of adjoining buildings had pre-
vented the spread of the fire
through Springfield's business dis
trict.
The guests rescued and those
who fled in safety, all in their
night clothing. huddled in nearby
doorwayS until they were taken to
homes of friends.
Mrs. Samuel Knight, one of the
victims, had returned with her
baby on Thursday from Wesson
Hospital to be with her husband
on Christmas. The little family
had their Christmas together.
Many Are Transients
Because the guests. scattered
when the fire was at its height,
only half were accounted for after
tAIC 1LIS WAS u11OCA CO14OIOl. vi
the 100 rooms in the building. As
were occupied by 81 persons. Many
Of the guests were transients.
The fire was discovered when
Earnest Mccarthy, nephew of
Mrs. Wilson, returning to his
room shortly before q. M, found
the flames between the third and
fourth floors. Mccarthy seized a
fire extinguiSher and, after fail.
ing to cope with the flames,
aroused guests.
The body of Mrs. Knight was
found with her baby clasped in
her arms on the floor near her
bed.
MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 26 G.N.SD.
One person was killed and rs
others fled to safety here early
today when fire swept through
the st. Andrew Hotel. The body
Of j. M. Goodman, of Mobile, was
} found on the floor of his room
after the blaze was brought under
control. Death was due to suffo-
cation.
Hnu~n~ inn
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
THE WEATHER

Fair and slightly colder tonight, minimum tenn
perature about 70 degrees; Sunday fair and not
quite cold in afternoon and at night; mod
crate north winds. Temperature yesterday-
Highest, so, lowest, IS. (1930-HigheSt 40;
lowest 1s.) Humidity yestsrday-Highest, 4s;
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Woman, 50, ChOked
To Death in Home

DANVILLE, ILL.,, Dec. 26 QN.SO.
Police today were bending every
effort to solve the mysterious
murder of Mrs. Ella Marshall. So,
found dead in her living ON
Christmas morning. The W. an
apparently had been killed ',St
as she was preparing to retire ne
was dressed in night clo' 9.
Her throat showed marks e
she had been choked.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Voting Machine Firm
Gets S4IO,OOO Verdict

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 26 G.N.S.).
Judge Elder w. Marshall in com.
mon pleas court today ordered
payment of $4,000 made to the
Poole Engineering and Machine
Company, of Baltimore, the bal.
ance due on its $1.100, 900 voting
machine contract with Allegheny
county.
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Film Actress Sued
For SIP bu LibrnrU

HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 26 0N.S0.
Her neglect in failing to return
four books to a circulating library
today caused Sally O'Neill, film
actress, to be sued by the library
for $712
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
Illinois Couple, u
68 Years, CeLe

MENDOZA, Ill, Dec. 26
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Fable
ceiving congratulatior !
their Sixty-eighth VIZ
verSary, which took
mas Day. Fahler
wife 81. They car
1849 from PittSbr
The Washington times., 1931-12-26
FARLEY ON DEBT
JANUARY 10

PARIS, Dec. 26 G.NS0 0.-The
international debts and repara-
tions conference suggested in the
report of the advisory committee
of the Young Plan almost Ger.
tainly will be held January 1S
at The Hague, Holland, it ap-
peared today.
France and England have dis
patched notes to other inter-
ested countries suggesting this
time and place. The Hague is
known to be suitable to practic-
ally all of the other nations,
and the date already has been
tentatively approved by the main
countries involved.
The conference assumes much
Importance, since the Young
Plan committee, after two weeks
study of Germany'S capacity to
pay, did little in the way of
suggesting a road out of the
present tangled economic situa-
ton.
If the United States is repre-
sented at all at the international
debts and reparations conference
which European authorities ex-
pect to be held at The Hague in
January, it will be by an unof.
ficial observer only, it was
learned today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-30

Mrs. Grace Doyle Wooster is visiting
Miss Cora Rubin n her apartment at
wsrdmsn Park Hotel Miss Rubin re-
Gently returned from q vacation trip
spent in Europe.
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MAJ. William II. on. Infantry, United
States Army. who has been on duty at
the Presidso Of San Francisco. has re-
turned to Washington for duty and is
az the Martinique
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Of maskers for prizes and special
witch. Who wiil extract the secrets OF
the future from her buhbling caidron.
The Club Chantecler. favorfte dance
resort Of washington society. viii open
its doors this evening for the season.
Several parties are scheduled for the
opening. Among those who viii en-
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DR.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Page, Mrs.
Jouette Shouse. DR.. and Mrs. Gregg C.
BirdSall, Miss Pauline Bresnahan, Mrs.
Hoggatt Clopton, DR.. and Mrs. Mac
pherson Creighton, Mrs. William Eu-
gene Elliott, Mr.. and Mrs John z.
Fowler, Judge and Mrs. Adolph A.
Hoehling, Mr. and Mrs. james A.
HYslop, Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Mimi
gerode, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. r. Ogilby,
Mrs. Betty Patterson, DR.. and Mrs.
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/ BENJAMIN Perry. Mrs. Richard Snow
dor. NJ and Mrs A. Pembroke Tnon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland Gillian. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis walker. Mrs. ?. Alien
Whiting. Mr. and Mrs Charles VIII
/ hanson and Mrs ". Wayne Wirgman-
Mr.. and Mrs. Farmhouse
At Home After Wedding Trip.
Mr.. aud Mrs George " Farmhouse
have returned from a wedding trip 70
New York and other Eastern cities and
are at home at 3S25 veazey street Mrs.
Frsnkhouser was before her marriage
in Roanoke. va. October 90 Miss Ann
Page Garrett. sister OF Mrs. oscar
BeasIey of that city. Mr.. Prank
houser. a graduate Of Tech High School
and " p. l., with the class of 1880. Is
structural steel inspector for the Dis
trict.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pezold were the
honor guests 1T a party last evening in
the Parish Hall OF Emmanuel Church
In celebration OF their forty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary Mr.. and Mrs. Pezold
had lived In Washington. 30 years.
Among the guests were Mrs. Cora Jones,
Miss Margie Jones, the Rev. and Mrs.
L. B Franck, Mrs. Money. Mrs. Lurch,
Mr.. Brown, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Risdon,
Mrs. Hardwich. Mrs Sadler. Miss
AudIry Sadler. Mrs. M Kidwell. Mrs.
A. Sullivan. Miss Ida Lewis. Mrs. c.
Lavender. Miss Ardelle Lavender. Mrs.
Cavanaugh Mrs. Davis, Mrs. c. White,
Mrs. Lockwood. Mrs Thompson, Mr..
and Mrs. Cox. Mrs. w. Campbell. Mrs.
e. Wineland, Mr. and Mrs. v. Casalege,
Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Delmage. Miss T. Berry,
Mrs. Luglaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Schoggins.
Miss Clara Haas. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Haas, Mrs. r. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Busby Mr.. and Mrs. Howell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dowden. Mrs. Swain. Mrs. Taylor.
Mrs. Wolfe. Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Slye and
Mrs. Sarah Wright.
Mrs. Thomas La6son entertained at
luncheon tbday near Olney. when the
guests we're Mrs. william Mobley. Mrs
Samuel Ludlum and Miss Lula Bell Of
Chiefly Chase, Mrs. Calvert Cissell of
Gaithersburg. Mrs. Dyson and Mrs.
Haines Of Laytonsville, Mrs Andrew
Leakin Of Hyattsville, Mrs Claude
Shipley of Washington and Mrs. Guy
Keggey OF Cockeysville, Nd, in addition
to those from Sandy Spring. The COM
pany is remaining through the after
noon for bridge.
Mrs. Ladson was hostess yesterday at
bridge luncheon, when she enter
tanned for about 90 guests from Sandy
Spring and had assisting her her sister
Miss Flora Davis of Hyattsville, Nd,
and Mrs. Gland Harvey.
y Mrs. Harvey Fiske of Plainfield N. j.,
is at the Martinique while spending
few days in Washington visiting her
daughter, Mrs William S. Tyler, Sd.
Mrs. Harry C. Langdon will return
Sunday to Washington and will open
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her apartment at wardEnan Park Hotel
! for the Winter season She VIII come
from Cincinnati. where she has been
visiting.
Mrs Frederick Bradley Henderson
and her daughter. Miss Julia Henderson
OF the Hotel Delmcnico IN New York.
viii come today for q weeks stay at the
wardman Park Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Metcalf. with
their young son. are stopping at Ward
man Park Hotel for a short time before
returning TO their home, in Kansas City.
Mrs. Grace Doyle Wooster is visiting
Miss Cora Rubin n her apartment at
Wsrdman Park Hotel Miss Rubin re-
Gently returned from q vacation trip
spent in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred J. Haas have re-
turned to their apartment in the
Broadmoor after spending the past six
months on the Pacific Coast.
Winners In the Mil Of the
Arts Club to Be Announced.
The names of the winners OF the
three prize short stories in the Mil
contest viii be announced at the Arts
Club tomorrow evening at the usual
meeting of Mil members and their
friends. The judges in this contest
were Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Mrs
william Wolf Smith. Mrs. Nina
Swain Clark. DR.. De Witt Croissant.
Mr.. Herbert Dennis Smith and Mr..
Gideon A Lyon. Mr.. Carlton Van
valkenburg is conductor Of the Mil.
which is the Arts Clubs short story
workshop.
Many and varied forms OF amuse-
ment will be provided for those who
attend the Halloween party to be given
by st. Margaret's Sunday school to-
morrow afternoon from until
o'clock In addition to the traditional
games of the season. there will be
music and six special numbers by
members of Miss Helen Styart Grit
fth's dancing group, grand march
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terrain at the supper dance are Mr..
Prescott Galley, IT.: Miss Evelyn Cor
don. Mr. Edwin NJ. Graham, Mr.. John
H. wilkins. jr; Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood
Roberts and Mr.. Maurice Krant.
Chautecler supper dance sessions have
always been popular with the younger
Continued on Fourth Page.l
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Mrs William B. ColveT has returned
10 her apartment in the Shoreham
after spending the Summer at Newport
and the past month in New York.
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BENJAMIN Perry, Mrs Richard SNOW
don. Nj. and Mrs. A. Pembroke Thom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strickland Gillian. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis walker. Mrs. ?. Alien
Whiting. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles VIII
hanson and Mrs. ". Wayne Wirgman-
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Continued on Fourth Page.)
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Mrs Thomas Long and her daughter.
Miss Maria Burgwynn Long. will be
guests over the week end of Mrs John
Knox Arnold on Twenty-eighth street
Mrs, Arnold and her guests will motor
to Annapolis tomorrow for the foot
ball game and Miss Long will attend
. the hop at the academy in the evening
The third annual Halloween Bal
MasQue will be held at the Mayfiower
tomorrow evening. The box holders
are Admiral and Mrs. Thomas T.
Craven. Capt, and Mrs. Frank ID. Ber-
rien, Col and Mrs. Joseph j. Staley,
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Miss Carrie Schneider entertained at
luncheon and bridge at the Shoreham
today in honor OF her house guest, Mrs.
e C. ingalls,. Her other guests were
Mrs. Klein, Mrs. Church. Mrs. KEYS,
Mrs. Engels, Mrs. Mary Gheen, Miss
Maud Schneider, Miss May Schneider,
Miss Alice Draney, Mrs. Bracket. Mrs
John Cissell, Mrs Forrest, Mrs. Herbert
Ehrman. Mrs. Mahoney Mrs. Schlick,
Mrs. Morton and Mrs. Arthur Briscoe.
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Grew. The wedding took place IN
Washington when the Ambassador was
Undersecretary Of state.
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Mr. and Mrs Fred J. Haas have re-
turned to their apartment in the
Broadmoor after spending the past six
months on the Pacific Coast.
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Mr. and Mrs John p Metcak with
their young son. are stopping at Ward
man Park Hotel for short time before
returning TO their home, in Kansas City.
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Mrs. Harvey Fiske of Plainfield, N. j.,
is at the Martinique while spending a
few days in Washington visiting her
daughter, Mrs. William S. Tyler, Sd.
Mrs. Harry C. Langdon will return
Sunday to Washington and will open
Evening star., 1931-12-07
MARYLAND QUIETLY
HUNTING LyNCHERS
Prosecutor at Salisbury,
Where CoIored Man Was
Hanged, Refuses Facts.
BY the Associated Press.


SALISBURY, Md, December T.
Working swiftly and silently, Maryland
officials yesterday reached out to pun
ish all persons responsible for the
lynching here Friday evening of Mat
thew Williams, colored, a few hours
after he murdered lumberman who
had given him employment.
Attorney General William Preston
Lane. ir., assured by Gov. Ritchie that
the whole power of the State was at
plans to bring to justice not only the
leaders of the mob, but all who partici-
psted in any way in the orgy.
At the same time preparations for
the trial in this judicial circuit, at
Cambridge, Tuesday of Yuel Lee, COL
ored, accused of killing four white peo-
pie in Worcester County in october,
were abruptly halted as the iurists here
aeceeded to- a defense plea and sent
the records of the case to the Court
of Appeals for review.
The members of the bench are now
sitting in courts in several of the coun-
ties and 1t was expected that the re-
view would not be possible until later
in the week. The only question for the
jurists to decide, it was said. was
whether the judges here were within
legal bounds in refusing to move the
trial of Lee to the Western Shore as
had been requested by defense counsel.
Denunciation of the lynching came
from several Baltimore pulpits during
the day
The lynching was expected to, result
in arguments at ChestertoWn tomorrow
for change of venue in the case of
George Davis, Eastern Shore colored