The Washington times., 1933-11-29
SECTIONS Split
OVER ACTION
Of TROOPS
Shore Representatives AssaiI
Executive as Others Stout
Iy Defend Him
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they could find no evidence Of the
mob gathering.
Plans for the quiet return OF
the prisoners were made at a
meeting at the Governors man.
sion, where Governor Richie is
confined to his bed with severe
cold.
Lane Shuns Hearing
Meeting with the Governor were
the Attorney General and Gen.
Milton A. Reckord, commandant
Of the National Guard, who di-
rected yesterdays sensational
raid.
Following this meeting Mr..
Lane, who said he had had less
than an hours sleep last night.
announced that he will not 60 to
Princess Anne to attend the hear
ing.
A representative Of his office
will be present, he said, to intro
duce sworn statements of evil
donce against the four men held,
in event the evidence, already
placed in the hands Of States At
torney John Robins, is not given
to the Judge by that official.
II Judge Duer feels this evil
dence is sufficient to justify the
arrests, the men will be returned
to the Baltimore jail pending &C
ton by the Somerset grand jury.
The four men who were taken
prisoners by the soldiers in the
surprise raid which followed a
dramatic midnight departure from
Baltimore under secret orders
were william H. Thompson,
Irving Adkins. William S. Nc
Quay and William p. Hearn.
Head Cut Off BY Mob, Is Report
So inflamed are the Shore resi-
dents over what they brand as
invasion of their rights as citi-
sens Of the Free State Of Mary
land that last night a mob of sew
Aral hundred men went to the
cemetery where the colored at"
tacker Of a white woman was
buried and dug it up.
RumorS were current that the
leaders of this mob had cut off
the head and were mailing it to
Governor Ritchie with the COM
pliments Of the citizens of the
territory.
The governor, who is i'll in bed
In his mansion at Annapolis, is
sued Q statement defending his
action in sending the troops to
the shore and assailed local au-
liberties for failure to cooperate
in the investigation Of the lynch
mob which hanged and burned
George Armwood, colored sus-
pect. the night Of October 1s.
Two Names False
OF the nine men named, it was
learned that two Of the names
were false, four men were ar
rested, and the other three man.
aged to escape before the troop
0rS could find them.
It had been planned to take the
prisoners quietly before a magis
trate at Princess Anne and charge
them with murder But word of
the coming Of the troops leaked
out.
The Attorney Generals office
today notified all witnesses to be
ready to 90 to Princess Anne and
testify ct the habeas corpus hear
Ing.
The prisoners, following the
raid by troopers, were rushed to
the arnory at Salisbury, where
the main detachment of troops
was stationed, for safe keeping
until time to take them to court
But when word of the arreSt
leaked out a mob estimated al
more Than 5000 persons sur
rounded the armory, demanding
the prisoners be surrendered.
General Reckord ordered hi
men to fix bayonets and set VI
machine guns to retain the prison
Ars. AS, the mob advanced the
troops fired tear gas bombs. more
than 200 of these being set off
driving back the crowd.
Firemen Aid Mob
The mob advanced a second
time, aided by the Salisbury fire
department which turned high
pressure hoses on the soldiers.
When the last Of the soldiers
had beat q retreat in their buses
the mob went wild, roaming the
streets Of the town for hours, at
lacking newspaper reporters, burn
ing automobiles. destroying cam
eraS and motion picture equip
ment valued at thousands Of dol
lars, and attempting to set fire to
q hotel where a number Of news
paper men had taken refuge.
The mob chased newSpapermer
oil over the county, threatening tt
lynch them, the only reason giver
that they were strangers.
Late last night the Governor
said at Annapolis that he has nc
intention Of declaring martial Law
on the shore.
From sources close to the Gov
ernor it was learned that following
today's hearing the case of thu
suspects will be placed in Jht
hands Of the Somerset county
grand jury. ..
This body will refuse to indict
It was understood, and the cast
will be a closed issue.
CONDITION OF TREASURY
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