The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-10-30

Negro would be given ample protec-
ton by the state police.
About q half hour after this con-
versation the Governor called me
back by phone and repeated his as
surance that if Armwood was taken
back to Princess Anne, he would be
given ample protection"
Mulliken's statement tells how he
discussed the danger of a lynching
with States Attorney Robins and
also received assurances that 1--WE are
a law-abiding people and the Negro
will be well taken care of when he
returns here" Mulliken called the
Governor and told him of Robins
decision to take Armwood to Prin-
cess Anne. The Governor said, &C.
cording to Mulliken:
Il have no authority to take any
hand in this matter now. You say
Mr.. Robins is sure there will be no
trouble; we'll then, what right would
have to take the matter out of his
hands?"
In a subsequent conversation
Mulliken had with the Governor at
Ritchie's suite at the Belvedere Ho-
tel, the Governor said to him: your
phone call was the first I knew that
they planned to take the man back
to Princess Anne"
"Thus 1t must be evident" Multi
ken concluded, that the Governor is
mistaken in telling DR.. Mitchell that
he knew nothing of the plans to take
Armwood back and the same state
ment he issued publicly after the
lynehing."
1t is quite evident that the Gov
ernor'S memory belt, SO excellent on
other matters could not have failed
him at this crucial point.
Captain Edward Mex. Johnson, in
charge of the state police, was struck
on the head with a brick during the
attack on the Jail. Other state po-
lioemef were hurt.
In Princess Anne the residents
laugh about this.
I'VE weren't afraid to attack be-
cause we knew Johnson had orders
not to shoot If he shot into us and
hurt any Of the Eastern Shore men
the Governor would have been wiped
out during the next election"
Captain Johnson, Immediately after
the lynehing, was taken to his home
and refused to see anyone.
Col. Austin E. Baughman State
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Is
over Captain johnson. The Motor
Vehicle Department controls the
state police. Commissioner Baugh-
man, descended from one Of Mary
lands "first families" and leading
social light in the state, is one Of the
Governors chief political advisors.
In Princess Anne, they say the
Governor told COL Baughman to in
struct Captain johnson not to shoot
under any circumstances. That's why
they were not afraid to attack.
On the day Of the lynching also
according to Captain Frank Speacers
affidavit, States Attorney Robins
said that he did not want to be
around "if there was going to be
any trouble
Robins was not around. Between
1880 and s o'clock on the, night OF
the lynching, while the mob was
gathering, States Attorney Robins
planted himself before the movie
theatre in Chrisfield and, though II
was windy evening stood for q full
half hour greeting his fellow towns
men. He is usually busy man. The
states attorney has an iron-clad
alibi as to his whereabouts.
Then Governor Ritchie was asked
why the state police did not shoot
into the mob as they were bound to
DO according to the law.
IF they had fired" said the Gov
ernor, the situation would have been
far worse than it is today. Captain
johnson has told me that there were