The Washington times., 1933-11-28
GAS AND WATER.
USED IN RIOT
At SALISBURY
Prisoners Spirited Away in
Face of Serious Trouble
On Eastern Shore
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he was not in Princess Anne the
night of the lynching.
The soldiers took over the tele-
phone exchange when they ar
rived, so that no word Of the
surprise raid would leak out.
However, courierS aroused the
countryside, and by dawn grim
mob Of several thousand men,
women. and children. many of
them armed, had gathered in
Salisbury.
AS each hour passed, the crowd
Increased in size. Attorney Gen
eral Lane and General Reckord
had planned to take the prison.
ers to Princess Anne for a hear
ing before a justice on a charge
Of murder.
Hearing Plan Dropped
But with the ever-increasing
mob, yelling that the prisoners
be released. this plan was drop
ped and it was decided to rush
the men to Baltimore.
While the mob continued to fire
Q stream of missiles of every
description at the armory and the
firemen played hose on it. the sol
diers replied with gas bombs.
AS the mob retreated before the
gas attack. the soldiers boarded
the IL motor buses in which they
had sped down the shore early
this morning, with their prisoners
placed inside.
Destination Kept Secret
All weapons were loaded as the
buses swung out Of town, but
there was no pursuit by the mob.
Officers in charge of the troops
declined to state what their des-
tination was, but it was believed
that they would head for Balti-
more and there decide what &C
ton would be taken next.
When the troops arrived at
Salisbury after their dramatic
night dash down the Eastern
Shore. the main body was posted
at the armory and small detach'
ments were sent out in automo'
,biles to arrest the nine alleged
ringleaders of the mob.
But despite the secrecy that
cloaked the movement of the
troops. word had leaked out and
only five of the men were found
as the guardsmen. assisted by
State police. crashed their way
into the sleeping homes and made
the arrests.
The second man arrested was
irving Adkins, a farmer living
near Princess Anne and special
policeman.
Another detachment went to
Shad Point and arrested William
p. Hearn.
The fourth man. William F.
McQuay, store manager, was
taken into custody in Pocomoke
City.
AS the men were arrested they
were rushed back to Salisbury
and confined under heavy guard
In the armory.
In addition to General Reckord
at the Salsbury headquarters.
were Attorney General Lane and
Capt. Edwin NICK. Johnson, COM
mander of the State police.
Arrived At 1850 A. Nj.
A number of staff officers Of
the Fifth Regiment were also on
duty at the armory. The troops
sent to make the arrests were
special battalion of that regiment,
modified in Baltimore last night.
Decision to send the troops was
reached at conference held yes
terday at Annapolis between Gov
ernor Richie. General Reckord,
and the Attorney General.
Immediately after this, the gov
ernor refused to see any one and
1t was stated that he is i'll in bed.
The battalion of approximately
800 men was organized following
drill in Baltimore last night. The
men were notified that they were
going out on secret mission and
would not be allowed to leave the
,9rmory.
Equipped For "War"
They were equipped with over
coats, steu helmets, rifles, bayo-
nets, ammunition, tear gas bombs
and machine guns.
A hasty meal was prepared for
the men and dozen motor
buses were modified to trans
port them to the Shore. Some
Of the troops. accompanied by
State police. were sent ahead in
fast automobiles. It was this
group that seized the telephone
exchange.
When the main body arrived,
detachments of six men, accom-
panied by State police, were de-
tailed to go to the homes of the
suspects in the lynching case.
The drastic method of arrest
was decided upon after States
Attorney John Robins had re-
fused to take the men into GUS
tody.
He informed the governor that
& he did this the citizens of the
county would rise up and take
the prisoners from him. Robins
stated that he wanted the lynch
ing probed by the grand jury.
The governor and attorney gen.
eral insisted, however, that the
alleged ringleaders be brought into
open court, so that the evidence
police have might be read in the
open rather than be concealed by
a Rrand Jury.