Show IN THE HANDS OF A mob of A white siao blau shot and killed key west fla june 27 tah abi city has virtually been in the hands of 0 a negro mob and a white man was km kill ed by the mob Sl Sll ivanus vinus john johnann e charged li a r g e 1 avi with t h assault on a white woman m a n lira 1 1 r margaret 1 ar garet atwell was conducted to the courthouse for a hear ing the courtroom court room was crowded and C B pendleton a well known citizen rose and asked are there ther enough white men present to hang bang tin the negro P there was vas a chorus of yes and the crowd closed in on the prisoner the sheriff and his deputies drew arev their revolvers and held the crowd at lay bay while johnson was at once hu hurried back to jail A big mob gathered in front of the building and one of the negroes cried out to lynch pendleton and a rush was made for him through the efforts of himself and friends pendleton n made i a d e in his s e escape s c a pe in a carriage r r i e eca T the 1 i c negro g r 0 m mob 0 b t then 1 i g gathered a t aze r e d a b 0 u t the jail building to prevent the lynch ing of johnson and open threats were made by them to kill any white man that might come to the jail william gardiner Oar diner a white man while sitting Bif in front of the courthouse the negro mob approached him and ordered him to move ue ile arose to obey and as soon a as s his back was turned there rang out the crack of a number of rifles and gardiner received a mortal wound from wb which ich lie he died two hours later |