Show NEGRO ORDERED HANGED IN COURT ROOM Evansville lad Ind March farch Gor Gordon Gordon don of the Hopkins county Ky circuit county court has ordered that Barth Tompkins convIcted negro murderer be hanged in the tho circuit court room at Mad Iad Madisonville isonville Tompkins kIlled William Brame The county authorities chose a vacant lot near the city jail for the exe execution cution The city authorities objected and the matter was laid before beCore Judge Gordon who Issued orders to the sheriff to build the scaffold in the court room Yoom |