Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1902-10-27 | Page 1 | The Rope is Ready

I s 4 4 0 THE TEE ROPE nOPE IS BEADY nEADY 4 e 4 Poplar Bluff Me Oct Dot 26 A 4 4 large crowd has surrounded the 4 4 Jail jan and it is feared an attempt 4 4 will be made to lynch William 4 4 Brock Broek a negro in custody for 4 4 murder Brock was arrested last 4 4 9 night on the charge of ot having 4 4 killed John McKenna foreman tore man of or ora ofa 4 4 a spoke factory and highly re respected respected 4 4 McKenna was w found ly 4 4 9 Ing on the street having bAsing been 4 4 shot Just before he died he said 4 Brock had attempted to rob him 4 4 and shot him Attorney Hill HUt made madeI madea 4 4 a speech in front of at the jail to tonight 4 9 4 night urging U r g Ins the th crowd C ro d tb dis 4 9 I 4 perse parse but to no effect and n trou trouble 4 9 4 ble is anticipated ted t 4 V