Show r Ge Georgia 0 Murderer Hanged to Telephone Pole by Masked asked Men Met 9 Large Crowd Descends Upon Jail hil Suddenly to Seize Seiz Victim WAS UNDER ONDER GUARD Trial for Killing Ch Chief ef of Police CARTERSVILLE Ga Oct 1 United Press John John Willie Clark negro negro conf confessed slayer of Police Chief Joe Ben Jenkins was was lynched d today oday b by a mob that stormed Barton county jail t Approximately 1 1 00 men men alt all Ing ng masks maaks descended upon the jail jaU selz Clark dClark escorted him birn to toa a telephone tele- tele phone hone pole pole- less Ies' than a from the Uie ho j jail n and there thero hanged him TheS w were we're re orderly and quiet but c upon us with tho tim swift swift- n ess ss of a a. a cyclone Sheriff Sherif G. G W. W Caddis said They were in the tho jail I was awake overpowered the ho t turnkey l and got their inan uan and were vere of Lf C. C rhe negro who had been cOnfined con con- fined ined l t to Fulton n count county to tower in Atlanta At At- lanta anta for safe cafe keeping was brought herd for fc for r trial yesterday but because of of- previous s threats of mob violence his attorneys s 's applied for a change of of venue holding up th tho trial The delay provided the mob its tunit unity Chi Chief Jenkins Jenkins- was mOrtally wounded in lri a a scuffle with Cla Clark l for tor possessIon of ot the thc chiefs chief's pistol when Jenkins sought to arrest the negro for Cor or making a a disturbance on on the nIght light of September 5 Clark escaped sc p d ct but mt was captured September 14 threats o of violence led led to to his trans- trans tel ferto er to Atlanta pending trial trIaI Before BeCore retiring retiring- last nIght Sheriff Gaddis Gaddi Laid aid he and the judge of the county count co court rt here satisfied themselves them them- selves elves the he situation was calmY calm We Y were unprepared for tor what came G Gaddis- Gaddis said |