Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-23 | Page 21 | Soldiers Guards Negroes Facing Assault Charge

GUARD NEGROES fACING I CHARGE Mob of Meets Train Bringing Alleged Culprits Cul- Cul to Kentucky Town To a I STATE TO DEMAND DEATH PENA PENALTY TY Hopkins County t Jail t 1 Strategic Points Around tae tae County Jail MADISONVILLE Ky April 23 iAP AP With With troops s of the Kent Ken Ken- ent en- en t national guard on duty here patrolling the vicinity of of He the jail jail jai where three negroes are being held heldon on charges of ot attacking a year 16 Id white girl the Hopkins county I grand jury was today to Investigate I the case and make Its report Circuit Judge Ruby Laffon Latton stated last night that if it the grand Jury returns true bills the negroes Co Columbus Columbus Co- Co I co-I lumbus Hollis Bunyan Fleming an and Nathan Bard will be placed on trial tria at aT once T. T C. C Bennett Commonwealths Commonwealth's Common- Common I w wealth's attorney announced that tha the Ule death penalty will be sought 1 it if iti i indictments are returned ONE NE CONFESSES The he grand jurys jury's hearing was expected exp ex expected ex- ex p ted to be completed early as only ft at 4 few dew ew witnesses had been summoned sum sum- sumI I and Hollis nas confessed to complicity in the attack charging Bard and Fleming g with the actual I commission of the crime Among I the witnesses called to testify be beI before before be- be I f fore re the grand jury w was s Adair Stunt Stuns t i 2 24 who was robbed and beaten by bythe bythe the trie negroes before e his companion companionY was as attacked Y The negroes were brought here her last Jast night under national guard prot protection pro pro- t from the state prison where they were ere taken on April 12 to prevent pre pre- v vent nt violence following the Hollis Confession confession I IMA r A A crowd of probably curious spectators met both trains bringing the prisoners' prisoners and followed as th the negroes surrounded by hy the guardsmen guards guards- men were marched to the county jail No disorder was in evidence according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording t to officials officials- but no chances chance will be taken Machine guns have hav been mounted at points point around the courthouse and th the guardsmen who will be thrown in a cordon about the building will b be armed with gas candles instead o of eras c bombs hombs