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Show SHAFROTH ORDERS OUT THE WaiTIA July 8. Governor Saaf-roth Saaf-roth today ordered out a company of militia at La Junta, Qolo... to prevent th possible lynching of Ben Harris, th negro accused of killing- Chief or Police raig at Bocky Ford Tuesday nisht. . Harria was captured thin morning at Rocky ford and hurried to La Junta in a automobile. It is reported that a mob ia forming at Heeky Ford to lynch Harria Capt. P. D. Bartlett of Denver Den-ver was sent to La Juntaat 11 o'eloek to take charge of th. local company aad Governor Shafroth haa notified three other, companies to b ready to go to the scene if required. V . Harria waa discovered ia th parson ge of the negro church at Bocky Ford. He hsd two bullet wounds in the head, indicating that the officers had fired anon him at th time of hi attempted arrest. |