Show Lawlessness at Outline Guthrie Guthrie Oklahoma was the scene of two awful crimes crimea on the A negro named l as assaulted oley Mrs Charles Charl s Moor the wife wie of a 0 freighter who wise was wa away from home at the time He lie was arrested and a I mob sur surrounded the Jail threatening to lynch him The negroes of the town claimed that Holley was wag innocent although he had confessed his guilt to the sheriff and a race war seemed Imminent for a time There was much angry talk Judge Perkins a negro lawyer being spokesman for the colored men During the excitement ho he said Let the whites harm barns that man and this town will be in ashes before be be- fore morning The sheriff smuggled the prisoner Irons from jail and took him to Wichita Kas for safe keeping |