Show WHITE WOMAN ASSAULTED 5 x negroes imp bated in the assault and murder ala at the request of sheriff chandler ot gadsden ala where a mob of persons gathered sunday night and threatened to lynch five negroes and a charged with the murder and rape of mrs S J smith a white woman governor jencks ordered out a company of state troops stationed at that place after congressman john L burnett lieu tenant A R brindley in command of the militia sheriff chandler and oth ers had appealed to the mob they dispersed the negroes are vance gardner william johnson ed johnson bud richardson Ric harason jefferson albord and fan nie mayo their alleged victim mrs smith was a widow the crime was committed saturday night early sunday vance gardner reported dis covering the woman s dead body the police found her nude body lying par bially concealed in some bushes by the roadside three quarters of a mile from gadsden |