Show MEMBERS IEM ERS Of MOB HELD BY SUPREME COURT Lynching Case in Chattanooga Tenn Reaches Court of Last Resort Today ashington Oct 14 One H.-One One of or the tire most most remarkable cases c river over known In the annals of or crime will be belle called lle 1 In the United States court tomorrow It grows out It of or rac race troubles troubles trou trou- bles in th tIn the south Is the first case of lynching yet to reach tho time court count of last resort Sheriff J J. J F F. nine rime of oC his deputies deputies dep dep- titles and amid seventeen alleged e members of oI a n mob which lynched Ed Etl Johnson Johnsona a nf negro ro on the Tennessee river bridge at Ht Chattanooga on the night of oC March 1 Hi II for 01 criminally a assaulting the daughter of or a fedora federal soldier have ha ben been ordered to how show cause why the they should Rhoul not be hold In contempt of or tho the supreme court because It Is held that Johnson wa was a n United States prisoner at tho the time he was lynched Inched The answer to the bill of or Attorney Attorn y General Moo Moody charging contempt will trill be Hied b by the time Hon Judson Harmon Harmon Har Han mon of ot Cincinnati chief coun counsel el for foi Sh Sheriff Shipp and his deputies and ami the thc answer answel of the alleged members of the thc mob also will be answered b by the thc var var- various alous ious bus ous attorneys s 's representing these menA men 1 A motion will bo be mn made c to hear the case a e on the answers elS and if this Iris Is ib overruled a motion will then be made to tr hear the cases on depositions to betaken bo be taken talen b by a United States commissioner commission commission- er S If this motion Is overruled It wilt wll be necessary for tor nil alt of the defendants to appear in person before the tho court cour courtot of ot last resort sort L Legal nl JI Lights In lii Line The attorneys for tor Sheriff ShiM Shipp are Judge Juge Harmon Halmon of oC Cincinnati Robert Rober Pritchard Martin tim Fleming and Daniels Spear Spear-s and Lynch am and Williams and Lancaster of Chattanooga Chatta Chatta- a Members Member's of th the mob nob have employed the Iho following John Maddox former congressman from Georgia T. T W W. Stanfield Henr Henry P. P Fry who has ha written a n book on the race question and Oscar Yarnell The alleged members mem mem- bers of the thc mob will seek to prove ni on alibi and some sonic have ha made affidavits affidavit that thc they had hall nothing whatever to lo do with the I lynching of E Ed Johnson The gallows were being pr prepared prepare pared for Cor the negro In Chattanooga undo tinder tindera a a. conviction In Iii the state court when a temporary appeal was granted by bj Associate Justice Harlan of or the United Unit Unit- cd ed States supreme court The supreme court was considering the setting of a day 1 for hearing when a a. mob lynched Johnson The mob Jeered at the tho name of or Justice Harlan Harlai and It is said Eald that hat a notice reading a as follows was pinned pinnell to tho the victims victim's back To Justice Harlan For future re reference reference re- re ference In this case you OU will find Johnson's Johnsons Johnsons Johnson's Johnsons Johnson's John John- sons son's bo body y at the morgue |