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Show THREE I KILLED Third Killing in Twelve Hours Occurs in Montgomery, Mont-gomery, Alabama. ANOTHER SOUGHT Policeman Is Fatally Wounded; Armed Posse Is Out. MONTGOMERY Ala.. Sept. 30. Governor Kllbv Intervened today in i the situation growing out of the lynching lynch-ing here yesterday of three neeroes ! shot to death by mobs Judges ot the Circuit rourt and the sheriff were i called into conference to determine action to be taken by the county or t'tate officials A fourth neWo, Den Alln. o former soldier was shot and wounded today on a downtown street. reported i four white men had attempted to get him into an automobile and he was shot when he refused to co with them. MONTGOMERY, Ala , Spt 30 John Temple, who List njght shot and I fatally wounded Foliceman John Lai-bare Lai-bare and who was wounded by the officer, was shot to death in a hospital ! early today by a small band of white men. He was the third nesro to die by lynch law within a period of twelve hour- Miles I'hifer and Romert I Crosby, 'he latter a discharged soldier, having been shot to death by a mob five miles from the city yesterday. Still another nesro. Bird Aslor, who was With Temple when Barbare was shot, was bcint: sought bv the police land it was believed his capture would i result in more mob violence There was no connection between the lynching of Phifer and Crosby and , the killing of Temple. The firt named two charged with erimes against white women, were taken Irom three deputy sheriffs by a mob of about 25 'men five miles from the city Thp Spanish method of execution, "ley de fuge." was used. The negroes were told to run for their lhes and as they started they were shot down. Last night Policeman Barbare ar-rested ar-rested Temple, Astor and a negro?? on a charge of disorderly conduct. Temple .-hot the officer, bur not until he himself him-self had heen wounded In the meantime mean-time Astor fled The police, to prevent possible lynching, announced that Temple had been killed. Later It be- i came known thai this was only a ruse i and the Temple had been taken to a hospital. A small band organized and not more than a halt dozen men entered en-tered Ihe hospital, overpowered the guards and shot the negro to death as he lay in bed. Posse After Negro. MERCH ANTVILLE, N J.. Sept. 30. j Capture of the negro who is alleged ; to have assaulted Mrs Mary Notsey j of Ibis place, for whom a posse of more than 100 armed men searched through-out through-out the night, was expected momen-tarlly. momen-tarlly. Headed by Sheriff Lipplncott of Burlington county, the posse early! last night surrounded a sw amp where i -.-.-aawvwh.viw -r---mnww the negro was beliverl to have fled, but at an early hour today the fugitive had not been apprehended Threats of violence have been made -hould the negro be captured, but the authorities declared they were able, to protect him 1 |