1 10 4 https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/1b4267cf27c44b554cc0188c5560032c.png 0d8cb16e0adc6fd71204a48970f7087b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource McLean County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Potter, Lexington Leader, May 13, 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Potter, William Charge, attempted murder Mob, shooting Description An account of the resource <h3>Livermore Citizens</h3> Arrested on Indictments Of Murder for Alleged Participation In Lynching Of A M’Lean [sic] County Negro LIVERMORE KY., May 13.--As a result of the most vigorous instructions ever given a grand jury in Western Kentucky by Circuit Judge T. F. Birkhead eighteen indictments were returned against alleged members of the mob that lynched Will Porter [sic], a Negro, in the Livermore Opera-house on the night of April 21. The indictments were returned at Calhoun, and it is rumored that other bills are to follow.  The three alleged leaders of the mob were indicted separately and each is charged with murder. They are as follows:  Those Indicted.  Lawrence Mitchell, brother of Clarence Mitchell, who was shot by the Negro who was lynched.  Clifton Schroeter, proprietor of a floating studio.  Jessie Schroeter, a photographer.  The names of the other men indicted are as follows.  Others named in Bills  Ellis Thornsberry. <ol> <li> N. Davis. </li> </ol> Cecil Jarvis. Ira Coghill. John Fielden. John W. Taylor.  Sam Colburn. William H. Coghill. Tom Dabner. George Gephart. Robert Hays. Leslie Wright.  Edward Haney. Clarence Roberts.   All But Four Arrested. All of the men are said to have been arrested with the exception of four and they are expected to be in custody before night. Twelve of the men were taken without trouble, nine being placed in jail in Calhoun and the others being held at Livermore. At a late hour Sheriff Beeler and his deputies are still on the lookout for alleged members of the mob who have not yet been served with the warrants.  The bonds of the alleged principals in the lynching were placed at $1,000 and $500 was the amount of surety demanded of the men charged with being accessories in the blanket indictment.  W. N Davis and Coeil Jarvis have been released, having arranged for the necessary surety.  Two members of the alleged mob were located in a cabin near Island and when called upon to surrender defied the deputies who sought them. The men are armed to the teeth, it is said, and according to the officers have expressed their determination to put up a desperate fight before being captured. The men who first discovered the fugitives called for re enforcements [sic], and when these arrive the cabin will be rushed [sic].  Practically all of the men indicted are well known in Livermore and McLean county, and the news of the action of the grand jury came like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.   The McLean county grand jury, composed of grim, determined farmers, had been working on the case all week and this morning the result of their investigations was made known. About fifty witnesses were called to give testimony. They were examined by Commonwealth’s Attorney Richard Alexander.  The scenes in Livermore were pitiful in the extreme. The weeping of wives and sisters over the arrest of their loved ones was heartrending, and will be one long to be remembered by the residents of the little river city.  A number of officers are in the vicinity of Livermore, and it is thought all those indicted will be arrested at once Circuit Court is in session here this week, and it is likely that the accused men will be given a speedy trial.  County Attorney Alexander in a statement declared that he would use all the means within his power to erase the blot on the fair name of McClean [sic] county.  The Indictments are the result of the action of an armed mob that shot William Potter to death on the stage of the theater at Livermore a few weeks ago. It is alleged that Clarence Mitchell, a young white man at Livermore, and the negro, who was employed in a poolroom, became engaged in a difficulty. Mitchell went out on the street and it is stated that as he was leaving the place he was shot and, at the time, thought to be fatally wounded. The negro was arrested by the town marshal. There was bitter feeling against him and in a few minutes an angry crowd had gathered. The marshal handcuffed his prisoner, and with two or three guards hustled him to the theater, fearing the town lockup would be unsafe.  The doors of the theater were locked and all of the lights were extinguished in the building. The members of the mob, said to be about twenty-five or fifty in number, forced the door of the theater and gained entrance in the building.  Before the officers had time to rush the Negro from the building a volley of shots rang out, and the Negro sank to the floor.  The members of the mob, having accomplished their purpose, left the building.  It was several days before the body of the Negro was buried, the colored people of the town declaring that he was a strange Negro and had not behaved himself since coming to Livermore from Tennessee. It was necessary for the white people to bury him.  Mitchell, who was shot and wounded by the Negro has about recovered from his wounds and will get well.  The better element of citizens of McCLean [sic] county deeply deplored the action of the mob, and were strong in their calls for the indictment of the members of the lawless band. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/683088846/?terms=%22William%20Potter%22%20&match=1">Newspapers.com</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lexington Leader Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-05-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant McLean 1910-1920 1911 Grace Yi McLean County Potter Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/7207af5ae0b6dead3ccc8969e01ff9ea.png 9c5a9dc8a58b83b8bb9da1128ee95ad0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource McLean County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Potter, Lexington Leader, May 12, 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Potter, William Mob, shooting Charge, attempted murder Description An account of the resource <h3>18 Indicted For Lynching</h3> (Associated Press Telegram) OWENSBORO, May 12.--Indictments were returned here today against 18 well-known citizens of McLane [sic] growing out of the lynching of the negro William Potter at the Opera-house at Livermore about three weeks ago. Three of the indictments charge murder. The mob victim is accused of having killed a white man, William Mitchell outside a poolroom in Livermore. The men accused of murder are Bliston and Jesse Schroeder and Lawrence Mitchell. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived www.newsbank.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lexington Leader Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-05-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant McLean County 1910-1920 1911 Grace Yi McLean County Potter Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/a7b706ab1617bfe502cc95c56cacdc99.png 5043a42d1b9e167b0b29c061973e6586 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource McLean County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Potter, Indianapolis Freeman, April 29, 1911 (2) Subject The topic of the resource Potter, William Mob, shooting Charge, attempted murder Description An account of the resource <h3>Realism With a Vengeance At Livermore, KY.</h3> Negro Hung in Opera House---Mob Fills Swaying Body With Shot at So Much, Per---Seats on Sale---Brought Good Prices. Special to THE FREEMAN Not many people have known of such a town as Livermore, Ky. And had it not been for the tragedy there of a few days ago it would still slumber on in sweet obscurity. But alas! It was not thus to be. Livermore has distinguished itself in no uncertain way. It will not be said that the distinction is most honorable, but distinction nevertheless.  As for the spectacular tragedy perhaps nothing in the annals of the horrible has outdone the Livermore incident. If it were aiming at “fame” at any cost, it builded better than it knew, since it sought the very fame of mimicry--the theater where is mirrored [sic] the doings of the world whether of good or evil report. Here is mockery itself [sic] mocked, and again truth outruns fiction.  The ears are unwilling to believe that men in these days of the highest civilization have so forgotten themselves as to present such a spectacle to the age as if in illustration of the doings of the day. But there’s the evidence. It looks bad, but facts are presented and the world has nothing else to do but believe.  The tragedy is most deplorable in view of the record hoped to be established to the extent that each year would witness less and less of the evil until the thing passed and in a manner becomes [sic] a dream. The white people no less than the Negro should be anxious for the cessation of such happenings. The State of Kentucky will have something to do to overcome the awful backset. The country at large, we think, will not view the happening with a complacent spirit, since it means a riotous disposition and which may not be careful where it will break out next.  The particulars of the lamentable happening are as follows: : William Potter, a Negro, who went to his death last night at Livermore, Ky., in the most melodramatic scene of vengeance ever enacted. Accused of fatally shooting Frank Mitchell, a young white man of Livermore, the assailant was strung up above the stage of the Livermore opera house and a crowd of 100 men and boys all arrived, riddled his body with bullets.  So much per shot was charged, the sum to be turned over to the Mitchell family. Early today when Potter’s body was cut down it was hanging in shreds.  Orchestra Seats Best Persons who were willing to pay for orchestra seats were charged double prices for the privilege of emptying their rifles or revolvers into the body of the swaying figure. Those in the gallery were granted a lower rate. The opera house was an inferno of gunshots and the sheriff, who tried to force his way in, was ordered away upon penalty of severe treatment.  Finally a detachment of militia arrived on the scene, and, reinforced by a posse, drove the mob from the theater. The entire community was aroused and from midnight until dawn armed farmers from the surrounding country who had heard vague rumors of trouble streamed into the town, thinking a race war was in progress. All Negroes in the town were warned to keep indoors today.  Start of Dramatic Tradegy. [sic] The dramatic tragedy had its inception in a poolroom where Potter and Mitchell had quarreled. Potter drew a revolver and shot the white man. Town Marshal Stablet placed Potter under arrest and took him to the lockup. Within an hour a mob had formed and was menacing the jail. Half a dozen deputies were sworn in to protect the Negro and the marshal removed his prisoner to the town opera house, getting the Negro through aback door and evading the mob by a ruse.  When the mob learned it had been tricked, the infuriated members stormed the opera house, overpowered the guards and strung Potter to a rafter. The footlights were turned on and the scenery shifted to give the scene a background. Then the shooting began. Marshall Stablet telephoned to Sheriff Beeler in Calhoun to go at once and call out a company of militia. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived www.newsbank.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Indianapolis Freeman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-04-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant McLean County 1910-1920 1911 Grace Yi McLean County Potter Transcribed https://drvk.createuky.net/news-articles/files/original/2015da7eda9ffc823ec8660ac016cfe2.png 2d3bbed7ae938bb27c7754f5765d3880 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource McLean County Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Potter, Indianapolis Freeman, April 29, 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Potter, William Mob, shooting Charge, attempted murder Description An account of the resource <h3>Audience Shoots a Negro Lynched in Opera House</h3> Kentucky Town is Scene of Most Melodramatic Act of Vengeance Ever Enacted ---------------------- PRICE PAID FOR SHOOTING NEGRO         Calhoun, Ky., April 21.--With militia upon the scene to prevent a race war, the authorities set out today to investigate the lynching of William Potter, a negro, who met his death last night at Livermore, eight miles from here in the most melodramatic scene of vengeance ever enacted.         Accused of fatally shooting Frank Mitchell, a young white man of Livermore, the assailant was strung up above the stage of the Livermore opera house and a crowd of 100 men and boys, all armed, who filled the theater, riddled his body with bullets. So much per shot was charged, the sum to be turned over to the Mitchell family. When Potter’s body was cut down it was hanging in shreds.       Persons who were willing to pay for orchestra seats were charged double prices for the privileges of emptying their rifles or revolvers into the body of the swaying figure. Those in the gallery were granted a lower rate. The opera house was an inferno of gun shots, and the sheriff, who tried to force his way in, was ordered away upon penalty of severe treatment.        Finally a detachment of militia arrived on the scene and, reinforced by a posse drove the mob from the theater.        The entire community was aroused and from midnight until dawn armed farmers from the surrounding country who had heard vague rumors of trouble streamed into the town, thinking a race war was in progress. All negroes in the town were warned to keep indoors today. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspapers.com Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Indianapolis Freeman Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-04-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grace Yi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant McLean 1910-1920 1911 Grace Yi McLean County Potter Transcribed