f fe
-on a dead run toward the scaffold, but guards overpowered
him. A white soldier also fainted, Four negroes were
arrested the morning after the assault which occurred
shortly before midnight, May 2). One suspect was acquitte
when it was established that he was not’ near the scene of
the crime, Wheh a young soldier escort, the girl was
sitting on a hillside when, according to her story at the
trial, four negroes apppoached. One of them, representing
himself as a military policeman,. sturck her escort a blow
on the head in the stomach, dazing him, The girl's screa
and the alarm sounded by her escort when he recovered,
aroused the cam. Military police threw out a-dragnet tha
resulted in the arrest of themen early the next morning’.
A summary court martial started a few days afterwards,
--but the finding of the court.
terday after it had been reviewed and approwed by PresSe
é
on a dead run toward the scaffold, but guards overpowered
him. A white soldier also fainted, Four negroes were
arrested the morning after the assault wich occurred
shortly before midnight, May 2. One suspect was acquitte
when it was established that he was not’ near the scene of
tthe crime, With a young soldier escort, the girl was
sitting on a hillside when, according to her story at the
trial, four negroes apppoached, One of them, representing
himself as a military policeman,. sturck her escort a blow
on the head in the stomach, dazing him, The girl's scream
and the alarm sounded by her escort when he recovered,
aroused the cam. Military police threw out a dragnet tha’
resulted in the arrest of themen early the next mornings
A summary court martial started a few days afterwards,
+—but—the-—findi
terday after it had been reviewed and approwed by Prese
on a dead run toward the scaffold, but guards overpowered
him, A white soldier also fainted, Four negroes were
od
shortly before midnight, May 2k. One suspect was acquitte|
when it was established that he was not near the scene of
the crime, With a young soldier escort, the girl was
sitting on a hillside when, according to her story at the
trial, four negroes apppoached, One of them, representing]
himself as a military policeman,. sturck her escort a blow
on the head in the stomach, dazing him, The girl's screai
and the alarm sounded by her escort when he recovered,
aroused the camp, Military police threw out a dragnet’ thal
resulted in the arrest of themen early the next morning's’
A sunmary court martial started a few days afterwards,
terday after it had been reviewed and approted by Pres.
ALLEN, Fred, JOHNSON, Nelson & TRAMBLE, Stanley (Mi2.}-—’
Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 5, 1918-Three negro soldiers, con«
ticted by court martial of “assaulting and outraging® a
17-year-old white girl on the cantonment grounds the night
of Mary 2h, were hanged here today with virtually the en-
tire division witnessing the executions, The three traps
were sprung simultaneously at 9:09 AM and death. was almost
instantaneous, The negroes marched onto the scaffold sing
ing "God, Have Mercy on My. Soul,"" The negroes were: Nel-
Ala; and Fred Allen of Georgianna, Alas, all selective
service men, Johnson and Tramble were declared by mili-~
tary police officials to have confessed their guilt, while
Allen, while admitting his presence when the crime was
committed, maintained he had not outraged the girl, tThsee
negro soldiers among the spectators fainted when the pee
dropped to their death and another ran amuck, He starte
ALLEN, Fred, JOHNSON, Nelson & TRAMBLE, Stanley (Mi2.)—”
"Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 5, 1918-Three negro soldiers, con=
Yicted by court martial of "assaulting and outraging® a
17-year-old white girl on the cantonment grounds the night
of Mary 2h, were hanged here today with virtually the en-
tire division witnessing the executions, The three traps
were sprung simultaneously at 9:09 AM and death. was almost
instantaneous, The negroes marched onto the scaffold sing
ing "God, Have Mercy on My. Soul," The negroes were: Nel=
son Johsson of Tuscumbia, Alas Stanley Tramble of Stroud,
Ala.; and Fred Allen of Georgianna, Alas, all selective
service men, Johnson and Tramble were declared by mili~
tary police officials to have confessed their guilt, while
Allen, while admitting his presence when the crime was
committed, maintained he had not outraged the girl, Three
negro soldiers among the spectators fainted when the ce
dropped to their death and another ran amuck, He starte
ALLEN, Fred, JOHNSON, Nelson & TRAMBLE, Stanley (Mi2.)
Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 5, 1918-Three negro soldiers, con-
Micted by court martial of "assaulting and outraging® a
Lf-year-old white girl on the cantorment grounds the night|
Mary 2h, were hanged here today with virtually the en-
tire division witnessing the executions, The three traps
were sprung simultaneously at 9:09 AM and death. was almost
instantaneous, The negroes marched onto the scaffold sing.
ing "God, Have Mercy on My. Soul." The negroes were: Nel-
son‘Johnson of Tuscumbia, Alas Stanley Tramble of Stroud,
Ala,; and Fred Allen of Georgiana, Ala,, all selective
service men, Johnson and Tremble were declared by mili-
tary police officials to have confessed their aD whtile|
Allen, while admitting his presence when t!
committed, pee no hed not outraged the girl,
among the spectators fainted shen the men
‘0 soldier:
eerped to their death and another ran amick, He started
