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Wheeling Sunday Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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In Huntington, W. Va., authorities puzzled by warning of lynching threat against Elias Hatfield, but situation calm. Actual mob attempt in Ceredo and Kenova targeted James Dudley, jailed for killing train conductor Harper; troops requested to prevent violence. (July 15)
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Everything Quiet and Orderly at Huntington—A Threat of Trouble at Ceredo and Kenova.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va., July 15.—The authorities are in the dark as to the source of the warning given the sheriff last night which led him to ask for help from Governor Atkinson to prevent a lynching. There is no sign of a mob here, and there is no apprehension for the safety of Elias Hatfield, in jail here. An attempt was made last night at Ceredo and Kenova to organize a mob with the probable intention of lynching James Dudley, colored, in jail for killing Conductor Harper, on the Norfolk & Western train, a few nights ago, and it is thought that troops were wanted on that account.
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Huntington, W. Va.
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July 15
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no lynching occurred; everything quiet in huntington; mob organization attempt in ceredo and kenova prevented, troops requested.
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Authorities in Huntington received an unclear warning leading the sheriff to request help from Governor Atkinson to prevent a lynching of Elias Hatfield, but no mob formed there. Separately, an attempt was made in Ceredo and Kenova to organize a mob to lynch James Dudley, a colored man in jail for killing Conductor Harper on the Norfolk & Western train a few nights prior.