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November 10, 1889
Weekly Independent
Elko, Elko County, Nevada
What is this article about?
After sentencing Kendrick to maximum for second-degree murder in the killing of an old man on August 28, officers feared lynching by the victim's friends. Kendrick was quietly transported by train without incident, avoiding potential violence.
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Fears of Judge Lynch.
Fears were entertained by the officers that an attempt to lynch Kendrick would be made by the friends of the quiet, inoffensive old man who was so brutally murdered on the 28th of last August, and a close watch was kept both nights after the sentence was pronounced; and although Judge Bigelow gave him the full extent of the law for murder in the second degree, the people feel that the murderer has escaped the just deserts of his foul crime.
After the train arrived yesterday morning Kendrick was taken from the jail and quietly marched down a back street, thence to the train which was boarded without meeting with any opposition. This is well; for if the jury was wrong in rendering such a verdict it is better to submit quietly than to resort to violence which might have resulted in the loss of one or more lives.
Fears were entertained by the officers that an attempt to lynch Kendrick would be made by the friends of the quiet, inoffensive old man who was so brutally murdered on the 28th of last August, and a close watch was kept both nights after the sentence was pronounced; and although Judge Bigelow gave him the full extent of the law for murder in the second degree, the people feel that the murderer has escaped the just deserts of his foul crime.
After the train arrived yesterday morning Kendrick was taken from the jail and quietly marched down a back street, thence to the train which was boarded without meeting with any opposition. This is well; for if the jury was wrong in rendering such a verdict it is better to submit quietly than to resort to violence which might have resulted in the loss of one or more lives.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Lynching Fears
Murder Trial
Second Degree Murder
Judge Sentencing
What entities or persons were involved?
Kendrick
Judge Bigelow
Story Details
Key Persons
Kendrick
Judge Bigelow
Event Date
28th Of Last August
Story Details
Officers feared lynching of murderer Kendrick after his sentencing for second-degree murder of an old man; he was safely transported by train amid public dissatisfaction with the verdict.