The Gary American

Three Whites Beaten by Mob Out for Lee

Whites Attacked by Mob in Effort to Get At Accused Man

SNOW HILL Md. - (CNS)--A raging mob of lynchers, three times thwarted in their attempts to wreak vengeance on Yuol Lee, 60 year old Negro alleged to have murdered a white farmer and his family, because he had been taken to Baltimore for safe keeping, last Wednesday spent their fury on Benjamin Ades, LL. D. attorney retained to defend the colored man, and his two aides, Helen Mays, a white woman, and Oscar Arabowsky, the lawyer's secretary. The mob attacked the three persons on two occasions, tearing their clothing, beating them with sticks and brutally pummeling the white woman. Only half hearted protests against the outrage were made by deputy sheriffs. Ades had come here to seek a change of venue on the ground that Lee would not be given a fair trial here. After being twice beaten, the trio were taken to jail for safe keeping. There they were searched without warrants, and a gun was found on the woman, who said she had been hired by the International Labor Defense to defend the life of the lawyer.

The woman was arrested on the charge of carrying a concealed weapon at the instigation of the Mayor of the town and several other leaders of the mob. She was released on $500 bond and all of the group were speedily escorted out of town.

Immediate lynching of Lee would result if he were ever brought back to Snow Hill, observers of the situation here, say. A change of venue to Dorchester County was granted late last Friday on the ground that he would not get a fair trial here.