MURDERER OF COLORED BOY IS REMANDED BACK TO JAIL Shot To Protect His Family And Home, Says Game Lawyer Kentucky justice may not be as fair and square as that of some other states when the case involves a colored person but Kentucky has never been a place where white men could shoot Negroes down like rabbits and get away with it as easy as they do in other places we know. Occasionally we find a white man hereabouts who either forgets that he is living in Kentucky or feels that he can transform Kentucky into the state from which he perhaps came. One, however would not imagine such a character in James Mitchell, 45, of 323 East Jacob St., who lived near a large community of colored people. Mitchell took the law in his hands Tuesday, August 16, and shot a colored boy, William Houston, 17 years old, who it is alleged had gotten away from a grocer-man after taking some money out of the cash register. Mitchell did not know what the trouble was but saw young Houston running, positive that he was a Negro boy he got his gun and murdered the boy. Protecting Family And Home Says Lawyer A charge of manslaughter was placed against Mitchell when brought before the Police Court last week and the small bail of $1,500 was placed against him. This however, he could not secure. When his case was called last Saturday morning his bail was raised to $3,000 and he was remanded back to jail. Prosecuting Attorney Lawrence Grauman cited two cases from the Court of Appeals to show that Mitchell had no right to shoot, even though he knew a felony had been committed. Mitchell did not know anything had been committed. If he had known that the boy had taken $9, that had recovered by the grocer-man and was simply attempting to get away from [illegible] arrest he would shot to kill just the same. Mitchell has perhaps got a different view of things since spending a week in jail for killing this Negro boy, and he will no doubt, know well and good that he cannot get away with everything in Kentucky, even though his lawyer S. M. Russell, has the gall to argue that he acted to protect his home and family--Yes this is real nerve for even a lawyer.

Paid Death Penalty For Crime White Woman Confesses To--Fight Is To Save Bard And Fleming From Same Fate
Maurice Mays did not kill Bertie Lindsey in Knoxville, Tenn., five years ago. There were thousands of people, white and black, in Tennessee and throughout the country who did not believe he did, just as there are thousands of Kentuckians and people of both races over the nation who do not believe Bard and Fleming committed the crime charged against them at Madisonville.
There were mitigating circumstances in the Knoxville case and Mays was a victim of the circumstances, and the same is true of the Bard and Fleming case. Mays was from a good family. He had been raised in the 'old fashion' way, but he strayed from the straight and narrow path, and yet every effort was put forth by his friends and the people generally who did not believe him guilty of this particular charge. He was reprieved time and again, but he finally lost his fight he paid the penalty in the electric chair for a crime he declared to the last he did not commit, and he did not, for one Mrs. Sadie Mendil, 28 years old, walked in to the office of the Chief of Police Warren of Norton, Va., last Saturday and confessed that she killed Bertie Lindsey. She volunteered the confession, explaining that her conscience had been troubling her. The conscience of the Knoxville police department was perhaps so struck and troubled that they advised the officials at Norton to release the Mendil woman that Maurice Mays had paid the death penalty, and that the records showed no charge against her. Mays, poor fellow, popular was of such a character as made it better for him to be out of the way. He indeed was a victim of circumstances who paid a great price. This terrible mis-carriage of justice should inspire every Negro to rally to the fund of Bard and Fleming until their guilt is established beyond any preadventure of doubt.
They may be victims. Justice Holmes may have had a feeling when he granted them a hearing before Supreme Court, a request seldom granted in a case where the two lower courts have failed the petitioners a similar request for Sacco and Venzetti was denied by the Justice. This is significant and Negroes must not give up the fight lest Bard and Fleming go to the same as Mays went - An innocent unfortunate victim.

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