Word: militiamen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Sbardellotto to death, Signorina Blaha and five others to 30 years' imprisonment, the remaining two men to ten years. Bovone signed a plea for clemency, Sbardellotto scornfully waved the paper aside. Next morning at daybreak in the courtyard of Fort Bravetta they were chained to chairs. While 500 militiamen shouted, "A Noi!" (To us!), a firing squad smashed the plotters' backs with hard Fascist bullets. "For Benito Mussolini!" cried the commander. "Forward March...
...left by melted snow. Finally Warden Hill walked out among them and ordered: "Go back to your cells or we'll fire." A Negro advanced threateningly, was shot down. The rest dispersed, having done $500,000 worth of damage in two hours. As a warning, highway police, militiamen, Chicago and Joliet constabulary paraded in the prison...
Three weeks ago militiamen were called out to defend from angry citizens of Cartersville, Ga. a Negro called John Willie Clark, who confessed shooting to death Police Chief Joe Ben Jenkins but said it had been an accident. John Willie then was transferred to an Atlanta gaol for safekeeping. But one day last week, despite his attorney's pleas for change of venue, he was brought back to Cartersville for trial. Early next morning about...
Governor Dan Moody, apprized of the situation, sent 70 militiamen, was reported to have telegraphed: "Protect the Negro, but don't shoot anybody...
Late next day, Governor Moody denied having told Capt. Hamer to hold his fire. He proclaimed martial law, sent more militiamen, restored order. He was interviewed on the telephone from 5,000 mi. away by a London Daily Mail reporter who exclaimed: "Well, well! Is this a common occurrence in Texas? . . . thanks and cheerio...