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.,TheTrialofSheriffJosephShippetal.:AnAccount,.,1.THEFACT2.THETRIALANDAPPEALS3.THELYNCHINGOFEDJOHNSON4.TRIALINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES,.,THEFACTTheShipptrialhasitsrootsinarapethattookplaceonadarkJanuaryeveningin1906theSt.ElmodistrictofChattanooga.OnJanuary23,1906,Twenty-one-yearoldNevadaTaylor,onherwayhomefromherbookkeepingjobindowntownChattanooga,israpedbyablackmanwithasoft,kindvoiceshortlyafter6:30p.m.inSt.ElmoCemetery.SheriffJosephShippdirectsasearchfortherapist,witnesses,andevidence.Thesearchturnsuponlyablackleatherstrapusedintherape.January24,1906Shippoffersa$50rewardtoanyoneprovidinginformationthatleadstothearrestandconvictionoftheSt.Elmorapist.Bythenextday,therewardfundgrowsto$375.,.,theSt.ElmodistrictofChattanooga查塔努加圣埃尔莫区rapist强奸犯,.,January25,1906WillHixon,awhitemanwhoworkedneartherapescene,tellsShippthathesawablackmantwirlingaleatherstraparoundhisfingershortlybeforetherape.HixonlatercallsShipptoreporthavingseenthesuspectwalkingtowardtown.Shippeventuallyfindsthesuspect,EdJohnson,ridingonanicetruckandarrestshim.ShippquestionsJohnsonforthreehours,butJohnsonclaimstoknownothingoftherape.Over1,500peoplegatherinthecourtyardinfrontofthejailwheretheyassumeJohnsonisbeingheld.Manyinthecrowdhavegunsorrope.Thelynchmobstormsthejail.TennesseeGovernorCoxorderstheNationalGuardtoprotectthejail,butitisheavilydamaged.Johnson,whohadbeenmovedtoNashvilleearlierinthedayoutofaconcernthathemightbelynched,isunharmed.,.,Tennessee田纳西州Nashville纳什维尔jail监狱,.,THETRIALANDAPPEALSFebruary6,1906Johnsonisreturnedunderaheavily-armedguardtoChattanoogaforthestartofhistrial.NevadaTaylortestifies,identifyingJohnsonasherattacker.WillHixontellsthejury,ThisdefendanthereistheNegroIsawwithastrapinhishand.JohnsontestifiesthathewasattheLastChanceSaloonatthetimeoftherape,aclaimsupportedbyanumberofsaloonpatrons.February7,1906Thedefensecalls17additionalwitnesses,thenrests.February8,1906Taylortestifiesforasecondtime.AskedbyajurorwhethershecanstatepositivelythatthisistheNegro,Tayloranswers,Iwillnotswearthatheistheman,butIbelieveheistheNegrowhoassaultedme.Ajuroryells,IfIcouldgetathim,Idtearhisheartoutrightnow.Closingargumentsaredeliveredandthecasegoestothejury.February9,1906Aftersevenhoursofdeliberation,thejuryreturnsitsverdictofGuilty.JudgeMcReynoldssentencesJohnsontobehangedonMarch13,.,additional额外assaulted殴打juror陪审员deliberation审议,.,February12,1906JohnsonsattorneystellJudgeMcReynoldstheyplantoappealOnMarch3，1906，theTennesseeSupremeCourt，withoutadissentingvote，turneddownJohnsonsrequestforanewtrial.WritingfortheCourt，ChiefJusticeW.D.Beardwrote，Wehavegiventhetechnicalrecordamostscrutinizinginspectiontoseeifseriouserrorsweretheretobediscovered，buthavebeenunabletofindany.SheriffShipporderedhisdeputiestobeganstretchingtheinchthickropethatwouldbeusedtohangJohnsononMarch13.Afteraseriesofappeals,JudgeClarkannouncedthathewouldissuehisdecisionlaterthatevening.Shortlybefore1：00a.m.，thejudgereturnedtohiscourtroom.JudgeClarkagreedthattheremighthavebeenseriousflawsinJohnsonstrial，butheruledthattheSixthAmendmentsguaranteeofafairtrialdidnotapplyinstatecourttrials.HerejectedJohnsonsequalprotectionclaimaswell.Inasmallvictoryforthedefense，however，ClarkpostponedJohnsonshangingfortendays（laterreduced，inaconcessiontoangeredstateofficials，tosevendays）toallowtimeforhisdecisiontobeappealedtotheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.,.,attorneys律师deputies人大代表stretching拉伸concession让步,.,THELYNCHINGOFEDJOHNSONonMarch19,1906About8:00p.m.,agroupofmencarryinggunsapproachthejailwhereEdJohnsonisbeingheld.Themobbeginsanattackonthejail.TheybattertheirwaythroughonedoorafteranotheruntiltheygetintoJohnsonscell.Johnsoncloseshiseyesandrecitesthe23rdPsalm.At11:20,thethugsfinallygettoJohnson,throwaropeoverhisneckandmarchhimoutsidetothecheersofthemob.JohnsonisparadedsixblockstotheWalnutStreetBridge.HislastwordsbeforeheisswungbyropeovertheTennesseeRiverareGodblessyouall.Iaminnocent.March20,1906BlacksinChattanoogaprotestthelynchingofEdJohnsonbystayinghomefromwork.Themayorordersallsaloonsclosedand200menaredeputized.InWashington,justicesoftheSupremeCourtmeettodiscusswhatmightbedoneaboutthelynching.JusticeHarlansays,themandateoftheSupremeCourthasforthefirsttimeinthehistoryofthecountrybeenopenlydefiedbyacommunity.JusticeOliverWendellHolmestellsreporters,Inalllikelihood,thiswasacaseofaninnocentmanimproperlybrandedaguiltybruteandcondemnedtodiefromthestart.PresidentTheodoreRooseveltalsocondemnedthelynching,callingitcontemptuousoftheCourt.,.,paraded游街示众innocent无辜brute畜生condemned谴责contemptuous轻视,.,TRIALINTHESUPREMECOURTOFTHEUNITEDSTATESAmonthlater，AttorneyGeneralMoodymetwithChiefJusticeFullerandJusticeHarlan.Anhourofdebateproducedanhistoricagreement：theChattanoogaconspiratorswouldbetriedbytheCourtforcriminalcontempt.Itwouldbethefirstand，todate，theonlycriminaltrialinthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.TheAttorneyGeneralagreedtofilechargeswiththeclerkoftheSupremeCourt.TheJusticeDepartment，ratherthantheCourt（aswasatonetimediscussed），wouldleadtheprosecution.OnMay28，1906，theJusticeDepartmentfiledpapersaccusingtwenty-sevenChattanoogaresidentsofconspiringtolynchandmurderEdJohnson.NamedinthepaperswereSheriffJosephShippandeightofhisdeputies.,.,conspirators阴谋家prosecution控告,.,OnNovember15，1909，SheriffShippandtheotherconvicteddefendantsstoodbeforetheninejusticesoftheSupremeCourttoreceivetheirsentences.JusticeFullerannounced：You，SheriffJosephF.Shipp，JeremiahGibson，LutherWilliams，NickNolan，HenryPadgett，andWilliamMayes，arebeforethiscourtonanattachmentforcon