People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1895 — Protected from Lynchers. [ARTICLE]

Protected from Lynchers.

Indianapolis,Tad., June 12.—1 t was accidentally discovered here yesterday that Alvan Booe, who assaulted Miss May Newman near Covington, last week, is in jail in this city, having been brought here to prevent the Fountain county mob from hanging him. He was spirited away from Covington by the sheriff and taken to Crawfordsville, but It was there learned that 1,200 Fountain county farmers were after him and had sworn to hang him, and he was brought to this city. Though he has been in jail here for nearly a week, the fact was kept secret, as It was feared that the mob would follow him here.