From "Honor Roll Williamson County State of Illinois" by Illinois Veterans Commission:
Lane, Luther, World War I, Pvt. Army, 7 Co. 2 Bn 159 D.B., dod 8 May 1929.
Trapped breaking into a hen house at the house of A.E. Sheretz at Pittsburg at 8:30 pm Tuesday night, May 8, 1929, Luther Lane was shot and killed by Constable L.J. Tompkins who was concealed near the hen house awaiting the attempt to rob it.
Leo Schimwell who came into the Pittsburg community three months ago to work for Will White testified at an inquest held by Coroner Walter Clayton here Wednesday that he accompanied Lane to the Sheretz home after having previously warned the Sheretz family and Constable Tompkins that the hen house was to be burglarized. Schimwell said for several weeks Lane had attempted to persuade him to accompany him on similar expeditions but he had refused. Finally, he said, after he had consulted his employer, Mr. White, and Mr. White consulted Constable Tompkins, he agreed to go with Lane Tuesday night.
He said he went to Lane's house about 7:30 and that when to two of them left there for the Sheretz home, Lane told his wife to put some water on and to have it hot when they returned with the chickens. Then the witness said that Mrs. Lane warned Lane that on previous occasions when she had put the water on while he was away he came back empty-handed.
Arriving at the Sheretz place, Schimwell said he went up to the house and called out to make certain for Lane that there was nobody home. When no one answered the two of them went to the hen house. While Lane was prying at the door and Schimwell was standing guard, the witness said, Constable Tompkins stepped out from an outbuilding near the hen house and ordered Lane to put his hands up. Lane, he said pushed Schimwell in the direction of the constable and ran.
Tompkins, according to Schimwell, fired two times at the ground and then warned Lane that he would shoot him if he didn't stop. A third shot, he said, was fired in Lane's direction as he ran downhill from the hen house. Lane fell.
Tompkins who insisted upon testifying in his own behalf told practically the same story as Schimwell. When he had shot Lane, he said, he ran to the home of Gar Wollard about a quarter of a mile away and arranged for Wollard to take the wounded man to the hospital here. Coming to Marion with Lane he said he went to the jail after the man was taken to the hospital; Deputy Jenkins told him to return home until he was sent for, he said.
Tompkins said that he aimed at Lane's legs but the bullet struck higher because the man was running downhill. The verdict of the coroner's jury found that Lane's death was "due to shock caused by gunshot wound at the hands of Constable L.Z. Tompkins." "We recommend that Tompkins be exhonerated." The verdict stating the cause of Lane's death as shock from gunshot wound was based on testimony of Dr. H.A. Felts who attended the man at the hospital here. Dr. Felts said that it was his opinion that the injury made by the 32 calibre revolver bullet was not a fatal wound in itself and that the man's death was due to shock caused by the wound. Lane died about 1 am.
Luther Lane was born in Marion County, TN on February 20, 1892 and at the time of his death on May 8, 1929 was 36 years, 2 months and 18 days of age. He moved to Illinois with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Lane of Pittsburg. In about 1920 and while working at Herrin, met Beulah Council whom he married. She with their five children survive. The children are Leon 9, Eugene 7, Lloyd Ray 5, Nadine 3 and Lodima age 4 months. Besides the parents, he is survived by 3 brothers and 2 sisters: Charles, Joe and Fred Lane of Pittsburg, Mrs. Lecter Byley of Pittsburg and Mrs. Edith Yates. Another sister, Edna preceded him in death.
Lane, Luther, World War I, Pvt. Army, 7 Co. 2 Bn 159 D.B., dod 8 May 1929.
Trapped breaking into a hen house at the house of A.E. Sheretz at Pittsburg at 8:30 pm Tuesday night, May 8, 1929, Luther Lane was shot and killed by Constable L.J. Tompkins who was concealed near the hen house awaiting the attempt to rob it.
Leo Schimwell who came into the Pittsburg community three months ago to work for Will White testified at an inquest held by Coroner Walter Clayton here Wednesday that he accompanied Lane to the Sheretz home after having previously warned the Sheretz family and Constable Tompkins that the hen house was to be burglarized. Schimwell said for several weeks Lane had attempted to persuade him to accompany him on similar expeditions but he had refused. Finally, he said, after he had consulted his employer, Mr. White, and Mr. White consulted Constable Tompkins, he agreed to go with Lane Tuesday night.
He said he went to Lane's house about 7:30 and that when to two of them left there for the Sheretz home, Lane told his wife to put some water on and to have it hot when they returned with the chickens. Then the witness said that Mrs. Lane warned Lane that on previous occasions when she had put the water on while he was away he came back empty-handed.
Arriving at the Sheretz place, Schimwell said he went up to the house and called out to make certain for Lane that there was nobody home. When no one answered the two of them went to the hen house. While Lane was prying at the door and Schimwell was standing guard, the witness said, Constable Tompkins stepped out from an outbuilding near the hen house and ordered Lane to put his hands up. Lane, he said pushed Schimwell in the direction of the constable and ran.
Tompkins, according to Schimwell, fired two times at the ground and then warned Lane that he would shoot him if he didn't stop. A third shot, he said, was fired in Lane's direction as he ran downhill from the hen house. Lane fell.
Tompkins who insisted upon testifying in his own behalf told practically the same story as Schimwell. When he had shot Lane, he said, he ran to the home of Gar Wollard about a quarter of a mile away and arranged for Wollard to take the wounded man to the hospital here. Coming to Marion with Lane he said he went to the jail after the man was taken to the hospital; Deputy Jenkins told him to return home until he was sent for, he said.
Tompkins said that he aimed at Lane's legs but the bullet struck higher because the man was running downhill. The verdict of the coroner's jury found that Lane's death was "due to shock caused by gunshot wound at the hands of Constable L.Z. Tompkins." "We recommend that Tompkins be exhonerated." The verdict stating the cause of Lane's death as shock from gunshot wound was based on testimony of Dr. H.A. Felts who attended the man at the hospital here. Dr. Felts said that it was his opinion that the injury made by the 32 calibre revolver bullet was not a fatal wound in itself and that the man's death was due to shock caused by the wound. Lane died about 1 am.
Luther Lane was born in Marion County, TN on February 20, 1892 and at the time of his death on May 8, 1929 was 36 years, 2 months and 18 days of age. He moved to Illinois with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Lane of Pittsburg. In about 1920 and while working at Herrin, met Beulah Council whom he married. She with their five children survive. The children are Leon 9, Eugene 7, Lloyd Ray 5, Nadine 3 and Lodima age 4 months. Besides the parents, he is survived by 3 brothers and 2 sisters: Charles, Joe and Fred Lane of Pittsburg, Mrs. Lecter Byley of Pittsburg and Mrs. Edith Yates. Another sister, Edna preceded him in death.
From "Honor Roll Williamson County State of Illinois" by Illinois Veterans Commission:
Lane, Luther, World War I, Pvt. Army, 7 Co. 2 Bn 159 D.B., dod 8 May 1929.
Trapped breaking into a hen house at the house of A.E. Sheretz at Pittsburg at 8:30 pm Tuesday night, May 8, 1929, Luther Lane was shot and killed by Constable L.J. Tompkins who was concealed near the hen house awaiting the attempt to rob it.
Leo Schimwell who came into the Pittsburg community three months ago to work for Will White testified at an inquest held by Coroner Walter Clayton here Wednesday that he accompanied Lane to the Sheretz home after having previously warned the Sheretz family and Constable Tompkins that the hen house was to be burglarized. Schimwell said for several weeks Lane had attempted to persuade him to accompany him on similar expeditions but he had refused. Finally, he said, after he had consulted his employer, Mr. White, and Mr. White consulted Constable Tompkins, he agreed to go with Lane Tuesday night.
He said he went to Lane's house about 7:30 and that when to two of them left there for the Sheretz home, Lane told his wife to put some water on and to have it hot when they returned with the chickens. Then the witness said that Mrs. Lane warned Lane that on previous occasions when she had put the water on while he was away he came back empty-handed.
Arriving at the Sheretz place, Schimwell said he went up to the house and called out to make certain for Lane that there was nobody home. When no one answered the two of them went to the hen house. While Lane was prying at the door and Schimwell was standing guard, the witness said, Constable Tompkins stepped out from an outbuilding near the hen house and ordered Lane to put his hands up. Lane, he said pushed Schimwell in the direction of the constable and ran.
Tompkins, according to Schimwell, fired two times at the ground and then warned Lane that he would shoot him if he didn't stop. A third shot, he said, was fired in Lane's direction as he ran downhill from the hen house. Lane fell.
Tompkins who insisted upon testifying in his own behalf told practically the same story as Schimwell. When he had shot Lane, he said, he ran to the home of Gar Wollard about a quarter of a mile away and arranged for Wollard to take the wounded man to the hospital here. Coming to Marion with Lane he said he went to the jail after the man was taken to the hospital; Deputy Jenkins told him to return home until he was sent for, he said.
Tompkins said that he aimed at Lane's legs but the bullet struck higher because the man was running downhill. The verdict of the coroner's jury found that Lane's death was "due to shock caused by gunshot wound at the hands of Constable L.Z. Tompkins." "We recommend that Tompkins be exhonerated." The verdict stating the cause of Lane's death as shock from gunshot wound was based on testimony of Dr. H.A. Felts who attended the man at the hospital here. Dr. Felts said that it was his opinion that the injury made by the 32 calibre revolver bullet was not a fatal wound in itself and that the man's death was due to shock caused by the wound. Lane died about 1 am.
Luther Lane was born in Marion County, TN on February 20, 1892 and at the time of his death on May 8, 1929 was 36 years, 2 months and 18 days of age. He moved to Illinois with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Lane of Pittsburg. In about 1920 and while working at Herrin, met Beulah Council whom he married. She with their five children survive. The children are Leon 9, Eugene 7, Lloyd Ray 5, Nadine 3 and Lodima age 4 months. Besides the parents, he is survived by 3 brothers and 2 sisters: Charles, Joe and Fred Lane of Pittsburg, Mrs. Lecter Byley of Pittsburg and Mrs. Edith Yates. Another sister, Edna preceded him in death.
Lane, Luther, World War I, Pvt. Army, 7 Co. 2 Bn 159 D.B., dod 8 May 1929.
Trapped breaking into a hen house at the house of A.E. Sheretz at Pittsburg at 8:30 pm Tuesday night, May 8, 1929, Luther Lane was shot and killed by Constable L.J. Tompkins who was concealed near the hen house awaiting the attempt to rob it.
Leo Schimwell who came into the Pittsburg community three months ago to work for Will White testified at an inquest held by Coroner Walter Clayton here Wednesday that he accompanied Lane to the Sheretz home after having previously warned the Sheretz family and Constable Tompkins that the hen house was to be burglarized. Schimwell said for several weeks Lane had attempted to persuade him to accompany him on similar expeditions but he had refused. Finally, he said, after he had consulted his employer, Mr. White, and Mr. White consulted Constable Tompkins, he agreed to go with Lane Tuesday night.
He said he went to Lane's house about 7:30 and that when to two of them left there for the Sheretz home, Lane told his wife to put some water on and to have it hot when they returned with the chickens. Then the witness said that Mrs. Lane warned Lane that on previous occasions when she had put the water on while he was away he came back empty-handed.
Arriving at the Sheretz place, Schimwell said he went up to the house and called out to make certain for Lane that there was nobody home. When no one answered the two of them went to the hen house. While Lane was prying at the door and Schimwell was standing guard, the witness said, Constable Tompkins stepped out from an outbuilding near the hen house and ordered Lane to put his hands up. Lane, he said pushed Schimwell in the direction of the constable and ran.
Tompkins, according to Schimwell, fired two times at the ground and then warned Lane that he would shoot him if he didn't stop. A third shot, he said, was fired in Lane's direction as he ran downhill from the hen house. Lane fell.
Tompkins who insisted upon testifying in his own behalf told practically the same story as Schimwell. When he had shot Lane, he said, he ran to the home of Gar Wollard about a quarter of a mile away and arranged for Wollard to take the wounded man to the hospital here. Coming to Marion with Lane he said he went to the jail after the man was taken to the hospital; Deputy Jenkins told him to return home until he was sent for, he said.
Tompkins said that he aimed at Lane's legs but the bullet struck higher because the man was running downhill. The verdict of the coroner's jury found that Lane's death was "due to shock caused by gunshot wound at the hands of Constable L.Z. Tompkins." "We recommend that Tompkins be exhonerated." The verdict stating the cause of Lane's death as shock from gunshot wound was based on testimony of Dr. H.A. Felts who attended the man at the hospital here. Dr. Felts said that it was his opinion that the injury made by the 32 calibre revolver bullet was not a fatal wound in itself and that the man's death was due to shock caused by the wound. Lane died about 1 am.
Luther Lane was born in Marion County, TN on February 20, 1892 and at the time of his death on May 8, 1929 was 36 years, 2 months and 18 days of age. He moved to Illinois with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Lane of Pittsburg. In about 1920 and while working at Herrin, met Beulah Council whom he married. She with their five children survive. The children are Leon 9, Eugene 7, Lloyd Ray 5, Nadine 3 and Lodima age 4 months. Besides the parents, he is survived by 3 brothers and 2 sisters: Charles, Joe and Fred Lane of Pittsburg, Mrs. Lecter Byley of Pittsburg and Mrs. Edith Yates. Another sister, Edna preceded him in death.
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