The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-07-19
MAY YET Be LYNCHED.
Negroes Accused of Assault on
Miss Davis at Kansas City
in Danger of Mob.
TWO MEN IN JAIL DENY THEIR GUILT.
Marshal Takes Every PrecautiOn to
Prevent acknowledgements Offers
Reward for Guilty Parties-MOb
Runs Riot Over Negro Quarter-PO-
lice Unable to Quell Disturbance.

lice Unable to aueIl Disturbance.
Kansas City, No., July 15.-Roberts
and Holland, the negroes suspected
of assaulting Miss Grace Davis, and
whom the mob tried to reach at the
county Jail Friday night, were
''sweated" early Saturday morning,
but neither admitted completely in
the crime. 1t is believed that an at
tempt more determined than that of
Friday night will be made to mob
the county Jail and lynch the men.
Marshal Maxwell has taken every
precaution to protect the men, and
says he can successfully combat any
attack on the Jail.
Both the police and the county Off
.cials are endeavoring to keep the
whereabouts of the negroes secret,
but it is known that all three are in
the county Jail. Roberts and Holland
were supposed to have been spirited
away from the city Friday night, but
it developed Saturday morning that
they had simply been taken into
tunnel running from the Jail to the
courthouse across the street, and
kept there until the excitement died
down. The mob dispersed before
daylight, and the men were returned
to their cells.
Maupin, it is believed, will be ar
raigned during the day, when trouble
may result. If possible, he will be
taken before Miss Davis Saturday to
see if she can identify him. She has
already partially identified Roberts
and Holland, who, she says, held her
while the third man committed the
assault.
Maupin has served time in the coun-
ty Jail and at one time was a ''trusty."
Roberts has served time in the pen
itentiary.
Governor Offers Reward.
Gov. Dockery has offered a reward
of 5000 each for the arrest of the as
sailants of Miss Davis.
The 13 men arrested Friday night
for melting riot were fined SIS each in
police court Saturday morning and
released. The charges against them
were disorderly conduct, carrying con-
cealed weapons and destroying per-
sonal property. Roberts and Holland
were arraigned late Friday and their
preliminary trial has been set for July
%.
At ten o'clock all was quiet at the
county Jail. Half a hundred loungers
loitered about the entrance, but they
were the usual courtroom habitues
who are there daily.
Negroes Positively Identified.
Roberts and Holland, the negroes
under arrest at the county Jail, have
been positively identified as two of the
assailants of Miss Davis. There are
doubts now whether Maupin, who was
first believed to be the leader of the
gang, had anything to do with the
crime. He was made to undergo a Sc
we're sweating" at noon, and at it's
conclusion Chief Hayes said he thought
the man was innocent. Another sus-
pect was arrested during the morning.
Miss Davis is bordering on nervous
prostration and neither Maupin nor
Jourthman will be taken before her for
Identification until her condition
improves. At one o'clock there was
no sign of a crowd in the vicinity of
the Jail, and Marshal Maxwell stated
that he believed there would be no fur
Their trouble.
Story of the Crime.
The crime that caused the trouble
was one of the most atrocious ever
committed here. Miss Davis and her
escort, VERNE Newton, were walking
home after having spent the evening
at Troost park. At Nineteenth street
and Woodland avenue three negroes
sprang upon them from behind. New
ton was knocked senseless and Miss
Davis was dragged 400 feet into
private park and assaulted. When she
recovered consciousness her escort
was still insensible. They are both
in critical condition.
Eight suspects were arrested and
two of these were identified. This
provoked the demonstration of the
mob. When the situation became
threatening Marshal Maxwell swore
in 35 deputies, and with this guard
prepared to defend the Jail. His pre-
caution prevented an attack and
caused the rioters to overrun the
North end, where many negroes live.
About 500 men, divided into com
panies of so each, took part in the
raid. Windows were smashed and
stones, clubs and fists were used upon
all negroes that happened to be
abroad and could be caught. Because
the rioters scattered over such an eX-
tensive area and kept constantly
moving the police could do little to
check the disorder. 1t kept up until
every black had been driven to cover
and the miscreants had worn them
selves out.
Only an Idle Tale.