Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-30
MOB is
QUELLED
The Troops Bring Temper
airy Quiet to Situation
at Danville, III.
FORM GORDON ABOUT JAIL
No Further Attempt to Get
the Negro Wilson.
SHERIFF JUSTlFlES ACTION
UNEASY FEELING PREVAILING IN
CITY BUT SOLDIERS ABLE TO
PREVENT ANY OUTBREAKS.

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Danville. H., July 2Z-Two killed
ard twenty-five wounded, the police
station wrecked, the county jail with
few OF its windows left unshattered,
the city In the hands of the state
troops and a feeling of uneasiness
AID dread prevailing everywhere,
is the situation left by the race riots
of Saturday night and early this
morning After daylight appeared
this morning, there were restless
crowds in the streets. Hundreds OF
farmers poured into the city and
each surrounding town continued to
swell the crowd.
There were many miners seen on
the streets. Great unrest and a
threatening attitude was reported
from Wcstvile five miles away,
Early the morning Wilson, the
negro ass Iilant Of Mrs. Burgess, was
secretly taken from the court jail
bat was returned shortly afterwards
Four companies Of the Seventh,
Illinois infantry arrived at $3.50 this
morning from Springfield where the
regiment is holding its annual en-
Campment. Streets were soon cleErA
ed and the threatening attitude Of the
crowds disappeared.
Sheriff Whitlock said today, in
giving his version of the shooting
into the mob:
CATER ! saw from the Jail that
the mob was determined to attack ]
went to the veranda and attempted
10 talk to the maudened men. As /
stepped into view Of the crowd two
shots were fred, one bullet striking
the wall back Of me. L fired two
shots into the air. Someone shouted
that l was only bluffing and was
,nooting blank cartridges. l warned
the mob | would r. sist an attack on
the Jail with powder and lead.'
There was anot Ter shot from the
mob and it surged forward. l then
! fired load from my shotgun into
their legs. This drove them back,
but they returned a moment later
to the attack of the front of the
door.
81 was alarmed for the safety of
my wife and children. My'wite took
a gun and said she would stand 10y
me. | got her and the children out
of the way and then as the leaders
came with the rail to batter down
the door. l shot down the rail to
make them drop it This accounts
for so many being shot in the hands
and arms. | fired eight or ten shots
in all.
Sheriff Whitlock had four deputies
and and three constatleS with him
in the Jail guarding the prisoners.
He says none fired into the mob but
himself.
There are all sorts of rumors afoat
tonight and strained situation is
noticibe. But the 200 soldiers
here is believed will prevent fur.
ther outbreaks for the present at
Last. Half of these will be en- duty
all the time.
Leading citizens say the outbreak
has been feared for long time, as
bitter feeling has existed r severa
years between the negroes and a Gel
tain class or white persons. A mum
Der of miner outbreaks has occurred
during the past year.
The feeling against the soldiers i.
nOtiCiOle. The cOmmisSary depart
ment today had much trouble gettInt
restaurants TO serve meals. Man
refused to feed the soldiers Thert
was one clash between the guard anC
a miner named Edward Liggett, VIII
began abusing a guard. The Snldie
leveled his bayonet and Liggett, wa
arrested and fined 500. -Four othe
companies Of the regiment are unde
arms at Springfield awaiting orders
Crowds gathered during the da,
near the lines and cursed the sol
diers. They were scattered by bayo
nets in several Instances. Officers 0
the guard do not anticipate any at
tack however. The general belief il
that the presence OF the troops ha
suppressed the lawless element. Th
sheriff and military officers, havr
urged all citizens to remain off thu
streets.
Tragedy In New York Hotel
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