The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
CITIZENS ARE
STILL EXCITED
Feeling of Uneasiness Among
Wilmin gt0n Authorities.
SALOONS CLOSED LAST MIGHT
SUSPECTED LYNCHER HAD
MANY WITNESSES.

TTI ILMINGTON, Del, June 25.-The
w danger of further lawlessness as
a result OF the lynching of George
T. White for the murder of Helen .Bish-
Op and the arrest of a man on the
charge of completely in the lynching
has not yet passed. While there is no
visible evidence that an outbreak will
occur, there is a feeling of uueasiness
among the police authorities which has
caused them TO take extreme measures
OF a precautionary character to nip in
the bud any further -ttempts of the
whites to wage war on the blacks or
of the latter TO retaliate.
Late this afternoon every. salO0nkeep-
er in the city was ordered to suspend
business until tomorrow In addition
TO this. all other public places. such as
billiard, pool and bowling alleys. and
the public library, were requested to
close tonight This was generally done.
In line with the police precautions
Mayor Fisher tonight issued a state
ment requesting parents to keep their
boys of the streets at night
Crowds Kept Moving.
Though the streets in the central por-
ton of the city late tonight were filled
with pedestrians. everything was quiet
The police are preventing the cOngre-
cation of crowds Oy keeping everyone
moving
The iawless element among the col
Ored people is largely blamed for the
disorder of the last two nights. 1t is
said that in certain parts of the town
they marched through the streets and
roughly handled any white person who
dared stand in their way On the other
hand, the white are not held blame
less There have been instances during
the last few days where white men
and boys were the aggrssOrs-
No More Arrests.
No arrests were made today in direct
connection with the Iynching and the
police give no intimatiOn that they
contemplate making any such arrests.
It is known that certain prominent
Fcitizens have suggested TO the police
that further arrests for the burning of
/ White would De Inadvisable in view OF
/ the excitement and disorder caused by
( the arrest Of Arthur Cornell OF Indiana
/ IN connection WITH the lynching. Cor
nell was released from custody today
/ after a lengthy hearing before Magis-
trate Hollis for want Of evidence. War
! den MeseEe of lhe Newcastle county
/ WOrkhOuse, Chief OF Police Black and
State Detective Francis testified that
! they saw Cornell in the front ranks OF
/ the mob.
Proved an Alibi
7 In opposition to this members Of the
J It dLGEAdE AJLQEE Oh Aa8lESs Oh WHICH
/ Cornell is a member. testified that Cor
( neil was ct the carnival given by tise
/ Eagles, and that he did not get back
( to Wilmington until after midnight.
] -n5zIs-r;t-e released Cornell
! he was taken IN charge by members Of
/ the Order Of Eagles. He was supplied
with funds and mis- afternoon he left
for the west.
William Cramer, the coIored man
who was shot last night, died tonight.
/ Contrary to police reports last night,
! Cramer was shot 6y William Symms, a
/ man of his own color The two had an
I argument in a restaurant over the
| Iynching of White. Symms was given
a hearing today and was held without
bail to await the lotion Of the coroner.
Courts Act Promptly.
The courts acted promptly on several
/ cases growing cut Of last nights dis
/ tUrbances ana some Of those under ar
/ rest were ''raiIrOaded.' Leander Moore,
! cOICred, who was one CT the crowd OF
rioters at Ninth and King streets last
night. was sentenced to one years i'm
prisOnment in the workaouse.
Eugene johnson, colored, who was ar
rested for carrying concealed weapons,
was held in $500 bail for the upper
court
Joseph ShOckley, coIored, who was ar
rested for firing a pistol IL a crowd last
night, was nned sou anC costs
John Joyce, who assaulted a cOlOred
woman, was sentenced to six months
Imprisonment.
Militia on Duty.
Details from four companies of the Del
/ aware national guard are on duty to-
night in the armOry in this city by order
of Governor HUM Colonel WickerSham
is in command. It was reported that the
detail was summoned in order to prepare
for the bringing out of the entire regi-
1 ment in case of trouble. This was de-
I MED. however. by one of the guard Of
ficers who said the soldiers were on
duty for the sole purpose of protecting
the arms and ammunition in the build
ing
1t was feared that if riot was started
an attack might be made on the armOry
and the place cleaned out of MUNITIONS.
The building is said. TO be well suppneo
with firearms. The Delaware national
guard consists of only one regiment