The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-07-31
RAGE WAR At DANv|uE.
JAN Surrounded by Mob Determined
to Lynch a Negro Who As
saulted White Woman.
SHERIfF's LIFE NAY Be SACRIFICED.
Seek Ncngeance-Troops Called
Out md Another MOODY battle
Between the Factions 10 Immi-
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Danville, Ill. July ga race war
Is raging in Danvilc. One negro. j..
ID. Mayfcld. a refugee from Evans
Vile, Ind., which also recently had a
race struggle. has already been
burned 10y mob of 600 men and
women, who are now clamoring for
-the life of James Wilson. who has con-
fesscd to assaulting Mrs. Thomas Bur
CESS. wife of farmer at Alvan, near
this city.
Once the mob began TO use batter
ing rams on the Jail doors. The sher-
i'll and his deputies fred into the
crowd. Several persons were wound
ed. some. il is believed. fatally.
The mob being repulscd temporari-
ly. sent to neighboring mining
camp for dynamite to again attack
the Jail. The crowd in its fury threat
ened to lynch the sheriff and his depu
lies and also negro turnkey in the
Jail.
How May Aeld Met His Death.
Mayfield met his fate while The mob
was on the way TO lynch Wilson. Tho
angry throng was passing down East
Main street when the negro became
involved in an alteration with some
OF its members. They started after
him and he pulled a pistol and fired
into the crowd.
Henry Gatterman. a young butcher.
fell mortally wounded. and expired in
few seconds.
The negro turned and fled. but was
caught by officers within block Of
the scene of the tragedy and hurried
to the police station. with the mob i'm
hot pursuit. temporarily diverted
from their march to the county Jail.
The officers. with their prisoner.
took refuge in the city building, bar
Reading themselves behind the door.
They could not check the mob. how
ever. for il secured a long pole and
tried to batter down a section Of the
wall and the door. both Of which were
very thin. On account of the over
whclming numbers of the mob il was
useless for the officers to resist. The
negro was hurriedly seized and
rushed to the spot where he had shot
down Gattcrman.
1t was the work of an instant to
throw a rope around his neck and
swing him up to the nearest telegraph
pole
Hay. dry goods boxes and barrels
were collected. and the corpse was
thrown upon the pile. A torch was
applied and the flames shot up.
Whau The mol, bal JaDo aVor..4I,fprx
is fury could suggest. it turncd again
70 the jail. i'm front of which was still
smouldcring the human bonfire.
All were armed. Sheriff Whitlock
shouted 20 the mob to stand back. Or 4
he and his men would fire.
The warning was UNDECIDED. and. as I
The mob was almost upon the Jail
door. volley rang out from the in
side. Several Of the mob fell A bull
let pierced the head of Adam Merry.
His death is a matter of but a short
time.
woman Urged Mob to Hang sheriff.
a woman mounted large store box
N the middle Of the public square
aai shouted: XIII the sheriff. He
has shot more than one white man on
account OF negro.
a message was sent 10 mining
camp at Westfeld H.. 10 bring over
dynamite 70 blow up the Jail, and the
mob leaders were notified that twa
miners had started for the cxnloSi,e.
Nearly two hundred men and WON
en- from Avian, where the assault on
Mrs. Burgess was committed. are ac-
tive leaders of the mob
Wilson. il is charged went 10 the
Burgess farm house while Mrs. Bur
CESS was alone and told her he was
hungry.
While she was getting him some
thing TO eat, he entered the kitchen
door aud seized her He fed. leaving
her half dead Afterwar1. She man
aged 70 crawl 10 the nearest farm
house. where she told the story. A
posse OF officers started in pursuit "
the negro, and when Wilson was cap
tured he was hurried 20 the county
Jail 10 prevent lynching
There the negro confessed
-Four companies Of militia arrived
y $50 SUNDAY morning from Spring
lield. Companies A. /. b. and ii. ~
ne seventh illinois infantry, was sent |
w reply to urgent requests sent at |
midnight 70 state officials. The troops |
marched TO the market house oppo-
site the Jail and camped. Streets were
cleared and threatening attitude OF
the crowds disappeared. There were
sullcn threats heard, but no attempt
at an outbreak was manifest duriny
the day. One hundred scntnels are
patrolng the streets in the immcdi-
ate vicinity Of the Jail. Each soldier
carries 40 rounds of ammunition.
Extreme Heat in Nebraska.
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