The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27
VICTIMS BODY is REMOVED
CHARRED REMAINS VIEWED RY
HUNDREDS OF THE CURIOUS.
Words OF Praise for Sheriff whitIock
"A Representative of the Church
Militant-Other Incidents.
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OF injured in last nights collision between
the mob and the she~iff's posse on guard at
the Jail follows:
manged by load o. shot fired at close
range; worst injured OF those reported but
Will not die unless complications set in.
- BICKNELL. shot in right leg with
small shot; not serious.
CLEMENT MOBAKER. shot i'm leg and
arm with small shot
ED HART. shot in left hand; not serious
A SWAFFCRD, veteran soldier. injured
py oelng Jammed between steel battering
may be internal injuries.
OTTO HENI<E drug clerk. struck by
stray bullet while body was being hanged.
JESSE BUTLER, shot in right hand; not
Serious
FRED LORENZ, shot in both legs; not
serious.
not serious.
HARRY RENNICK, OF Catlin. shot in
foot; not serious.
HENRY SLADE. vermilion Heights, shot
IN hand; not serious.
Two unknown men whose wounds were
dressed in Morrow's drug store.
Two unknown men whose wounds were
dressed by DR.. Samuel Moore
One young man shot in both hands; not
serious.
Since last night about L o'clock there have
been no disturbances in Danvile as the re-
suit OF the lynching of j. D. Metcalf. the
oolored murderer OF Henry Gatterman. the
partial burning of his body and an attempt
TO storm the Jail. which was repulsed by
the sheriff and his deputies.
TROOPS ON GUARD.
During the forenoon four companies of
M
I'm command Of Colonel John NJ. Clasby,
were sent to this city from Camp Lincoln
under orders from Colonel Ray Reece, as
sistant adjutant general at Springfield. The
troops include Company 1. commanded by
Captain NJ ]. Casey; Company B. Captain
Frank Murphy; Company H, Captain Ricn-
ard Walsh. and Company A. Captain E. I.
Ratigan All of the troops are Chicago men
and created favorable impression by their
soIdierIy bearing and patient suffering un-
der the burning rays of the sun while on
guard 1uty and by their orderly manner
while stroling about the streets.
Accompanying the troops were Assistant
Adjutant General Reece, Col. John ID.
G. Oglesby member of the Cover
nor's staff and Quartermaster j. p. La
than Col Moriarity, commander OF the
Seventh Regiment, remained at Camp Lin
coin.
As the troops arrived over the Wabash
they were marched west on Main street to
the square and thence south TO the jail,
where they were at once formed in picket
lines that included the Jail and the terri
tory a half a square distant on every side,
with headquarters in the market house, the
first public use to which that ediice has
been put since it was built.
Assembled at the Jail were also Major o.
T. Yeager commanding the Illinois bat
TALON of artillery. and Captain G. Nj
G-eenebaum, adjutant of the artillery bat
TALON. As Danville is the home of the two
latter officers their presence was of nc
especial significance.
The crowd remained just outside of the
line of brown-faced Chicago lads in
Khaki. who were pacing their beats with
rifles over their shoulders and most OF
them longing for gulp OF ice water, which
had been placed under ban by orders OF
the commanding officer. The heat wa:
terrific ali day long and there was no shade
where the troops were on guard hence they
suffered considerably, notwithstanding the
fact that they frequently relieved by
Il fresh men The soldiers conversed freely
with the citizens who were standing out
side the dead line, many of them being
visited by friends.
CROWDS OF CURIOUS.
The charred body of the negro had beer
/ removed at an early hour this morning tt
the undertaking establishment of Turner
Learned & Son. North vermillion street
which was the chief attraction for tn,
Il morbidly curious, after they had gazeC
their fill OF the battered Jail and city build
& ing and the piles of ashes still smolderin,
and showing the imprint of the negrot
form in the street before the jail. Hundred
8 OF people of all ages visited the morgu
and gazed on the repulsive remains
The commendation and congratulation
showered on Sheriff Whitlock during tn
forenoon by many of the best people of tn
city for his bravery in defending the. jai
was reinforced with words of praise 70
Rev. ]. NJ. Gaiser. pastor of the First Cum
berland Presbyterian Church, who was a
the Jail during the entire time when II wa
y being stornied by the mob. Mr. Gaise
stood on the front veranda OF the Jail a
the side of Sheriff Whitlock, while tn
rocks. bricks and an occasional revolve
bullet rained against the side of the build
Ing. He had tried TO reason with the mob
but when he found his pIeadings browne
IN the roar OF the mob scoffed at b.
those within earshot. he desisted. IT
said that then the good man shook his rs
In the faces of the mob and told them II h
had revolver he would help defend tn
Jail.
IL proved to-day that the presence o
II Is believed that the sheriff and his depu
ties assisted by the police. could have main
tAined order and preventedfurther attempt