The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-07-27
RACE WAR
In ILLINOIS
Danyille Mob Determined to Lynch
Negro Criminal
MANY DEAD AND WOUNDED
Attempt 40 Capture W0man's AssaiI-
ant Causes Lynchtng Of Another
Negro Who killed One Of the
aIob-Prison Taken by Assault.

AIob--Prison Taken by Assault.
Danville, I'LL. July IT. This city is II
the throes Of d race riot One negro |
]. D. Mayiield, a refugee from Evans
vile, Ind, who shot and killed Henry
Gatterman, white. has been lynched
by mob Of 600 men, who were later
fred upon By tile sheriff, three men be-
Ing wounded The mob was clamor-
ing for the life Of another negro named
James Wilson, who has confessed TO Q
brutal assault on Mrs. Thomas Burgess,
the wife Of a farmer at Alyon, IllsI
just north OF here.
3layfeid met his fate while the mob
was on the way to lynch Wilson. The
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 lie pulled gun, firing into
the crowd.
Henry Gatterman, a young butcher
who had recently returned from For
tress Monroe, fell mortaliy wounded
and expired in d few seconds The negro
turned and fed, but was caught by the
officers within a block of the scene OF
the tragedy and hurried to the police
station, with the mob in hot pursuit
temporarily diverted from their march
to the county jail.
The officers, with their prisoner, took
refuge in the city building, barrieadine
themselves behind the door Of one Of
the offices, They could not check the
mob, however, for it secured a long
pole ana tried to batter down a section
Of the wall and the door, both of which
were very thin. On account Of the
overwhelming numbers of the mob II
was useless for the officers to resist.
White Mans slayer Lynched.
After securing battering rams it took
the mob about half an hour TO wreck
the city prison, the negro being found
| hid in d safe. He was pulled from the
safe. struck with sledges, knocked
down, Jumped upon and stamped to
death. A rope was placed around his
neck, aud his lifeless body was dragged
three blocks through the streets to the
scene OF the shooting An effort was
| made to hang the body to telegraph
pole, but the rope broke. The mob.
| which by this time numbered 5000
then dragged the body to the Jail and
| burned 1t, Then the mob proceeded 4
| the County jail and charged 1t The
sheriff and deputies after warning
them to desist fired, Wounding seyera
members of the mob, some fatally
| The mob was especially wild in il
anger against negro turnkey. Aftei
the fusillade it recoiled for d few min
utes. but Immediately preparation
were made for another attack. A mes
sage was sent to a mining camp a
Westfield to bring over dynamite t
blow lib the jail, and the mob Leaders
were notified that two miners hat
started for the explosive.
coIored Troops Threatened.
Company X. d colored troop, has II
Headquarters here. and the official
t have prepared TO call It ont, Leader
Of the mob declare they will try to ki
1 the entire company tf It comes out.
While waiting for the miners VIII
{ were expected to bring the dynamit
from Westtield the mob marched Il
/ ana down Ia front Of the jail stonin
/ 1t and firing shots at random.
I Wilson was interviewed in the iai
i, He said he was the man who visite
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he had attacked Mrs Burgess, but d
MED that he had criminally assaulte
her. The sheriff implored the mob
9 let justice take its course, but he W;
z interrupted by shouts from the mo
2 members Of which loudly declared the
7 determination to have the Negroes Ii
4 sooner on later Sheriff Whitlock hi
Y telegraphed to Governor Yates and AK
2 Ing Governor Northcott for troops.
Y The Dead ana wounded.
Y The dead iii the rioting are i. p. Ala
Y field, Evansville, Ind, negro, lynch,
y ana burned ~ mob and Henry Gate
man Danville, Ill. white, Shot dead
AIayfield.
Fatally Wounded Adam Merry VIII
4 shot through head by volley from jai
!, Wounded H Hines, white, shot
4 neck and shoulders by volley from ia
q Otto Helnke. white, shot in arm; p
I Rich negro. badly beaten BY mob; /
trolman Charles IYopp dubbed on t
! head while defending Mayheld, Patr
{ man William Leverenz, badly INCUR
Il internally by mob's battering ram VIII
81 defending aayfiald' Fred Lorenz =
n three times II the leg In attack on JIG
Mince Mohaker, shot In attack on il
- Laid. shot IN attack Oh iail; Tho
d as Bell, shot III chest Id attack on i
e. and 4 number of negroes