The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-26
Mob Gets ,MayfieId..

cured long pol4 and pried down q
section Of the wa4 md the door. both
of which were very~ehin.
Mob Gets MayfieId.
On account Of the overwhelming
numbers of the mob it was useless for
the officers to resist. The negro was
hurriedly seized and rushed to the
spot where heahad shot down Cater
man.
It was the work of but an instant to
throw a rope around his neck and draw
him up to the nearest telephone pole.
The mob did not delay long, but wait
ed to see that their victim was dead.
The life was slowly strangIed out and
he was left hanging, while the mob
proceeded on to the jail.
Wilson, it is charged, went to the
Burgess farm house while Mrs. Burg
ess was alone and told her he was
hungry. While she was getting him
something to eat he entered the kitch-
en- door and seized her. He fled, leav-
ing her half dead. Afterward she man
aged to crawl to's the nearest farm
house where she told the story. A
posse of officers started in pursuit of
the negro. and when Wilson was cap
tured he was hurried to Jail to prevent
lynching. There the negro confessed.
Three other negroes were attacked
by members of the mob and severely
beaten. One of them Is named Ben
Rich and the other two are said to be
refugees from Evansville, Ind. Some
negroes are arming themselves and
others are preparing for flight.
Burn Negroes Body.
The mob changed its mind before at
lacking the jail and; went back and
cut down Mayfieid's body. They rush
ed it to the publfcssauare and burned
q 4 & 10 yntn
as it burned. Them they charged the
jail, and the sheriff and his assistants
fired, wounding severals
The mob, being fepulsed, sent to
neighboring INNINGS camps for dyna-
mite and will again attack the Jail.
The mob in it's fury threatened to
lynch the sheriff andshis deputies; also
a negro turnkey in, the jail Colored
Troop K, which astheadquarters here,
is expected to be called out.
When the mobeh bad vented its fury
on Mayfield it turned again to the jail
in front of which swH5 still smoldering
the human bonfire.,o,A fence rail was
procured asa battaEing ram and the
mob charged, thed Jail. door. Inside
guarding the prisoners were Sheriff r.
D. Whitlock;g several deputies and a
negro turnkey. Ali were armed.
Warming Unheeded.
Sheriff Whitlock Shouted to the mob
to stand back or he and his men would
fire. The warning was not needed, and
as the mob was almost upon the JAIL
door a yolley rang from inside. Sew
eral of the mob fell wounded and dy-
ing.
| a woman mounted a large store box
in the middle of the public square and
shouted: xiii the sheriff. He has
shut more than one white man on yacT
count of a. negrot,,ss The mob was sespe-
eially Wild in it's anger against the; me-
gro turnkey Afterethe fusillade4i 1t re-
cofled for a lew niinutesAss but immedi-
ate preparations were, "made for an
other attack A message was sent TO
a mining camp at Westheld, liz, 70
bring over dynamite to blow up the
Jail and the mob leaders were notified
that two miners had started with the
explosives.
'5 Threaten to Kilis Soldiers gag
!. Company K. a. colored troop. has it's
headq here and, the jail OFF,
eials have, prepared to call it out.
Leaders of, the mob declare they Will
| kill fhe"entire company if itfconhes out
-54On the edges tG the public SQUARE
at midnight two negroes lay in the
gutter, beaten into insensibility by
clubs in the hands of white citizens.
| The names are unknown.
In the mob are many women. Near
ly 200 men and women from Alvan,
where the assault on Mrs. Burgess was
committed, are active leaders of the
mob. The mob has been increased to
several thousand, the entire square in
front Of the Jail being packed with
shouting men and women.
While waiting for the miners to
bring the dynamite the mob marched
UP and down in front of the jail. ston-
ing it and firing shots at random.
Dynamite Carrier Intercepted.
About a half hoitltto after the message
for the dynamite WAS sent. telephone
message came from Hymrod. little
town half way between Westville and
| Danvflle saying that one of the min
ers. a Eungarian9 had been stopped
there by citizens .gFho had hurriedly
set out from DanytHe to intercept him.
They took from Eifffa large quantity
of dynamite which, he was carrying.
The other miner with dynamite is be-
| lieved to be on thGwa here.
About half Of Company K. the coll
ored organization has assembled at the
! armory and is barrinaded there in fear
| of an attack from the mob.
The entire police reserve force. num-
boring about TWENTY was called out,
and Sheriff Whitlock. forms the garrf-
| son at the jail.
Wilson. interviewed in the Jail. said
| he was the man who yisiteS the Bur-
CESS farm. and he admitted that he at
| tackled Mrs. Burgess. but denied that
| he had criminally assaulted her.
Sheriff Pleads With the Mob.
Sheriff whitlock' went to the outside
| of the Jail and pleaded with the mob
| to dispense He begged them to spare
| the name of Danville, and declared that
| the negroes had all denied criminal
assault His address was interrupted
| by shouts from the mob. members or
| which loudly declared their determi-
| nation to have the negroes life sooner
| or later The jail is one block below
| the public square. and three squares
| from the police station. where the ne
| gro, Mayfield, was captured by the
| mob. l.
Patrolman Charles Lopp and William
7 ,eyerenz were injured in the defense
of Mayfield. Lopp was dubbed on the
head. but his injuries are not fatal.
Leverenz may die.
Besieging Party Disperses.
DANvILLE, Ill. July 26.-At 2:15
| this morning thessmeb is dispensing
/ and no more trouble is feared tonight.
The authorities arg anxious for troops
and uneasy on account OF possible
renewal of the trsBPle tonight
| Danyille is citMsof $4,000, and mas
a negro population of between 3,OoO
and 1000 The delegation from Avian,
| H., did not arrivef Until after Mayfieid
! had been lynched. He was strung up