The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-27
Comes to the Front With d
Lynching Followed by a
Race Riot
NINE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Hung the Man They We're After, Then Beat
Back Attacking Party Of
Negroes

DANVILLE, ILL.,, July ga race
war broke out here last night. While a
mob of 600 men was on its way to the
county Jail to lynch James Wilson a
Bloomington negro. who had confess
ed to assaulting Mrs. Thomas Burgess,
wife of a farmer, an unknown negro
shot ana killed Henry Gutterman,
white, member OF the mob.
The murderous negro, a refugee
from Evansville. Ind. name j. w.
Mayfield, was then lynched by the
mob and three other negroes who at
tackled the whites were beaten bad
ly. The mob finally resumed its march
to the county Jail, determined to
lynch Wilson. When the mob reached
the Jail it was fired upon by the sher-
if. Nine persons were seriously
wounded. TIE wounded.
Adam Murry, shot through head; will
die
H. Hines. shot in neck and shoul-
der; will die.
Otto Heinke. shot in arm; will re-
cover.
Patrolman Charles Lopp. dubbed
on the head while defending MAJ
field.
Patrolman William Leverenze, bad-
1y srif infc Nv a
Ing ram while defending Mayfield.
Fred Lorenz. shot three times in
the lee in attack on ial
Mince Mobaker. shot in attack or
Jail.
John Bell shot in chest in attack
on iail.
Mayfield met his fate while the mob
w8s on the way to lynch Wilson.
The angry throng was passing down
East Main street when the negro be-
came involved in an alteration with
some OF its members. They started
for him and he drew revo'ver, fir
ing into the crowd Henry Get.e"man,
a yong butcher. fell mortally wound
ed and expired within a few minutes.
The negro fed, but was caught by
officers within block Of the scene,
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, barrricad-
ing themselves behind the doors of one
OF TIE offices. They could not check
the mob. however. for it secured a
pole and battered down a section of
the wall and the door, both of which
were frail On account CT TIE over
whelming number of the mob it was
useless for the officers to resist.
The neero was seized and rushed to
the spot where he had shot down Get
terman. 1t was the work of an instant
to throw rome around his neck and
swing him up to telephone poe.
After his life had been slowly stranS-
led out he was left hanging while
the mob proceeded to the county Jail.
After eo'ng a short distance. how
ever, the mob changed its mind. faced
about and returning to the scene of
the lynching cut Mayfield's body down.
They rushed it to the principal square,
built a bonfire and hacking the body
to pieces with knives, pitched it III
ttt midst &C TIE Games.
For a while thev watched it burn,
end then. coming to a realization CT
their first mission to lvnch wilson
they orce more resumed their march
to the county Jail.
The sheriff and his deputies had
expected an attack and made a strong
stand. The sheriff refused the de-
mands for Wilson and threatened 70
shoot II the mob committed an overt
act.
The mob now WORKED up to al III
tense state of excitement. became
frenzied in its determination tC
reach Wilson. and II. its fury thre ~
encd to l.-neh the shs.iff. his deputies
AID q negro turnkey.
Finally they charged the jal, ain
TIE Sheriff and his depu'ie les Gicd
W.. nding three mepioers CT the =. D
one fatally. The mco Icing repi Sc