The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-03-15
Is BEGINNING TO COUNT
THE COST.
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Say They Will Not Pay
the Losses.

a revolver in his pocket so that he will
be prepared in case Of necessity. 1t
was expected that the Third regiment
companies would be relieved of duty
tonight but it was thought best to hold
them until tomorrow when they will
be ordered home. The Second regiment
companies will remain on duty until
Sunday.
Mayor G. J. Bowlus fears lnat there
may be trouble on Saturday night
when the men get paid off and for this
reason he wants the protection of the
militia.
An event of special interest today
was the funeral of Bailiff Charles Col
lis, which was held at st. Rapbaels
Roman Catholic church where the mob
formed Tuesday night to burn the
levee. The auditorium was packed
and the street was filled with people
1t was feared that there might be
trouble owing to the feeling existing
over the murder of Coils by Dickerson
the negro lynched. The militia and
police stood guard during the mass
conducted by Father Buckley who in
cldentally referred to the events of the
last few days deploring them deeply
There was no demonstration.
Six houses in Central avenue inhab-
tied by negroes and whites were clean
ed out today and others will prob
ably be vacated by order of the
mayor. Several saloons opened today
but they were promptly ordered closed
and the proprietors told to keep their
places shut.
Wild rumors were run down and
found to be groundless concerning
armed negros waiting for darkness to
make an attack on the whites.
1t will cost Springfield $4,000 for
the mob's work. The losses by the
mob's work on the levee will aggregate
about $l1,50O as estimated by the in
s,fance men,
The insurance carried was in the fol-
lowing companies: On buildings: Ger
man American, New York, $1,000;
London, of London, England, $500;
United Firemen of Philadelphia, Pa,
$500; Milwaukee Mechanics, $500;
Franklin, OF Philadelphia, Pa, $500,
On contents: United Firemens, $500;
Teutonic Of New Orleans, $500; total,
$1,000.
The insurance companies say they
will not pay the losses.
City Solicitor Stewart J.. Talum
gives it as his opinion that the city
will not have to stand the loss.
All saloons will remain closed I'M
I'll Monday. was the order issued late
tonight by Mayor Bowlus.
1t was reported at 10:30 o'clock
that saloon was open in East Co
lumbia street and that mob was
forming. The police rushed down up
on the place but found everything
quiet. The day force of police retired
from duty at that hour, the soldiers
remaining on guard.
A negro woman in prominent fam
lily, informed her mistress tonight that
she wanted to go back to Kentucky
as she was afraid of being killed.
Posters were put out tonight read
ing: "The mob who is to blame:
Mass meeting Sunday at Y. M C. A.
The project is being discouraged by
the authorities.
An appeal was made late tonight by
The Rev. Timberlake, negro preach
er OF st. Johns Baptist church, for
protection, He told Mayor Bowlus
Il was reported that mob was going
to blow up his church. AS the soldiers
we're stationed close at hand, he was
told to have no fear.
Mayor c, j. Bowlus sent the follow
ing message to Governor Herrick to-
night: After comforting with Gen.
eral McMacken this afternoon. think
lt advisable to wait until morning be-
lore definitely deciding about removal
OF any troops Perfect order pre-
walls. (Signed) "BOWLUS."
AS result of conference called |
by Mayor Bowlus at 8 o'clock tonight
editors of the local newspapers agreed |
that enough had been said of the mob
outbreak and that the story will not |
hereafter be given undue prominence |
Tho following editorial comment by |
Harry E, Rice, editor of the Democrat |
VIII appear in that newspaper tomor.
row:
with IL murders In 18 months, al |
i1ost wholly In or as a result of the |
notorious leyee district, with the |
death penalty imposed in no single |
case, with the oft repeated declara-
tion that murderer could not be sent
10 the electric chair from this county,
II Is In no wise surprising that public
wrath eliminated, in the lynching of
Dick Dickerson, after he had dellber-
ately murdered Officer Charles Coils.
Two hours before the murder Dicker-
son offered to bet quarter he would |