Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-10
PASSES A QUIET NIGHT
OF PUBLIC CON-
FIDENCE AT SPRINGFIELD.
Impressive Funeral Services Over Vic
tim Today-City is Practically
Under Martial Law.

SPRINGFIELD. Ohio. March 1o.-This
city last night passed It's first peaceful
night of the week. While there was much
anxiety during the night. owing to demon
strations in the afternoon and evening,
there is such restoration of confidence
TO day that normal conditions prevail.
Shops which have run short handed this
week. and some forced to close yesterday,
are all running usual today. Those who
have been augmenting the crowds in the
streets back at work while eighteen
companies of militia occupy the public
places and the streets.
The trouble started last Sunday morning
when Richard Dixon colored. killed Off
Ger Coils. and 1t ended today with the i'm
pressive funeral services over the body of
Sergt Coils at st. Raphaefs Catholic
Church.
General McMakin and Colonel Mead, with
eighteen companies of militia, supplied pa
trolls for the city, so that the entire police.
with all the city and county officials, were
in attendance.
Some of the soldiers also attended. Only
a small part of the populace about the
church could gain admittance
Police and Troops Guard.
The mob-swept districts along the levee.
the public buildings and all probable points
of trouble today strongly guarded by
troops. The west end of the levee that
was raided yesterday afternoon and COM
pletly dismantled attracts more visitors
than the burned district"
All the Colored occupants of both dis
tricts are gone. and none know where they
are now. While no negroes were out last
night many are on the streets today. 1t
Is known that many negroes who have
been unable to reach other cities slept
out In the country last night
There has been much aDOrphpnSiOp
what the negroes might do after the
troops leave. but that anxiety is now less
intense. as both whites and negroes seem
to have had enough of mobs this week.
While the licenses of colored dealers
were revoked yesterday, all saloons are
still kept closed The troops last night
kept the crowds on the move and finally
dispersed them altogether. No further
trouble is feared. as the situation is easily
controlled
Troops Withdrawn Gradually.
The withdrawal of troops will be gradual,
though the expectation is that some will
remain longer than Sunday night. This
city is the headquarters of THE National
Anti-Mob and Lynch Law Associati on"
which claims 10000 members throughout
the United States. Springfield is also the
home of ex-Representative Chase Stewart
author of the Ohio statute providing heavy
penalties for those participa ting in mobs
Judge Mower and Prosecutor McGrew to
procure the indictment of at least the
leading members of the mob who lynched
Dixon.
Effort to Punish
Under the Stewart law of 1898 an at
tempt successful or otherwise, to take a
prisoner from the authorities is a felony
punishable by from one to ten years in
the penitentiary. 1t is asserted that evil
dence enough has now been secured to
procure the indictment of at least twenty
men under this statute. The policemen
who defended the jail will be asked to give
evidence regarding those whom they recog-
niZed in the mob.
Eleven Companies Leave Tonight.
conference this afternoon resulted in a
decision to withdraw eleven companies of
troops tonight holding the seven COM
paDies of the I'd Regiment that arrived last
night the rest of the week. Six more negro
saloons We're dismanted today and other
saloons Were notified they must remain
closed the rest of the week. Nothing def
mite is learned from the negro refugees
fbsa pify