Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-02
RACE RIOT IN OHIO.
Killing of a White Man by Negro
Sets the Whole City of Springfield
hv the Ears

Sets the Whole City of Springfield
by the Ears.
The city of Springfield, Ohio. was
III the hands of a wild mob during
Tuesday and Wednesday, and it was
not until yesterday that the authori-
ties with the aid of large force of
the National Guard, were able to re-
store something like semblance Of or
der. The trouble had its origin In the
serious shooting of M. M. Davis, a
white brakeman, by two negroes, Pres
ton Ladd and Edward Dean. Imme-
djately after the shooting, whites took
the matter up and tried to kill the two
negroes. The police appeared on the
scene, before the riot had gotten full
headway and rescued the two men,
Dean unhurt and Ladd beaten almost
| tc death. Then the fury Of the mob
was diverted to negroes generally and
raid was instituted against the ne
gro quarter, known as the "Jungles."
Over 1000 men and boys went in that
direction in a body, pillaged saloons
and began setting fire to negro houses,
shooting at the occupants as they ran
out. This was kept up all night. The
mayor called out the local National
|
governor for more troops. The fol-
lowing Springfield dispatch described
the situation as 1t appeared at a late
hour Wednesday night:
with eight companies Of state
troops on guard in this city, as a
result Of last nights mob violence In
which six houses were burned in the
colored residence district, more in
cendiary fires were started early
L tt. L., o,,t4 SIC
of the city. In every instance the
houses were occupied by negroes or
negroes and whites. A negro house
at Harrison and York streets was
stoned by a large crowd but the oc-
cupants are believed to have escaped.
The "Flickers Nest" which Is inhab-
| tied by negroes and which figured in
the Dixon mob and subsequent race
war two years ago, has been assailed
tonight and several attempts made to
| fire 1t, but as 1t is guarded by militia
men the effort so far has failed.
Several alarms have been turned in
as the result of the fires started but
as this dispatch is filed no general
alarm has been turned in, as every
available fireman is at work on the
fires now under way Several negroes
who have been chased by angered
whites from the negro quarter Of the
city made their way to the city build
| ing, which is in charge of the SOL
diers. Col. c. S. Ammel Of the fourth
regiment arrived here this evening
and assumed command Of the troops,
relieving Capt. Horace Keifer, who
had been in command. UP to 1880
O'Clock tonight the mobs have sue
ceeded in burning two houses and
had stoned and partially demolished
dozen others, all being inhabited by
negroes. The first place visited was
the home of George Miller at York
and Harrison streets. When the as
sault began from the rear Of the
house, Miller ran in his barefeet and
without coat or hat and escaped from
his pursuers by going to the city hall
where he found shelter with the
troops. Coal oil was applied to his
house. which was soon a mass of
| From Mller's house the mob went
| to the homes of John Logan and
Noah Ingram, a double frame struc-
ture on York street, and the torch
was applied following the escape Of
the occupants a few minutes before.
The house was practically destroyed.
The militia was in hot pursuit OF
some of the rioters and at Central
avenue chased them at the point Of
the bayOnet. Even Wnlle tlllS was
going on. some Of the members of the
mob, who were at a safe distance
from the soldiers, continued to stone
the houses of negroes. windows being
riddled by their rocks as they ran.
The homes Of Reuben Campbell and
Charles Fillmore on Central avenue,
we're riddled with stones. At this
point, a boy whose name is not
known, was shot in the leg. The mil
tia have devoted their attention to
control of the larger crowds, leaving
the police to look after the smaller
end of the riot. Promiscuous and
random shooting has been feature
tonight and has added to the general
terror Two negro women, who
Jumped from the second story OF
their homes, when assailed by the
mobs. were seriously hurt and were
taken to the hospital.