The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-02

ON liz UNIV
night mob violence is threatened here,
as the result of a shooting in q raI'-
road wards early this morning in which
Nj. NJ. Davis, a brakeman, was per-
hars fatally. shot by two negroes, Pres
ton Ladd. of Bellefontaine, and Ed
ward Dean, of this city. Ladd was tax
-en to the hospital this morning as a
result of injuries received 4presuma-
bly, in connection with the shooting
of Davis. where he lies in q ward ad-
iacent to his victim.
TO BURN THE NEGRO SECTION
Dean was taken to Dayton after a
hurried conference OF officials. A
mob of one thousand men and Boys
formed and marched to THE Jungies.'
a locality inhabited by colored people
with the announced purpose OF burn
ing that section.
Mayor Todd shortly after 9 O'Clock,
asked that companies B and E OF
the third regiment, Ohio national
guard, be called out.
The mob soon reached THE ~Jungles'
and battered m house to pieces with
stones and posts used as -battering
rams. A general fire alarm was sound
ed. The sounding of the songs serv-
ed to fill the streets with people, and
the feeling in the crowds was tense.
MOB PILLAGES A SALOON.
The mob entered Kempler's saloon
in East Columbia street and quickly
looted it. Kempler and his wife fled,
leaving their three little children
asleep in the 70 over the saloon.
The building was riddled with bullets,
and stones, and it was only by the
hardest efforts of police and fFemen
that a way was forced through the
mob and the children rescued. After
the pillaging of the saloon, drunken
ness was an added feature of the riot,
AT II O'Clock members Of n MOB
broke through a Gordon of police, and
set fire to a house in the "Jungles,"
which was quickly burned down.
Sergeant c. Reager, who had charge
of the. squad of police, was hit on the
head with a brick and seriously
wounded.
a request was sent out at 1U O'CLOCK
for the Xenia military company.
POLICEMEN LOSE CONTROL OF
THE SITUATION.
AT midnight six houses, which had
been fired by the mob, were burning
ffeTcely. and the police had apparently
lost control of tie situation. Only
six members of the local militia re-
Sponded 10 the mayors call, and the
Xenia company whsch is expected had
not arrived.
1890. s. IN. The city authorities
succeeded at 1915 O'Clock in assem-
bling parts of companies 3 and c, of
the Third regiment. Ohio national
guard, whieh are stationed here. The
total force numbers Is men. They
are now on the scene of the fire and
have pushed the mob back both ways
in Columbia street, east from Water
street. and swest FROM Foster street.
Just as the troops arrived one more
building was fired, and no efforts were
made to save it.
The police, 4ireman and guards are
ROW directing their efforts to forcing
the rioters back, and saving the prop
erty outside of the doomed square.
CALL ON THE GOVERNOR FOR
TROOPS.
12:45 a. NJ. Sheriff Almoney has just
wired Governor Patterson the follow
ing:
Send all possible troops tonight
and hold Others in readiness fog tonor-
row."
Sergeant Creager, the policeman hft
in the face with q brick. is in a Sc
rious condition. The mob is sSoning
and jeering the malitiamen, Bal. a
show of bayonets has suf1ced 9 far to
keep the rioters on the move. The ru-
MOI that out of town troops are mo-
mentarily expected is having a quiettSg
effect on the mob.
Dayton, Ohio, February 28.-Compa- |
MES G. and K, Of the Thru regiment |
of this city, have been ordered to
Springfield and will leave by she first |
train.