Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-04

| mob II he brought him INTO this city
caused him to be conveyed to sta
ton several miles up the Mobile 4
Ohio railroad He was not taken
to jail, and was at least eight miles
from the city when the mob, determ
lining to have him. Approached the
building. About 40 men walked
through the corridors, some OF them
returning and assuring members OF
the mob that tho man they were seek
ing was not there.
hoyte and Lyons shot.
While several men. including Hoyle
and Lyons, were still In tho Jail, a
portion OF the crowd, led by tall,
raw-boned man, whose name is not
known, seized a telephone pole which
had been blown down in the recent
storm and dashed II against the clos.
ed part OF the double door. one half
OF which was open. The door fell with
crash and almost instantly a shot
came from a revolver In the hand, OF
n man standing in the gate. At once
the members OF the mob commenced
fussilade Of revolver shots, and
then came several shots from a rifle
held In the hands OF a man who lev.
eled II above his head and worked It
vigorously while holding II ip that
position, Not more than 4 dozen men
took part In the firing. and as the
shots rang out there was a stampede
OF the crowd for shelter. Alderman
Lyons. who had been in the inside OF
the jail. came out, holding up his
hands. from which blood was stream
Ing. and announced that he had been
shot and that Roy Hoyls had received
bullet through the left lung.
Threats Made by Mob.
Tho fact that Hoyle had been shot
while looking through the Jail In or.
der to ascertain II the negro was
there took all the night out of the mob
and for the most part 1t dispersed
quietly. The big man who had led
the gang with the telephone pole,
however, was anxious for further
vengeance on the negroes. and pas.
sionately urged the crowd to follow
him to the eolored section OF the city,
declaring that I'VE win give them
what they got IN Atlanta"
Tho crowd later received informa-
ton that Robinson bad been taken
from the city 10 q point on the Mobile
& Ohio railroad. where he was to be
placed upon q train and carried still
fruther. As soon AZ this was known,
fully 300 men boarded the Mobile &
Ohio passenger train leaving here at
S:26 p. m. with the expressed inten-
ton OF lynching the negro II he could
get him. Gov. Jelks, who was In the
city tonight, at once took active steps
to prevent any further disorder and
ordered that three companies of mill.
tia be brought TO the city as quietly
as possible. He called upon the
Louisville 4 Nashville railroad for
special train and directed that COM
psnies from Browntown. Evergreen
and Fort Deposit bs brought here.
Second Mob Gathers.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock tonight
second mob gathered In the business
section OF the city and went to the
jail The mob demanded that they
be allowed to send men through to
make another search and this was
permitted by the sheriff. Eight men
eentered the jail. and after an lnspec-
ton, came out and informed the
crowd that the man was there. The
announcement was received with In
credulity aud there were demands
that the negro be brought out at
once.
Oklahoma City. Oct. "A special
IL tho Okiahoman from Muskogee
| says:
An unknown man was killed and Is
persons were injured tonight when q
street car carrying 40 persons return
ing from the fair grounds jumped this
tack and was overturned. Three o.
the injured will probably die. Ths
most seriously injured are Mose'
Nero, +. n. Cross and e. Cornett.
Boston. Mass. Oct. 2.-Theodor'
Roosevelt. Jr., and several OF his fel
low students at Harvard, togethe
with two police omcers, have beef
summoned before the SufYoid count.
grond jury for trial before that bod
for assault upon an ofncer on the Bos
ton common last Thursday evening
Pensacola. Fla. Oct 2.--All Pense
cola today Joined In the work Of re
building what the storm destroys
ir one night. Much progress va
made. No bodies were recovered Il
day. The list OF known dead stand
at "a.
wsshinston. Oct. 1.-Two retir'
, ments from The Presidents cabins
: are slated Tor the coming white
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