The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-16
(By Associated Press.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-. April 15--state@ &
militia, reinforced by tIo hundred deputy
sheriffs guard the streets of Springfield I.
Tonight against possible renewed action &
+ by a mob that during last night lynched3.
three negroes In the public. square. There
are hundreds OF strangers In Springfield
and the anti-negro feeling still runs high
Although no untowlrd move was made
during the day, many thrents we're heard
and Sheriff sHorner, fearing a fresh out-$55i
break when darkness should fall. tcle-&
graphcd Governor Folk early in the day u
for aid The Governor res ponded prompts
tly, ana within a few hours six com mpanies "
OF, militia wern on tho way to u Spring
field from, various parts Of MISSOURI i he N
first Of these Companies to nrriv vei$ came
this evening, and It was followed duri5S9
tervnlsvl'y athers. n $$
Rewards O ffered. Il
E III addition to sending soldiers to guard
against urther violation OF the law, G ov-fs
ernor Folk took Quick action o prosc-aS
cute tile leaders of last nights mob. Tho (;
Governor authorized a reward Of $500 each
for the arrest und conviction OF lnenl-#
bers OF the mob 5il a5 }ji III
This Is the limit allowed by law. In53E
addition he instructed Rush Lake, assist 5
ant attorney-general, to- go to Spring
field at once to aid III the ferretlng out \
and prosecuting OF the leaders in last 4
nights work. 5s50
+. Of8the fourteen prisoners. whites and l
negroes, who escaped from the prison Il
last night during the mob cxcitemcnt,S
four were captured during the day.
Swarning Into Town. H
Thousands of persons to-day swarmed q
about the Jail to SEQ the wreck caused q
by the mob, and about tho e&nubllc SQUARE %
where the thrcc negroes We're hanged 5
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Every train brought hundreds OF persons iE
to the city from the surrounding towns,
mostly hoodlums. IN 34{ VI
Many from the farming reg ions caught Y
the mob spirit readily and shared theS1
sentiment OF many that tho negroes 8
should be driven from Springfield. while ~
the feeling against the negro race was N
strong HE e5 81 III
Negroes, who dared to appear on the q
streets to-day. were greeted with hoots Y
and jcers, and on several occasions men &
and boys collected to attack them. Both
negroes and whites are armed There
was a steady demand to-day for fire.
arms, and ut many hardware stores 1t q
was reported that tho entire stock Of
weapons OF every sort had been sold,
Third Negro Lynched.
VIII Allen, q negro, charged with tho 4
murder Of o. NJ. Rouark last january, Il
but protesting innocence, was taken from
jail early this morning BY the mob thnt
lynchcd Duncan and Copeland befort
midnight. Allen was hanged In tho public
square to tho same tower that had served 5a
as a scnffod for the two negroes nur-
tlerers earlier IN the evening, Allen WAS
calm and collected rs he jumped from tho 4
tower ,lp which he had been compelled
to ascend. The rope about his neck broke "a
as his weight fell on It, and no dropped ~
into the pyre containing tho charreu
bodies OF his former companions IN prs-
on. DUNCAN and Copeland. Allen was Il
taken IN tho tower again and compelled
to jump, This time his captors were more l5}
successful In their work.
''I swear that am not guilty or kllllhs
Rouark," were his last words
Tho lynchlng took place under u stayo Al
representing Justice" that surmouhtea
tho electric light tower,
Duncan and Copeland were suspectea a
of assaulting a young woman, but they x
declared themselves innocent, and they M
had not been identified as the assailants Z
OF the young woman. II
Prisoners Escape,
8 AS soon as Allen was dead. several men
rushed back to tho Jail for Bud Cane,&
a negro accused also of the murder@ OF 8
Rouark but Cane and all but six OF the 4
prisoners in jail had escaped from the
wrecked prison. The mob. finding Itself
wthou, suitable prey, went home as day
began to dawn, s2ss8
Tho jail is Il wreck, the mob, after
they had secured the three negroes, cons
tinuing their work or destruction until
nearly all of the prison bars were down.
About 5000 damage was done In the
prison alone. while In the sheriff's ress-
dence, which was attacked first, the dams
ago Is fully as much Mrs. Horner, tho #
sherfr's wife. who tainted on account Of i
fear aud violence, Is In critical con-
dtion.
Denounce Lynching,
Many of the leading ministers I'm their
Easter sermons to-day denounced ths Il
.lynchIns in strong terms and called upon n,
the proper authorities 10 enforce the Law