The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-03-06
SPRINGFIELD'S GREAT RIOT.
Anti-Negro Mob Holds Sway for Two
Nights Troops Distributed
City.


that more depredations against the
colored population Of the city had
been planned for tonight. Anticlpa-
ting that the attack if made would be
in the vicinity Of Section street, Col.
Ammei sent a squad Of soldiers to
that locality at 1880 'clock. Just be-
fore their arrival a crowd Of rioters
sprang from the house Of Pearl How
ard. against which threats had been
made. The house. had been set fire to,
but the troops sent in an alarm and
the structure was only slightly dam
aged. The rioters escaped. AS pre-
cautionary measure, Col. Ammel has
posted two machine guns and com
pany Of troops at the court house and
Jail. and the entire square is cut OFT.
An effort was made tonight to secure
automobiles to carry troops from one
section Of the city to another when
needed, but not enough could be had,
and wagons have been provided for
that purpose.
The distribution Of the guns and
troops over the city has had a de-
pressing effect on the rioters, and
with the exception Of little ARRAYS,
which did not amount to much. but
little out Of the ordinary had happen
ed up to IL 'clock. A house at High
and Race streets, recently occupied by
negroes, was fred by the rioters, but
the flames were quelled before they
had made great headway. Arthur
Aneil. a member Of the Xenia military
company, was hit on the head with a
brick. said to have been thrown by a
rioter. and fatally hurt tonight. His
assailant made an improvised sling
shot of a piece of brick wrapped in a
handkerchief. Two more companies
Of state troops from Piqua are held
in readiness for service here, but the
present outlook does not indicate that
more will be needed, as the backbone
Of the riot seems to have been broken
efectually.
Guarded by two companies OF the
3rd regiment, the prisoners, Edward
Dean and Preston Ladd, were brought
here from Dayton today and taken to
the City hospital, to be Identified by
Martin Davis, the brakeman who was
shot and wounded Monday night
by Dean and Ladd. The journey was
made in a special car over the Day
ton, Springfield and Urbana Traction
line. The prisoners were taken from
the car and marched to the hospital
ten blocks away. There vas no dis
turbance on the way to the hospital
as their coming was not generally
known.
Davis identified Edward Dean, but
failed to identify Ladd.
When the Identification Of Dean as
the assailant of Brakeman Davis be-
came known, murmuring was renewed.
The police learned Of threats made
against one or two factories employ
inc eolored labor, and a mum ber OF
appeals were made from various Sec
tions for protection tonight. Threats;
also have been made against Police
Judge Miller's residence, and he has
refused to accept protection. Twen-
tv-fve rioters were arraigned in the
police court today. Sixteen were
charged with rioting, four of whom
had the additional charge Of carrying
concealed weapons. These four were
each fined 5000 and costs and sent to
the Zenia work house until the fine
and costs are paid. Those charged
with disorderly conduct were fined
$50 and costs.
AS usual, the innocent and harm
less were the great sufferers IN last
nights disturbances. The different
mobs: which were made up Of young
hoodlums and rowdies, rather than de-
termined men bent on avenglng
wrong, directed their movements pro-
miscuously against the colored pop
ulace at large. The first destructive
work Of the mob in the district known
as "The Hill,'' where many Of the
men and boys in the crowd were rear
ed, it is said, was in Harrison street,
= where they broke into the home Of
George Miller, an inofensive eolored
= man: Miller and his wife were forced
to fee for their lives coatless, hatless
and barefooted, getting out through
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