The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-04
FEELING STILL RUNS HIGH AS
RESULT OF ASSAULTS AND
ATTACK UPON JAIL.
PROMISE QUICK JUSTICE
To the Negro Who is Already Under
Indictment to Apease Moh's Wrath
special Officer Who Was
injured Died Yesterday.

Mobile, Oct 2 Excitement still
runs high over an attack on the il /
last night by mob, ROY fioylo.
.one Of the men shot. died today. The
aegfo Robinson was spirited away
beyond the mobs vengeance re as-
.saulted a Young white girl. The 4 as
salts have been frequent here of laie
and Indignation and wrath Of white
people II 80 intense that a trivial
episode may at any minute cause
serious outbreak Three companies
ECf mil Tia are here.
Tonight crowds gathered al several
points and indnlged In violent tala,
but were guleted BY the announce
ment Of the indictment this even ng of
Robinson and he promise Of his trial
Thursday
HoyIe who died today wa special
officer Of the Mobile and Ohio raj
road He ard Alderman Sidney Lyons
We're the only two injured IN last
nights attack en- the pail
Robinson, The negro attacked Ruth,
thc l2-yearold daughter Of BIoant
Sossaman who lives about 4hree miles
from here. The girl was passing
secluded spot not far from her home
when the assault took place. Later she
was found lying uncon clous by the
roadside, and was taken T. her home.
Detectives were plaeea on he
track of The negro aud within three
hours he was captured He was taken
before the Sossaman g.rl who at once
identified him.
Deputy Shelf Fatch knowing that
the life of the negro would be taken
by mob II he brought him into the
city. caused him To he conveyed to
station several miles up the Mobile
aud Ohio Railroad lie was not taken
70 the jail at all and was at least
eight mics from the city when the
mob. bent on lynch'ng him. approach
cd the building
Endemic Of Assaults.
There have been several assaults
ppon white women within The mast
few week and tiie news Of this latest
outrage caused intense wrath and *.
ST ement. As early as & o'cio K in the
'vening crowds OF ;4 commenced
TO gathea in the daaa town sire ets.
and by $50 500 men had formed at
the inter eetion Of Royal ana Dauphn
streets
The crowd was harangucd by soy
aral speakers, who urged them a.
take the life Of the negro If he could
BE- found ard in a short time the on
inc crowd was on the march to the
TAIL
Sheriff Powers :ac; The leaders Of
'he mob and Informed them That The
man they wer, seeking was not II
he ia J and had neace been brnught
there. He offered to le. anybotly VIII N
he personally knew gass through tho
lail 10 satisfy the crowd of he truth
VI his statement
About 10 men walked through the
corridors. some of them returned and
assured he members rf the mob thlt
The man was not tkc.e
While sevpal men. including II yle
aud Lyons were still In ne Jail a pnr
lion of The crowd. lea uy "A tan. raw
honed man, whose name q. net know
.eiled a telegraph pole which bal
been blown down iu 'nt recent storm.
and dashed il agains' the c'o.ei par
1f q double door .ac-hslf of whoa
aa- open The door sell with a crash
aud almost instantly "a shot came
from he hands Of a man andns ia
be gate.
At once The meH.oars of The mob
commenced fusiiaIe and abeIt
lozen rev. liver shot Wera fired. ard
hen came several bets from a tice
fang ont there was a stampeia f-r
held in fha hands ~ a iran Vh1
eye,cI jt ahoro DTS .cad ami vo.kei
6 vigorously will boiling it in shat
position
S;ampeds for S1sl{sr
$50. more than @ dutr- mrG ia Is
.a- tbe firing. art fbc shots
aae out there was stampede aa iHs
.art of tta crowd fr -hei er Th mob
vas widely scattered and ia ira
,caud- Alderman Lyo9s. who bgd
t.u .n fhe inside ni the JAIL care
ut aa1 holding up hts hands from
ditch -b hio7d was streaming. arr
euuced that De- hac been shot s.I
lat Ruv H1y.e had ecritc1 bullet
1muzh the left mne
The fact tta Howl bad been sho.
hue booking through the igil io a.
-rtain il the nagsu aas th ~ to-
y the fght ouf Of tap uab. and fr
le most part il Dispersed gH etir- The
e maH who ied tae gsns wHh 7ha
.ieHhonp pole however. Was anxious
lr further vengeance on the pegraez,
1d passlaca1eIv urged fhe cIost q