The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02
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srufNoYntb. Ohiu. March two small
fires occurrysl betwern aw and . O'Clock
Tonight One NJ Race and Iligh streets,
where q negro Joint. which " vacant, WA
FIRED, was easily %eStinRtishcd by tho nre
department Tho other was near tho
spangenberger houss In Fast Main street
A small building was ablaze, but Il was put
ont with u few buckets Of watSr.
A small mob in shipmen's alley hr"d
several shots In tho air. No damage WIS
done. and soldiers q routed The crowd
The Commercial club held "A big meeting
Tonight totake action for law and order city
Solicitor stewart l.. Tatum. Father Buckley
and Judge +. ~ Hagnn were among those
who made speeches urging the holding
Of a citizens meeting TO take public action
against mob violence, II was declared
that present conditions here are due to
politicians catering TO negroes and low
whites and the reinforcement Of laws.
City Hospital attendants refuse to answer
the telephone. The operator says Davis
is still alive and that he will notify the
people when he dies. II il suspected that
Davis IL dead but that they are keeping 1t
quiet.
THAT is the man who shot me- said
Martin Davis this afternoon at the City
Hospital, pointing to Edward Dean, who
was brought here on a special i%nterurban
,,, .,ith L. Dr,.t., I aII by s,vn nTnrani aa
of militia. As Davis was ne9 ring the end
the local authorities wanted Davis 10 see
the negroes who are in the Dayton Jail
for safe keeping. Preparations were made
for a dash through this city to the hospital.
The car arrived just at noon and stopped
at North and Plum streets where the negroes
were hustled into a cab n guarded by
the patrol wagon load Of policemen. A
rapid drive was made for the hospital, a
mile distant, which is guarded by four COM
panies of militia with gatling guns. The
negroes were escorted into Davis's room,
with John Jenkins and William Honaker,
two local negroes. As Davis laid his eyes
on Dean he recognized him as the man
who shot him in the Big -Four yards last
Monday night,
Immediately after a positive identifica-
ton had been made the negroes were placed
in the carriage and hurried back to the
special car. Not more than thirty minutes
was spent in town. Then the quick run
TO Dayton was made in fifty-four minutes
and the negroes were again lodged in
Jail. There was only a slight demonstra-
ton at the hospital. A few boys began
pushing and cheering and the soldiers
charged.
In the police court this morning the rioters
arrested last night were arraigned. Five
of them pleaded guilty and the others
were old to get ready for trial.
Roscoe Ridgway. Thomas Dee, Edward
Kennedy, John Esseg and Fred Dooley
were fined $50 each for disorderly con-
duct. The others were either tried and
decisions reserved or trials set for later
days.
Many prominent men we're in the court
room, among them being n. H. Fairbanks,
brother of Vice-President Fairbanks, and
Capt. f. l.. Bookwalter, president of the
American Seeding Machine Company.
The big lobby was not satisfied with the
fines and there were muttered threats
against Police Judge j. j, Miller, The
Judge afterward refused protection for his
nome, ne ShlNl It NllN llOl ttil VIC IilDD'
As several students of Wittenberg Col
lege were out with the crowds last night,
President Eckart gave them a severe lecture
this morning, after whitehall of the students
promised to remain at home or in the
dormitory tonight. David Johnson
Of Cincinnati, n preparatory student, was
one of those arrested OF the charge of
All afternoon there were rumors that
the mob was going to burn different places
about the city and that the jail at Dayton
was to be attacked. The military authori-
ties were quick to make preparations to
stop any outbreak.
At 1890 Major II. G.. Kiefer said that
new had developed. In all parts
of the city the mob element is q~uieting
down. Owing to fears that IN attempt
may be made to rescue the rioters machine
are standing at the Jail and no person
Is allowed to 60 near.