Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-03-07
During Their Presence Ohio
City Is Enjoying Or
binary Quiet.
ALL SALOONS ARE CLOSED UP
Night Of Terror in 1.-THE JungIes.''
the Negro Quarter Of
the Town.
Mob Seeks Revenge for. the Shooting
of Brakeman-Wanton MUIR
der of Two Strangers at
Mt. Carmel. Ill.

Springfield, o., March IA mob of
1900 men and boys held control Of
the streets of this city for hours dur.
ing the night, beat several negroes,
burned half dozen dwellings Of
blacks and wrecked saloon. Two
officers and several rioters We're ill.,
jured. Order was partly restored at
2 o'clock in the morning, when two
companies of militiamen We're called
into service.
The mob was bent on lynching Pres
ton Ladd. of Bellefontaine, and Ed
ward Dean, of this city, who early in
the day had shot and probably fatally
wounded NJ. Nj. Davis. a freight brake
man. The lives of these negroes were
saved, however, by the action of the
authorities in quickly taking them
from the scene of danger.
Militia Rules 1.-THE Jungles."
The excitement following the riot
subsidized with the dawn and the city
is enjoying Its ordinary quiet. The
district known as 1.-THE iungles" is in
charge of the militia under command
of Major Horace Keifer. No lives
were lost in the riot. The result Of
the mob was the destruction Of six
negro houses, one saloon and the dam
| aging of several others.
AS long as the militia are on the
ground all the saloons in the city will
be kept closed. They all closed
promptly at 8 o'clock at night at the
order Of the mayor, and have been SO
ever since, there being no disposition
to disregard the order. Much interest
centers In the condition of Martin Da.
Wis. the Big Four brakeman, who was
shot by the two negroes, whose action
was the cause of the nights trouble
Davis lies at the City hospital, his life
hanging by thread.
II Many Negroes Leave Town.
'The Jumgles' is the name given tc
East Columbia street, where mum
Der of notorious dives frequented by
negroes and low whites, are located
Six or seven of these joints were
wiped out by the mob with the torch
The most infamous place was literally
torn to pieces and burned half dowl
by the rioters. But few arrests were
made. William Nunley was charged
with rioting and John L. Coleman
president of the Clark County Liquor
league, was placed in jail for refusing
to keep his saloon closed.
Many negroes are fleeing from thi
city, going to Columbus, Dayton, Xeni.
q and -Erbanas 1t is estimated. that 10
negroes have left since midnight
Crowds visited the burned district t.
view the ruins.
Prisoners Brought from Dayton.
Guarded by two compenies of thu
Third regiment, the prisoners, Edward
Dean and Preston Ladd, We're brough
here from Dayton at 1890 p. M, an,
1 taken to the city hospital to be iden
tined by Martin Davis, the wounds
brakeman. There was no disturbanc
on the way to the hospital as thei
coming was not generally known.
II Twenty-Five rioters were arraigne
in police court. Sixteen were charge
with rioting. four of whom had tn
additional charge of carrying COZ
cealed weapons. These four wer
S each fined 5000 and costs and sent :
the Xenia workhouse until the fin
/; and costs were paid. Those charge
e with disorderly conduct were fined So
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