The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-02
MILITIA POWERLESS
To CONTROL MOB
Eight Companies of Troops Fail
to Stop Burning and
RiOting.
NEGROES FLEE In TERROR
FROM SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
Two Wounded While Applying
the Torch After Oil Had
Been Used.

SPRINGFIELD, o.. March 1.-The riot
and race war begun here last night as
result OF the shooting OF NJ. n Davis.
q railroad man. by Ladd and Dean. coll
ored, was continued last night, the eight
companies of troops called out TO assist
the local officials in preserving order not
being able 10 prevent the destruction OF
two houses and the partial demolition OF
dozen or more others tonight at the
hands of tho mob
Up to midnight no casualties had oc-
CURED and the riot had consisted mainly
OF marching mobs which either set are
TO or stoned the homes Of negroes Hun
drcds OF people were In the streets and the
excitement continues intense.
Martin NJ. Davis the railroad brake
man shot by the two negroes. Dean and
Ladd. Is pronounced TO be dying tonight.
Acting Prosecuting Attorney Laybourne
statement Of Davis, which Will be used
against the accused when they come TO
trial Davis is the son OF Columbus
attorney
Mass Meeting Called.
A committee OF lawyers, consisting OF
City Solicitor Tatum, former Represcn-
tative Charles E. Stewart and Paul a.
Stulcy, has been appointed 10 prosecute
the cases against the rioters. A mass
meeting has been called for to-
night by the Commercial clubs prcsi-
dent. n. B. Fairbanks. a brother OF Vice
President Fairbanks. 70 devise means TO
made the
riotinS possible
The house OF Rev John c. Curry a
negro preacher. was stoned, and the fam
lily fed terror-strickcn from it. The mob
then set fire to II. but the prompt arrival
of the militia prevented its destruction.
The homes OF Reuben Campbell and
Charles Fillmore, on Central avenue, were
rlddled with stones, and at this point
boy whose name is rot known was shot
in the leg.
The militia have devoted their attention
NlV.. -
Ing the police 70 look after the smaller
end OF tho riot.
Random Shooting Causes Terror.
Promiscuous and random shooting was
feature last night and added 10 the
TWO negro women who jumped from
INC second stories of their homes when
nssailcd by the mobs were seriously hurt
and taken 10 4 hospital
Up TO 80 o'clock last night the mob had
succeeded In burning two houses and had
stoned and partly demolished a dozen
others. all being Inhabited by negroes.
The first place visited was the home OF
George Miller at York and Harrison
streets. When the assault began from
the rear OF his house Miller ran In his
bare feet and without coat OF hat and es-
cCpcd from his purSucrs by going to the
city hall, where he found shelter with the
troops.
House Fired and Consumed
Coal oil was applied 10 his house, which
was soon a mass OF flames and was
quickly destroyed
From Miller's the mob went TO the
homes Of John Logan and Noah Ingra-
ham. double frame house on York
street. and the torch was applied after
the escape OF the occupants a few
minutes before The house was pract-
cally destroyed.
The militia was in hot pursuit OF some
of the rioters, and at Central avenue
chased them At the point of thc bayonet.
Even while this was going on some of the
members of the mob who were at Il safe
distance from the soldiers stoned tho
houses of negroes, windows being rlddled
with rocks they ran.
Negroes left the city during yesterday
and last night. traction cars between here
and Dayton carrying in all several
hundred. Many have also gone to Xenia.
Hamilton and Cincinnati.
Col Amel. IN charge OF tho militia ls
pursuing the rioters with vigor. and as a
result thirty arrests on charges OF
rloting have been made The station
house is well Allied with men and boys
held on suspicion.
one man, John Plerpont, was shot by
negro In the east end OF the city at late
hour. The negro fired from an upper
story window while his house was being
stoned