Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-17
FOUR MEN ARRESTED
Alleged Leaders Of Springfield Mob Taken
Into Custody.
TWENTY-FIVE WARRANTS SWORN 0U
Large Force of Deputy sheriffS Sent Out to
Serve Them.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY coNVENES TODAY
Governor Folk Says Enough Troops Will Be
Sent TO Protect Prisoners.
'ECIAL GRAND JURY coNvENEs TODAY
NEGROES ATTACK BOY AND WOMAN
Man Fires Four shots and Kills one
Negro, hut other Escapes
Incident Greatly Inten-
Hines Feelings.

s1nes FeeltnRH,
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. April 16.-Four men
are now under arrest here charged with be-
ing leaders in the mob that broke into
the county Jail Saturday night and lynched
three negroes. Two Of the alleged mob
leaders are in Jail and two have been re-
leased on bond. Charles Cannefax and
Oney Calfry were the FIRST men arrested.
CannefaN has been a poolroom proprietor,
but is at present employed in the st. Louis
San Francisco railroad yards.
Calfry Is a switchman for the same road
Both have been released on bond. Dan
Crane. son of d. d. Crane, a well-known
saddlery merchant. was the third arrested.
Crane moves in the best society here. Oat
Hall, the last man arrested, is a police
court character. Crane and Hail are still
in Jail. Cannefax went TO Sheriff Horner
today and inquired how much damage had
been done by the mob on the sherff's prop
erty. Cannefax was informed that It would
amount to $1,000. He then said a collection
would be taken up to repair the loss, but
his offer fatty refused by Sheriff Hor-
ner
Warrants for twenty-five persons, charg-
| ing them with being leaders in the mob.
were issued this afternoon and force of
deputies was sent out to make arrests.
The grand jury will meet tomorrow morn
ing especially to indict those who were in
the mob of lynchers.
Members of Mob Alarmed.
Up to noon today men who had been in
! the mob made no secret of It. They stood
upon the street corners and joked each
other about 1t, but when word came that
Governor Folk had offered $500 reward for
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and when Roscoe Patterson. prosecuting at
torney, declared openly that he intended to
work for the arrest and conviction of every
man concerned in the lynching, there was
uneasiness. At noon It became known that
twenty-five warrants charging murder in
the first degree were in the hands Of the
sheriff. After the arrests the lynchers he
came alarmed and left the streets.
Before dark the square was deserted and
tonight it is absolutely quiet.
Around the Jail are cainped 200 soldiers
with guards out at every point that none
can get near the jail. No mob that might
be raised here could face that soldlery and
no one expects a mob or any future trouble
as long the militia stays.
How long it will be kept here no one
knows. 1t will stay until Governor Folk
orders it away. Rush Lake. assistant at
torney general, will be here tomorrow
the governors representative and his ad-
! vice and that of DeArmond. adjutant gem
eral, in this matter will probably be fol-
lowed by the governor. DeArmond Is
camped with the militia in the jail yard.
Fifty Indictments Expected.
When Cannefax was arrested today it was
discovered that he was a special police Of
hcer sworn in yesterday to help keep the
peace here. He had revolver in his
pocket. 1t is expected that the grand jury
will indict at least fifty and perhaps 100 men.
All men supposed to know the name of any
one in the mob will be summoned wit
nesses before the grand jury and in this
way the prosecutor hopes TO get the names
OF nearly all who took an active part in
the assault upon the jail.
Not a man in the mob wore a mask or
made any attempt at concealment. The
names OF the leaders and Of those who led
the negroes by ropes through the streets
and who lynehed them sftewsrd are we'll
known here.
The Ministerial alliance, composed of all
the ministers of the city. passed resolu-
tions at their meeting today condemning
the mob and calling on all law-abiding
citizens to support the efforts OF Governor
Folk and Prosecuting Attorney Patterson
TO bring the mob leaders to justice. A.
mass meeting that was to have been called
by the alliance for tonight was not held.
The civil and military authorities asked
that the meeting should be given up. but
assigned no reason. The six negro mem
bers Of the alliance united iu saying that
no effort would be made by the colored
people to have revenge for the work Of the
mob.
BOY Kills n Negro.
Leslie Peters. IS years Of age, shot and
killed Ralph Burns who attacked him in
this city tonight while he was escortlng
young woman home from a party. Two
negroes accosted him at the gate OF the
young womans home and one OF the
negroes fired two shots from a revolver
at him, but neither took effect
Peters Immediately fired four shots az
the negroes, killing one Of them. and the
other escaped. The dead negro was not
identified. Burns went 20 the police sta
tion and gave himself up but he was re-
leased without bond.
The news OF the killing Of another negro
spread like widfre throughout the city
and hundreds Of people left their beds and
FASTENED 10 the public square. The militia
on guard there prevented any violent out
break and after a time dispersed the
crowds and no further trouble is feared to-
night though it is believed that the killing
tonight will tend to increase the feeling
against the negroes People who had been
disposed 20 sympathize with the negroes
are incensed at this latest assault.
A squad Of militia was detailed to guard
the home OF the young woman whom
Burns was escorting when he was attacked.
Folk Orders Arrests Made.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, April i6-At
noon Governor Folk issued instructions TO
Adjutant General DE Armand 70 direct Gen
eral II, c. Clark in command Of the state
militia now In Springfield, 10 arrest the
leaders Of the mob Of Saturday night. put
them in jail and surround the Jail with
troops for protection. The governor stated
that the militia will be kept IN Springfield
until quiet and order Is restored and danger
Of injury 10 persons and property h
sverted. This afternoon Governor Folk de-