The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-03-08
Springfield, Ohio, the Scene of
Serious Conflict
THE MAYOR CALLED FOR TROOPS
Fierce Assault on Negro Section OF
the City Follows Shooting OF !
White Man by Police
Stoned and Houses Fired-Author-
tiles are Unable to Cope with the
Rioters and Soldiers are Being
Rushed to the Scene.

Springfield. o., Special.-Tucsday
night mob evidence prevailed here.
a. the result of shooting III the rail-
road yards early III the morning III
which NJ NJ Davis. Il brakeman. was
perhaps fatally shot by two negroes,
Preston Ladd, of Belleiontainc. and
Edward Dean, of this city Ladd
was taken to the hospital Tuesday
morning a. result of injuries re-
celved presumably iii connection with
the shooting of Davis. where he lies
in a ward adjacent 10 his victim.
Dean was taken 10 Dayton, after
hurried conference OF officials. A
mob of one thousand men and BOYS
formed line and marched 10 1.-The
jung a locality Inhabited by col
ored people with the announced pur-
pose Of burning that section.
At 1880 a. M. Wednesday. the city
authorities succeeded in assembling
parts Of Companies Il and c Of the
third regiment, o. n. g.. which are
stationed here. The total force num-
bers about - men. They are now on
the scene Of the fire ard have pushed
the mob back both ways in Columbia
street, east from Water street. and
west from Foster street. Just as the
troops arrived one more building was
fred and no efforts were made to
save it. The police, firemen and the
guardsmen are now directing their eff
forts to forcing the rioters back and
saving the property outside of the
doomed square.
At 12:4J a. m.. Sheriff Almoney
had just wired Governor Patterson
the following:
"Send all possible troops tonight
ard hold others in readiness for to-
morrow.'
Sergeant Creager, the policeman hit
in the face with brick, is III Sc
rious condition. The mob is stoning
and jeering the militiamen, but
show Of bavonets has sufficed so far
t" keep the rioters on the move. The
rumor that out of town troops are
momentarily expected is having quiz
citing effect on the mob.
Mob Still Busy.
Springfield, O., Special-Witb
eight companies of State troops on
guard Isl this city, as a result of
Tuesday night mob violence in
which six houses were burned in
the colored residence district, more
incendiary fires were started early
again Wednesday night III various
parts Of the city. In every instance
the houses were occupied by negroes
or negroes and whites A negro house
at Harrison and York streets was
stoned by Il large crowd, but the
occupants are believed to have es-
capped. The Flickers' Nest. which is
inhabited by negroes and which fig
ured in the Dixon mob and subse-
quent race war two years ago, has
been assailed and several attempts
made to fire it, but as it is guarded
by miltiamen the effort has so far
failed Several alarms have been
turned in as a result Of the fires
started, but. as this dispatch is filed,
no general alarm has been turned in
as every available fireman is at work
on the fires now under way.
Flee to City Building.
Several negroes who have been
chased by the angered whites from
the negro quarter Of the city made
their way TO the city building, which
is in charge of the soldiery.
Col. c. S. Ammel, of the Fourth
Regiment, arrived here and assumed
command Of the troops. relieving
Captain Horace Keifer, who had been
in command.
u to 1870 O'Clock Wednesday
night the mobs had succeeded in
burning two houses and had stoned
and partially demolished dozen 9th
ers, all being inhabited by negroes.