Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-18
THIRD NEGRO HANGED
BY SPRINGFIELD MOB
Both Races Were Armed And
Trouble Was Feared.
MILITIA CONTROLS SITUATION
While Negro WsS Being Roasted, a
Dance Was In Progress at Side OF
, Square, and the Dancers Watched
, the Bloody Work OF Mob.

Square, and the Dancers Watched
the Bloody Work Of Mob.
Springfield, Mo-, April l7.--At els
o'clock Sunday morning, William Al
len, a negro, was taken from the couu
~ Jail here and lynchCd in the pub.
lie square by the same mob that TWO
hours earlier had hanged Grace Dan
can and James Copeland. The body
OF Allen later was burned t. a,h.,
SIS were those OF the other negroes, 5r
meath the spot where they hal been
lyuched
At midnight the militia had clear.
ed the public square Of all people
and slept around the tower whore IN.
three negroes, were lynch,d SATURDAY
niGht. Other squads OF militia pa"al.
ell the negro districts The streets
Otherwise were deserted ThDr, g.,
feeling now that the trouble Is over /
Sunday night a reaction set In, and
most people condemn tho action Of the
mob
The authorities assert tna' Copeland .
aud Duncan, two Of the victims were .
Innocout. This is the general behrf .
Following the dispatch Of Duncan /.
and Copeland some one suggested 'ld. /.
Allen aud Bus Cain, two other noEru", +.
Known 70 be in the jail should a.~1 .
1e lyuched.
The mob, now hlood'HJrs'v and ,
wrought up to the hllhcs' pitch ~ \ .
ri'ement, readily took up 'hr c.f ard .
soon tho charred homes - q i.,ri vic. F.
'im lay beneath the s!a.u" ~ 'ho God T.
dess Of Liberty Cain escaped
Allen and Cain were beng usH w.u
suspicion OF having murdered . = .
aInark, while Duncan aud Copeland .
v.rC accused of ASSEMBLING mabel .
E!mundson q white domestic,
Their work finally accomplished ne
mob quietly dispersed Eu' sunday I.
The crowds augmented ~ hundreds
NJ persons from surrounding towns.
filed the streets making H6rr''- -
further vengeance. and 1uuIay night
several companies OF state militia. OF.
dored out bv Governor FoIk. together
with 200 deputy shcrae, ra'ro'cd Tho
S'-cets
When tho mob lcf, The J,v ~ ud.
rl.n' with Copeland auI Duncan. u
Prisoners escaped In the excitement
Among them was Cain RI Alien
was there vet and The second mob
frut him hiding under r1' u.
was dragged out his hands W,r, u0I
t'aini his back a rope Wa pm aA'l
DIS neck and H. was marched 3poD '.,.
''-""t 20 he town square Teo mon .
- ne mob climbed upon tho -'alrva, .
orI stood upon me platform " ne
. 'N'pc With Allen betWeCn them
one - these men. Who held a Ian
'rn "a his hand. facei ne crowd Do
S77 and waving hi- han! toward -,
r'Ero. said
ladies' and Centlsmer Tbs I..
WI A'iHn. Ne man Who murI.r.t .'t
man RlaTk VIA, shall ~ to a.'a
AUr'.
"S tlAt AIEta '4' 'TNH .
'tfps him overheard
30 mob Vas undecided VILE enc
'-"Rt vas debating the second LAT
90 he platform began tyinE roy,
ne iron railing
me aeEro sioDd directly a,p,. '-.
ea'1it~rinE ash heap from Sbisb '.r
enc, q Burning fr.A arose IA DO
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