New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-02
RACE RIOTS RENEW ED.
MILIII1 CHARGES MOB.
Soldier injured in Springfield
More Houses Burn.
by Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

lBy Telegraph TO The Trbuns1
Springfield. Ohio. March 1-Facing night Of
terror. the worst the city ever saw, the author
tiles exercised extra precautions early tonight
expecting renewal of mob violence as the re-
suit of the Identification of Edward Dean, the
negro. as the assailant of Davis the railroad
brakeman. Despite the efforts of the military
and the police, large sized mob formed early
this evening in Section street and set two houses
on fire. one in Race and the other in High street
The militia charged the mob and dispersed it
More trouble is feared when the crowd as
sembles again. One soldier. Private Arthur
Stimmel, of Company I, of Xenia, was injured in
the charge of the militia.
AS precautionary measure Colonel Ammel
posted two machine guns and a company of
troops at the courthouse and Jail, and the entire
square is cut Off The distribution of the guns
and troops over the city has had a depressing
effect on the rioters, and with the exception OF
little affrays. which did not amount to much. but
little out of the ordinary happened.
NJ M. Davis, the victim of Ladd and Dean. the
negroes who melted mob violence is still alive
but rapidly sinking in the hospital His identi-
fcation late this afternoon of Dean his
sailant melted the mob leaders, and no doubt is
responsible for to-nights gathering.
Propped up in bed and surrounded by one
hundred guardsmen. he identified Dean the
person who shot him. He unable to say
whether Ladd. the other negro. with Dean
when the assault made The two negroes
brought here this afternoon under guard
of two companies from Dayton. and were re-
turned to that city after Dean had been identi-
fed.
The Commercial Club met tonight to take
action for the enforcement of the law. The
most prominent citizens of the city attended.
In speeches it was stated that present condi-
tions due to politicians catering TO negroes
and low whites and the lax police and court
methods
The authorities at the hospital where Davis
is lying refuse 10 answer telephone calls. and 1t
is believed that the negroes victim is dead and
that the news is being suppressed lest fresh
outbreak the part of the mob may result in
bIoodshed.
The alleged rioters faced Police Justice Miller
to-day. Those who pleaded guilty Were fined
$500 each and were sentenced TO thirty days in
the workhouse. The judge said he would con-
tribute his share toward suppressing lawless
ness by giving rioters summary punishment
AS usual, the innocent and harmless the
greater sufferers of last nights disturbances.
The different mobs. which were made up Of
young ruff1ans. rather than determined men bent
on avenging wrong. directed their movements
promiscuously against the colored populace at
large The first destructive work OF the mob in
the district known as the HILL where many Of
the men and boys IN the crowd were reared it
is said. was in Harrison street when they broke
into the home of George Miller, inoffensivs
negro.
Miller and his wife were forced to flee for their
lives, coatless. hatless and barefooted. getting
out through the basement. They ran and jumped
over a wall to the railroad tracks Miller
stumbled along the tracks and reached the city
building in safety, where he told a pitiful tale
10 the military authorities and Mayor Todd As
he looked back he could his house fire.
Another wanton attack was made at No. 175
York street where two negro families. Of
John Logan and the other of Noah Ingram,
lived. Both families escaped from the house. al
though Mrs Logan stood in her back yard and
watched the house set on fire.
They turned over the stove. upset the lamp
and broke up everything in the house." said
Mrs. Logan. when asked how they set fire to
her home
Dayton, Ohio, March 1.-Concurrent with the
report from Springfield that the death OF Davis
would lead 10 relentless pursuit of his murderer.
several strange men have stopped citizens to
ask for lodging places, and have invariably in
auired whether any railroad men frequented
there The police the sheriff and the militia
are on the alert for outbreak.