The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-03
MILITIA ON GUARD
AFTER MOB OUTRAGE
Crowd, Seeking Negro, Fires on
a Jail, Killing Detective and
Wounding Alderman.

Mobile, Oct. 3.-ExcitementS contin
-ues high over the attack upon, the jail
last night and the death of Private De-
tective Roy Hoyle at an early hour this
morning. Three companies Of militia
ordered here from Fort Deposit, Ever
green and Brewer, arrived early in the
day and are now stationed about the
city. -~ ::.,-E
Hoyle, a special officer of the Mobile
& Ohio railroad, and one of the most
widely known and best-liked men in this
vicinity, was fatally shot and Alderman
Sidney Lyons, chairman Of the city ,coun-
Gil Of Mobile, was slightly wounded in
the hand last night during fight at the
county Jail between deputy sheriffs and
ture Dick Robinson, young negro.
The negro, who is only II years OF
age, attacked Ruth, the 12-year;,So;ld
daughter Of Blount Bossaman. The
girl was passing a secluded spot not
far from her home when she was at
tackled. Later, she was found lying
unconscious by the roadside and was
taken to her home. Detectives were
placed on the track of the negro and
He was taken before the girl, who at
once identified him. Deputy Sheriff
Fatch, knowing that the negroes life
would be taken by mob if he brought
him into this city, caused him to be
conveyed to station several miles up
the Mobile & Ohio railroad He was
not taken to the Jail at ALL and was at
least eight miles from the city when
the mob, which determined to have
him, approached the building. -
March Thru Jail.
Sheriff Powers met the leaders of the
mob and Informed them that the man
they were seeking was not in the Jail
and had never been brought there.
He offered to let anybody whom he
personally knew pass thru the jail to
satisfy the crowd of the truth of his
statement.
About forty men walked thru the cor
ridors, some of them returning and as
surfing the members Of the mob that the
man was not there.
While several men, including Hoyle
and Lyons, were still in the Jail a por
ton of the crowd seized a telephone
pole which had been blown down in the
recent storm, and dashed it against
the closed part of a double door, one
half of which was open. The door fell
with a crash and almost instantly a
shot came from a revolver in the hands
of a man standing in the gate.
At once the members Of the mob COM
menced fusilade. Not more than q
dozen men took part in the firing, and
as the shots rang out there was a STAN
pede on the part of the crowd for shell
ter. The mob was widely scattered, and
in a few seconds Alderman Lyons, who
had been on the inside of the Jail, came
the blood was streaming, announced
that he had been shot and that Hoyle
had received bullet thru the left lung.
: The fact that Hoyle had been shot
while looking thru the Jail in order to
ascertain it the negro was there. took
all the fight out Of the mob, and for
the most part it dispersed quietly.
Negro Spirited Away.
While there is a general feeling of
condemnation for the mob Of last night.
which without excuse or reason, opened
fire on the jail, there is strong feeling
that something must be done and done
soon to stamp out such crimes as Rob
inson 8. They have been frequent here
of late and the Indignation and wrath
of the white people is so great that any
trivial episode -maysat any minute cause
serious outbreak.
Governor jerks said today that while
he did not apprehend any more trouble
right now, he considered it wise tc
hold the troops here for some days tc
guard against contingencies.
Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 3.-Two dep
uty sheriffs from Mobile reached Biz
mingham today, having in charge Cor
nelius Robinson, the negro youth who i!
-, alleged to have assaulted Ruth Sossa
man, l2-year-old white girl, near thai
. city yesterday afternoon and because
of which crime a mob attempted tt
storm the Mobile Jail last night. Rob
inson was placed in the Jefferson coun
ty Jail for safekeeping. He denies hi
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