Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-28
Citv in Fands of Mob

An lnturlateu MOD OF -pV Ptopie
was paradiug the streets Of Springfield,
Ohio last night and swearing vengeance
upon Preston Lad aud Edward Dean,
two negroes who Monday nigat Honnd
ed Martin NJ. Davis, brakeman or The
B G Four, and Earl Sulkius, baseball
player.
The mob formed On th9 public square,
and hen threats TO lynch were made,
Mayor Todd called upon Companies d
and F., of the Third Regiment. Ohio
National Guard, stationed in Springfield;
but so far neither company has re-
spcnded.
The mob started last night, just as it
did two years ago, when Richard Dick
erson. negro murderer, was lyuched
The cr0wd marched to the ''Jungles,
the notorious negro settlement, and
wrecked saloon kept by man named
Kemp'ner Later The mob set 1t on hre.
Another dive across The street was fred,
and as he flames set upward, the crowd
yelled. "Buru all Of them"
The old buildings we're razed and the
negroes fed. Tie police are at the
mercy Of III mob
NJ attempt was made to enter the jail,
as Dean, one of the negroes, was spirited
away to Dayton early las; night The
hospital where Ladd is lying injured is
under a heavy guard
A general alarm Of fire was sent IN
and ali the engines 10 the city were sent
to t e Jungl(s." The fire spread as
the mob cut the hose as fast 9s stream
of water was turned on the blaze The
mob continued its work Of demolishlng
buildings With cnbs and stones the
crowd chased all negroes out, and with
long poles as ba;iering rails it wrecked
The buildings.
The entire police force was called out,
but the mob grew hourly and could not
be checked. Policemen offering resis-
tance to the destruction were Knocked
down. When the mob learned that
Ladd had been secretly removed to Day
ton. the news seemed TO make it all the
more iufuriated.
The streets in the "Jungles" were
packed uith people, all bent upon de-
struction. The flames licked up the
dives and the shouts of the crowd rent
the air.
When the mob entered Kemptner's
saloon. Kemptner and his wife fed,
leaving their three little children asleep
in a room over the saloon. The build
ing was riddled with bullets and stones,
and it was only by the hardest efforts OF
police and firemen that way was forced
through the mob and the children res
cued. After the pillaging of the saloon
drunkenness was an added feature OF the
riot.
Sergt. Creager, who had charge of the
squad of police, was hit on the head with
a brick and seriously wounded. A re.
quest was sent Odt at 10 o'clock for the
Xena military company.
At midnight six bouses, which had
been fired by the mob, we're burning
fiercely, and the police had apparently
lost control of the situation. Only six
members of the local militia responded
to the mayors call, and the Xenia COM
pany, which was expected, had not ar
rived.
The police have made no arrests in
connection with the rioting. There are
reports, however, that the mob will as
semble tonight and to guard against this
nine more companies Of militia are un-
der arms. At s o'clock this morning
all was quiet and there are no indications
of further rioting at that time. Davis,
the railroad brakeman, is still alive, but
there are no hopes that he will pull
through. The burned district comprises
less than city black, and the buildings
were all cheap tenemenIs.