Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-03-07
Springfield, Ohio, the Scene Of
Serious Conflict I
THE MAYOR CALLED FOR TROOPS
Fierce Assault on Negro Section oNs
the City Follows Shooting of Az
White Man by Negroes-2olicea
Stoned and Houses Fired-AuthorTs
tiles are Unable to Cope with the 4
Rioters and Soldiers are Being
Rushed to the Scene. s.

Springfield, O.. Special.-Tuesday
night mob evidence prevailed here.
as the result Of a shooting in the rail
road yards early in the mcrning III
which NJ. NJ. Davis, a brakeman, was,
perhaps fatally shot by two negroes.
Preston Ladd, OF Be~llefontaine, and
Edward Dean, Of this city. Ladd
was taken to the hospital Tuesday
morning as a result Of injuries re-
ceived presumably in connection with
the shooting Of Davis, where he lies
in 4 ward adjacent to his victim.
Dean was taken to Dayton, after u
hurried conference Of officials. A
mob Of one thousand men and boys
formed line and marched to "The
jung a locality inhabited by col
ored people with the announced pur-
pose Of burning that section.
At 1890 a. H., Wednesday, the city
authorities succeeded in Astonishing
parts of Companies 3 and C Of the
third regiment, O. N. G., which are
stationed here. The total force nnm-
bers about IS men. They are o ON
the scene Of the fire and have pasIre,r
the mob back both ways in Columbia
street, east from Water street, and
west from Foster street. just as the
troops arrived more building was,
fired and no efforts were made /"
W. it. The police, fremen and the
rm, n Ilr,,n,, opo ,--, l,noa+:,o, {h,;, ~
forts to forcing the rioters back and
saving the property outside OF the
doomed square.
At 12:45 a. ~, Sheriff Al2iouev
had just wired Governor Patterson
the followmg:
"Send all possible troops tonight
ard hold others III readiness for to-
morrow.H
Sergeant Creaeer, The policeman hit
in the face with q prick, is IN 4 So
rious condition. Tile rnob is stouin@'
and jeering the m~ilitia1oen, but 4
show Of bayonets has suficed SO far
t. keep the rioters Oh the move. Tile
rumor that out Of town troops are
~momentarilv expected is having a qui-
citing effect on the mca. .
Mob Still Busy.
Springfield, O., Special.-With
eight companies Of State troops Oh
guard in this city, as . result Of
Tuesday nights mob violence in
which six houses were burned in
the colored residence district, more
incendiary fires were started early
again Wednesday night IN 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 20 have cS-
capped. The Flickers' Nest, which IS
inhabited by negroes ana whicl, iy-
ured III the Dixon MOP and suhsc-
quent race war two years ago. has
been assailed and several attempts
made to fire it, bat as it is guarded
by miltiamcn the effort has so 1a1
failed. Several alarms have bccn
turned in as Il result 1f the fires
started, but, as this dispatch is lied.
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 TIE city made
their way 10 the city building, whir.'
is i'll charge Of the soldiery.
Col. c. S. Amtnel, CT the Fourth
Regiment, arrived here and assumed
command Of the troops, relieving
Captain Horace Keifer. Who had beers
in command.
Up to II 80 O'Clock Wednesday
night the mobs had succeeded liz
burning two houses and had stoned
and partially demolished q dozen 9th
ers, al Aeing Inhabited by negroes.