Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-01
RACE WAR IN SPRINGFIELD
Mob Resumes Its Attacks Upon Homes Of
Negroes in Ohio City.
SOLDIERS SUCCEED IN CHECKING RIOT
Two Houses Are burned aud Others
Partially Destroyed-Eight Com
panies of Militia Guard
streets.

SPRINGFIELD. o., Feb. $.-The riot
and race war begun here last night as a
result of the shooting of NJ. NJ. Davis. a
railroad man, by Ladd ant Dean, colored.
was continued tonight, the eight companies
of troops called out to assist the local
officials in preserving order not being able
to prevent the destruction of two houses
and the partial demolition Of dozen or
more others tonight at the hands of the
mob.
With eight companies Of state troops on
guard in this city as a result of last nights
mob violence, in which six houses were
burned In the colored residence district,
more incendiary fires were started early
again tonight in various parts of the city.
In every instance the houses were occupied
by negroes or negroes and whites. \ negro
house at Harrison and York streets was
stoned by large crowd, but the occupants
are believed to have escaped.
The FliclIers Nest" which is inhabitated
! by negroes, and which figured in the Dixon
mob and subsequent race war two years
| ago, has been assailed tonight and several
attempts made 10 fire it, but as IL is
! guarded by militiamen the effort has so
far failed Several alarms have been turned
! in as a result of the fires started, but no
| general alarm up to this hour, as every
available fireman is at work on the fires
| now under way. Several negroes who had
been chased by the angered whites from
/ the negro quarter OF the city made their
! way to the city building, which is in
/ charge of the soldiers. Colonel c. S. Ammel
! of the .Forty-eighth regiment arrived this
afternoon and assumed command of the
! troops, relieving Captain Horace kcifer,
/ who had been III command.
! Two Houses burned.
| Up to II 80 tonight the mob had succeeded
| in burning two houses and had stoned and
partially demolished dozen others all in
habited by negroes. The first place visited
was the home of George Miller at York and
! Harrison streets. When the assault began
from the rear of his house Miller ran in
his bare feet and without coat or hat es-
capped from his pursuers by going to the
city hall. where he found shelter with the
troops. Coal oil was applied to his house
which was soon mass of flames and was
| quickly destroyed
From Millers the mob went to the home
of John Logan and Noah Ingraham, a
double frame house on York street, and III,
torch was applied, following the escape oi
the occupants few minutes before. The
house was practically destroyed.
The militia was in hot pursuit of some o
the rioters and at Central avenue chased
them at the point of the bayonet. Ever
| while this was going on some OF the mem
bors of the mob were at a safe distance
from the soldiers and continued to stone
the houses of negroes. windows beinl
riddled with rocks as they ran.
Minister'S House Attacked.
The house of Rev. John Scurry, negro
preacher was stoned and the family fec
terror-stricken from II. The mob then sc
nre TO it, but the prompt arrival Of th'
militia prevented its destruction. Th
homes of Reuben Campbell and Charlc
Fillmore, on Central avenue, were riddle'
with stones and at this point boy, who's
name is not known, was shot in the Les
The militia has devoted its attention t.
control of the larger crowds leaving tn
police to look after the smaller end Of tn
riot. Promiscuous and random shooting
mas been a feature tonight and has adde
to the general terror. Two negro womcI
who jumped from the second stories o
their homes when assailed by the mobs
were seriously hurt and were taken I
the hospital
situation Under Control.
COLUMBUS. o., Feb. as.-Late tonigh
Adjutant General Hughes received tce
phone message from Colonel Ammel. i
command of the militia at Springfield
saying he did not believe il would he neces
sary to send any more troops TO Spring
field Colonel Ammcl has eight companie
under his command. four from Columbus
one each from Urbana and Xenia and tn
: two Springfield companies. Colonel ANN,
, reported that the shooting indulged I'm b
the mob was largely for the purpose of al
noying the soldiers. He was confident tina
the disorderly element could be controllc
: with the troops at hand.
Prisoners Returned to Dayton.
} DAYTON, o., Feb. "a dramatic inc
: dent in connection with the Springfield ric
! and the secret removal here Of Edwar
D Dean and Preston IAdd to escape the mol
r was enacted tonight Under order froi
the officials at Springfield, Deputy Shcri
Lawrence and Detective Long of Springfield
arrived here after dark to take the men
= Springfield for identification by NJ. y
Davis, the railroad brakeman, who was 1,
4 ported as dying. The boarded tractio
I car, but at Midway, a station seven mile
e from Springfield, were met by a couriC
: who had been sent to inform them that III
coming of the prisoners was anticipated h
the mob and that they would certainly I
lynched II taken into the city. The ofhcer
ing run back 10 Dayton. going the distanC
. of twenty miles i'm twenty-five minutes c
a special car provided by the traction con