The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-04-19
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED
Escort of White Woman Opens Firt
When Negroes Attack Them.

Springfield, Mo-, April 1G.-Leslie Pc
ters. 10 years old, shot and killed one
of two negroes who attacked him in
this city last night while he was es-
corting a young lady home from a
party. The negroes accosted him at the
gate of the young lady's home, and n
of the negroes fired two shots from a
revolver at him, but neither shot took
effect. Peters Immediately fired four
shots at the negroes, killing one OF
them. The other escaped. Peters went
to the police station and gave himself
up, but he was released without bond.
The dead negro was Ralph Burns,
who had Il bad reputation.
The news of the killing Of another
negro spread like wildfire throughout
the city, and hundreds of people left
their beds and fastened to the public
square. The militia on guard there
prevented any violent outbreaks, and
after a time dispersed the crowds and
no further trouble is feared, though it
is believed that the killing will tend to
increase the feeling against the negroes.
People Who had been disposed to sym
pathize with the negroes are incensed
at this latest assault.
squad of militia vas detailed to
guard the home of the young lady
whom Peters was escorting when he
vas attacked.
our Are Arrested.
Springfield, Mo, April 1S.-Four men
are now under arrest here charged with
being leaders in the mob that broke
into the county Jail Saturday night and
lynched three negroes. Two of the al
legged mob leaders are in jail and two
have been released on bond Charles
Cannefax and Oney Calfry We're the
first mel arrested. CannefaX has been
a pool room proprietor, but is at pres
ent employed in the st. Louis and San
Francisco railroad yards. Calfry is a
switchrnan for the same road Both
have been released on bonds.
a Crane, son of D. G. Crane, a well
known saddlery merchant, was the
third man arrested. Crane moves in
the best society here. Dat Hall. the
last man arrested, is a police court
character. Crane and Hall are still in
Jail.
Sheriff Refuses Remuneration.
CannefaX went to Sheriff Horner yes
terday and inquired how much damage
had been done by the mob on the sher-
ifs property. Cannefax was informed
that it would amount to 81 900. He then
said u collection would be taken up to
repair the loss, but his offer was fatty
refused by Sheriff Horner.
Grand Jury Meets Today.
The grand jury will meet today es-
pecially to indict those who were in
the mob of l%ynchers. Up to noon men
WHO had been in the mob made no
secret of it. They stood upon the street
corners and joked Zach other about it.
but when word came that Governor
Folk had offered $500 reward for the
conviction of any member of the mob
n when Roscoe Patterson, proseCut-
ing attorney, declared openly that he
intended to work for the arrest and
conviction of every nan concerned in
the lynching, there was uneasiness At
moor it became known that twenty
five warrants charging murder in the
first degree were in the hands of the
sheriff. After the arrests the lynch
ers became alarmed and left the
streets.
Around the Jail are camped 200 SOL
diers with guards out at every point so
that none can get near the Jail. No
mob that might be raised here could
face that sOldiery, and no one expects
a mob or an future trouble SO long as
the militia stays.
Cannefax Was a Special Officer.
When CannefaX was arrested it was
discovered that he was a special police
officer SWOrn in yesterday to help keep
the peace here. He had a revolver in
dis pocket. 1t is expected hat the
grand jury will indict at least fifty
and perhaps one hundred men. All
men supposed to know the names Of
any one IN the MOB Will be
as witnesses before the jury and in
this way the prosecutor hopes to get
the names of nearly all who took an
active part i'll the assault upon the
Jail.
Not a man in the mob wore q mask
or made amy attempt at cOncealment
The names of the leaders and of those
who led the negroes by ropes through
the streets and who lynChed them at
tcrWald are well known here.