The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-09
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Several days lqst} Week .spryr gasld, !,
Oalo,, H&s the sSena otssjmuic;iiYl disorder
on acc3unt Of thp, ,shoetins Of q White.
brakeman p$med, M, ,M, Davis bs,
P'eston Ladd and Edgar Dean, colore d
both Of wnom bad teen placed under
arrest and BtUs.sse aot % threatened tened
lynching hurried under cover df dsa,rk
ness by the authoffCieg TO Dayton,
"here they are now safelyNlodgedt' lii,
II. When the mob Learned that the
prisoners had been taken from SprinR-
Il Id 1t went To that part OF town
known as the Jungle" inhabited b,
colored people, and began to burn
and Loot dwelling houses and saloons.
AT least six dwellings, we're burned
and the contents Of one Aloon luoteed.
a force OF 75 members Of local military
companies are guarding the scene
where the mob holds sway.
Mayor Todd shortly after 8 O'Clock
asked that Companies of the Thiro
regiment, OHIO National Guard, ha
called out. The mob soon reached
tie "Jungles" and battered one house
TO pieces with stones and posts used
| 1s batCering rams A general FIRE
alarm wa3 sounded. The sounding OF
the Yongs served to fill the street with
people and the feeling In the crowds
Has tense. The mob entered K4mp-
ers saloon In East Columbia street
and q llckly looted it.
Kampler and his wife fled, leaving
| their three little children asleep In q
room over the saloon. The building
wae rIddled with bullets and stones
and 1t was only by men that way
was forced through the mob and the
children rescued. After the pillaging
of the saloon drunkenness was an
added feature Of the riot. At II
N'cock members Of the mob broke
.mough a Gordon Of police ank set
II to q house In the 'Jungles. .
"hlch was quickly burned down.
Sergeant Creager, who had clarge
tae squad of police, was hit on the
mead WIZ brick and seriously woun-
sd. a riq lest was sent out 10 o.
lock fof tie xedia military com psny.
AZ nj night six houses, which had
oaen fired by the mob, were burning
le c;ly and the pohce had apparent
lost control OF the situation. ONLY
TX members OF the local militia res
bonded TO the mayors call and The
HaDis G m mpany, whica was expected
did mol arrived.
Sneiitf Almoney wired Governor
Patterson the following: Send all
possible troops and hold others In;
readiness for tomorrow" Sergeant.
Creager, the policeman hit in the
race With Abrl lck, is Ia o. seriote 6 10
diton. The mob is stoning and jSer
ing the militiamen, 1ut ahow OF
oayonets has suffered SO far to keep
the rioters on the move The rumoI
shat out OF town troops are momen.
Gsrily expected Is having a Quetinl
feet on the mob.
The city authorities succeeded al
! Il Is O'Clock Wednesday, in assrmolinp
Companies b. and @. OF the lhid reg.
iment, 0, N g., which are stationed
mere. The total force umbers abou
10 incn. They are now on The scene
Jf the tire and have pushed the moi
lack both ways In Columbia street f,
asst from Wafer street and west from
So tsr street. Just as the troops ar
rived enc more building WAS fred anc
10 ttfJrt we're made 10 sava 1t, the
police, fiIeucn and the euardsm L
re no" directing their effJrts u
forcing the rioters back and saVln,
oEe property lu5side OF the ooomet
! Qlare.
Hne militia were assemble only il
6nc Eick cf biroe, as the mob had beeI
1fou eu toa !rerzl Of rage arc tlrea,
Aned 70 repeat the scenes OF March Z,
i9u4. when r. chard ID xon was lyncn
ca be- ore I he troops CT IL d prevent IL
he police will make no arrests IL
Econrtcticn wibn3,he riotlng.
Davis, the braAeman, Is still ahv
at hospital, but there are no hore
# lis recovery. T%o ompan.es. uJ
The Tatrd >ee!menGare on duty.at the
cane. a Company OF the Nint.l oat
;allion, ueRfo, troops, Is held In read
|tGeSS Ia the atnOry.
The burned d street comprises less
than city block. The tu dings
we're al cheap tenemtnts. When
the police ld fire department. were
nnaole to cope with the situation,
M,y>r 4, id called up the aojutaut
general on long disla CO telephone
Nnd asked assistance. Mayor Ktefer
aaa great difficuiby la getting TIE
mili Iam n 10 respond to the cali to
bic az the arm"rv.
Ill .uguu ia, ,meelves.
A dispatch from ColQult Ca, to
tie Atlanta Journal says the coroner
| has inst ratuYnod from Q,hcpnl n,