The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-07-31
MOB FORMED AT MOUNDS
TRIED TO LYNCH NEGRO
But Deputies Escaped
With Him to Mound
City
GAVE MUREERER GUN
WHICH CAUSED THE DEATH OF
HOMER AVER AT
LARGE--WHI PEOPLE
lNCENSED AT CRIME.

LARGE-WHiTE PEOPLE
lNcENsED AT CRIME.
Special TO The Bulletin.
Mound City, ILL.,, July 30 After !
long chase to capture him and aftel
eludng. with difficulty, mob o
white men at Mounds, deputy sheriff,
late tonight landed in the county jai
here. Sam Mcdonald. negro con
nected with the murder Of Homer
Harris, white man at a negro picnic
few miles above UIlin Saturday
night.
Mcdonald, after he and Homer
Travis another negro had trouble
with Harris over their refusal to pay
for riding on merry so round, hand
ed Travis a revolver and told him TO
"Iet him (Harrs) have IT,"
Deputy Sheriff Hultz captured Me
Donald at Parks, small station on
the Chicago &, Eastern Illinois rail
road, and wired other deputies al
Mound City. They went to Perks to
assist in bringing him here. The ne
gro was taken from Perks TO tlllin
and where they boarded an Illino $
Central train at G:30 for Mounds.
A number Of ulin citizens. who
were greatly incensed over the mur-
der of Harris went to Mounds on an
earlier train and solicited the aid OF
Mounds citizens to help lynch the ne
gre.
Serious trouble might have been
experienced had the mob which had
Ratsn readily tormeit, kauwn that Tho
negro was to hapeshaen drought in on
he earl or train They had no. ex.
Dected the deputies to arrive with him
intif 1880 tonight and were therefore
lot prepared to act
Hid Negro From Mob.
The deputies upon arriving vt
hounds started with their prisoner
or livery barn to secure a rig 70
AXE him to Mound City. They soon
earned of the prop, sed lynching ana
oncealed the negro in an alley Later
fhen it had grown darker they led
i'm through back streets to the rear
t McNulty's livery stable where
wo horse wagon was rented. Tho
cgro was made ia lie flat In the bot,
lm of the wagon ANA. taking an out
the way coarse the deputies start.
Il fsr Mound City.
The mob had by This time learned
lat the deputies were in the city
ilh the negro and search over the
,wn was made Just as the wagoa /
as well on its way towards Mound |
ily the wouldbe lynchers found that /
icy had been foilcd and an attcmpt /
as made io catch the wagon. None |
the party wa4 mounted aud the |
lasr was ineffective
When The wagon had gr,ne about a
mdred rods from Mounds a shot was
ed by some one Members of tho
oh declare that they did not shoot
ID it l. thought by soma that friend
Mcdonald had tried 10 hit one Of
g deputies.
Now Safe in Jail.
The trip 10 MNlnd city was made
ihout further incident and the ne.
o was locked mp at . O'Clock. He is
rly and refuses to say anything
ont the crime but was badly fright
ed when he learned that mob was
Ter him in Mounds.
The Jail Is well guarded tonight and
trouble is expected although a
epho1e message from Mounds stay
that there was some talk of form ,
a party to go to Mound CITY and
The an attemp TO hang the negro. 7
The deputies Who hrorg1i McDoI- ,
10 jail were poweI. Pur.ey and
NJ. The latter had a long chase 4
er the negro bui captured him ,
'hout much difficulty n
Soon after the murder ~ Harris
Iurday might Sheriff James Wel- A
and n posse Il depaties arrived on
''Nit' ftIiH NUN NtFfAi+tiN fli inc 81
'ro picnic party learned The details 4
the crime and also the names aud ri
'cripiiOns Of the three mon inter.
ed in ii Hultz took np The trail T
Pr Mcdonald and tracked him 70 fl
ks. several miles northwest Of IL $,
He was net armed when arrest b
On Track Of Travis.
'ravi9. the negro who fired the five
IT'S into Harris is sin ai large al- V
ush if is thought that he will DE is
iured before morning A. last ac. C;
MS received late tonight. he had 81
o IN the d reetion Of Joepa and lie Jr
- have started there after him
Joppa authorities have a good de-
ption Of him and his escape is not
ected 81
ON Paine alias Wrinkle Love. a p
f-uncIafe1 an SersaI razaA