The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-04-19
ANOTHER NEGRO KILLED
Eseor, Of White Woman Opens Fire
When Negroes Attack Them.

Springfield. Mo-. April iS.-Ieslle Pc
ters. 10 years old. shot and killed one
OF two negroes who attacked him In
this city last night while n was es-
cortiEg young lady home from u
party. The negroes accosted him at tn.
gate Of the young lady's home. and one
of the negroes fired two shots from "A
revolver NJ him. but neither shot took
eject. retcrs 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 a bad reputation.
The news OF the killing Of another
negro spread like wiidfire 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 IL feared. though Il
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.
n squad OF militia was detailed TO
guard the home OF the young lady
whom Peters was escorting when he
was attacked.
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Four Are Arrested.
Springfield. Mo. April ls-Four mek
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 OF bond. Charles
Sannefax and Oney Calfry were the
hrst men arrested. Cannefax has been
\ pool room proprietor. but IN ut pres
ent employed In the 81. Louis and San
Francisco railroad yards. Calfry In n
switchman for the same road. Both
have been released on bonds.
Dan Crane. son OF ID. a.. Crane. n well
known saddlery merchant. was the
third man arrested. Crane moves la
the best society here. Dat Hall. the
last man arrested. u police court
character. Crane and Hall are still In
Jail.
Sheriff Refuses Remuneration.
Cannefnx went to Sheriff Horner yes.
terday and inquired how much damage
had been done by the mob on the sher-
ms property. Cannefax was informed
hat IL would amount To $1,000. He then
said a collection would be- taken up To
repair the loss. but his offer was natly
refused by Sheriff Horner.
Grand jury Meets Today.
The grand jury will meet today es-
pcCially To indict those who were I'm
the mob OF lynchers. Up to noon men
who had been In the mob made no
secret of IL. They stood upon the street
corners and joked each other about a..
but when word came that Governor
Folk had offered $500 reward for the
conviction or any member OF the mob
and when Roscoe Patterson. prosecut-
Ing attorney. declared openly that he
intended to work for the arrest and
conviction OF every man concerned In
the lynching. there was uneasiness. Al
noon u became known that twenty
five warrants charging murder I'm the
first degree were In the hands OF the
sneriff. 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 yet 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.
CannefaS Was q Special Officer.
When Canncfax was arrested Il was
discovered that he was a special police
officer sworn in yesterday To help keep
the peace here. lie had "A revolver In
hts pocket. IL IL expected that the
grand Jury will indict at least nifty
and perhaps one hundred men All
any one Ia the mob will he summoned
rs witnesses before the Jury and I'm
this way the prosecutor hopes Co get
the names uf nearly all who took an
active part In the assault upon the
Jail
Not u man In the mob wore mask
or made any attempt at "onCeaiment.
Tn" names ~ the leaders and OF those
who led ;h" negroes bv ropes through
the streets and who lynchcd them AZ