The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
VERY QUIET DAY
At SPRINGFIELD
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shot OF a piece of brick wrapped in a
handkerchief.
Two more companies OF State troops
from Piqua are held in readiness for
service here. but the present outlook
does not indicate that more will be
needed, as the backbone OF the rio seems
to have been broken effectually.
Guarded by two companies of the third
regiment, tho prisoners, Edward Dean
and Preston Ladd were brought here
from Dayton to-day and taken to the
City Hospital to be identified by Martin
Davis, the brakeman who was shot and
wounded Monday night by Dean and
Ladd. The Journey was made in a spe-
cial car over the Dayton. Springfield and
Urbana Traction Line. The prisoners
were taken from the car and marched
to the hospital. ten blocks away There
was no disturbance on the way to hos
pital. as their coming was not generally
known. Davis identified Edward Dean.
but failed to identify Ladd.
When the naturalization OF Dean as the
assailant of Brakeman Davis became
known, murmuring was renewed. The
police learned OF threats made against
one or two factories employing colored
laborers and a number of appeals were
made from various sections for protec-
ton tonight. Threats also have been
made against Police Judge Mlller's resi-
dence and he has refused to accept pro-
lection.
Twenty-Five rioters were arraigned in
the Police Court to-day. Sixteen were
charged Will rioting. four OF whom had
the additional charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons.
These four were each lined 5000 and
costs and Gent to the Xenia work-house
until the fine and costs are paid. Those
charged with dlsorderly conduct were
fined $50 and costs.
AS usual. the innocent and harmless
were the greater sufferers In last nights
disturbance. The different mobs, which
were made up of young hoodlums and
rowdies rather than determined men
bent on %avenging wrong, directed their
movements promiscuously against the
colored people at large. The first de-
structive work of the mob in the district
known as THE HILL" where many Of
the men and boys In the crowd were
reared. it is said, was in Harrison Street,
when they broke into the home OF George
Miller. an inoffensive colored man.
Miller and his wife were forced to flee
for their lives, coatless, hatless and bare
footed, getting out through the base
ment. They ran and jumped over a wall
into the railroad tracks. Miller STUN
bled along the railroad tracks and
reached the city building in safety. where
he told a most pitiful tale to the mill
tary authorities and Mayor Todd. AS
he looked back he could see his house
on fire.
Another wanton attack. was made at
No. IT'S York Street, where two colored
families, one of John Logan n the
other of Noah Ingram. resided.
Both families escaped from the house.
although Mrs. Logan stood in her back
yard and watched the house set on fire.
No Longer Serious.
The fact that the situation is no longer
regarded as serious is evidenced by thu
announcement shortly after midnight that
Colonel Ammea will this morning at
8 O'Clock, relieve the three local COM
panies, leaving only the Urbana and
xenia companies on guard.
A meeting at which three hundred
prominent citizens and business men We're
in attendance, was held last night at
the Commercial CLUB rooms. at which
steps were taken to organize O citizens
league to combat crime n prevent ~
recurrence of trouble. 1t was the sense
of the meeting hat the non-enforcemene
of the laws was the cause of the out
break.