Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-16
Mob Wrecks Jail at Springfield, Mo-,
and Turns the Prisoners Loose.
Militia Is After Those Who Escaped and Rewards
Are Offered for the Lynchers.

| day fer aid. The governor responded
promptly and within few hours six
companies Of militia were on the way
to Springfield from various parts of
Missouri. The first of these companies
! arrived this evening and it was fol
| lowed during the night at intervals by
| others.
| In addition to sending soldiers to
guard against further violation Of the
| law, Gov. Folk took quick action to
prosecute the leaders of the mob. The
governor authorized a reward of 5000
each for the arrest and conviction of
| mcmb, IS of the mob. This is the
limit allowed by law. He also ill.,
structcd RuShlakc, assistance attorney
general t" go to Springfield to aid in
| terrcting out and prosecuting the lead
crs in last nights work.
| OF the If prisoners, whites and ne
Eroes, who escaped from the prison
last night during the mob violence,
| four were captured during the day. Ne
ErocS. who dared to appear on the
streets today We're greeted with boots
| and iccrs and on several occasions
| men and boys collected to attack them.
| Both negroes and whites are armed.
| There was Il steady demand today for
| firearms and at many hardware stores
| it was reported that the entire stock
/ of weapons Of every sort has been sold.
Mre. Horner. the shcriffs wife. who
| tainted owing to fear of violence, is in
| a critical condition.
Many of the leading ministers in
! their Easter sermons today denounced
| tho lYrchinG in strong terms and
| called upon the proper authorities to
enforce the law or resign their posi-
| tionS. Prosecuting Attorney Roscoe
Patterson of Greene county. said to-
night:
| Every man implicatcd in this das-
| thrdly outrage. whose name | am able
To learn. will he punished to the full
| extent cf the law. The members of the
| mob are outlaws.
Prosecuting Attorney Patterson ana
| Sheriff Horner ere said to have secured
| the names of more than 100 mon who
| took an active part in the Iynching
| Tho leaders of the mob were not dis
| GuiS"d. bat worked in the full glare of
| tn" electric lights on the square
| Prosecuting Attorney Patterson made
the statement tonight that he will o.
|
| criminal court, to summon a special
| grand jury at once and make a most
| thorough investigation into the lynch
| ing with tn" purpose Of prosecuting
| every man concerned who can bc an
| pretended This appeal. it is declared.
| will Hc supported by n petition. signed
| by hundreds of the best citizens in this
| community
| a crowd of ncGroc; assembled on tho
| publ" SHulr" carly tonight and refused
| to di>pcrsc. hut when the first company
| of militia arrived they sulcnIy scat
| tercd.
Whites and blacks are reported as
| having armed themselves heavily ana
| tho negroes of the city arc said to have
seized 200 sticks of dynamite from a
| stun" quarry for defence purposes If
any further attempt at lynching il
| made.
Miss Edmondsnn, tn" attack upon
| whom provoked the lynchings. when
told of the vengeance. is reported 10
| have said: SERVED them right
| H"r condition is pronounced serious
tonight.
| 1'h" greater part Of the negro popu-
lation has been in hiding all day. In
| the negro quarters many women and
| Childr"n took refuge in cellars and gar
rets. Whole families fed to the Coun-
Try after having app, alcd to the au-
thnritics for protection.
1t meeting of the members Of the
| Ministers AllianC" Il call was issued
toI mass meeting nf citizens AT Grace
| Methodist Episcopal hurch AT y
o'clock Monday night To- consiGe: ways
and means for securing evidence and
aiding in the prosecution Of SATURDAY.
| nights mob.
The authorities tonight assert that
| Copeland and Duncan. two of the vic
| Tins. were innocent.
Ail the evening the town square has
been filled with people expecting some
thing to happen. There is a feeling that
| more outrages against the negroes will
he committed. All that appears to be
| lacking is a leader.
Miss Edmondson said tonight that
| she was positive that Copeland and
| Duncan, two of the negroes hanged.
| were not her asSailants and that she
couli identify her assaliants if they
were brought before her. 1t is also con-
| sidered doubtful that Allen was guilty
| Of the murder of Q. NJ. O'Rourkc. the
| CcnfeieI ate soldier. for which crime
| TIE mob killed him.
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