The Detroit times., 1908-08-15

| away easily.
collected about the jail After Rich
ardson had been identified by Mrs.
Hallam the crowds grew even more
violent. and il was decided To take
the prisoner out of town.
Sheriff Chas. Werner made arrange
ments TO take the men TO Blooming.
ton and yesterday afternoon the at
tention OF the crowd around the jail
was oettacted by an alarm Of fire
while the men were placed in Harry
T. Loepers automobile and wnisked
away to the railroad station near
the fair grounds, where a train was
stopped to let the sheriffs men and
their prisoners get on board.
Wreck Loepers Cafe.
AS soon AS this was known, the
mob began TO gather, bowling for ven
geance against the man who had as
sisted in the escape OF the prisoner.
The cry, Come on TO Loeper's" was
raised. and few minutes later bricks
were crashing through the windows.
Loeper met the mob with rife.
They paid no heed 10 him, and he
was forced into the bsck part OF the
building, where he was compelled TO
witness the complete destruction Of
bis property.
The restaurant was the largest in
the city and had a large trade. With
in an hour il was a complete wreck.
All the furniture was taken out and
piled on top OF the automobile, which
had been taurned over on The street.
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gasoline tank. The bonfire ragged until
midnight.
Police Are Powerless.
The police were utterly powerless to
cope with the mob and the fire de.
partment, which had been called out.
was not allowed To extinguish the
flames.
Three members OF the Calling gun
squad were injured DUNG the melee.
and the rioters took several guns from
the soldiers. These captured guns
were used TO finish wrecking the res
tauTants.
During the attack an attempt was
made TO do bodily harm TO Mayor
Reese. In attempting to aid the
mayor in escaping this violence.
Philip Pollack. of Chicago, was badly
injured by stones thrown by the
rioters
At times shots were fired and there
would be a momentary panic, but cur
iosity was stronger than fear.
AT 10 o'clock Louis Johnson was
found dead in rear stairway leading
to the basement of the building. He
had been shot through the groin.
While the mob was wrecliing tho
Loeper restaurant there was trouble in
other parts.
Loot Pawnshop Of Guns.
Shortly before midnight, the mob
broke into Fishmans pawnshop and
secured a quantity of rifles. shotguns.
revolyers and ammunition. With
these they armed themselves ana
started 10 march the streets in alb
solute control OF the situation.
The mob soon began 10 give its
attention to the 'levee." where the
Negro disorderly houses are gathered
and at O'Clock this morning the
fighting there was almost continuous.
The rioters also used the fireorand
and the houses were blazing and de-
spite the efforts OF the police ana
military. every attempt OF the fire.
men TO fight the flames was resisted:
the hose being cut time and again
when any attempt was made 10 throw
water on the burning homes OF the
Negroes.
Wien property belonging TO white
people was set on fire. however, the
mob drew back, allowing the depart
ment to check the danes.
Blacks Flee in Terror.
Most of the blacks frightened al
the turn AFFAIRS had taken. sough;
refuge in flight. but those who re-
manned were beaten and roughly
treated. Some OF them were armed
and showed fight In one OF these
inelees. AL Byerline. Geo. Stutz and
Angelo Aliginian, were shot. All OF
them are seriously injured.
Several white persons were shot
by Negroes firing from windows along
the, street. AT the time the riot be-
gan Eugene w Chain. the Prohibi-
ton candidate for president, was All
dressing meeting in the court
house yard A Negro, pursued by 4
mob, came dashing NJ the platform.
and In edeavoring TO protect him from
his pursuers. the orator was struck IN
the face with n brick and slightly in
jured. However. the Negro had gained
lime 10 make his escape The mob
then proceeded to break up the meet
irg and In the fight that ensued a