The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20
or TERROR
IN RACE WAR; MANY
KILLED and INJURED

1ynched, nearly 100 persons in
tured, two score houses, mostly oc-
cupied by negroes, burned, were
last nights results of an attempt
by a mob to lynch a negro who
had assaulted a white woman.
After a night of riot, arson and
slaughter, the state troops, called
out by the governor, succeeded
early today in restoring a sem
blance of order and in stopping
the FIRE.
One thousand militiamen, In
Guiding three Springfield COM
panies, companies from Blooming
ton, Decatur, Peoria, Pekin and
Pontiac are patrolling the streets.
The troops had the situation
well In hand this morning al
though trouble may break out at
any minute.
KILLED BY NEGROES.
Assistant County Treasurer W.
Bowe was caught and shot this
morning by Infatuated negroes,
after which he was robbed of his
money, his watch and diamonds.
Bowe will die, the bullets having
taken effect in vital parts.
Negroes are swarming back into
the east end, heavily armed. A
worse reign of terror is expected
tonight. Whites are coming from
nearby country towns to help in
the race war. Thousands of men
now are swarming the streets. The
whole business portion of the city
is demoralized. Many of the
stores are closed to avoid
trouble and loss by fire.
CITIZENS LEAVING.
Citizens are leaving. Women
and children are departing on
every train and interurban for
places of safety.
The blacks are just as deter
as the whites. There prom
ises to be an awful night, unless
show more power to re-
store order.
The negroes removed from
last night, bound for
Peoria, have not been located this
morning. It Is thought they have
been taken off at some small town..
Shoot Into Crowd.
During the lynching of Hunter, Com
pany K, Fifth Infantry, from Decatur,
attempted to dispense the mob and after
firing two volleys over the heads of the
shot low. wounding two men.
The lynching was illuminated by the
flames OF the burning buildings direct
opposite. Every building in that vi
cinity with the exception Of two or
was burned and the lynching was
IN the midst OF this scene of havoc. |
The rope used was a short one and
the body of the negro was not pulled
than five feet off the ground. AS
the body went up, the crowd shouted: |
We've got one. HurrahI Look at the
niger swing"
Cheering continued for some time. |
It Is believed that the negro was shot
md killed before his body was strung
up.
When Sheriff Werner cut the body
down there were 40 bullet holes in 1t.
At noon surgeons who performed an
operation upon w. H. Bowe, chief clerk
the county t~reasurer's Office, reported
had a fair chance of recovery.
Many whites are missing. 1t is
Known scores of negroes have been
dragged away wounded and dying.
The rioting was precipitated by an
assault committed aarIU rya.fo.lo,,
morning by a negro upon Mrs. Mabel
dallam, wife Of a street railway con-
While the woman slept alone
n her home on q populouS residence
street, a man broke into the house,
ragged her into the rear Of the yard
assaulted her.
Before noon. Geo. Richardson, q
negro. was arrested by the sher-
force, charged with the crime. The
victim partially identified the prisoner.
Crowds quickly gathered about the
Iail, but Sheriff Warmers force and the
police were able to preserve order until
lightfall.
The lynching Of Hunter occurred
a big fire which destroyed the
section, Bad Lands" was at it's
height, Just preceding the arrival OF
outside troops. Hunter was accused of
fired Upon the whites and seek
protection by lodging in and out
If box cars along the right of way OF
he Illinois Central. The negro was
in a stairway and shot sew
,ral times and then hanged to q tree
the body riddled with bullets.
Last night the mob raided Loper's
'afe and completely wrecked the house,
and large touring car owned
~ the proprietor. Lopez had taken Joe
a negro accused of the murder
# Clergy A. Ballard, and Geo. Richard
ION, accused OF the assault upon Mrs.
Iallam. from the county Jail In COM
ANY with two deputies and two police
'~fficers, and raced eight miles across
to within a mile OF Sherman,
where the Chicago & Alton passenger
rain was o~vertaken. A special car had
'een provided and the negroes were
to Bloomington and later trans
erred to Peoria.
The attack upon Loper's commenced
bout s o'clock last night. The crowd
lid not leave the place until early this
morning, after taking all of the furni-
ure from the rooms and burning 1t on
sidewalk.
Night Mob ls Furious.
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