Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-18

whites and seeking protection by
lodging in and out of box cars along
the right of way of the Illinois Cen
trail. The negro was cornered in
stairway and shot several times, then
hanged to tree, which was conven-
lent, and his body riddled.
Auto Dash Saves Prisoners. u
The mob raided Loper's cafe and
completely wrecked the house, furni-
ture and the large touring car owned
by the proprietor. Lopez had taken
Joe James, negro accused of the
murder of Clergy A. Ballard, and
George Richardson, accused of the at
tack on Mrs. Hallam, from the county
Jail and in company with two deputy
sheriffs and two police officers raced
eight miles across country to within
one mile of Sherman, where Chicago
& Alton passenger train was over
taken. A special car had been pro-
yided and the negroes were taken to
Peoria. The lynching is the first in
the history of the capital city.
City Tense with Excitement.
The city was comparatively quiet
Saturday, but the atmosphere was
tense with suppressed excitement. The
burned district and the wrecked Lopez
restaurant near Fifth and Monroe
sightseers, the early trains bringing
people from surrounding towns who
added to the numbers of Springfield
citizens attracted to the scenes of Fri
day nights struggle between the mob
and the authorities
Sentries picked from the troops al
ready on the ground were posted
thickly about these show places and
kept the crowds back from the negroes
who searched the blackened ruins for
traces of former possessions.
Many Families Lose ALL
Scores of poor families lost their all
In the fires and their condition is such
that the state has been compelled to
come to their relief Gov. Deneen is
sued orders that all who desired as
sistance or protection against pos
sible renewal Of the riots would be
Quartered at Camp Lincoln. The in
coming troops will also be sent there
to wipe out the evidences of the riots
as quickly as possible. Such at least
is the announced plan of the governor,
who was too busy Saturday to discuss
the matter in detail.
I'VE mean simply to give full pro.
lection to the rights of every citizen
said the governor. mo method by
which this can be accomplished will
be overlooked"
The local authorities, too, have been
working on plans for the prevention
of additional trouble. There was little
for the police to do, however, few
scattered personal alterations being
the only evidence of disorder.
Assault Starts Rioting.
The rioting was precipitated by the
attack early Friday morning upon
Mrs Mabel Hallam, wife of street
railway conductor. While the woman
slept alone in her home on populous
residence street, the man broke into
the house and dragged her into the
back yard Before noon George Rich
ardson, young negro, was arrested
by the sheriff's force, charged with the
crime. The victim partly identified
the prisoner Crowds gathered about
the Jail, but Sheriff Werner's force
and the police were able to preserve
Richardson Is Spirited Away.
Shortly after five o'clock Richardson
was spirited away. A false run by
the fire department temporarily drew
the attention Of the crowd, during
which time the prisoner was hurried
down an alley and at the first corner
was pushed into an automobile owned
keeper who had been sworn in as g
deputy sheriff Before the mob re
allied what had happened Richardson
was being rushed to point north o.
the city, where Chicago & Altor
train was stopped, and he was pu
aboard with heavy guard and taker
to Bloomington, and later to Peoria
With Richardson was taken JOSEPH
James, another negro prisoner in the
county Jail, who is accused of killing
Clergy Ballard, state mine inspector
after attempting to attack Mr.. Bal
lard's daughter Ballard went to hi.
daughters rescue and was stabbed tt
death.
Guilty Negroes at Bloomington.
Bloomington, H., Aug. 17.-Georgt
Richardson and Joe James, the Spring
field men whose crimes melted tn,
riot and race war at Springfield, arr
still in the county Jail here. Frida.
night it was given out from the she1
IFS office that the men had been takel
to Peoria 1t was deemed prudent
there being some feeling in this cit
and rumors were coming from Spring
J, field that crowds of the rioters Their
were talking Of getting the men fror
: the Bloomington Jail. No announce
ment has been made to the resident
here that the men are still here. Bot
men refused to talk to newspaper n
porters. Friday night deputies froI
the country were called in and goo
s sized force stayed at the Jail all nigh
These precautions were kept up Satu
day, although everything was quiet
d
+. FOREST FIRES NEAR BANFF.