The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-20

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KILLED and INJURED
Springfield, Ill. Aug. 18.-Two
white men killed, one negro
lynched, nearly 100 persons in,
jured, two score houses, mostly oc-
cupied BIZ negroes, burned. were
last nights results OF an attempt
bya mob to lynch q negro who
had assaulted 4 white woman.
After q night Of riot, arson and
slaughter, the state troops, called
out BY the governor, succeeded
early today in restoring q Sam
blance Of order and ia stopping
the fire.
One thousand militiamen, In
Guiding three Springfield com
panies, companies from Blooming
ton, Decatur, Peoria, Peldn and
Pontiac are patrolling the streets.
The troops had the situation
well in hand this morning IL
though trouble may break out at.
any minute.
KILLED BY NEGROES.
Assistant County Treasurer w.
x. Bowe was caught and shot this
morning by Infatuated negroes,
after which he was robbed ST his
money. his watch and diamonda,
Bowe viii die. the bullets hav;nr
taken effect in vital parts.
Negroes are gwarminr hack into
the east end haavi1v nY,nad IN
,oro ,.a;n, ~ +a,-,o. 4. 1890
tOnlghC. whites are coming from
nearby country fnwns m haIn N
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Inc race WaI. THOUSANDS OF men
now are sWarming the streets. The
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Wnoae UuSslc0s pO1tAOA ~ JIG CITY
Is 0emorAl1Zed. Many OF the
larnor stores ara cInuod ~ oyo;d
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TOuOle anu lOsS by re.
CITIZENS T.EAvTNC
Citizens are leaVinV. Women
n,S ohs1Irnn go ~n-- q.
oiAu SA11uon @.S LIZ On
every tai anu lnCefUTOan Tor
places Of safety.
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DlaCk dIe just a6 QeCef-
mined as the whites. There prom
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troops snow more power to re-
store order.
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1He negroes from
Bloomington last night, bound for
Peoria have not heen incatad th;c
SolA0' n"y. w. pool .oU"'cu eAAAS
hean taken off at snrne small town
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Shoos Ihto SroWo.
During the lynching OF Hunter, Com
pany x, Fifth Infantry, from Decatur,
attempted to dispense them mob and after
firing two volleys over the heads of the
rioters. shot low, Wounding two men.
The l%ynching vas illuminated by the
flames of the burning buildings direct
ly opposite. Every building in that vi
c1n1ty with the exception of two or
three was burned and the lynching was
in the midst of this scene OF havoc.
The rope used was q short one and
the body of the negro was not pulled
the body went up, the crowd shouted:
We've got one. Hurrah! Look at the
niger swing"
Cheering continued for some time.
1t is believed that the negro was shot
and 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. n. Bowe. chief clerk
| of the county treasurer's office. reported
he had a fair chance of recovery.
Many whites are missing. 1t is
known scores Of negroes have been
dragged away wounded and diving.
The rioting was precipitated by an
assault committed early Yesterday
morning by a negro upon Mrs. Mabel
Hallam, wife of a street railway con
ductor. While the woman slept alone
in her home on a populous residences
street, a man broke into the house,
dragged her into the rear of the ward
and assaulted her.
Before noon. Geo. Richardson q
young negro, was arrested by the sher-
ifs force, charged with the crime. The
victim partially Identified the prisoner
Crowds quickly gathered about the
Jail, but Sheriff Warmers force and the
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