Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-15
RESTAURANT WRECKED BY MOB
Negro Was Taken from Jail by Sher-
if, Who Called Out Fire Department
Jail-AutomobiIe Which Carried
Prisoner to PLACE Of Safety Burned
(By Associated Press.)

"A threatening MOD neHt On WItah-
, ing vengeance on the negro inhabit-
ants Of Springfield, because of an
assault committed today by a negro
On a white woman. Is raging through
the streets tonight, beating negroes
and disregarding the soldiers OF
Troop Is OF the First Cavalry, or
dered out by Governor Deneen TO
preserve order.
The governor tonight by telegraph
ordered two companies OF militia
and one troop OF cavalry from Pc
oria. n troop of cavalry from Bloom
ington and also one from Pckin.
These soldiers are rushing to Spring
field on special trains to night to
assist The local troops in maintaining
order
Negroes in various parts of the
town have been attacked by the mob
and in two instances the negroes
have turned with considerable effect
, upon their assailants.
Took Guns from Soldiers
In one miXup a trooper attempted
to separate Nhe combatants and was
nearly overwhelmed by the disor-
DERBY persons who were in pursuit
of several negroes. A call for help
brought several other cavalrymen to
, the scene but they were ali disarm-
cd and their guns were carried away
| by the rioters.
Most of the members of Troop ls
I OF Tayiorvillc are on guard around
/ the Jail, whence George Richardson
| the negro who assailcd Mrs. Hae
lam. at her home today. was re-
moved early in the evening to Bloom
ington. The rioters. who had gath
cred in front of the jail. following
the incarceration of Richardson
from the jail
A company of fremen was sent
down the stree, in front of the Jail in
/ a spectacular run. attracting the at
tcntiOn of the crowd while Richard
son and another negro. charged with
murder. were stealthily taken from
the Jail across the Sangamon river
and placed lon a train bound for
bloomington.
| the mob amused itself for a time by
looting negro resorts in East Washing
ton street The amusement of the
rioters was tragedy for the negroes.
many OF whom were roughly handled
and beaten with pieces Of broken fur
| Eiturc.
A white man and his son. whose
names were not ascertaincd were shot
and injured. supposedly by negroes.
This encounter further cnrageu the
members If the mob and they began a
general search for negroes.
The situation became Sc serious that
Governor Dencen sent hurried orders
! for extra troops.
The Springfield militia. after The
shooting o. the two white men toniSh;
seemed powerlCss to control the not
crs and wiSn the automobile which
had taken the two prisoners from the
Jail TO the train across the river re-
turned to Springfield driven by its
owner. Major T. Lopcr. commissary OF
the Second Brigade. Illinois National
Guard. u large number of the rioters
assembled around the. machine IN
front Of PopcE's restaurant.
Restaurant DESTROYED.
Despite n guard " police ard mcm
i~,rs q: the Fifth Infantry With Cat
ling gun. the crowd wrecked the re
Itaurant. tearing everything TO pieces
inside. demolished I>opcr's au'0m"hiIr
and set Il afrc.
The firr department vas SHmmTn"d
~ cxiingRish an" burning sut"mohi."
an. another struggle ensured vhcu IN"
militiamcn tried to drive hack the rab
bic TO ALLOW the hrcmcE ia PlaN a hos
upon the FIR Thrrc m"ni'crS. 81 tho
Calling gun squad W"rC injured dur
Ing the melee and the rioters took sey.
era, guns from the SuldiCrs.
These caprrcd Eurs WIRE uS"h to
finish wrrcking the restaurant Wh-n
the r'ob rcach~i the ho;torn ~ TN"
stairway tcsdiEE to The huiTct nf th"
restursni ihry found thc dead bo5y
" Louis JolpSoH. ~ years old 4
doctor. Who cxAmiu'd The h~dy hasti.
" said the 10y had hc-n shes IN the
p~ck where there vas q wound. but
anoth.r doctor. who came sp at-r
said that the bows death vas dHe 70 a
broken neck