The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1908-08-21
FRENZY OF A MOB
Riotous Diabolism Rules
the Prairie State
Capital.
AUTHORITY or THE LAW DEFIED
Wholesale Murder and Arson
in the Shadow of Lin
coins Monument.
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TWO AGED NEGROES LYNCHED
Nearly the Whole National Guard
of the State Called to Sup
press LaWlessness.
Torch Does Its Part in the Deviltry-
Troops Fire on the Mob and Many
Are Wounded - Dead
and Injured.

In the race riots at Springfield,
Scott Burton, aged negro, employed as
porter in a saloon, hanged to a tree at
Twelfth and Madison streets; Louis
johnson, shot through the abdomen;
John Caldwell shot in stomach; Will
liam Donnegan, negro, seventy years
old, who was hanged to tree and
his throat cut by the mob Saturday
night; Frank Delmore, shot through
the lungs during Friday nights riot
ing. Last three died in the hospital.
Names Of the Wounded.
Injured George Aliganania, shot
through right arm on street; Ed Bar
rington, fredericksburg, back full Of
buckshOt; w. III. BoWe, shot in right
lung, serious; John Frederick, struck
with bullet; Albert Bryerline, shot
through the left hip during street riot
ing; Robert Dahlkamp, colored, beat
en- by mob; Louis Hanen, shot in chest,
groin and piece of chin taken off, con-
dition critical; Charles Helmle, shot in
left foot; Lester Holtz, shot in right
arm; Joseph w. Inslee, Prohibition can
didate for representative, left hand
badly cut; - lngrund, shot in the
eye; William X. Johnson, shot in thigh.
may be serious; James Johnson, shot
in the lung, very serious; Elmer Keis-
er, shot in the leg; Claude Knapp,
militiaman, one hand badly slashed;
Robert Lawson, badly beaten and
bruised; - Logan, white, employed
as cook, shot in face, arms and chest
with buckshot; M. ]. Lucy, former
police officer, shot in the leg by SOL
der: William Malott, shot in right
thigh; Eugene Mayo, shot in one eye
with buckshot; - Miller, shot in Lo-
per's restaurant; Edward Muslin,
struck by club in the hands of rioter:
Clarence A. Noll, shot in the right leg;
John Norkus, white, shot in foot;
Robert Oakley, colored, shot in eye,
chest and ear; Spot O'Brien, shot
through one leg; Harry o. PAIRING,
member Gatling section, Fifth infant
ry, shot in the head while defending
Loper's restaurant: Ted Raney, of the
Calling gun section, deep cash cut in
his foot, fracturing the bone; Thomas
Reavely, white. stabbed in muscle,
right arm; Thomas Dominica Recusa,
bullet in left leg; Albert Sidener, shot
below one eye, probably will die; Will
Smith, colored, beaten up: - SHELL
shot in neck; Bert Sommer, shot
through the thigh and lacerated about
the head and face, condition serious;
William st. Clair, struck in leg by
stray bullet; Henry Steiger, pitcher for
Springfield baseball team, shot in one
leg; Will Stokes, negro porter, Chicago
and Alton station, beaten up; Will
Stuart, Chicago and Alton station pOr-
+, ter, colored, beaten by mob; George
Suisse, shot through the left arm dur
ing street rioting; Arthur Twyman,
white. shot in left side and shoulder;
Harrison West, negro, badly beaten by
mob: - Winters, shot in the hip;
Charles Wolf, shot in left leg, suppos-
J cd by militia; Charles little, shot in
the back with charge OF bucksh0t.
Presidential Candidate Injured.
BESIDES the foregoing nineteen
others were more or less seriously hurt
by being hit with bricks and other mis-
SHES and one by glass. Among those
hit with a brick is e. w. Chain, Pro-
hibtion candidate for president of the
United States. who was attacked by
the mob for defending a fugitive negro.
Shade of Abraham Lincoln!
This is the price that Springfield
has paid for indulging in the disgrace
of mob law under the very shadow
of the capitol and Of the monument
raised to the memory Of Abraham Lin
coin. Of the barbarism that held pos.
session of the city Friday night, Satur.
day and Saturday night, Governor De-
neen says: 1T is as intolerable as it
is inexcusable. The idea of wreaking
vengeance upon race for the crimes
of one Of its members is utterly repug-
nant to all notions of law and justice.
No government can maintain its self
respect and permit it. Our state will
not permit it. The entire resources of
the state will be drawn upon, if neces-
sary, to protect every citizen of Spring
field in his person and property, and
those who violate the law must suffer
the consequences
TORCH ADDS TO THE TERROR