Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-16
HUNTER IS SWUNG UP.
Negro by That Name Lynched
at Illinois Capital.
TWO MEN SHOT TO DEATH
Victim Of George Rieha rdson Partially
Identifies Assailant Latter Whlsked
Away In Automobile and Restauranl
Of Vehicles Owner Demolished.

Springfield lll, Aug l5,-Two whlto
men were killed, Charles Hunter a
negro, ynohed two score Of houses
mostly occupied by negroes, burned
0nd riotous scenes were the results OF
an assault by negro upon Mrs. Mabel
llallam wife OF a street railway con.
ductor The woman slept alone In her
homo on u populous residence street,
awaiting the return Of her husband
The man broke into her house drag,
god her into her rear yard and ASSAULT
cd her George Richardson. a young
negro was arrested by the shoritrs
force ch0rged with the crlmo. The
Victim partially identified the prisoner.
Crowds quickly gathered about the
Jail hut Sheriff Wcrncrs force and po,
lice were unable to preserve order nm.
on nlghtull without difficulty Aftor
n successful ruse worked by authoh,
tics Richardson and another negro
were sprlutod away 10 safety lmmed,
lately after darkness had gathered
crowds assembled la The vicinity OF the
county iall The mood of the masses
were ugly and appeals by sheriff War
ncr without effect The sheriff offer
ed to let a committee from the crowd
search the iall assuring them that both
negroes had gone.
We viii all so through" shouted
some one In the crowd. and the cry
was takeu up by hundreds, Then some
one In the crowd mentioned Harry
leper, restaurant man, who furnished
an automobile by which the escape Of
prisoners had been effected "On to
Ioper's' he shouted, and by this time
the maddenod mob was ready for any.
thing A rush was made upon Leper's
restaurant, five blocks away, The pro
prie,or was warned, but failing TO ap.
prociatc the seriousness OF the situa,
tion did not attempt 10 escape until the
mob was upon the place He was
pushed by employees OF the place, TO.
gethcr with his wife, into basement
room Short work was made OF the
restaurant The fire department
which had been called out half n dozen
times IN efforts TO dispense the crowds,
again made a run TO the restaurant,
but was poworloss, Every line OF hose
that stretched was cut before n stream
of water could be forced into &C. The
restaurant was stripped clean by the
mob, which worked without hlndrance
until lts work was nearly completed,
The local companies of militia, busy
with the situation In the vicinity of the
( Jail, and local authorities had no men
10 spare az the scene OF the leper riot
INK, Finally IN n desperate effort "a
restore order cavalry troop was dis
! patched TO the restaurant Then riot
mg broke loose In serious form, Shots
were fired and air filled with missiles
Many fell IN melee and II was here
that Louis Johnson met his death, AZ
ter tho mob had moved TO other scenes
Johnson's body was picked up in the
rear OF lcper's place,
After nothing of Lcpers place re
malncd the infuriated crowd made Q
rush for the lovee, which is usually
populated with negroes, but most o
the mhad disappeared Attacks were
made upon store buildings In which 4
was believed negroes had been secret
cd Entrance was forced and the
stocks ot mrchNnds turned topsl
turvy In tho search for refugees
A newspaper man was caught goinI
up an alley and riyen back TO his OF
flco by negroes, who were In turl
driven away by large crowd OF whit
people, Officers and militia were pow
erless, Soldiers arms have been takel
away and appropriated 20 the use O
the mob, Whites also came from nea,
by towns 20 holp IN the race war, an
thousands OF men swarmed the streets
The whole business portion of IN
city was Just as demorallaed as Oh
East End and many large store
closed to avoid trouble and loss b
fire, raids and robbery,
Citizens left aud women aud chi
dron departed ON every train and inter
urban car for places of safety,
The two negroes were removed tror
nloomlugton Friday nicht at 3 o'oloe