The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-19
ARRESTS BY WHOLESALE
CAUSE CONSERVATION
Scores Of Suspects Ta,al TO
City Prison and
County Jail

Springfield, H., Aug. 9.-Roy
Young, % years old. vino confeses he
helpe@ burn negro homes and en-.
gagged In a revolver battle with ne.
grocs; the death of James Scott,
aged u, from a bullet wound through
the left lung, inflicted during Friday
nights battle along Washington
Istrect; the authorities struggling to
reassure the people. who are wonder
ing II juries can be secured which
will convict any who may be placed
on trial--this epitomizes the days
events in Springfield
Consternaton was caused when Il
was known that Wholesale arrests
were to be made. Scores were
taken to the city prison and the jail.
Many gave bond Young at first pro
tested his innocence. The police
took him to the burned section of the
negro quarter, and after much per.
snasion and questioning on the part
of detectives, he was induced TO talk.
He said.
Ycune's Story.
Il live over .Gehlmans livery barn,
and when the crowd commenced gath.
ering together in front OF the county
Jail after the 'niggers' went over.
When the niggers' commenced
shooting on East Washington street
some OF us broke into Fishmans
pawnshop to get some guns. took
three or four reyolvers and soGle
cartridges. and some Of the other
fellows got guns, too We went east
on Washington street, ard when the
fighting got bad | commenced shoot
ing at niggers. ! shot at every one
at whcm | got chance. guess
hit some of them. but | don't know.
They tried to kin me. just the same.
When we went over to Madison
street some one started setting fire
to the houses of negroes, and | help
ed. ! guess | poured oil on about fif-
teen or sixteen houses and set fire
to them.
Il didn't set fire TO Burton's body,
nor did help hang him to the tree.
When we got to Ninth and Madison
streets was just setting fire TO a
house when a white man ran up TO
me and told me not to hurn the
place; that It belonged TO him and
was rented 10 nlggers. We did not
burn this house"
Confesses 10 Looting.
Roy Young has been living with his
uncle, Edward Young, who has been
confined in the coutny Jail for some
time. He came here from Missouri
two months ago. Their hcme is To-
Gated at 206 l-2 North Seventh
street aud it was there that several
guns, articles of wearing apparel
consisting Of socks, suspenders. un
derwear, shoes. coat and trousers
etc. and much ammunition were
found by the authorities following
Young's arrest. When confronted
with the stolen property The youne
man confessed that he had taken the
articles from the various stores Wis
| itcd by the raiders along East Wash
| ingtOn street last Friday He alst
confessed that he had taken gold
watch, which was found on his poses
sion, from a pwan shop on this street
lie stated that he had taken foul
guns aud considerable ammunition
from the same pawn shop but thai
both the guns and ammunition were
iakcn from him by other members
of the mob
when questioned at the station
he stated that he had set tire 10 ter
or twelve houses. but when taker
along Madison and Mason streets
through the cclored district. he iden
titled only two or three houses tha
had been burned as result OF the
fire brands applied by bis own hand