Potosi journal., 1908-08-19
RACE RIOT AT
SPRINGFIELD
TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO ILL
NOIS CAPITAL TO AID IN
MAINTAINING ORDER.
NEGRO IS SPIRITED AWAY
George Richardson, Who Assaulted
Mrs. Halam, Is Removed to
Bloomington by d Ruse
of the Sheriff's.

the hands of a mob of enraged citi-
zens, who began Friday night to reap
vengeance ON negro residents for an
assault committed Friday by George
Richardson. negro, on Mrs. Haliam,
a white woman.
Gov Deneen was asked by Sheriff
Werner to furnish him with all the
the following commands to come at
once:
Companies G and L, Fifth infantry,
Peoria.
Company q, Fifth infantry. Bloom
ington.
Company A, Fifth infantry. Pekin.
Company F, Fifth infantry, Decatur.
Company F, Third infantry. Pontiac.
They will arrive here in the morn
ing.
Orders were also sent to the follow
ing companies to be in readiness to
come to Springfield at any time:
Company NJ, Fourth infantry
Champaign.
Company 3, Fifth infantry, Taylor
vile.
Battery A, Danville.
East End in Flames.
At 1 o'clock Saturday morning the
whole east end of the town burst into
flames, the torch having been applied
to several negro houses by the des
perate men.
two-score others are injured, mostly
negroes.
The rabble is sweeping through the
streets attacking every negro met AL
the local militia are on duty, and
half dozen companies from other
cities are rushing here on special
trains. Still other companies are or
dered to hold themselves in reserve
The fire department is helpless tC
combat the flames in the negro quar-
ter on account of the threatening at
titude of the mob toward firemen.
Dead: ]. S. Scott, Louis Johnson.
The injured are: Fred Ramsey OF
the Gatling gun section of the Illinois
national guard, struck on arm by
stone.
Oscar Dahlkamp, policeman, struck
Albert Bierline, employed at post
office. shot in hip by stray bullet.
Phillip Pollock of Chicago, badly
| lacerated while aiding Mayor Reece
in escaping from mob at Ioper's
| John A. Smell, shot in shoulder by
negro.
Edwin Bingham. struck on head with
brick.
Prohibition Candidate Injured.
E. w. Chain, candidate for pres
dent of the United States on the Pro
hibition ticket, struck on head with
brick.
Rev. T. d. Logan, struck on head
with brick.
| Robert Sturgis, waiter at Loper's
restaurant, artery of left forearm cut
by shot.
Richard and another negro wanted
| for murder were stealthily taken from
the Springfield Jail Friday evening and
rushed to Bloomington. whence they
| were later taken to Peoria.
Negroes in various parts of town
| have been attacked, and in some cases
| have turned with considerable effec,
| on their assailants.
Cavalrymen Are Dsarmed
A cavalryman of Troop B attempted
| to separate the combatants and was
| nearly overwhelmed by those in pur
suit of several negroes.
A call for help brought several 9th
er cavalrymen to the scene. but they
were all disarmed and their guns car
| ried away by the rioters. Most of the
| members of Troop B of Taylorville are
on guard around the Jail, whence Geo
| Richardson, the negro who assailed
| Mrs Hallam at her home. was re
moved early Friday to Bloomington
| The rioters who had gathered in
front of the Jail following the in
| generation of Richardson were en-
| ragged by the ruse practiced by the
| sheriff in removing him.
! A company of firemen was SEN
down the street in front of the jai
| in spectacular run, attracting the
| attention of the crowd while Richard
son and another negro. charged witt
a murder, were stealthily taken from
| the Jail, across the Sangamon river
| and placed on a train bound fol
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