Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-15

ana he was put aboard. with n heavy
guard. and conveyed to Bloomington
ana later was taken to Peoria.
Along with Richardson was John
'eihes' another negro prisoner in the
county jail. who is accused of killing
clergy Ballard, state mine inspector,
aiter attempting an assault upon Bal
lards daughter. Ballard went to his
daughters rescue and was stabbed to
death
CROWDS ASSEMBLE.
gathered crowds assembled in the vic
nifty of the county Jail The mood
of the masses was ugly, and appeals
by Sheriff Werner We're without effect
The sheriff offered to let a committee
from the crowd search the Jail, assur-
ing them that the negroes We're gone.
I'VE will also go through" shouted
one in the crowd and the cry was
taken up by hundreds.
Then some one in the crowd mem
toned that Harry Lopez. the restau-
rant man, had furnished the auto
mobile in which the escape of the
prisoners had been effected.
ION to Lopers,'' he shouted, and by
this time the maddened mob was
ready for anything. A rush was made
upon Loper's restaurant. five blocks
away. The proprietor was warned, but
failing TO appreciate the seriousness
of the situation. did not attempt to
escape until the mob was upon the
place. He was pushed by employees
of the place. together with his wife,
into IL basement room in temporary
safety.
AUTOMOBILE BURNED.
Short work was made of the res
taurant. The automobile by which
the rescue had been effected had
been left in front of the place. 1t
was quickly turned upside down and
fire was set to the machine.
While the machine blazed, frenzied
hundreds poured into the cafe, tore
fixtures and decorations from their
places. and piled them upon the blaze.
Even the sideboards and kitchen
were stripped and all the tableware
and dishes piled upon the blaze.
The fire department which had
been called out half dozen times, in
efforts to dispense the crowds, again
made a run to the restaurant, but
was powerless. Every line of hose
that was stretched was cut before
stream of water could be forced into
it. The restaurant was stripped clean
by the mob, which worked without
hindrance until it's work was nearly
completed
sisting of company of infantry. a
troop of cavalry and gatling gun
section which had been ordered out by
Gov. Deenen early in the afternoon,
was busy with the situation in the
vicinity of the Jail and the local au-
thorities had no men to spare at the
scene of the Loper restaurant Finally
in II desperate effort to restore order,
the cavalry troop was dispatched into
the restaurant
SHOOTING BEGINS.
Then the iioting broke loose in seri-
Gus form. Shots were fired and the air
was filled with missiles. Many fell in
the melee and it was here that Lewis
johnson met his death. After the mob
had moved to other scenes Johnson's
body was picked UP in the rear of
Loper'S place. After nothing of Lo-
pers place remained for the Infatuated
crowd a rush was made for the levee
which is usually populated with ne
groes. But most of them had disap-
peared.
Attacks were made upon several
buildings i'm which in it was believed
negroes had been secreted Entrance
was forced to these places and stocks
of merchandise turned topSy- turvey
in the search for refugees.
Shortly before midnight the mob
secured quantity OF rifles, shotguns
revolvers and ammunition. With these
they armed themselves and started to
march the streets in absolute control of
the situation.
CHAFIN BRAVES MOB.
stand back, gentlemen, OF I'll shoot
every one of you VINO touches TINS
man" were the words of Eugene w.
Chain, Prohibition candidate for presi-
dent who faced a mob that had at
tackled a negro while Mr.. Chain was
delivering "a public address on the east
side of the square last night
For his act Chain was struck on the
left side of the face with a brick
hurled at him by "A member of the
mob.
Chain was we'll along In his speech
when a negro pursued by a mob came
toward the speakers stand from Fifth
and Washington streets where he had
been pulled from street car.
CLOSE IN ON NEGRO.
The crowd closed In ON the negro,
beating him with their fists and clubs
He finally got away and jumped on
the platform.
II was at this point that Mr., Chain
to the front of the mob put
his hand to his hip pocket and threat
ened TO shoot any one who touched the
negro. Mr.. Chains threat had the
desired effect although he had no weap-
on.
During the fight the negro pulled
knife from his pocket and sashed
several white men. Mr.. Chain was
not seriously Injured. James Scott was
struck by stray bullet and almost in
stantly killed.
After burning many houses In tho
negro quarter the mob, which became
more and more desperate as the night
passed finally gratihed its thirst for
blood this morning at o'clock when
Charley Hunter, negro, was lynched
at the corner of Twelfth and Madison
streets. right IN the heart of the dis
trict called bad lands" Troops ar
rived at the scene too late 10 prevent
the lynching. Some of the members
of the mob declared that the negro
Iynched had shot two white men.
When retreat was cut off, the negro
Is said TO have opened fire, wounding
two.
GET THE ROPE.
Then came the cry, "Get the rope"
All the members OF the mob eagerly
took up the cry. The negro was
caught and dragged TO the street. Here
ne was shot five times and rope
thrown around his neck and the other
end of the rope thrown over the limb
of tree In front OF the store. Wlth
a cry OF satisfaction the negro was
swung high of the, ground He Wua
dead In few minutes,
After Kidding the body with bullets,
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