The Irish standard., 1908-08-22

vclleys were fired over the heads Of
the lynchers. The order was given
to "Disperse.'
Troops Charge Crowd.
With reluctance some Of the rioters
began to back away, but the mob
showed fight. Col. Frank P. Wells
ordered the company to charge on
the crowd
During the fight that followed two
men were shot by the troops. They
were Mike Lucey, shot In the leg;
Charles Wolf, 913 North First street.
shot in the leg. The lynching was
Illuminated by the. flames Of a burn.
ing building directly opposite.
Every building In that vicinity. with
the exception Of THE United States
Gypsum Company's warehouse and
on or two others, was burned, and the
lynching was in the midst of this
scene of havoc
The rope used was a short one, ana
the body of the negro was not pulled
more than five feet of the ground,
AS the body went up the crowd shout
ed: We've got one; hurrah!"
Look at the Niger swing"
/ The cheering continued for some
time. 1t is believed the negro was
| shot and killed rbeeore his body was
strung up. sheriff Werner cut the
body down at 3:30a. m. There were
40 bullet holes in the body.
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OFFICIAL Badly Wounded.
W. H. Bowe, chief clerk in the
county treasurer's Office, was precari.
ously wounded in another fight which
took place at Fourteenth and Mason
streets, three blocks from the scene
of the lynching. Mr.. Bowe was set
upon by number Of negroes, one Of
whom shot him through the body. The
bullet grased the liver and inflicted
. dangerous wound.
The county official was then robbed
and beaten, and would have been
killed had not one of the negroes rec.
ogntzed him and persuaded the others
to desist. An operation was per-
formed on Mr.. Bowe and at noon Sat
urday the surgeons reported that he
had fair chance to recover.
The Lynchlng Of Hunter.
Hunter was lynched when the big
fire which destroyed the homes Of
about IS negro families in the negro
section of the bad lands" was at it's
height and just preceding the arrival
OF the Pekin and Peoria and Blooming
ton and Decatur companies. Hunter
was accused Of having fired upon the
whites and seeking protection by
lodging in and out Of box cars along
the right Of way Of the Illinois Cen.
trail. The negro was cornered in .
stairway and shot several times, then
hanged to tree, which was conven
tent. and his body riddled.
Assault Starts Rfotrng.
The rioting was precipitated by the
! attack early Friday morning upon
Mrs. Mabel Hallam. wife Of a street
railway conductor While the woman
slept alone in her home on a populous
residence street. The man broke into
the house and dragged her into the
back yard. Before noon George Rich.
ardson, young negro, was arrested
by the sheriff's force. charged with the
crime. The victim partly identified
the prisoner. Crowds gathered about
the Jail, but Sheriff Werners force
and the police we're able to preserve
order until nightfall without difficulty
Richardson Is Spirited Away.
Shortly after five O'Clock Richardson
was spirited away. A false run by
the fire department temporarily drew
the attention OF The crowd, during
which time the prisoner was hurried
down an alley and at the first corner
was pushed into an automobile owned
by Harry T. Loper a restaurant
keeper, who had been sworn in as q
deputy sheriff. Before the mob re
allied what had happened Richardson
was being rushed to a point north OF
the city. where a Chicago q Alton
train was stopped, and he was put
aboard with heavy guard ana taken
to Bloomington. and later to Peoria
With Richardson was taken JOSEPH
James. another negro prisoner in the
county fail, who is accused OF killing
Clergy Ballard. q state mine inspector
after attempting to attack Mr. Bal
lard's daughter. Ballard went to hi
daughters rescue and was stabbed Il
death.
Bloomington. H., Aug. 17.-George
Richardson aud Joe James. the Spring
field men whose crimes melted thu
riot and race war at Springfield, are
still in the county jail here Frida,
night it was given out from the sher
ills Office that the men had been taker
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