Arizona republican., 1908-08-15
MOB RULES SPRINGFIELD
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night seemed powerless to control
rioters. When the automobile which
had taken two prisoners, one of
whom was Richardson, from the jail
to a train across the river, returned
to Springfield, driven by its owner,
Major Harry T. Lopez, commissary
of the second brigade. l. N. G.. a
large number of rioters assembled
around the machine in front of Lo-
per's restaurant. Despite the guard
and police and members of the fifth
infantry with a gatling gun, the
crOwd wrecked the restaurant, tear
ing everything to pieces inside, de-
molishing the automobile and setting
iton fire. The fire department was
summoned and eXtinguished the burn
ing automobile. Another struggle en-
sued when the militiamen tried to
drive back the rabble and allow the
firemen to play the hose on the
burning machine. Three members Of
the gatling gun squad were injured
during the melee, and the rioters took
several guns from the soldiers. The
captured guns were used to finish
wrecking the restaurant.
When the mob reached the bot
tom of the stairway leading to the
buffet of the restaurant, they found
the dead body of Louis Johnson, IA
years old. a doctor who examined
the body said the boy had been shot
in the neck but another doctor who
came up later said the boys death
was due to a broken neck.
Richardson was arrested today for
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wife of a strfeet4car conductor. Last
night Mrs. HaIlam was dragged from
her bed in her home, forced into a
garden and assaulted. She was
badly bruised and unconscious for
some time. When Richardson was
arrested she identified him as being
the negro was attacked her. The
feeling grew so intense against the
negro that Sheriff Werner late to-
day secretly took Richardson was
Joseph James Qatter in Jail charged
with the murder-of c. a. Ballard,
who had chased James from his
house where James had gone evil
IDENTITY with the intention of assault
ing Billiards. daughter) to Bloom
ington for safekeeping.
At l o'clock this morning the sky
over the east end of Springfield
was aglow and it was reported that
several houses were ablaZe, fired by
the mob. The fire companies are
helpless to fight the blaze as the
rioters refused to allow the fire APP
paratus to approach the burning
houses. The outside troops have not
yet arrived but are expected mo-
mentarily.
At l o'clock this morning the whole
east end of town burst into flames,
the torch having been applied to
several negro houses by some more
of the desperate mObbers. Two men
are already dead and probably two
score more injured, mostly negroes.
The rabble is sweeping through the
streets attacking every negro met.
All the local militia on duty and a
half dozen companies from other cit
les are rushing here on special trains.
Still other companies are ordered to
hold themselves in reserve. The fire
department is helpless to combat the
fire in the negro quarters owing to
the threatening attitude of the mob
toward the firemen. The dead are:
G. J. Scott and Louis Johnson.
Among the injured is Eugene w.
Chafin, candidate for president of
the United States on the prohibition
ticket who was struck on the head
with a brick 1t is thought with the
arrival of the out of town troops the
streets can be cleared and order re-
stored.