The Washington herald., 1908-08-18

Springfield. IL. Aug IA number oE
shots have been exchanged about the city
tonight ana many arrests Of suspects
have been made by the troops
During a fight IN the Sixth ward 4.
negro was stabbed. and nearly the entire
Seventh Regiment was fastened to lLs
scene.
Shortly after Il O'Clock several shots
were dred JUS, east Of the business dis
Jrict Squads Of troops are marching up
/ and down nearly every street
I 4 special grand jury has been called to
begin investigating the riots tomorrow.
Scores were arrested to-day as suspects
or charged with riot Roy Young. rxen-
/ ry-two years old. one OF the mob leaders
( arrested, proudly confesses he helped .
/ burn negro homes and ENGAGED in 2,
revolver battle with negroes James.
Scott aged sevezty-t7go. died to-day from
d bullet wound through his LEFT lung. IN
f-cted during FRIDAY nights battle along
/ Washington street
Soldiers IN Every street
/ With the arrival to-day OF the First
I Cavalry force. nearI- 800 armed rr-7
I now patrol nearly every street in Sp-5-z-
field While the city is not under mar
. Jlal law troops are sqriukleE over the
e1t--e city. and tLeir presence Is expected
70 prevent further G=menstrau0us-
I With the arrest his afternoon OF. R7v
/ Young. the police think they have -r.
, ri1sieaders OF tie mob which Friday az
ternoon created a reign OF terror in rhs-
black belt" and wound Up with th.z
-yncIl1g Of Scott Burton an aged 1ee-o-
al The corner or Twelfth and Madison
streets Young. a--e- much rsrz-lss-s1
On the part of the police. was induced -
talk He said
7 live over GeszIua1-s livery barn.
and when the crowd commenced gather
-nE together IN front OF the county fafL
and went after the rieEers. I went over
When the 1iEgars commenced shooting
on East Washington street. some OF Is
broke into FisLma1's pawn shop 20 cs-
some guns / took three c- four revoIr-
ers and some cartridges. and some Of --s
other fellows got some guns, too
shot at Every Ne=ro.
We went east on Washington street
and the fighting got bad commenced
shooting at CiSse-s- sl1- at every o1s
at whom EGt q chance 7 guess I Lit
some OF them, but I don't know Thay
tried TO XII me just the same When
we went over 10 Madison street some one
started setting FIRE 90 tle houses Of ne
groes and I helped E1sss I poured OIL
on about fifteen OF sixteen houses and
SCI IRE 10 them
I didn't set FIRE 10 Bu-t0l-s bed nor
did I help hang aim % the Tree. WEeI
b We got 10 Ninth and Madison streets Z
was Just setting fire 70 q house when a
] white man run up 70 me and told me uJ5
z to burn the place. that IL belonged TO
him and was rented 20 1iEgers- We did
not burn this house
Roy Young has been living with his
. ! uncle, Edward Young Their home IS
located al Is Nortl Seventh street and
i was there tla- goods guns and much
? ammunition were found bv the aurLc-i-
[ ties following Eouls's arrest When
/ confronted with The stolen property Ee
confessed lie had taken the articles from
= the various stores visited by the raiders
, along East Washington street last FRI
[ day night
Mayor Threatens saIoonists-
Incensed by saloon keepers perzls,5ne
in violating the closing order issued Fri
day night Mayor Reese declared ro-uiEhr
that the next Gram-slCp keeper arrested
on this charge VIII have lIs license a.
] stantly revoked The mayor to-day sent
/ a message 10 the managers OF Ringing
! Bros circus stating that owing 90 tbs
; grave situation in Springfield a. present.
= the circus viii not be permitted TO show
n Springfield tomorrow. as had been
4 scheduled Coroner Woodruff stated to-
> night that he would begin the inquest to-
morrow morning on Tom Burton, the
= negro Iynched sunday morning
] Attorneys who have consulted on th5
, iCuestion Of whether the city o. the coun-
. " VIII have 10 pay for the destruction
/ Of property by the mob say tnat the city
VIII have 70 bear the expense.
. Attorneys and others interested III legal
. matters have also been discussing the
= question OF liability for deaths incurred
/ by m0bs. Two men have been hanged by
the mob. ana scale argue that the la
5ility would apply in tGis case the saus
: as in the case Of property destroyed
I i AT the convening OF the county court
: to-day States Attorney Frank Hatch en-
& tered a formal motion asking that
p special grand jury oe orGereu- The mo-
: ton was allowed BIZ Judge Cre= Ir-T1.
9 ! The Erand jury was called Tor t0-l-0rrov
r afternoon. In his petition for q SPECIAL
: grand jury States Attorney Hatch said:
z The prompt and vigorous administration
o OF justice toward all persons who have
= been actively connected with the various
acts Of mob violence viii do much toward
= restoring law and orde- IN the county