The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-16

and Washington streets, where he had
been pulled from street car.
The crowd closed in on the negro.
beating him with their fists and clubs.
He finally got away and jumped on the
platform.
1t was at this point that Mr.. Chain
stepped to the front of the mob put his
hand to his hip pocket and threatened
to shot any one who touched the negro.
Mr.. Chains threat had the desired eff
feet. although he had no weapon.
During the fight the negro pulled q
knife from his pocket and slashed sew
eral white men. Mr. Chain was not
seriously injured. James Scott was
struck by stray bullet and almost in
stantly killed.
Negro Lynched.
After burning many houses in the ne
gro quarter the mob, which became
more and more desperate as the night
passed. finally gratified it's thirst for
blood this morning at o'clock, when
Charley Hunter. a 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 to prevent
the lynching. Some of the members of
the mob declare that the negro lynched
treat was cut off the negro is said to
have opened fire. wounding two men.
Then came the cry get the rope"
Wild Scenes Enacted.
All the members Of the mob eagerly
took up the cry. The negro was caught
and dragged TO the street Here he was
shot five times and a rope thrown
around his neck and the other end of
the rope thrown over the limb of tree
in front of the store. With a cry of
satisfaction the negro was swung high
off the ground. He was dead in few
minutes. After Kidding the body with
bullets, the mob commenced to dance
around the tree. At this point COM
pany of troops from Decatur arrived
and commenced firing, causing the riot
ers to dispense in a hurry. BY daylight
the streets had practically been cleared
and the troops were in control of the
situation.
Statement of Harry Lopez.
Harry T. Lopez. owner of the restau-
rant destroyed, said:
II have been through one riot in Gin
cinnati in 1888, the greatest in this
country, when 100 men were killed. 1t
was to avoid loss of life that l took
those men out of town. l did not favor
the men; | have no interest in them
whatever, and would go just as far to
punish them as anybody, but after
going through the Cincinnati riot, and
knowing this sheriff as / do, / knew he
would be killed first before he would let
the Jail be taken. / thought l would
save lives by removing the colored men.
Il would not shoot a single man TO
protect my place, and l only shot into
the crowd when in personal danger my
self. 1 would not kill single man TO
save my place"
More Militia Summoned.
Following are the companies of state
troops called to suppress further riot
ing:
Companies c. and L, First infantry.
and company L, Fifth infantry, all or
Peoria; company c, Fifth infantry,
troop D, First cavalry, and the eating
section. all of Springfield; company c.
Fifth infantry; troop d, First cavalry,
and the gatling gun section OF Spring
field; company F, Third inftnary, Pom
tiac; troop G, First cavalry, Peoria. ana
the following companies from the Fifth
infantry: b. Taylorville: A, Pekin; {,
Bloomington; F, Quincy; II, Decatur; l.
Danville. and l., Peoria. Bloomington,
Peoria. Pekin and Decatur companies
arrived here at O'Clock this morning