The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-15
AWFUL NIGHT
OF ARSON, RIOT
and SLAUGHTER
Covered Grew With Guns and
Made Them Disconnect
Mail Car.
STATE TROOPS CALLED OUT
TO RESTORE ORDER N CITY
Holdup Occurred Near Rathdrum, East
Of Spokane, the Train Being the
West Bound Passenger-No One
Was Injured or Molested.

white men were killed, and one negro
was lynched, more than seventy-five
persons were injured and two score Of
houses, mostly occupied by negroes,
were burned last night as the result
of an attempt by mob to lynch a
negro who had assaulted a white
woman. The dead are Charles Hunt
er, colored, Lewis Johnson, white, II
years old, and Jas. Scott, white, 20
years old.
After the night or riot, arson and
slaughter, the state troops, called
out by the governor, succeeded early
today in restoring a semblance of or
der and stopping the fire. One thous-
and militiamen, including three COM
panies from this city and companies
from Bloomington, Decatur, Peoria,
Pekin and Pontiac, are patrolling the
streets, and 1t is believed that fur
ther disorder will be prevented.
The rioting was precipitated BY an
assault committed early yesterday
morning by negro upon Mrs. Mabel
Hallam, the wife of street railway
conductor. While the woman slept
alone in her home on onsssos the
populuous residence streets awaiting
the return Of her husband, the man
broke into the house, dragged Her In
to the rear yard and assaulted her.
Before noon, George Richardson, q
young negro, was arrested by the
sheriff's force and charged with the
crime. The victim positively identi-
fed the prisoner. Crowds quickly
gathered about the Jail, but Sheriff
Werner's force and the police were
able to preserve order until nightfall
without difficulty.
Shortly after 5 o'clock a success
full ruse was worked by the author
ities and Richardson was spirited
away to safety. With the assembled
crowds held at bay by the officers,
false run by the fire department
temporarily drew the attention Of the
crowd, during which time the prisoner
was hurried down an adjoining alley,
and at the first corner was pushed
into an auto owned by Harry T,
Loper, a restaurant keeper, who had
been sworn in as q deputy sheriff.
Before the crowd realized what had
happened. Richardson was being
rushed to a point north of the city.
where a Chicago & Alton train was
stopped and he was put abroad, with
a heavy guard and conveyed to
Bloomington and later was taken ia
Peoria.
Another Clash Possible.
Despite the claim that the mob IA
still held in subsection, there is every
chance of another clash between the
whites and the colored people, The
negroes are well armed and are show-
ing spirit of determination, while
the white people are in an ugly mood
and farmers and men from the ad-
Joining towns are constantly arriy-
ing. w. H. Bowe, assistant county
treasurer, was attacked by q crowd
of negroes early today and fatally
wounded. This has added to the ex-
citement and the resentment. which
were already tense. A dispatch from
Decatur, ILL.,, says that many negro
men who arrived today from Spring
field are trying to arouse the colored
people and urging them to 60 back
to Springfield and fight. Several Of
them have been arrested and their
weapons have been taken from them.
Unless the militia succeeds during
the day in quieting the mob, much
more effectually than hes been done
up to the present time, 1t is feared
that the night will, bring more serious
trouble than has yet occurred.
The scene of the riot is within half
a mile of the old homestead Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, the only residence ever
owned by the martyred president.
The house now is the property of the
state. A monument here marks the
grave of the amancipator, and q
statute of him stands In the copitAl.
Under Martial Law. q
It Is reported that Governor Deneen
has prepared proclamation placing
the entire city Of Springfield under
martial law and that he will issue Il
sometime this evening.
Chicago Regiment on.
Chicago, Aug. 15. The First In
fantry, Illinois national guard, was
this morning ordered to proceed Inn
mediately to Springfield TO assist In
preserving peace Of that city. The
call to arms was immediately pro,