The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-19
ARREST|NG IN.
SPRINGFIELD
Scores of Mob in
Custody -Alorm
Is Continued

One more victim was added to the
death list of the Springfield mob to-
night when G. w. Scott succumbed to
gunshot wound in the lungs, re-
ceived Friday night
Scott's death brings the total to
six, and is the fourth chargeable to
the disorder in the BLACK Belt"
near Twelfth and Madison street. 1t
was here that the hunted negroes
made their stand. fired upon the
heads of the mob from windows and
roofs. Another death is expected mo-
mentarily. w. II. Bowe, chief clerk
in the county treasarer's office and
one of the most popular citizens of
Springfield. Is slowly sinking from the
effects of the bullet wounds and the
beating which he received from a
crowd of negroes Friday night.
Bowe's friends have warned the au-
thorities that Billy" will he avenged
and his death will cause a redoubling
of vigilance by the troops command
ers.
MORE TROUBLE FEARED.
Wait until the troops CO." is the
word that has been passed around
town and recognizing the strength of
the undercnrrent, the state. city and
county officials are taxing every eff
fort to turn public opinion toward
law and order.
To that end Governor Deneen has
been In conference with officials of
various civic bodies, including the
chamber of commerce, the Springfield
Bar association and the Evangelical
Ministers association Evidence Is
not lacking that many citizens who
were known to have important testi-
mony regarding the mob and its
leaders have been deferred from Of
fering this to the states attorney be-
cause of threats of violence made
against them anonymously.
RIOT WAS INEVITABLE.
The riot could scarcely have been
grace to the city. The real disgrace
will come If the guilty are allowed to
escape is the slogan of the authori-
ties now. So the civic bodies are
asked to urge all good citizens to re-
veal freely whatever testimony they
may possess. Only sheer weight of
evidence is likely to break through
the local prejudice here and assure
conviction. according to the police
and other officials.
The gathering of evidence began I'm
earnest today. Policemen in plain
clothes were sent to search the houses
of prisoners and suspects and as a re-
suit the police station looks like
general store tonight Groceries.
hardware, mems. boys and women s
clothing. dry goods and shoes, were
recovered in great quantities. most
of them bearing the price tags of the
looted business houses
MANY ARRESTS MADE.
Naturally many arrests followed.
Eighty prisoners were crowded into
the small cellroom at the police sta
ton, the lack of room being such
that only the cement floor is availa-
BILE for sleeping space.
That will take some of the riot
ing out of them, was the comment
of one policeman.
Five of the arrests made today are
considered as important by the DO
lice. 1t was in the homes of these
men that most of the loot was found
A sixth person is being sought by the
police, who aver that when he is ar
rested practically all of the ringlead-
ers of this mob will be in custody.
we have the thugs on the rum"
said Evan Jones. chief of detectives,
and he added that many suspects are
leaving town to avoid arrest.
ALLEGED CONFESSION.
Roy Young, one of the prisoners
taken yesterday, has confessed to
starting a number of fires, the police
say. Young. who is 22 years old,
came here from Missouri about
month ago.
A search of his rooms at PIG North
Seventh street releaved a quantity of
overalls, shoes. boys shirts and other
articles of apparel. II is practically
certain that the military will remain
here until the special grand jury sum-
moned today has completed its report
and returned the indictments which
States Attorney Hatch predicts.
The force on hand will not be add
ed to. however, the 4.200 soldiers
now here being sufficient to cover the
city thoroughly.