The Washington times., 1908-08-15
Negroes Retaliate Upon
Whites by Shooting and
Robbing Man.
THREE REGIMENTS
WILL BE ON DUTY
Mob Lynches Hotel Porter for De-
tending Himself - Prohibition
y Presidential Nominee Struck.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 15.-Negroes
retanated on the whites today by beat
ing and rObbing w. II. Bowe, a clerk
in the county treasurers Office, and
leaving him Tor dead in an alley. As
news Of this spread through the town,
the sullen groups formed into a mob.
which started for the black section.
Governor Deneen called out the Fourth
and Fifth Regiments 10 assist the
troops that are already patrolling the
streets, hoping to prevent big crowd
from gathering, while the First VIII
reach here early this evening
As nearly as can be ascertained by
the authorities. five persons have been
killed, but there are others who were
taken home by their friends. The known
wounded number nfty-eight, some Of
whom are IN a serious condition
Bowe was found bleeding from three
bullet wounds, and taken TO a hospital
where he recovered sufficiently 10 say
that six men had attacked him. lie
tried 10 beat them of, but fell wounded,
and after he had been kicked into in
sensibiity he was robbed. The thugs
told him that scores more would follow
before we get through with this
thing"
The Dead.
The dead are:
JAMES G. SCOTT. shot through the
lungs hy a stray bullet.
LOUIS JOHNSON, negro, shot
through the abdomen as he attempted
- OCiHGRI,ES HUNTER. negro, en-
ployed as a porter in the ST. Nlchol
Hotel, lynched after he had shot James
Hayes, a barber.
after ne had taken refuge ''hder
JOHN Caldwell, died of wounds
received in rioting.
Plans We're made early today by Gov
ernor Deneen for caring for negroes
whose homes were destroyed. The State
arsenals viii be thrown open ana tents
viii be pitched at Camp Lincoln for the
accommodation of the homeless.
Guards viii be placed at both the ar
senaI and Camp Lincoln and the State
will care for all those who were burned
out. The governor was at his office
all last night helping in the disposal Of
the troops.
Thirty-flYe places of business occupied
ny negroes on Washington street, be-
tween Seventh and Twelfth streets,
have been literally torn to pieces. The
negro quarters over these places have
been emptied and every window has
been shot out. All the open liquor I'm
these saloons was poured out. The
sealed packages We're carried away by
the mob.
Burn Every Negro House.
The burning began one block north
or the business houses that had been
wrecked on washington street. Taking
IN long rectangular section OF the
city, extending from Jefferson on the
south, TO Mason on the north. and from
Ninth 10 Twelfth streets, the mob
burned every house occupied by a ne
gro.
Mob Cuts Hose.
The work of the mob was systematic.
When Jhe fire department was summoA-
ed TO put out flames in the BLACK
Belt" the mob cut the hose when an
attempt was made 20 extinguish the
flames. Efforts to prevent the flames
from spreading TO adjoining quarters
occupied by the lower grade OF whites
were not mOlested-
Shortly after nightfaIl, crowds assem-
bled in the vicinity of the county jail
The mood of the masses was ugly and
appeals by Sheriff Werner were with
out effect. The sheriff offered TO let
committee from the crowd search the
jail. assuring them that both negroes
were gone.
Then some one in the crowd remeIn-
bered that Harry X Loher. a Testau-
rant man, had furnished the automobile
In which the escape OF the prisoners
had been effected
'Go for Loher's," he shouted, and bY
this time the mob was ready for any
thing. A rush was made upon Loher's
restaurant Ave blocks away. The pro-
prietor was warned, but failing to aD-
preeiate the seriousness of the situation.
he did not attempt To escape. He was
pushed by employees OF the place, to-
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