The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-08-17

toward the wires.
One bullet probably hit him for he
dropped to the roof of the building, bur
made a successful escape. To this af-
fair Is added the attempt to fre the
negro section. on the northwest side OF
Springfield. Prompt action of the hre
department, cooperating with bat
TALON of the First infantry, stopped
the impeding conflagration.
A platoon Of infantry was dispatch
ed to Harvard Park. new suburb just
outside the city limits to the south
east, shortly before midnight. Several
shots had been fired. but so FAR as
could be learned. nobody was injured
The troops soon returned to headquar-
tiers at the county Jail. The suburb is
adjacent to the main shaft of the Cen
trail coal mine. where many negroes
are employed.
Put in Busy Night.
Throughout the night headquarters
of the two brigades had frequently
calls from frightened citizens who re-
quested protection from suspicious
characters.
With the death yesterday of William
Donnegan. the aged negro, who was
lynched Saturday night and Frank
Dilmore, white man, who was shot
while watching the rioting, the list OF
known dead was increased to five
Eight more are not expected to re-
cover and the unknown list is still fig-
ured at Is.
Springfield is stepped in the deepest
sorrow. The capital of Illinois we'll
and truly realizes the sadness of her
state but she has determined to take
the most vigorous steps to reassert
justice and order
States Attorney Hatch, who at the
instance of and with the cooperation
of Governor Deneen. stands in the van
of this movement is backed by three
fourths of the citizens of Springfield.
and will be supported by the other
fourth when they realize what he Will
attempt to do. The exceptions are the
200 prisoners now in Jail for rioting.
who stand to be charged with murder
by the special grand jury which the
states attorney was to request today.
A careful estimate places the num-
Der Of negroes, who have left SPRING
| field since the beginning of the race
war at 1000. There are still many ne
groes left in Springfield. but of these
many are planning to go at the hrst
opportunity.
The lack of ready money, presence
of relatives and friends with whom TO
visit and property interests here have
kept many behind. Some of the de-
parting ones have left the capital
never to return. The awful experiences
they have undergone the last three
days have been too much for their
nerves and they will not resume resi-
dence In the nome OF l-lllcoiii'
Negro Shot in the Back.
Chicago, Aug. 17.-Walter Allen.
young colored man, and several com
panions jeered at policeman who had
ordered them to move on late last
night An encounter between Alien
and the officer followed with the re-
suit that Allen was shot and seriously
wounded in the back. His companions
ran away.
4 Order Tuaa
Chicago, Aug. IA law and order
league. composed of negro residents of
the South side, to stamp out lawless-
ness and crime in the BLACK Belt' OF
Chicago and to prevent any SUCH nap
penings as have marked the last cwo
days in Springfield. will be formed To-
morrow night at a mass meeting In
the Institutional African NJ. E. church.
The decision to form such an or
ganization was taken as the result OF
stirring appeal by the Rev. H. E.
Stewart, pastor of the church.
1.-THE bad and lawless element of
| the negro race always has and will
continue to affect the better element
vastly more than the lawless element
| of the white will affect that race" the
| judged by the worst element of our
race and unless we rise and condemn
and fight against this lawless element
We will be rightly judged.
"In the trouble at Springfield We are
apt, perhaps, to condemn the whites.
But we must accept our share of re-
sponsbility. We should form an or
| ganization, a law and order league, or
good citizens league, to rid our
1 community of negro lawbreakers. We
| do not want the impression spread
| broadcast that our people harbor the
| criminals of our race. and we must act
| in our own defense and in defense or
the future good name of our people"
He Had White Wife.
Springfield. Aug. 17.-Among the
refugees in the arsenal is Mrs. Will
liam Donnegan, white widow Of the
aged negro who was strung up Satur-
day and whose death followed yester-
day:
IT left my sons to take care of the
house" she said. ''for 1 was afraid
to stay there any longer
1t is because of her marriage to
| Donnegan that the mob feeling against
her husband is believed to have been
| aroused.
Azra Richardson. brother of the
man whose alleged attack on Mrs.
Halam started Friday nights outbreak
is among the negroes in the arsenal.
"I am here and am going to stay
till this thing blows over" he said. 81
had my run for life yesterday. I was
driving a team in the outskirts OF
crowd of white men got after me.
| There were about eight of them and
all were on foot except two who were
on bicycles. They stoned and said
| let's get that nigger,' but I whipped up
my horses and escaped"
Rumors that A. Rayner. the St
Louis man who was arrested for alleg-
ed participation in the lynching OF
William Donnegan on Saturday night
had confessed to the police could only
be partially verified today. Rayner
denies that he was concerned in the
actual killing of Donnegan. saying
that he was across the street when the
affair took place. He gave the police
the names of several others. who, he
declared were guilty of participation
in the outrage. None of these persons