New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-19
FATAL RACE RIOTS
Many Persons Killed or Injured
at Springfield, III.
WHITE WOMAN IS OUTRAGED
Crime Arouses Citizens and
Troops Seem PoWerless
to Restore Order.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-two white
men were killed, a negro was lynched,
seventy-fve persons were injured and
two score houses, mostly occupied by
negroes, were burned as the result of
an attempt by mob to lynch negro
who had assaulted a white woman.
The dead are: Charles Hunter, col
ored; Lewis johnson. white. seven
teen years old. and James Scott,
white, seventy years old.
OF the seyenty-fye persons wound
I'D probably q dozen will die, having
been shot in vital parts of the body.
The majority of the others were shot
in the legs or feet by the soldiers who
dispersed the mob.
The rioting was precipitated by an
assault by negro upon Mrs. Mabel
Hallam, wife OF street railway con-
ductor. While the woman slept alone
in her home on populous residence
street, awaiting the return Of her hus-
band, the man broke into the house,
dragged her into the rear yard and
assaulted her.
George Richardson, a young negro,
was arrested by the sheriff's force
charged with the crime. The victim
partially identified the prisoner.
Crowds quickly gathered about the
Jail. but Sheriff Werner's force and
the police were able to preserve order
until nfghtfall without difficulty
Shortly after O'Clock successful
ruse was worked by ths authorities
and Richardson was hurried into an
automobile, driven several miles from
town and placed on board Chicago
and Alton train. He was conveyed to
Bloomington and later was taken to-
Peoria.
4, Immediately after the darkness had
gathered crowds assembled in the vi
entity of the county Jail The mood
M the masses was ugly and appeals
BY Sheriff Werner ,wers without Of
feet: The sheriff offered to let = coin.
znittee from the crowd search the jail,
assuring them that Richardson was
gone. An investigation proved his
statement correct.
Restaurant Is Wrecked.
The mob than made rush on the
restaurant of Harry Lopez, who had
provided the automobile in which
Richardson was rushed from the jail
Short work was made of the restau-
rant. The auto in which the rescue
had been effected had been left in
front of the place 1t was quickly
turned upside down and fire was set
to the machine. While the machine
blazed frenzied hundreds poured into
the cafe, tore fixtures and decorations
from their places and piled them on
the blaze. Even the sideboards and
kitchen were stripped and all the ia
beware and dishes piled upon the
blaze.
The fire department made a run to
the restaurant, but was powerless. Ev.
cry Inns of hose that was stretched
was cut before stream of water
| could be forced into It. The local
companies of militia consisting of a
company Of infantry. a troop Of cav.
airy and gatling gun section, which
had been ordered out by Governo,
Deneen. was busy with the situation
in the vicinity of the jail and the local
authorities had no men to spare al
the scene Of the Lopez rioting. FL
nally in a desperate effort to restore
order the cavalry troop was dispatched
| to the restaurant.
Then the rioting broke loose in seri
GUS form. Shots were fired and the
air was filled with missiles. Many
| Louis Johnson met his death. Aftel
! the mob had moved to other scenes
Johnson's body was picked up in the
rear of Loper's place.
After nothing of Loper's place re
manned for the Infatuated crowd
rush was made for the levee, which
is usually populated with negroes
But most of them had disappeared.
Shortly before midnight the mo-
broke into Fishman's pawnshop an.
secured quantity of rifles, shotguns
revolyers and ammunition Wit
these they armed themselves an.
started to march the streets in absC
lutte control Of the situation
1 Chain Hit With a Brick
Eugene w. Chain. the Prohibition
candidate for president, was maxim
public address on the east side c
the river. A mob attacked a negro
the crowd and Mr.. Chain attempte
i to save him. He was hit on the hea
with brick for his trouble. Durin
the fight the negro pulled a knife froI
his pocket and slashed several whit
men, James Scott was struck by
stray bullet and almost Instant
killed.
After burning many houses in th
negro quarter the mob, which becam
more and more desperate as the nigl
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