Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-08-20
TROOPS Sent 70
SPRINGFIELD TO
PRESERVE ORDER
NIGHT OF RIoTlNo, ARSON AND
SLAUGHTER FOLLOWED ~
COMPARATIVE QUIET.
FOUR KILLED; SCORES
HURT; HOMES BURNED
Blacks Said to Be Aiming for Fre,h
clash-serious Trouble Starts with
Lynching Of Nesro-c Cause Of the
4 Outbreak, &. at1

s5 $3.50 n SS''oos iTOuole starts with
Lynching Of Negro-c Cause Of tn.
4 Outbreak. a.5a.@
Springfield, Ill, Aug. 17.-Troops
are being rushed to this city from all
parts of the state, negroes are leav-
ing BY trains, on trolley cars, and
many OF them on foot, and the mob
spirit seems still to be rampant. al
though the governor and military au.
tnorities claim they have the situa.
ton we'll in hand. %R
The First infantry of Chicago was
Saturday ordered to mobilize at
once and started to Springfield on
the first train that could be made I'D
to carry them. With the arrival of
this organization the town is protect
cd by three full regiments.
Following are the companies or
dered here: Companies G and L,
First infantry, and Company L, Fifth
infantry, all Peoria; Company C,
Fifth infantry, Troop D, First cav
airy. and the Calling section. all
Springfield; Company c, Fifth in
fantry; Troop D. First cavalry, and
the Gattling section, all Springfield;
Company F, Third infantry, Pontiac;
Troop G., First cavalry, Peoria, and
the following companies from the
Fifth infantry: B, Taylorville; A,
Pekin; B, Bloomington: F, Quincy;
H. Lecatur: l. Danville, and L, Peoria.
Bloomington, Peoria, Pekin and De-
catur companies were here at seven
o'clock Saturday morning.
Another Clash Feared.
Despite the claim Of the authorities
that the mob is held in subsection,
there is every chance of another
clash between the whites and COL
ored people. The negroes are we'll
armed and are showing a spirit of de-
termination. The white people are In
an ugly mood, and farmers and men
arriving.
A dispatch from Decatur, ILL.,, says
that many negro men who arrived
from Springfield are trying to arouse
the people and urging them to go
back to Springfield and fight. Sew
eral of them have been arrested and
weapons taken from them.
Four Dead; Scores Injured.
Four are now dead, many whites are
missing and it is konwn that scores of
negroes have been dragged away
wounded and dying. The number Of
injured persons is nearly Is.
Lynehing Starts Rlettna.
The most serious part Of the riot
ing came shortly before daybreak Sat-
urday morning. At three o'clock the
mob cornered Charles Hunter, a me-
gro, at Twelfth and Madison streets,
and lynched him. In the midst Of
the hanging Company H. Fifth in
Hantry. from Decatur, attempted to
,disperse the mob, and after firing two
'volleys over the heads Of the rioters,
shot low, wounding two men.
Some of the members of the mob
declared that the negro lynched had
shot three white men. They said
that in fight with the whites the
negro was forced into corner at
Twelfth and Madison streets, and when
retreat was cut of the negro is said
TO have opened IRE, wounding two.
Then came the cry Get the rope"
The negro was caught and dragged
to the street. He was beaten and
then rope was swung around his
neck and the other end Of the rope
thrown over the limb Of tree, the
negro was swung high of the ground
and he was dead in few moments.
Many shots were fred at the body.
Just then the troops arrived. Two
voileys were fred over tho heads Of
the lynchers.. The order was given
ito ''Disperse." ..s.-
Troops Charge Crowd.
with reluctance some Of the rioters
began to back away, but the mob
showed fight. Col. Frank p. Wells
ordered the company to charge on
the crowd.
During the Asht that followed two
men were shot by the troops. They
we're Mike Lucey. shot in tho leg:
Charles Wolf. 91s North First street.
shot in the leg. The lynching was
illuminated BY the flames Of q burn
ing building directly opposite.
Every building in that vicinity. with
the exception Of the United States
Gypsum Company's warehouse and
on or two others. was burned. and the
lynching was IN the midst Of this
scene Of havoc. Ri.
ne rope used was Q short one, and
the body Of the negro was not pulled
more than ave feet Of the ground.
AZ the body went up the crowd shout
Cd: Ws'vs got one; hurTah!s 8s.
1 Look 1t the Niger swing.
Il The cheering continued for soms
zine. Il 10 believed the negro va
s.ot aad killed before his body was
i e runS up. Sheriff Wsrner cut the
body down at $3.50 !. q. Thers we're
{ "a hnllet holes a the body.
oMoiai sadly Wounded.
". II. Bowe, chief clsrk tn the