The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-08-16

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. ls--At 1850 q. m.
q small crowd of roughs broke every
window and the front door OF the cot
tage of Clarence Harvey. negro.
A detachment Of the LIST Illinois In
fantry was sent to the scene at seventh
and Bergen Streets and brought Har-
vey. his wife and hts mother to the
county jail The mob had dispersed
before the arrival of the soldiers.
Otherwise the situation was quiet.
General Young. Governor Deneen and
AdJutant General Scott had retired for
the night leaving coionsi sanborn IN
command.
Springfield. ILL.,. Aug. i5.-To-night
In the absence OF a patrol a mob set
FIRE to the shop OF the aged negro Will
liam Donegon. who was compelled BY
the smoke to run 20 the street
His appearance was greeted BY
shower Of stones and sticks. As he
staggered under the fussiiade. he was
seized and his throat cut. rope was
then run through the wound and the
victim bound to tree. There he was
found later, unconscious and all but
dead. Or. futile. who dressed the
wound. reported that death was q mat
ter of hours.
A witness TO the firing OF the shop
turned in an alarm. but when the Are
men appeared. the btnze was out. 1t
had not gained much headway ana haa
been pxtinguiehed BY some or the
c0oler-heaaed members % the mob.
Two companies Of infantry and a troop
of cavalry were rushed 60 the scene
and 81 their appearance. the crowd
ran halter 81 e1ker down eha street aMd
dispersed IN ali ffreetionm when they
reached the capitol grounds. Six nft
rests were Tnade5 among Che prisoners
being q man whose name was given -
A. Rainor. said to have come from ST.
Louis and 70 have been q waiter at
an amusement park in that city.
Dtsturbanee at Armary.
Coincident with the attack on Dona-
gan, Less serious disturbance occur
red in front OF the new State armory.
A crowd gathered and threatened 60
storm the place wherein there were
sheltered q number OF negro refugesa
Two companies Of the 9Th Infantry and
troop B of the cavalry. came on the
double-Quick and charged with bay
onets leveled As IN the previous In
cldent. the mob fed precipitatelg ~
tho sight of cold steel and the buai-
ness-like appearance OF the men IN
khaki From this time on. alarms were
frequent. They seemed to come from
everywhere. Camp Lincoln, where
large number of the fugitive race vera
sheltered. reported the appearance OF
mob and asked for more soldiers. Gen.
erai Young. after conversing with Gov.
Deneen and the adJutant general order
cd the camp abandoned. With two
additional companies as guards the
negroes were brough to the new ar
senal Spaulding. suburb several
NH
coiored miners. telephoned the Govern
or that the blacks were threatening
retalatory measures. General Young
promptly dispatched a company to the
place These were samples OF the dis
turbing messages constantly reaching
the commanding offlcer al hts head
quarters at the county 1ail. His force
which at first seemed more than ade-
quate melted SO much In the process
OF detailing OF guards that 1t became
apparent that further reinforcemehts
were advisable.
Governor Deneen responded by call
ing out the 2nd Regiment of Chicago
and ordering the Fighting seventh
OF that city to hold itself In readiness.
A plan probably unique In similar
situations was adopted by General
Young In order to spread his force
about and reassure the numerous
pressed into service to carry guards
men about on ali lines in the disturbed
sections. Such cars as still carried
passengers. were halted on their way
to the Bad Lands" and guards put
aboard under command OF sergeants
Half a dozen owners OF automobiles at
the urgent request of Governor Deneen,
put their cars at the disposal OF General
Young In order that small detachments
might be hurried to places OF pressing
need. More horses were needed for
the troopers. many of whom had no
mounts and arrangements we're made
to supply the deficiency tomorrow.
Pitiful Situation.
A report that two mobs, dispersed
earlier in the evening had formed
junction and were proceeding by cir
cuitous route to Twentieth and Monroe
Streets. proved without foundation
after a strong force had been sent to
that vicinity. The situation OF tha
negroes here Is pitiful. In such places
as have had the courage to retain them,
their fears show plainly in gray faces
and their endeavors 10 keep out OF sight
of persons on the street. Ten walters
employed at the Leland Hotel were
to leave. They were afraid
of violence and the hotel people feared
that damage to their property might
follow II the negro help remained.
They were given no duties that would
call them TO the first floor Adiutant
General Scott tonight estimated that
fully 500 colored people had left the
city since last night alone. Many
more being without sufficient funds
for the railroad trip, went TO the out