The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-17
FIVE ARE DEAD IN
SPRINGFIELD RIOTS
MILITIA SUCCEED IN RESTORING
7 ORDER IN CITY RAVAoEp
isr BY RACE WAR. a
REFUGEES FILL THE ARSENAL.
seeres Of Negroes Leave tho City
Leader sf the Mob That Wrecked
and Looted a Restaurant
sst-- Was a Woman. y

fFt-- Was a Woman
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-Two
deaths of persons injured in previous
mob fights, the attempted cutting OF
the fire alarm wires, the exoneration
of Private j. B. Klein, First Illinois
infantry, by a court of inquiry for the
killing of Earl Nelson at Kankakee
and the pursuit of a mob by guards.
men we're the chief developments
Sunday in the race war in Springfield.
- The attempt to cut telephone and
fire alarm wires leading into the city
hall was not successful policeman
saw three men on top OF an outbuild.
ing trying TO reach the lines overhead.
he turned In an alarm to the head
quarters of Gen. Wells, commanding
a provisional brigade, and the latter
sent a wagonload of soldiers to the
scene. They arrived before the trio
had done any damage. The wire
cutters fed
"a genuine scare was caused at
headquarters in the arsenal Sunday
night after a squad had been sent to
disperse a crowd at Allen and Spring
streets. Five minutes later a report
reached Lieut.. Col Eddy that shots
had been fired in the threatened
quarter.
z" The soldiers sent to the place pur.
sued crowd for several blocks and
the place, which is near the scene Of
Saturday nights lynching, was in an
ubroar for few minutes.
The arsenal was crowded last night
With negro refugees from Springfield
and surrounding towns. About 200
men. women and children sought shell.
ter In the building ana slept on the
fioor, or In chairs. Most OF these
people were old and inflrm. but they
endured the hardshlps of their quar-.
ters rather than pass the night in
their homes, beset with momentary
fear OF attack.
With the arrival Sunday of the
Second and Seventh infantry regi.
.ments, l. ~ G., and two squadrons OF
the First cavalry, all from Chicago,
the entire national guard of Illinois
With the exception OF the Sixth and
Eighth infantry (coloredJ is on duty
In Springfield. In all, 4,200 guards
men are in the city.
Two deaths due to the violence OF
Friday and Saturday occurred Sunday
at ST. Johns hospital. William Don.
nigan, an aged negro whose throat
was cut Saturday night, and Frank
Delmore, shot through the lungs on
Friday night, died OF their wounds,
This brings the list OF violent deaths
during the race troubles up to Ave.
-io A council of war was held at the
capitol Sunday by Gov. Deneen, Adjt
Gen. Scott. Gen. +. P. Wells and Col.
Sanborne. plan was adopted tc
render further demonstrations I'm.
probable Col. Sanborne was given
: command Of a provisional brigade
: consisting of the First and Second in
fantry regiments, with instructions to
4 preserve the peace in the territory
west OF Seventh street. The two regi
,ments established headquarters on
t. the capitol grounds, their shelter tents
!. bordering the state house on three
x sides.
~, Scores OF negroes have left Spring.
field, either on foot or by trolley cars
the latter class riding as far as their
means permitted and then striking
across country. These tramping par
tiles; aimless and penniless, are caus
Ing some complaint from the com.
munities through which they pass
The whites assert that the presence
"A apN
burdens and also argue that only the
\ ,shiftless and immoral portions OF the
Springfield negroes are represented.
Sunday afternoon an alarm reached
the arsenal from Spring and Edward
!. streets, where William Donnigan was
lynched. A rapid fire squad was SEN
To the place on the double quick
Within FIVE minutes the squad haC
cleared the streets for half a mile
from the threatened corner. thre'
companies of infantry being held un
der arms at the arsenal meanwhile.
d The leader OF the mob which
wrecked Loper's cafe was woman
3 She was arrested and give her nam'
as Kate Howard. Detectives whit
searched the prisoners resort sa!
Qo they discovered table linen and silye
4 belonging to Loper in the house.
1 is said that the crowd feared to ente
9 the cafe until the Howard woman ap
peared. With arms flung in the air
aud shouting she dared the men L
follow where she led With a shou
!. the amazon led in demolishing tn,
. place.