Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-08-21
five ARE DEAD IN
SPRINGFIELD RIOTS
MILITIA SUCCEED IN RESTORING
ORDER IN CITY RAVAGED
BY RACE WAR.
REFUGEES FILL THE ARSENAL.
Scores of Negroes Leave the City
Leader of the Mob That Wrecked
and Looted a Restaurant
Was Woman.

| was d woman,
Springfield. ILL., - Two deaths OF
persons injured in previous mob
fights, the attempted cutting of
the fire alarm wires, the exoneration
of Private ]. B. Klein, First Illinois
infantry, by court of inquiry for the
killing of Earl Nelson at Kankakee
and the pursuit of mob by guards.
men were 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. A 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 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 squad had been sent to
| disperse crowd at Allen and Spring
streets. Five minutes later a report
reached Lieut.. Col. Eddy that shots
| had been fired in the threatened
quarter.
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
uproar 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 and slept on the
floor, or in chairs. Most of these
people were old and infirm, but they
endured the hardships 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. N. 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 (colored) is on duty
in Springfield. In all, 4,20O 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 five.
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
ties, aimless and penniless, are caus-
ing some complaint from the COM
munities through which they pass.
The whites assert that the presence
of these paupers imposes unnecessary
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 sent
to the place on the double quick.
Within five minutes the squad had
cleared the streets for half a mile
from the threatened corner, three
companies of infantry being held un.
der arms at the arsenal meanwhile.
The leader of the mob which
7 ar,, e.
She was arrested and gave her name
as Kate Howard. Detectives who
searched the prisoners resort say
they discovered table linen and silver
belonging to Loper in the house. 1t
is said that the crowd feared to enter
the cafe until the Howard woman ap-
peared. With arms flung in the air,
and shouting she dared the men to
follow where she led. With shout
the amazon led in demolishing the
place.
Springfield, Ill. - Following the
addition Monday of two victims to
the death list and with sporadic out
bursts of lawlessness in various parts
of the city, indicating that the mob
spirit still prevails in Springfield.
Gov. Deneen last night issued six proc
lamations offering rewards aggregat-
ing $1,000 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the murderers of the riot vic
tins.
The death list now numbers seven,
but since one death was due only in
directly to the disturbances, no Off
cial notice has been taken of It,