Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-08-20
RACE RIOT AT
SPRINGFIELD
TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO I'LL.
NoIs CAPITAL TO AID IN
MAINTAINING ORDER.
NEGRO IS SPIRITED AWAY
George Richardson, who Assaulted
Mrs. Haliam, 10 Removed to
Bloomington by a RuSe
OF the Sherih's.

Springfield. ~ Springfield Is IN
the hands OF u mob Of enraged Cit.
zens who began Friday night to reap
vengeance or negro residents for an
assault committed Friday 10y George
Richardson. n negro on Mrs. Hallam.
q white woman.
Gov Deuccn was asked by sheriff
Werner 70 furnish him with all tho
troops he could He seat orders to
the following commands to come AZ
once
Companies C and l.. Fifth infantry.
Peoria
Company u. Fifth infantry, Bloom.
ington
Company 4. Fifth infantry. Pckin.
Company +. Firth infantry, Decatur
Company +. Third infantry. Pontiac.
They will arrive here in the morn.
ing
Orders were also sent to the follow.
Ing companies to be In readiness TO
come to Springfield ut any time;
Company NJ. Fourth infantry,
Champaign.
Company 4. Fourth infantry. Arcola.
Company Is. Fifth infantry. Taylor.
VILE.
Battery 4. Danyille.
East End In Flames.
AZ o'clock Saturday morning the
whole east end Of the town burst into
flames. the torch having been applied
TO several negro houses by the des.
perate men,
Two men are dead and probably
two-score others are injured, mostly
negroes
The rabble is sweeping through the
streets attacking every negro met. All
the local militia are on duty, and
half dozen companies from other
cities are rushing here on special
trains. still other companies are or.
dered 10 hold themselves in reserve
The fire department is helpless TO
combat the flames In the negro quar-
ter on account OF the threatening at.
titude OF the mob toward firemen.
Dead: J. s. Scott. Louis Johnson.
The injured are: Fred Ramsey OF
the Calling gun section OF the Illinois
national guard. struck on arm by
stone.
Oscar Dahlkamp. policeman, struck
Albert Bierline. employed at post.
office, shot In hip by stray bullet.
Phillip Pollock OF Chicago. badly
lacerated while aiding Mayor Reece
in escaping from mob at IOper's.
John 4. Smell, shot In shoulder by
negro.
Edwin Bingham, struck on head with
brick.
Prohibition Candidate Injured.
F. W. CHAIN. candidate for presi.
dent OF the United States on the Pro
hibition ticket, struck on head with
brick.
Rev T. D. Logan, struck on head
with brick.
Robert Sturgis. waiter at Lopers
restaurant. artery OF left forearm cut
by shot.
Richard and another negro wanted
for murder were stealthily taken from
the Springfield jail Friday evening and
rushed to Bloomington. whence they
were later taken TO Peoria.
Negroes in various parts OF town
have turned with considerable effect
on their assailants.
cavalrymen Are Disarmed.
A cayalryman OF Troop attempted
90 separate the combatants and wal
nearly overwhelmed by those In pur
suit Of several negroes.
A call for help brought several 9th
eT cayalrymen TO the scene. but they
were all disarmed and their guns car
Tied away by the rioters. Most OF thu
members OF Troop b Of Taylorville ar,
on guard around the Jail. whence Geo
Richardson, the negro who assaile,
Mrs. Hallam at her home, was re
moved early Friday to Bloomington
The rioters who had gathered II
front OF the jail following the In
generation OF Richardson were on
ragged by the Tuse practiced by tn
sheriff in removing him.
A company OF firemen was sen
down the street In front Of the jaI
IN a spectacular run. attracting tn
attention Of the crowd while Richard
son and another negro. charged wit
q murder. were stealthily taken froI
the Jail, across the Sangamon rive
and placed on train bound fo
bloomington.
TROOPS RULE SPRINGFIELD.