Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-18

regardless of race or color were adopted at an excited meeting oi representative citizens to-day, under the auspices of the chamber of com merce. The meeting pledged it: members to give all possible help tt the authorities to bring to justice those guilty of violence.
 That the mob spirit has not beer entirely subdued was evidenced las night and early to-day when despite the presence of thousands of militia men there were sporadic outbursts the city. None of them was serious however, being confined to disturb ances by groups of two or three men
 The center of the trouble was liar yard park, a suburb, where twice during the night patrols were fired upon from ambush. Troops were rushed to the scene both times and during the second hunt a shot fired from an alley struck the sword scab bard carried by Lieutenant Ridgeway of Company E, First infantry. The shooter escaped.
 The first disturbance followed ar attack upon Tom Richardson, a brother of George Richardson, the negro accused of having assaulted Mrs Mabel Hallam. Richardson who was driver for a packing firm left his wagon standing in the street and escaped to the Illinois Central station, where he took train fol Mississippi. Later guards picked uI James and William Richardson, alsc brothers of George Richardson, ano locked them in the jail It wa; stated that they had been inmates of the Jacksonville asylum and that their arrest was a measure taken foI public safety.
 Five men were arrested at Eighth and Ash streets. ~ el.
 Two hundred dollars reward for evidence leading to conviction of any of the cases of violent death during the rioting in this city is offered by Governor Deneen. Plans for the l prosecution of all who had anything to do with the riots have been com. pleted by the city and state officials There will be no half way measure. | taken.
 The task which the authorities face was increased yesterday by two more deaths and news that a third victim of the rioting of last Friday night is dying.
 c. W. Scott, a white man, who was shot through the lungs during the riots Friday night, died last night. ! The other death was that of the three weeks old daughter of Mir and Mrs Lawrence Paine, negro refugees q: Pittsfeld. The child died from cx- posture as the result of night night from Springfield.
 W. H. Bowe, chief clerk of the county treasurer's office, who was attacked and shot by negroes Satur- day while walking through the burned district. is reported dying al St Johns hospital. The states at torney has secured from him an ante mortem statement for use before tue grand jury.
 An attack upon pickets and the forced flight of 150 negroes from corn fields on the outskirts of the city to the state arsenal kept the militia busy this morning. The firing upon the sentries and their answering shots occurred less than two blocks from the headquarters of General E. C. Young at the county jail. No one was injured in the affray. but the fiy- ing bullets from the militia car pines caused consternation in the dis trict. The trouble followed an at- tempt to set fire to a factory building on Eighth street between Jefferson and Madison. A negro who had been ordered away from the place several times during the night was discover ed lurking in the shadow by Private George Howell of the First cavalry. Howell again ordered the man to move on but the negro's reply was a shot from a revolver. He dashed down the street, disregarding Rhe commands of other sentries to halt. As he turned into an alley two sol- diers fired at him. The shots arous- N Nl AAE hCdAAudfkEIE NN0 away and Company E of the First infantry was sent to the place on the double quick. The alley and adjacent houses were searched but no trace of the fugitive was discovered.
 The affair happened shortly before daybreak and was the third occasion of the night in which attempts had been made to assassinate militia pick cts. The clearing out of the corn helds southeast of the city was the result of successive nights of terror in Harvard park.
 At daybreak to-day troops were sent to the place to herd the negroes into the arsenal
 Support 10 Governor Deneen's ap- peal to the citizens of Springfield to aid the authorities In fastening the responsibility for the riots upon the ringleaders was given al a meeting of the chamber of commerce and the business mems association this morn- ing Strict enforcement of the laws vas urged upon the officials and the aid of the associations was pledged.
 The clergyu1en of Springfield took similar action The efforts of States Attorney Hatch to bring the offend CTS to justice vas commended. ss vas also the refusal Of Mayor Reece 10 allow the saloons to reopen The coatinued outbreaks Of las: night and this morning have not rezssured the timid portions of the community. lf one-tenth of the reports were true