Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-15

Springfield. Aug. 15.-Two white
men We're killed, one negro lyncheu'
more than half a hundred persons IN
iured and two score houses, mostly
occupied by negroes, burned last night
as the result of an attempt by mop
tn lvnch a negro, who assaulted
white woman. The dead are:
LEWIS JOHNSON, aged H.
JAMES SCOTT, aged 10.
CHARLES HUNTER, negro.
After a night of riot, arson ana
slaughter state troops called out py
the governor succeeded early TO-DAY In
restoring a semblance OF ORDER one
+housand militia men, including three
companies from this city, are patrol-
ing the streets and it is believed tur-
ther disorder will be prevented.
The rioting was precipitated by an
assault committed early yesterday
morning by negro upon MIS-. Mapei
Hallam. wife of a street car conduct
or. While the woman slept alone IN
her home on a populous residence
street. awaiting the return OF her
husband. the negro broke into the
house dragged her into the rear
yard and assaulted her.
BEFORE noon, George Richardson,
young negro, was arrested, chalseu
with the crime The victim partlally
identified the prisoner"
Crowds quickly gathered about the
iail but the sheriff's forces and the
police We're able to preserve order uh-
til nightfau without difficulty.
shortly after o'clock success1ul
ruse was worked and Richardson was
spirited away. He was taken TO
bloomington and afterwards to Peo-
ria. Richardson was removed from
the iail in an automobile owned py
Harry I.oper, a restaurant man, VINO
was sworn in as deputy sherih.
Immediately after darkness crowds
assembled in the vicinity OF the Jan
and the sheriff offered to let com
mittee 60 through the jail, assuring
the mob that the negro had oeen tah-
en- away Then some one mentioned
that Loper had furnished the auto
mobile in which the escape was maze
Immed .ately a rush was made toI
the restaurant five blocks away anu
the place was wrecked. His machihe,
standing in front, was overturned anu
set on fire. The fire department was
called but could do nothing as every
line Of hose was cut.
Local companies of militia mad
been ordered out early in the after
noon to guard the Jail. Finally
cavalry troop was dispatched to the
restaurant.
Then rloting broke loose in seri'
ous form. Shots were fred and the
air was filed with missiles. Many fel
in the melee and it was here ina
johnson was killed.
The infuriated crowd then made
rush for the levee. which Is usually
populated with negroes, but most o
them had disappeared. Several build
ings were attacked and the contenu
overturned.
shortly before midnight the moi
broke into a pawn shop and secured
a quantity of rifles, shot guns anC
revolyers. with these they marched
through the streets in absolute contro
of the situation.
Eugene w. Chain, prohibitions
candidate for president was making
a speech In the street when negro
pursued by the mob, jumped on I'M
platform for protection. Chahn' wh'
was unarmed threatened to shoo
anyone who touched the negro. Chahi
was hit in the head by brickoat ou
saved the negro. Chain was not serl
ously injured.
After burning many houses IN IN
negro quarters the mob. whlch De
came more desperate as night passed
finally caught the negro, Hunter am
lynched him at the corner or Tweltti
and Madison streets.
Troops arrived at the scene too lat'