Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-13
NEGRO ARRESTED FOR GIRLS
MURDER is. REMOVED
STREETS OF ILLINOIS CITY ARE
GUARDED BY SOLDIERS
Suspect Implicated in Outrage Of
Young Woman by Dying State
ment of Another Is Taken
to Safe Place
TBy Associated Press. J


~ arrested in connection with the
murder here Monday Of Miss Anna
Pelley, safe out of town, and some $50
members of the Fourth regiment of the
Illinoias National guard on duty in the
streets and about the Jail tonight, the
mob spirit which has held Cairo for
four days seems quelled. Every known
danger point is occupied by troops
Alexander, reported to have been i'm
plcated in the murder of Miss Pelley
by the dying statement Of the negro
James, one of the victims of last
nights mob, was sent to an unan-
nounced point north of here late this
afternoon. He was escorted from the
Jail to a special train by seven COM
panies of militia.
There We're jeers and defiance for the
militia from the small crowd that Wit
messed the departure.
That's him. he will come back;
Burn the nigger," and 1--WE will get
him yet" came from the spectators.
Two sets of fours were in advance
OF the prisoner, who was handcuffed
and fanked by deputy sheriffs. Two
sets of fours followed. AS the troopers
swung north toward the railroad along
Twentieth street three companies
cleared the street in advance of the
escort and a like number followed in
the rear, keeping back the crowds.
Refuse to- Divulge Plans
General Wells and Colonel r. Shand
of the adjutant generals Office refused
to tell what they know of the plans
for the safe keeping of the prisoner.
He will not be taken to Springfield,
and when he is taken off the train he
will be at some point far enough north
to prevent any attempt at recapture by
n TY1Oh from this section - said Colonel
Shand.
The local authorities left the dispo-
sition of the prisoner to the state Of
ficials and turned their attention to
the murderer of Miss Pelley and the
riots last night. Coroner's verdicts
were rendered on both the men
lynched, in each case the jury finding
that "he came to his death by in
juries at the hands of persons un-
known to US"
Early in the days Sheriff Davis told
of recognizing several members of the
mob who took James from his care
last night but what steps will be
taken to bring those implicated in
the uprising to trial has not been de-
termined.
Mayor Said He Slept
Mayor Parsons said he was asleep
and heard no shot or other sound to
indicate that the city was in the hands
of a mob.
"I am ready to do everything that
my own office requires" said States
Attorney Wilson. THE question OF
calling a special grand jury is one to
be decided by Judge w. N. Butler of
the circuit court. However, we shall
have a regular grand jury when court
convenes here in December, and
shall present to 1t any evidence that
comes into my possession before that
body. I don't expect to collect that
evidence myself, as detective work is
not a part of my duties"
The only ground for holding Alex
ander was declared to be the dying
confession of James. None of the Of
ficials would acknowledge any evidence
of this alleged confession had come to
him.
In an effort to clear up the murder
case. the police searched the houses
frequented by James and Alexander
for the missing money, handbag and
bracelets of the murdered girl. They
found nothing.
"a whole regiment of soldiers could
not have stopped the work of last
nights mob" declared Mayor Parsons,
and Sheriff Davis echoed this senti-
ment, adding:
Soldiers Absence Saved Slaughter
"There would have been wholesale
bloodshed had soldiers been here last
night"
Sheriff Davis told his story of the
manner in which James had been taken
from him. After detailing his wand
erings in the woods of Union county
after he had left the train at Dongola,
he told of leaving James in charge
of the deputy sheriff, while he went
to Karnak to obtain provisions
1.-THE postmaster at Karnak, who is
also a storekeeper recognized me,
said Davis, Because of this we made
a detour through the woods about the
town and walked east five miles to
Belknap, where we struck through
the woods until the water drove us
to the railroad track.
1--WE entered a house to rest, but
were warned by a citizen of Belknap
that a crowd had left Cairo to inter-
cept us. SO we took to the country
again, walking across the cornfields
for a couple of miles,
Warned by Train Whistle
'The whistling of the train warned
us that the crowd had reached Belk-
nap. We lay down in some tall weeds
to conceal ourselves, but in few min
utes a scouting party passed.
"a few minutes later another party
went by, one of whom 1 recognized
as the Karnak postmaster. He was
carrying a gun.
"The next party numbered five and
one of them mounted stump and
saw us. He fred several shots in the
air and a crowd began to gather. One
of the party was Mr.. Logan of Cairo,
and I appealed to him to see that
no violence was committed.
HE assured me that they asked
that James be taken back to Cairo and
given a speedy trial I promised them
that this was to be done and they
then started us toward the train.
I'm the train 1 seated myself beside
the prisoner, but as we entered Carlo
someone threw a rope around James
neck. 1 at once took it off and was
struck several times by members of
the party. Others caught tho end of
the rope and dragged James from the
train.
II heard no confession from James"