The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-12

three lays mob rule and the lynGhing
OF Two men last night, Cairo is under
martial law. Troops arrived early
this morning by orders of Gov. De.
neen and, patrol the streets. No tur-
ther trouble is expected.
CHICAGO, Noy, Governor De-
neen styled the lynchings at Cairo as
tdeplorable.' The Fourth Regiment
CT iuicnis National Guards is now in
complete control. Governor Deneen
was constantly In touch with the situ-
alton for 16 hours, temaininG up all
night
CAIRO, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Will James,
the negro suspected OF being the lnur-
derer of Miss Annie Pe1ey, was killed
here last might by a mob. James was
strung up to the public .srch, the rope
broke, and at least 500 shots were
poured into his body. He made par
tial confession and implicated anotnoa'
negro, Arthur Alexander, wi1om the
mob is now searching for.
James was lynched in the most
prominent square Of the city and
hanged to the arch at Eighth and
Commercial streets.
Women present were the first to pull
tae rope. When 1t broke the frenzy OF
the mob YVES uncomfortable and they
fired voiley after Yolley into James
body, shooting him to pieces. The mon
then dragged the body over the streets
for more than mile to Twenty-siXth
and Elm streets, in an alley, where
the murler was committed, and burned
it. At least 10000 people witnessed
the lynching. s.
Sheriff Frank Davis, of Alexander
county, with two Equities aiding MIN,
spent nearly "a hours in the woods
north Of here, dodgfng bands OF men
bent ON Iynnidng James, who was ac-
cused Of having murdered Miss Annie
Policy in Csdro Monday might.
( Late yesterday report reaehed here
that the sheriff's party, had come out
OF the woods near Karnak, small
town 25 miles north clg Cairo. ActinS
ON this information, which came from
the railroad employees and seemed 10
be more authentic than dozen slnl'
Ier rlImors heard during the day, 5OO
men seized a freight train on the Big
Fnur Railroad here, attached q switch
engine to it and started for karnaR.
Five hours later no word had come
from this expedition.
The feeling against the negro, "nlcn
hadl begun to die down, was renewed
nv tCle funeral Of the girl here anu at
Anna yesterday.
Jumes was found with sheriff Davis
hetween KarEak, ILL.,, and BalKnap' ny
the Cairo crowd, who went up yester,
Jaw afternoon. The crowd overpoWered
fhe officers and took the negro from
them. and after q conference, IT was
decfled to bring their prisoner pack
tn this city and lynch nm:
sheriff Davis htd been fleeing from
the mob for tweRty-forr hours, WIN
tne prisoner. Driven from town 20
tow1r by 4nenacing crowds. the sherlt
had taken to the woods with James
hnf the persistent search OF the sum
mary avengers proved effective al
last .. an,
the negro. chor,n
Davis was taken In charge Dy 4 phl
of the mob. while the rest rusnel
the negro rapidly to his funeral Pyre'
Find the Negro.
When found by the mob, the negro
was handcuffed between Two outcets
and o1l three were lying on the pahh
of n creek; All three werc so WeaN
Frnn, hunger, exposure and the futile
! a ttempt to elude the mob tnat tney
wer,s not able TO make much resist
ance. ,,-,d
toc Iyndhlu.S He had made every
nosslble rcsistence In his power
vrhe negro was marched righ'
thrnrgh the principal streets oL cairo
IN the most public place under une
CONTINUED on sage Three.l
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