Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-11-17
CAIRO MOB SPIRIT
QUELLEO At LAST
SOME LEADERS OF LYNcHERS
IDENTIFIED AND PRosEcU-
TONS WILL FOLLOW.
JURY FINDS VICTIMS CAME TO
DEATH AT HANDS OF UNI
KNOWN PERSONS.

Cairo, Nov. 13-With Arthur Alex
connection with the murder, Monday
of Miss Annie Pelley, safely out OF
town and 35 soldiers of the Fourth
Illinois regiment on guard in the
streets and about the Jail last night.
the mob spirit that held Cairo for
four days was quelled. No crowds
were allowed to gather. BayOnets
held sway where the rope, torch and
pistol had been in evidence.
Alexander was sent to an unan-
nounced point north of here late yes
terday afternoon. He was escorted
from the Jail to a special Illinois Cen
trail train by several companies OF
militia, two of which guarded the
train.
There we're jeers of defiance for the
militia from a small crowd witnessing
the departure. At 4:30 he was led
from his cell, and placed between
files of the Vandalia company.
That's him. He will come back.
Burn the niger. We will get him
yet came from the spectators, who
were pressed back half a block from
the jail entrance by the Carbonate
and Olney companies.
Two sets. of fours were ahead of the
prisoner, who was handcuffed and
flanked by deputy sheriffs, two sets of
tours followed AS the Vandalia men
swung along Twentieth street, three
companies cleared the street in adj
vance, a like number followed in the
rear, keeping back the crowds that
We're augmented at every cross street
of the half mile march to the train
There were murmurs all along but no
effort to break the line.
Brigadier General Wells of Decatur
who commanded, declared himself con-
vinced that the display of force had
a salutary effect upon the town.
Wells and Colonel iShand, of the
adjutant generals office, at Spring
field, refused to state plans for the
safekeeping of the prisoner.
HE will not be taken TO Spring
field. He will be taken off the train
at some point far enough nortt to.
prevent any attempt at recapt6re by
the mob from this section, said
Shand
The coroner's verdict on both men
were that he came to his death by
injuries at the hands of persons I'M
known to us" The sheriff, however
told of recognizing several members
of the mob which took James from
him Thursday night He named "Mr
Logan" of Cairo, as one of these, and
accused the postmaster of Karnak
with having accompanied sOme scout- |
ing parties searching the weeds i'll
the vicinity of Karnak. What steps
will be taken to bring those impli |
Gated to trial have not yet been de-
Mayor Parsons said he was asleepi
and heard no shot or other sound in
1icating that the city was in the
grasp of the mob
States Attorney Wilson stated that
ne was in several parts Of the city
trying to quell the mob spirit, but
would not say that he recognized any
If the leaders.
Il am ready to do everything my
)ffice requires of me- he said.
The question of calling a special
grand jury is one for Judge Butler
If the circuit court. We will have
egular grand jury in December.
will present any evidence coming into
ny possession before them. | do not
xpect to collect that evidence my
elf as detective work is not a part
# my duties"
While the local authorities had pre-
iously declared that the evidence
gainst James was purely circumstan-
ial. they yesterday were inclined toll
ay stress upon the evidences of his
.uilt. The work of the bloodhounds
which traced the negros movement fnl
he vicinity of the murder was large (
Y corroborated by witnesses, they de-
Jared; they also asserted that the |
ag was practically identified as one
f several rough handkerchiefs madel
or James by the woman with whom
e boarded The only ground for
gliding Alexander was declared to be
he dying confession of James.
The blame for the riot conditions
generally is ascribed to inadequatet
olice force and the fact that many
nen accused of felonies have been
cquitted here.
A regiment of soldiers could not
ave stopped Thursday nights mob,
eclared Mayor Parsons Sheriff