The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-12
Sheriff, Unable to Control the
Howling Mob at Cairo,
Wired to Governor That the
Situation Was Alarming.
NOT A SOUL WOULD AID
THE FORLORN OFFICER
Eleven Companies of State
Troops Rushed to the Scene
of the LynChing of Negro
Fiend and Wife Murderer.
MORE SLAUGHTER FEARED

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Governor De-
neen, who is in Chicago, talked on
the telephone to Sheriff Frank Davis
of Alexander county, at Cairo at II
o'clock tonight, and received the re-
port that conditions in the southern
Illinois city were so alarming that
tips were needed at once to pre-
vent disastrous outbreak.
The streets are filled with the peo-
pie, and 'they are crazy" the sheriff
reported.
They are storming the Jail now
and are trying to batter down the
doors. / called for volunteers to help
suppress the rioting, and not a soul
would help me. l must have troops. F"
Governor Deneen, who had already
been in communication with the state
department at Springfield, giving or
ders that all militia companies IN
southern Illinois be held in readiness,
told the sheriff TO utilize the company
Of militia at Cairo Immediately and
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the scene.
Governor Deneen Immediately issued
orders by telegraph 10 she following
state troops. Company d, at Carbon
dale, Captain Galbraith; Company G
at Eftingham, Captain Austin; Com
pany NJ, at Champaign, Captain Smith
Company A. at Casey. Captain Starner
Company B. at Newton, Captain Nc
Kinnon.
4 have ordered Company d from
Carbonate and Company G at Effing-
ham to proceed to Cairo with all pos
sible speed, said Governor Deneen
after his telephone communication
with Sheriff Davis.
The other companies I have ordered
to assemble, and al preparations to
be made for their transportation to
Cairo, and to go as soon as 1 get fur
Their word from the sheriff
Lied to the Governor.
when I first heard of the lynching
and rioting 1 Immediately called Cairo
on the long distance telephone and
could not get the sheriff. I talked &c
a police sergeant. who told me that
everything was quiet and that the mob
had dispersed.
"As soon as 1 got Sheriff Davis on
the telephone 1 discovered that ] had
been deceived. The sheriff eNpresse d
great alarm, and told me that the mob
was at that minute trying TO break into
the jail. / had already ordered the
troops in readiness. and Immediately
released the kilograms ordering the
two first companies out at once.
My first information Of the rioting
came from my secretary, Mrs. c. N
Tinney, at Springfield, who had re-
ceived a message asking for troops
from Sheriff Davis earlier in the night
Il will stay up all night and Will be
here at the Union League club to watch
developments and direct movements of
the troops"
m
to Secretary Tinney was communicated
to Governor Deneen, who delivered an
address here tonight on the north side
in the following message:
Springfield, H., Nov. 11.-Just re-
ceived following telegram: Mob took
prisoner away today and executed him
/ am unable to preserve order. Send
troops.-Frank A. Davis, county sher-
iffi Have wired Captain Greeny to
order out Company X and report 10
Sheriff Shand goes to Cairo on first
train.--C. NJ. Tinney.'
Prepared to Rush Troops.
Upon receipt of this message, which
he received at 1920 tonight, Governor
Deneen wired the state department al
Springfield to prepare for the move
ment of troops and to await instruc
tiOns in case Of an emergency. HI
also put in long distance telephone
calls for Sheriff Davis at Cairo and tho
police department at Cairo.
He could get no connection with the
sheriffs telephone at once. but shortly
before II o'clock talked with the police
department
The policemen recited the facts con-
corning the lynching of James. but
added that the negro population of the
town was remaining quiet in the negro
quarter, and that the mob in the
streets, which earlier had threatened
to storm the Jail, where other negroes
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