The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-12-21
TROOPS HELD IN READINESS FEARS TO BE 4WHITEl
Murder Of Street Car Motorman is
the Cause.
Governor Deneen Orders Troops Ia
Prepare TO Rush to scene. AID
sheriff Adds TO Fighting
Foree--ss.pect DID
Not Confess.

East st. Louis. Ill. Dec. 20.--Eight
companies OF militia were ready to
start for Beileviile. Ill. tonight and
sheriff Cashel was waiting at the ST
Clair County jail there with heavily
armed force OF deputies.
Rumors that an attack was to be
I1nade upon the building because of the
presence therein OF Will Clark, me-
tgro, suspected Of shooting two street
scar employees in East st. Louis Satur-
day night caused the preparations for
an emergency.
s. The sheriff asked Governor Deneen
TO order the troops in readiness when
reports reached him that friends of
the East st. Louis men were planning
q descent on Bellevilie. The towns
are but fifteen miles apart and are
connected by steam and trolley lines
and the official at once began turning
the jail into fort. He swore In q
score or more OF extra deputies and
armed them with riot guns and small
arms.
Extra ammunition was also brought
into the jail and arrangements were
made for immediate notification in
case any pronounced exodus OF East
st. Louis residents developed.
There was little here to Indicate
that the war preparations were need
ed. Friends and fellow employees of
T.. C. Goudey, the motorman who WAS
killed, and NJ. p. O'Brien. the eonduc-
tor. who was seriously wounded. were
outspoixen in their condemnation OF
the negro. especially after II was re-
ported that Clark had Confessed. A
denial OF the latter rumor, however,
served to dispel many OF the EVIL
dences of mob spirit.
H. oxaA In q set
the sheriff at Beilevilie tonight. ''The
chances for trouble are slight"
Men seixe y Car.
ST. Louis. Mo-. Dec. alone hun
dred and fifty employees of the East
ST. Louis and Suburban Railway Com
panN having failed to obtain car ito
take thefn TO HeIle1ifie. H., this morn
ing took charge Of an owl car and
wife. where Win Clark Is held under
guard.
The men ran the car three miles to-
ward BelIeviIle when the power on
the Belleville line was shat off by
General Manager c.. s. Hewitt. The
car was left stranded at 2 o'clock.
Less than 100 men were IN the pub
lie square at Belleville The saloon
in the square was closed by Police
Captain George Schilding.
While there was some talk of lynch
ing Clark the men were kept moving
and were not allowed to form crowds.
Later the men went TO their homes.
Orders Riot Guns.
st. Louis. Dec. 20--Sheriff easel, OF
st. Clair County. Ill. today ordered
eight additional riot guns for protec
ton Of the Belleville jail In case of a
demonstration against Wilbur Clark
Besides the twelve guns which we
will have with the eight. we will have
SUFFICIENT small arms to repeI demon.
stration." said Sheriff Cashel. ~ do NOT
expect trouble. but I thought It well
to be prepared fer it,"
Clark was arrasted Sunday night
At the hospital. Conductor o'Brien.
when he saw Clark. pointed his finger
ht the negro. and said
That's tho man"
Clark was then taken In a special
car too Believille.
The East st. Louis police announced
today that Clark had confessed to
them last night that It was he who
killed Goudey and wounded O'BTien