The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-11
CAIRO MURDER
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make their wants known to Chief
Egan and jaller Lutz. The former
tried to Dacify the men, declaring
that the prisoner was not in the Jail,
but he was not believed The men
insisted upon searching the Jail. and
the room used as police headquarters
was filled with men closely packed
together, who began to shout angry
demands for the prisoner. The Off
GERS consented to permit a search
and three members of the mob with
the chief and jailer went back to
the cells. The wooden hold-overs
were first closely inspected and were
all found empty. Then the steel
cages were looked into, ami every
prisoner was scrutinized. There
were number of negroes in the
cells who lay quietly on the floor
or In the hunks and their sidney
eyes expressed terror. as the
"searchers" struck matches and held
them so as to better see their feat
ures. One of the men from the mob
was Joseph Pelly. of Illmo, brother
of the murdered girl. and the
Others were from Cairo who knew
the negro on sight. Satisfied that
the man was not in the cells the
committee returned to the front Of
flee and SO reported to the crowd
there. There were loud cries of in
dignation and a demand was made
for search of every nook, and SONG
wanted the floor torn up. Violent
denunciations were hurled at the
chief and jailer, and threats were
made to lynch them If the prisoner
was not produced.
To County Jail.
Nearly an hour was consumed by
the mob in spending its fury upon
the officers, during which the crowd
grew to over a thousand. Mr. Pelly
then came forth from the office and
waving his hat in the air cried out
Come on, boys; wen go to the
court house!" There was a general
movement at this up Commercial
avenue to Fourteenth street turning
west there toward Poplar. They
again grew demonstrative as they
marched, shouting and cursing and
firing reyolyers. Fifty or more
shots were fired as the mob moved
along the block. Turning north on
Poplar the crowd went to Fifteenth
street then to Washington avenue
and then north to the court house
stopped. filling the street and side
walk and front yard. Three or four
members entered the court house
and demanded of Jailer Abernathio
that he show them his prisoners.
The jailer did so taking them down
to the jail cells and permitting them
to inspect every occupant. Among
them was Henry Salzner, who MUIR
dered his wife and is awaiting trial,
and there was some talk among the
crowd outside of going after MN
also. But when the committee re-
turned announcing that the negro
wanted was not there the mob
moved east on Twentieth street to
Commercial avenue.
Captured Street Car.
Word had been circulated among
the mob that the negro had been
taken to Mound City and when Com
mercial avenue was reached Wal
nut street car was coming south, ana
the mob blocked the track, pulled
the trolley off and demanded of the
conductor that he turn back and go
to Mound City. At this time one of
the large interurban cars came up
attention to this holding it at the
switch and crowding into it peif
nell. About 1876 men got aboard,
packing it full inside, hanging on
to the steps and some climbing to
the roof. Some one called out 81
haven't any money!" Damn the
money!" was the reply in chorus.
The conductor was ordered to "go
ahead and run her like HI"
Word of this movement flashed
over the city and several automo-
bles started for Mound City carry
ing parties of citizens who wished to
see what would be done.
The jailer at Mound City assured
the spokesman that the man wanted
was not there, He permitted an In
spection of the prisoners, among
them being three terrified negroes
Satisfied that they We're again foiled
the mob retired from the jail AMI