Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-12
TROOPS TAKE POSSESSION OF
CAIRO. ILL, AFTER NEGRO
MURDERER is MoBeEp.
JAMES PAYS THE PENALTY
FOR sLAYlNG MISS PELLEY
Confession duplicates Another Negro
and Soldiers Guard tho JaiI-Mob
Thirsts for More Blood and White
Man is Also a Victim-Another Regi-
ment of Troops Ready to Move.

Cairo, ILL., Nov. 12-Arthur AleXan-
der the negro implicated in the assault
and murder of Anna Pelley, by confess
sion of the lynched negro, Will James,
was safely lodged in Jail this morning
sy the officers who had him hidden,
and by putting policeman's uniform
on him helped him escape detention.
The mob learned he was in Jail, but
decide to let the matter rest for the
present and dispersed. Two companies
of soldiers were on duty and five more
enroute. The city is calm. and quiet
this morning and no signs can be de-
tected of the mobs work of last night
by a casual observer.
Troops Cove Mob Spirit.
The arrival of five companies of
militia this morning apparently cowed
the mob spirit and no attempt has been
made to storm the Jail where is con-
fined Arthur Alexander, the negro inn
plicated by James in the killing of Miss
Pelley. The Jail is surrounded by SOL
diers, while the adjoining streets are
patrolled by detachments of troops
Many citizens, while condemning the
action of the mobs, are satisfied with
the nights work. Mayor Parsons today
said he did not anticipate further trou-
BILE.
Gruesome Souvenirs.
Some incidents connected with the
iynching of James were horrifying. Be-
fore the body was burned the negros
head was cut off and placed on pole,
one end of which was struck in tine
ground. The heart was cut out of the
body and cut up in pieces and passed
among the men as souvenirs. Pieces
of the rope which James was hanged
and dragged. after being soaked in the
negro's blood, were handed about as
( souvenirs.
Rebuke to Delayed Justice.
The lynching of Henry Salzener, a
white man, which followed the death of
James last night. was considered re-
/ buSe to delayed justice. The people
asked for an immediate trial, and ever
/ since the case was put off by the court
dissatisfaction has been universal. Sal
zener killed his wife with an axe Aug.
/ is last She was not dead when found.
| and lived long enough to accuse her
husband.
A Ghasty Spectacle.
Salzner's body was claimed by his
| father Some difficulty was expert
/. enced in rescuing the corpse from the
mob. some lynchers asserting it should
be burned, as was that of James.
James ghastly head remained on the
pole until long after daylinght. Not
an undertaken in the city would take
I charge of it, and finally the city's dead
wagon" was sent to the place. Ii is
supposed the head was buried on the
+ city dump. Before the head was dis
posed of thousands of morbidly curious
people swarmed about the neighbor-
hood A goodv portion of this crowd
was composed of women and children
Youngsters too small to see easily were
raised above the heads of the crowd
often by their parents. The crowd was
so dense the dead wagon" had diff
Guilty in forcing it's way thru. Troops
are arriving at intervals thruout the
day and it is expected before dark to-
night fully 400 militia will be cordoned
about the Jail.
Prepared for Trouble.
While hoping for the best authorities
are fully prepared for any trouble that
may come tonight. All saloons are
closed. and the situation apparently
is under control. The word among GER
tain classes now is, wait until the
soldiers co. Negroes generally seem
to have little fear of race rioting. and
the fact that the mob wreaked ven-
geance on white man as we'll as q
black, is taken as proof that law abid-
ing members of their race have nothing
to fear.