Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-12
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR SENDS
TROOPS TO SCENE OF RIOT;
SHERIFF SENDS TWO CALLS

CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-Governor Charles
S. Deneen, who is in Chicago, talked
on the telephone TO Sherin Frank
Davis of Alexander county, at caro-
at IL o'clock tonight and received the
report that conditions in the southern
Illinois city were so alarming that
troops were needed at once to prevent
a disastrous outbreak
"The streets are filed with people,
and they are crazy" the ssherln re-
ported "They are storming the jail
and are trying to batter down the
doors. l called for volunteers to help
suppress the rioting, and not soul
would help me. must have troops,
Governor Deneen, who has 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
that he would rush further troops to
the scene.
Troops Ordered Out
Governor Deneen Immediately issued
orders by telegraph to the following
state troops: Company ID, at Carbon
dale, Captain Galbraith; company @,
at Effingham, Captain Austin; COM
pany NJ, at Champaign, Captain Smith;
company b, at Newton, Captain Nc
Kinnon.
II have ordered companies d at Car
bondale and G. at Effingham to pro-
ceed to Cairo with all possible speed"
said Governor Deneen, after his tele-
phonic communication with Sheriff
Davis.
"When I first heard of the lynching
and rioting l Immediately called Cairo
on the long distance telephone and
could not get the sheriff. talked TO
a police sergeant. who told me that
everything was quiet and that the mob
mad dispersed.
Sheriff Sends in Call
"As soon as l got Sheriff Davis on
the phone / discovered that l had been
deceived. The sheriff expressed great
alarm and told me that the mob was
at that minute trying to break into
the Jail. l had already ordered the
troops in readiness and Immediately
released kilograms ordering the hrst
two companies out at once.
II will stay up all night and will be
here at the Union League club TO
watch developments and direct move
ments of the troops"
The telegram sent by Sheriff Davis
to Secretary Tinney was communieat-
ed TO Governor Deneen as follows:
ceived following telegram: Mob TOOK
prisoner away today and executed
him. | am unable to preserve order
send troops at onee.-Frank A. DaVls'
county sheriff.
''Have wired Captain Greeney 10
order out company X and report TO
sheriff. Shand goes to Cairo on hrst
train. :. M linn
Ready for Emergency
IYnon recent of this message, which
he received at 1920 tonight, Governor
Deneen wired the state department at
Springfield to prepare for the move
ment of troops and to await lnstrue-
tions in case of an emergency. lie
also nut in long distance telephone
calls for Sheriff Davis at Cairo and the
police department at Cairo
He could get no connection with the
sheriff's telephone at once, but shortly
before IL o'clock talked to the police
department.
The policeman reported the facts con-
cerning 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 were held
had dispersed.
This report relieved the governor
somewhat but five minutes later ne
received the alarming news directly
from Sheriff Davis and took immediate
action to fill the town with troops
Second Appeal Received
At midnight Governor Deneen was
appealed to a second time by Sheriff
Davis after the mob had dragged
Henry Salzner white man, from the
iail. Davis declared conditions were
beyond his control and he feared whole
sale murder.
The governor Immediately issued an
order for five more companies of the
Illinois national guard to rush to Cairo.
Eleven companies in all were ordered
to Cairo at midnight.
81 have directed General Wells of