Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-11-19
MODS MAY LYNCH
NEGRO SUSPECTED
OF BRUTAL CRIME
Bloodhounds Follow Trail to-
Cabin Visited by Will
James.

Cairo, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Exciternent over
the murder of Miss Annie Policy, whose
body was found in an alley here yes
terday is at fever heat. The best citi-
Zens of the city are aroused by the
developments since midnight and there
is open talk of lynching. Win James,
one of the negro suspects, is held In
the city Jail in connection with the
crime.
The feeling against James Is the OUT
come of half a dozen tests by blood
hounds made before daylight and after
the crowd which had collected about
the scene OF the crime and the jail
had been dispersed. Dogs from Har-
risburg, ILL.,: Wickliffe. KY. and
Charleston, Mo-. were used.
To Negress' Home.
The ina test came with the Illinois
dogs. They followed the same route
as the Kentucky and Missouri dogs and
wound up at the cottage at 26l5 Poplar
ST., where "Lovey" Green. the arrested
negress lives, and where James ac-
knowledged having visited on the night
of the murder. From the cottage the
dogs followed the scent to the Ice fac
tory where James worked and from
there to the restaurant where he met
Mrs. Green night before last.
The dogs were then given the trail
at Twenty-sixth and Commercial
streets, where James was arrested yes
terday. They rushed over the route
by which the negro was taken to jail
and yelped at his cell door until driven
off.
Mobs Form.
Two mobs formed at 3 o'clock this
morning, and bent on lynching. were
dispersed by Chief OF Police Egan and
Detective Casey.
A telephone message warned the chief
that a mob had formed at Thirty-fourth
and Commercial streets and was start
ing toward police headquarters. Chief
Egan and Casey started ont and came
upon a crowd of $50 men at Twelfth
and Poplar streets. They were ready
to start to the Jail. Chief Egan made
a speech to the crowd. telling them he
was not convinced that the negro under
arrest was guilty and calling upo them
to dispense.
Then the crowd began to waver. h
chief, approaching the leader. who wore
a mask tore 1t from his face n or
dered him away the rest scattered.
BY that time the GROVE from Thirty
fourth street numbering about 30. had
reached police headquarters, but lacked
leadership. Chief Egan talked to them
and persuaded them to leave. A force
of police was kept on guard until day.
light.
She Fought Desperately.
ENluGnCG LndL MISS Gefey lOuSnt
through a terrific struggle before sue
cumbing to brutal assailants was discov-
cred when he authorities were confronted
with the task OF solving the mystery of
her murder. Bits of torn clothing strewed
the alley way In which children found her
disfigured corpse, these mute evidences Of
the girls love for life and purity reveaI-
ing that she fought against her murderers
for two blocks.
THAT her fight was destined to be a los
ing one was evidenced by the carefully
prepared gag and the heavy cloth band.
with which her cries were stified and her
strength of resistance overcome. Miss
Policy was a country girl of rather un-
usual strength, and the authorities are
inclined to believe that more than one
person was involved in the attack on her.
The victim Of the crime was "a years
old. She came here a few months ago
from Anna, ILL.,, and has been living with
a sister on Twenty-ffth street. Because
OF her frequent habit of spending the night
with girl friends no fear was felt by her
relatives when Miss Pelley failed to re-
turn home. She was on her way to take q
car home from her work in a local dry
goods store when last seen by friends,
and it is thought that the crime occurred
early In the evening, at least IL hours be-
fore the body was found.