The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-12
Governor Deneen, However, Prom
ises Authorities All Assist
ance Needed.
ALEXANDER Is SAFE FROM mob
Negro Implicated by James is Locked
Up and Mob Decides to Let Matter
Rest for Awhile-SoIdiers are on
Guard and More Troops Will Ba
flushed to the City.

Chicago, Nov. 12.--Governor Deneen
retired at 3 o'clock this morning at
his apartment in the Union League
club after directing Acting Adjutant
General Dickson at Springfield to ar
range for the rushing of another re-
giment to Cairo early today in case Of
a violent outburst of rioting follow
ing a night of terror In which two men
were lynched. Just before he went
to bed, the governor conversed over
long distance telephone with Deputy
Sheriff Woodward at Cairo. Wood
ward told him the mob at that time
was still restless, that 1,500 men
searched freight cars i'm the yards
looking for Alexander. implicated by
James in the killing of Miss Pelley.
woodward said what he feared most
was a possible race war. He was as
sured by the governor, the state would
furnish all needed assistance. The
governor also suggested all saloons
be kept closed until the danger had
passed.
Alexander Lodged in Jail.
Cairo ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Arthur Alex
ander, the negro implicated in the as
sault and murder of Anna Pelley, by
confession of the lynched negro James,
was safely lodged I'm Jail this morning
by officers who had him hidden and
by putting a policemans uniform on
him helped him to escape detection.
The mob learned he was i'm jail but
decided to let the matter rest for the
present and dispersed. Two compan-
ies Of soldiers are on duty and five
more are enroute. The city is calm
and quiet this morning and no signs
can be detected of the mobs work last
night hv the casual observer
Militia Cows Mob Spirit.
Cairo, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-The arrival OF
five companies of militia this morning
apparently cowed the mob spirit ana
no attempt was made to storm the jail
where is confined Arthur Alexander,
the negro implicated by James In the
killing of Miss Pelley. The Jail Is
surrounded by soldiers. while the ad-
joining streets are patrolled by de-
tachments 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 trouble.
Negroes Heart is Cut Out.
Some incidents connected with the
lynchng of James are horrifying. Be
fore the body was burned the negros
head was cut off and placed on a pole,
one end of which was stuck lin the
ground The heart was cut out of the
body and cut up i'm pieces and passed
among the men as souvenirs. Pieces
of the rope, with which James was
hanged and dragged, after being soak
ed i'm the negro's blood, were handed
about as souvenirs.
Rebuke to Delayed Justice.
Cairo, Nov. 12.-Tke ly hing of
Henry Salzner the white mr., which
followed the death OF James It night,
was considered rebuke to delayed
Justice. The people asked for an inn
mediate trial and ever since the case
was put off by the court, dissatisfac-
tion has been universal. Salzner kill
ed his wife with an axe on August 10
last. She was not dead when found
and lived long enough to accuse her
husband.