The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-11-17
ONE NEGRO SAVED.
TROOPS ESCORT ALEXANDER TO
PLACE OF SAFETY.
Plentiful Display OF Forco Overawes
Hooters OF Illinois Town-MsyOr
Slept Through Lynching.

Cairo. III. Nov. 12.-with Arthur
Alexander. the last of the persons ar
rested In connection with the murder
OF Miss Annie Pelley. safely out of
town and the Fourth regiment Of the
Illinois National Guard in the streets
and about the jail tonight. the riot
that kept Cairo ablaze with excite
ment for four days was quelled.
No crowds were allowed to gather
at any place tonight and every known
danger point was occupied by troops.
BAyonets held sway where "a hours
before the rope. the torch and the
pistol had been In evidence.
Alexander. implicated In the MUIR
der OF Miss Pelley by the dying state
ment OF "Frosgy" James. one Of the
victims of last nights mob. was sent
to an unannounced point north Of
Cairo late today. He was escorted
from the jail to q special on the IL
inois Central railway by seven COM
panies of militia. two Of which guard
cd the negro on the train during the
trip. There were jeers for the mill
tia from the small crowd that watch
Cd the departure.
Two sets Of fours were In advance
Of the prisoner. who was handcufYed
and nanked by deputy sherifts. and
two sets of fours followed. Three
companies OF bayonets cleared the
street In advance Of the escort and q
like number followed In the rear.
keeping back the crowds that were
augmented at every cross street Of the
half-mile march to the train.
The display Of force was greater
than the Cairoites had anticipated,
and while there were murmurs all
along the line Of march there was no
effort to break the line.
sherin Davis. who made strenuous
and repeated efforts for two days to
save Jsmes from lynchins. tonight
said that the disposition of Alexan-
der had been left to State officers. He
began investigating the riots of last
night.
The coroner's verdicts today where
rsndsrd on the two men lynched last
night and In each case the jury found
that ''he came tn his death by In
5t'ries at the hands of persons un-
known to u.s."
Sheriff Davis. in an extended inter-
view today. told of recognizing sew
erd members Of the mob which took
James from his care last night.
No steps to bring those implicated
In the uprising to trial have been
made yet
Mayor George Parsons today said
he was asleep last night and heard no
shot or other sound to indicate that
the city OF which he Is chief executive
was In the grasp of the lawless horde.
While the county authorities pre-
viously declared that the evidence
against "Froggy" James was purely
circumstantial they were inclined to-
day to lay stress on the evidences Vi
his guilt
The only ground for holding Alex
ander was declared to be the dying
confession OF James.
In an effort to clear up the murder
of Miss Felley. the poB,e today
searched the houses freqss nted l..,
James and Alexander for th missing
money. handbag and bracelet of the
murdered girl. They found nothing.
Blame for the riot is generally as
cribed to an inadequate police force
and the fact that many men accused
or felonies have been acquitted de-
spite seemingly strong evidence
against them.