The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-11
OFFICERS HIDE IN WOODS WITH
MAN ARRESTED FOR ANNIE
PELLEYS DEATH.
FURIOUS MOB GATHERS
Threats Made to Storm Jail il Pris-
oner Is Lodged Within Vicinity Of
His Alleged Crime-Sheriff Forced to
Leave Train When Approaching For
mer Home Of Murdered Girl.

Cairo. H.. Nov. I0.-WiI James.
alas The Frog" the negro suspected
of numbering Miss Annie Pclley here
Monday night. was taken OF I of Cairo
on the northbound Illinois Central
train at 1:4a y. NJ. While the negro
has not confessed, the police say they
have much evidence against him. A
large crowd had gathered around the
county Jail and ii was feared an at
tempt would be made to lynch James
tonight.
Information has reached here that
Sheriff Davis took James off the train
at Dongola. ILL.,, to avoid a mob that
had formed at Anna to lynch him.
Anna Is the former home of Miss Pei
ley. 1t is reported now that the sheriff
will bring the negro back to Mound
city. eight miles above Cairo, and
lodge him in the Pulaski county Jail.
If James Is nut in a Jail in this vi
cinity the structure is sure to be
stormed.
a long distance telephone message
from DonSola. H.. said that after
James was taken off the train there
by the sheriff he was rushed into the
woods by officers. Dongola is 10 miles
from Anna. where Il mob was waiting
for the trains arrival.
When the people here learned that
James had been spirited beyond their
immediate reach they became excited.
The crowd around the Jail yelled in
derision and made open threats against
James.
Because of reports that an or
ganizcd effort would be made to-
night to lynch VIII James. the
negro who Is suspected of numbering
Miss Annie Peliey here Monday night,
the prisoner was this evening taken
from the city Jail and placed in the
steel cage of the county Jail. The
county prison is surrounded by
strong guard of policemen and deputy
sheriffs. Visitors have been arriving
from nearby Illinois towns and from
many points across the Ohio river,
and the authorities were warned early
that many of these latter Were pre-
pared to take a leading part in any
demonstration against the negro.
Before daylight today Chief of Po-
lice Egan was twice called upon to
appeal tn crowds of men and boys
who had started toward the city jail.
In one case he tore mask from the
face of man who seemed to be the
leader of the gathering crowd. and
then he prevailed upon the others to
disperse. pleading that the evidence
against James was only circumstan-
tial. He planned to use similar tac
tics tonight. but orders We're issued
to prevent the gathering of crowds
near the jails or in the vicinity of
the scene of the crime.
The better element of the city. after
an outburst Of Indignation early to-
day, was tonight ready To let the
law take it's course. For this rea-
son II was hoped that the SItv1tinn
could be controlled by the local au
thoritIes. James. who is known as
"Froggie" because of his features.
VAS ''sweated'' by the police this aft
ernoon. Attempts to trace his move
mcnts We're made today and consid-
cradle evidence that the police assert
tends To show that he was in the vi
cinity when Miss Pelley was attacked
vas obtained. 1t also tended to prove
that the bloodhounds We're on the
right scent when they went from the
alley where Miss Pelley's body was
found to several places where james
acknowledges to have been on the
night of the murder.