The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-11-18
'DENEEN TO GUST !
CAIRO SHERIFF..
States Attorney Says Lynch
ings Make Action Mandatory.
CITY IS QUIETING DOWN
Heated Talk But No More Violence;
Mob Victims Heirs to Get d,
S5,ooo-Investigation. Is
Promised. @S

Cairo, H., Nov. 15.--As a result or
the double ly~ching of Thursday night
Sheriff Frank e. Davis must lose his
office, and the city of Cairo VIM have
to pay $4,000 to che heirs of William
| James and Henry Salzner, the negro
and white man who were hanged and
shot by the infuriates mob of citizens.
Although the town is quiet. follow
ing the departure of all the state
troops except three companies, there
is much inflammatory talk heard and
the citizens openly declared that they
will "get" Arthur Alexander, the al,
;eged accomplice of James in the muir
der of Anna Policy. If the negro ever
is brought to Alexander county for
trial it will be necessary to have him
heavily guarded by troops, $3.50. II b.
Says Governor Must Gust Sheriff.
According to States Attorney Alex
anderA Wilson the state law makes it
rsandatory for Gov. Depeen to declare
the sheriff's. Office vacant and instruct
Coaoner James McManus to succeed
Sheriff Davis. 's .., .'':. s..r.-.' -..,t
the lynchings are to be investigated
and the guilty leaders of the mob pun
ished. As an indication of the fees-
ing of perfect security that preTaiis
ffashlight photographs of the lynching
of James are ~ general circulation,
and offered for sale in Cairo. Faces
of men and women in the act OF
stringing up the accused negro are Sc
plainly indicated that it is possible to
Identify them. Men also talk freely
of being on the scene and hundreds OF
| self-confessed witnesses easily can be
obtained by the authorities if they
really desire to investigate and punish
the offenders &c..
Investigation Is PROMISED.
Mayor George Parsons. Chief of Pc
lice Mark s. Egan, and States Alton
I, ey Wilson all say there win be an in
,estigation and that evidence against
the mob leaders is now being collect
ell. The states attorney, however, is
dubious as to anyone ever being pun
Is1ed for the crimes Of Thursday
night.
. DeHHlLe lHulCdtlOl ludI lle ISSdi
machinery of the state would be start
cd in an effort to bring the mob lead
ers into court came with the arrival
/ at his home here of Judge W. N.:sBut-
Ter of the circuit court. He indicated
that he would call grand jury to
take up the work as soon as the ad-
journed session of his tribunal is as
sembled, December g. and said the
matter would be called to the atten-
ton of the county commissioners with
in few days.
Despite this announcement from
Judge Butler, there was no change in
| the cynical attitude of the city regard
ing court proceeding in this district.
Half a dozen pastors lasEed the
constituted authorities without stint,
telling their congregations that the
lynchings were likely to prove bless
! ing in disguise in the long run.
Salzner Is Buried.
| Henry Salzner, the second victim OF
| the mob, was buried at Anna. Only
members of his immediate family. in
Guiding his two boys, accompanied
the coffin from this city AT Anna no
clergyman was at the grave to COM
! NIT the body to early.