The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-15
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Some Think IN Blessing in
Dissuise.
Circuit Judge Indicates He WIN Cali
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Cairo. Ill. Nov. 1fs--Cairo was In
the grasp Of a arm authority today,
and experienced the quietest Sunday
that has been its lot In years. No sa-
looms were open ana the few attempts
to evade the orders OF Governor De-
neen in this regard were met with
quick detection. several arrests beins
made BY the militia patrol.
A heavy rain kept away the excited
crowds from surrounding towns. and
the element that usually makes this
city q Mecca for the dry cor1amuni-
ties on the first day Of the week. turn
ed back when they found that liquid
refreshments was AZ difficult to obtain
here as In their home towns.
Definite Indication that the legal
machinery of the State would be start
ed in an effort TO bring the mob lead
ers into court, came with the arrival a.
his home here of Judge w. N. Butler
OF the Circuit Court. He indicated he
would cali grand Jury to take up the
work as soon as the adjourned session
Of his tribunal IL assembled, December
8. and said that the matter would be
called to the attention OF the County
Commissioners within q few days.
Despite this announcement from
Judge Butler. there was no change In
the cynical attitude OF the city re-
garding court proceedings In this dis
trict. Half dozen pastors dashed the
constituted authorities without stint
telling their Congregations that the
lynchings wpt~ likely to prove bless
nB In disguis 4 In the long run.
scores civic Heads.
Cairo ands disgraced before the
world. but q disgrace Is not In the
iynchings. :" said Rev. George M. Bah
cock. or the Church Of the Redeenler
Epfscopalian. 1.-THE real disgrace Hes
I'm the fact that the city has allowed
lawless elements TO control civic az.
fairs. Unless She public wakes lp. flss
mission OF the church III Cktfo Is Il
vain. In the same alley In which Miss
Policy was killed. there have been four
assaults on young women within q
year. Numerous other crimes have oc-
CURED In other parts of the city for
years. This defiance Of law and order
made the lynchings necessary for ths
infection of Justice .
1.-THE lynchings we're the harvest OF
the seeds of iawiessness that have been
s0wn in Cairo for years." said Rev. A.
8. Buchanan. minister of the Presby-
terian Church. TN this case. II seems
that the iynchings were necessary 10
arouse the people. / do not mean to
say that the crime of lynching Is ever
justifiable, but Cairo,s citizenship had
to be aroused to sense of Its own re-
sponsibility by some great horror like
this. l believe that the tragedies OF
the last week will serve TO awaken the
city from its lethargy."
Henry Salzner, the second victim of
the mob, was buried at Anna today
Only members of his immediate family.
including the two boys orphaned by the
violent deaths Of their parents, accom-
panied the CONN from this city. AZ
Anna no clergyman was at the grave to
commit the body to earth.
A shooting ARRAY at 9th and Elm
streets near the alley where Miss Pei.
ley was killed and where the body OF
"Froggy" James was burned started
wild rumors around the city early to-
night Three men exchanged a dozen
revolver shots but none of the bull
Its took effect. The men were arrest
ed by the militia.