Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-22
M0BS IN OMAHA
ATTACK GREEKS
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED BY
IRATE CITIZENS
ONE FATALLY, SEVERAL SERI-
OUSLY INJURED
Race War in Kansas City Also Pre-
cipitated-Scores Hurt and
Numerous Arrests Are
Made
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many Italians and Roumanians who
were mistaken for Greeks The law
lessness lasted for three hours before
a semblance of quiet could be restored.
The police gained control about 6
O'Clock, but were unable to disperse the
crowd
Every home and business place of the
Greeks was surrounded by officers, who
found it almost impossible to keep back
the crowds.
At o'clock Chief Briggs asked the
Omaha city authorities to send all the
available policemen to South Omaha as
more serious trouble was feared to-
night
After considering the legal phases of
| the case it was decided not to comply
with the request for Omaha policemen.
Sheriff Brayler will swear in a large
number of deputy sheriffs, VINO will CO.
operate with the South Omaha police
An unsuccessful attempt was made
Friday night to lynch the Greek who
killed Policeman Lowery, and this was
followed by a call for a mass meeting
this afternoon to take some action re-
garding the Greeks. Some thousand per
| sons attended the meeting, which was
addressed by State Representative Per-
| ry Howard and ]. P. Krause, Frank
DOlizal, prominent Bohemian, and At
torney H. G. Murphy. Attorney Muir
ply shouted:
THE blood of an American is on the
hands of these Greeks and some meth
| od should be adopted to avenge his
DEATH
The meeting was then dismissed and
half the audience rushed to the Greek
| quarter, where the destruction began.
At 8 o'clock tonight the mob again
| began depredatiOns and riot calls came
in from several places. The mob set
| fire to the house Of a Greek. Three
men were taken from the place.
Victims Put on Car
After being severely beaten two of
| these men were put on a passing street
car while the third was taken away
by portion of the mob who intended
to put him on board the outgoing train.
1t is not known what vas done with
him.
The fire department extinguished the
blaze
Charles Nestroyl, aged 30, a member
of the mob which was trying to break
into building, received a fatal gun
shot wound.
A mob smashed the front of a store
| and one of the Greek employees of the
| place was badly injured. The police
rescued him and sent him to hos
pital
The mob set fire to a double frame
building, occupied as a boarding house
by twenty-five or thirty Greeks The
building was destroyed. All the oc-
| cupants escaped.
At a special meeting tonight the
South Omaha fire and police board
| issued an order that all saloons in the
city shall remain closed until further
| orders.
Fearing the mob might turn it's at
tentiOn to the Greeks of Omaha
| local authorities caused all the patrol
men in the city to be mobilized and
sent strong squad to the county and
city jails.
Late tonight, however, these reserves
| had not been called upon for duty and
half of them were excused for the
night.
The South Omaha police continued
to arrest stragglers until late in the
night, the station being filled to its
capacity. About fifty Greeks received
| medical attention and were given
quarters at the police station for the
night.
Members of the board Of fire and
police blame the men who participated
in the mass meeting for the riots.
About 400 Greeks are removed to a
place of safety in South Omaha and
are being guarded in a body. A sim
liar squad is being cared for in Omaha.