The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-13
MOB SPIRIT NOW
QUELLED IN CAIRO
State Troops Guard City That
Only Few Hours Before Was
eUtterly LawleSS.
NEGRO ARTHUR ALEXANDER
Is TAKEN OUT OF TOWN
Uncertain if Any Steps VIII Be
Taken TO Prosecute Lead
crS of Riot.

CAIRO. H., Nov. l2-With the ne
gro, Arthur Alexander, last of those
arrested in connection with the mul.
der here on Monday of Miss Anna Pei.
ley, safe out OF Town and some 35C
members OF the Fourth regiment of the
Illinois National Guard on duty in tho
streets aud about the lail tonight, the
mob spirit that has held Cairo for four
days seems quellcd. No crowds arc al
lowed to gather in any part of the
city aud every known danger point is
occupied by troops,
Whereabouts Kept Secret.
Alexander, who was reported to have
been implicated in the murder of Miss
Pelley by the dying statement OF the
negro, "Froggy" James, one of the
victims Of last night IS mob. was sent
late this afternoon. He was escorted
from the Jail to a special train by
seven companies Of military, two Of
which, NJ of Champaign and G of Eff
nngham, were assigned TO the duty of
guarding the train.
There were iccrs and defiance for
the militia from the small crowd that
witnessed the departure Some way or
other the word had gone about The
town that the negro was TO be spirited
AWAY a 4 clock II was half an hour
later that he was led from his cell
and placed between the files of com
p9ny | OF Nandala.
Crowd Still Ugly,
''That's him. "hc'n come back. -
burn the niger and Gwen get
bim YETI came from the spectators,
who had been pressed back half
block from the entrance TO the jail
yard by company c Of Carbondale and
company l. of Oluev.
Two SctS a. fpuTg vygrC n advance
of the prisoner, who was haudcuffnd
and hankcd by deputy sheritfs Two
sets Of fouTs followed. As the Wanda.
la men swung north toward the rail.
road along Twentieth street. three
companies cleared tho street in ad-
vance of the escort and a like mum.
ber followed IN the rear. keeping back
tho crowds that were augmented al cv.
cry cross street of the halt-milc march
10 The train.
The display Of force was greater
ihan the citizens Of Cairo had autici- |
patcd, and while there were murmurs !
all along the line of march there was
no effort TO break the line
Brig.-GcD. Frank T. Wells Of Deca- |
tur, commanding the second brigade of |
the Guard, was In charge of tho demon |
stratlons and after it was over he said |
be was convinced that the display of /
force had had most salu- |
tory effect upon the town.
Ambiguous Statement
General Wells and Col r. Shaud of |
the adiutant general s Office refused to |
tell what they knew Of the plans for
the safckcepiHg OF the prisoner.
lie viii not be taken 10 Spring
field. and when he is taken Of The
train he win be at some point far
enough north to prevent any attempt
at recapture by mob from this sec
;ioD,' said Colonn! Shand.
The local authorities left the dispo.
sition of the prisoner 10 the state Of.
ficials and turned their attention TO the
murder of Miss Policy aud the riots of
last night. Coroner's verdicts were
on both the men lynched, in
each case, the Jury finding ''that he
came TO his death by injuries at the
hands of persons unknown TO us. ~
Early IN the day Sheriff Davis. in an
interview, told of recognizing several