The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-11-12

CAlHO, ILL.,, NOV. lZ.-SOldlerS
moved through the streets Of Cairo
.od6y where last night the mob hang
ed o negro and a white man. No
crowds have. gathered to hoot at the
troops The city is quiet and riot
Of race against race, is remote pos
sihiIity.
During the disturbance, no demon
stlation has been made against the
negroes, as negroes. The whole fury
OF the mob spent itself in the lynch
lag of Will James, colored, alias
Frog, and Henry Salzner, white. who
killed his wife.
A vain hunt was made for Arthur
Alexander who was believed to have
been connected with the murder,
after James, just before he was
strung up, declared Alexander
helped. Alexander it is said was in
Cairo last night, but it is believed to-
day that the authorities saved him,
spiriting him out of town, dressed in
the uniform of policeman.
There are two companies Of militia
on duty today One is the local COM
pany which appeared on the streets
shortly after / o'clock this morning.
The soldiers were thrown about the
home of Chief of Police Eaton, the
mayor, Jailor Schultz and Capt.
Groway of the local company, who is
also an alderman. It was feared that
{ the mob might attack these houses
No demonstration was made however
Later, the second company arrived
from Carbondale and began patrol
of the streets. The saloons were
closed today by order OF the mayor
and martial law practically obtained
Negroes today are going about their
regular business.
The First Lynching.
Confessing that he attacked ant
murdered Miss Annie Pelly. the
twenty-foursyear.old shopgirl, here
Monday night, and duplicating Arthul
Alexander, another negro. Will Jame'
was last night shot to death by mol
of 10000 persons, after futile at
tempt had been made to hang hin
from the steel arch at Eighth an,
Commercial streets.
The negro's bullet-ridden body wa
then dragged through the streets b
the bowling mob to the spot wher
the girls body was found and throw
into G huge bonfire which had bee
built. Pistol shots and cries OF tn
mob mingled with the Kissing an
srutter:ug flames as they licked tn
negro's body, A woman applied
torch to the pile.
After it was seen the body was b
ing destroyed the mob started
search for the negro, Alexander, VII
was arrested on suspicion in East S
Louis Wednesday and brought
Cairo.
An appeal to Governor Deneen Il
troops had been made and a compar
from this city has been ordered
report to Sheriff Davis for duty.
Captured in Country.
James was taken from Sheriff Dav
and Deputy Fuller in the country b
tween Karna and Belknap by a Cal
mob of several hundred. The tv
officers made slight resistance,
they were nearly fanished, hayil
been hiding in the woods all mig
and day with their prisoner. n
mob fired several times into the q
bringing to them several hundr
more men. who were searching 7
nearby country.
The mob, with the negro and Z
officers, then marched to Bellna
where a Big Four train was board
for this city Fully 5000 people met t
train here and joined the big croy
in possession of the black. Leavil
the train at Tenth street, the M
rushed to Eighth and Commerce
streets which is the principal corn
In the city
While arrangements were Del
made to string the negro up he W
lifted up in the air several times
let the crowd see him. A man clin
ed on top OF the arch which spans t
street and turned on the electric ligf
A rope was thrown up to him and
dropped it over the arch, letting t
end fall down to the surging mi
Then the rope. with many won
seizing it, was given mighty 7
and the nego was hoisted, only to I
as the rope broke under the strain
Then hundreds OF men with gu