The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-12
fronzjed Mob Takes Possession of City
of Cairo, First Putting to Death Negro
Who Murdered Annie Peiaey,
Shop Girl.
AIJFGED. WlFE-MURDERER is NEXT
TO GO WITHOUT FORMAllTY OF TRIAL
Sheriff Has Appealed to Governor for Aid and
State Troops Are Being Rushed
to the Scene.

CAIRO, ILL.,, NoN IL WIZ" WV "'''
,,,,bed by an angry mob, another II
;,riuent danger and the streets fillcr
r;,b wild.eycd men, thirsty for moro
pooJ Cairo after a sIccpless night oi
rrdor aud riot, waited anXlously to
ay for the hundreds Of soldiers that
\, an the way to quell the mob al
h. orders of Governor Dcnecn.
viii "Fooggy James. a negro, con
Fssd murderer OF Anne Pcllcy. was
htred riddlcd with bullets aud burned
,srlv last night after thousand de
men had chased Sheriff Davis
| ,ud lbc uecro for twenty-four hours and
/ ,llcd the prisoner.
Henri Salznor. white. held for uxori.
sas was later taken from n steel cell
4 i thc county Jail and hanged and shot
\ iy The infuriated men. who up TO that
/ Inc we're unsuccessful III capturing Ar.
bu Alexander. II negro. implicated by
lmss as an accomplicc i'll the Staying
n Miss Pellcy.
II Mskander was at last found by the
n pliec, who succeeded in cludipg the
4 lob BY a rusc.
MI Race War Feared,
N Although the horrors Of 4 race wal
n nd lct broken out during the night
l4cssbc citizens had begun to fear
'ht repetition Of the Springfield riots
4 h.l year was imminent. ht Spring
va Two negroes were lyucbed, fouI
tlc persons killed and sixty wounded
With The arrival today Of armed
Mop il is thought that further riot
~ NIL be avoided. The 1000 men
pacing the streets up until daybreak
ld access to many saloons, which re
ialrcd open all night. Mavor Parsons
~ the chief of police were unable to
pnt The saloons. because they were Shut
home by the mob. Soldiers of
|r. laIro militia finally went 10 guard
Y homes OF the municipal officers and
~ INC rioters in some restraint.
Hlrnor WAS born and raised here. be
4 The son Of Williams Salznor, Il hide
eq MOO buyer Salznor was phOtog.
2Etf BY trade and had been married
'fn lNo years. II was known that
va had trouble with his wife. and
'all gave her no money for food
eeTsclf and two small babies.
lN History of the Tragedy.
vne night last July, Salznor 5 wife
q found al her home with her skull
ns'ofed, aud bloody ax was fount
~ Tue bed. The two babies were
-HAS IN the blood. Salznor had beeI
I " nelghbors about the hous,
H. IN The evening and after thu
S Was discovered SalZnor wa:
n9 the home of his mother. where
V'el slept at night.
eVi1encc pointed 10 SalZuor as
A4ycr OF his wife. and after tho
Sas discovered Mrs. Salznor re
ms'u enough TO accuse her husband
@ public was inccnsed against hin
e %pne part OF the mob was scuur
ge city for the negro. Alexander
rl-,. uuug hcavy on the hands Of th,
&bos, ana when some one suggested
the mob rushed for The county
"oele The man wanted was hclt
III ue steel cage.
bars No Protection.
H. s"g'ii, and his crowd Of dcputic
ggsosd ASIDE and the haticrin:
Iehlo' Inc door of The capn WAS n
IN sul with Il sledge hammer.
o.l; mob found some diflicultv il
lhc cage. a solid stccI struc
iAe ai'er half-hour Of hammer
n,se. on, TaVe way and Salznor wa
u ga.biu,,i Inc mob dragged Salzno
nst. ds;on adis; avenue apd Twcuty-lirs
- A,po, Vnnhg the publi" square.
PIE Iso ''lcd d and begged piteousl
1nie ,n5 , 2nt his appeals were me
Yer sI saI- D'"Ws from the mob.
i',nen, ',@npr WAS asked for his Ias
5Ea stranger in the crow,
sg ,~ar1 aud said no believe
J 1bsrs %a "f innocent, whercupou th
D4 ana loe mob fell on him an
!, ,ipliq struck him and fiuoll
lr "i1h nm down, and II wns by hsr
q rli. ,;se sue cooler heads of tbc mo
ilic was saved - "' i''o
6 seran,e compelled to beg for more
aS' S'Ilpee IN a loud voice flint Sal;
II driys", ,e9 lynchcd. after which II
iher 'rom the mob. Atfcutjn
i Nd given saizuor. who rrirJ nm
lNs1'G munblcd that his sisfn,
J; ,apd (o. MS wife, AT which the mo
siy ~'1n9r rnr was hanged, and Will
Az bps J"s hrE Epe'ng riddlcd with bullet.
acuo5 5p'oke aud the bodv r"jj =,
w. Wherc ii now lies.
the h. "''u'n Aid in Lynching.
Ufle.n, Naa lynchcJ in ,hc ,,,.
alc6 6s4uarS in tho city and hun
- dt Eighth aud uommerci:
- ~, pI%S,eut %st were tho drst TO IN
TH mob @gn M IT broke, tho freuz
slsl solleSv' lSS' aq,%s qq,nsontrSllable 5'ay; an
gs hsres iba the body over the ns ",rn", m1
%g U"o Jomo people Witnessed II