The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-13

Alexander, who was reported to have
been implicated in the murder of Miss
Pelley by the dying statement of the
negro, "FroSgy James, one of the vic
TINS of last nights mob, was sent to
an unannounced point north of here
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
bingham, were assigned to the duty Of
guarding the train.
There were jeers and defiance for the
militia from the small crowd that wit
messed the departure. Some way or
other the word had gone about the
town that the negro was to be spirited
away a t 4 o'clock. 1t was half an hour
later that he was led from his cell and
of Vandalia.
Cries of the Mob.
That's him." hell come back"
burn the Niger" and well get him
yet" came from the spectators, who
had been pressed back a half block
from the entrance to the Jail yard by
Company c of Carbonate and Com
Two sets of tours were in the ad-
vance of the prisoner, who was hand
cuffed and thanked by deputy sheriffs.
Two sets of tours followed. As the
Vandalia men swung north toward the
railroad along Twentieth street. three
companies cleared the street in ad
vance of the escort and a like number
followed in the rear, keeping back the
crowds that were augmented at every
cross street of the half mile march to
the train.
The display of force was greater than
the citizens of Cairo had anticipated,
and while there were murmurs all
along the line of march, there was no
effort to break the line.
Brigadier General Frank p Wells of
Decatur, commanding the Second bri-
de IA ha nd In aH IA 2 90 1f .
demonstrations and after it was over
he said he was convinced that the dis
play of military force had had a most
salutary effect upon the town.
Plans Kept Secret.
General Wells and Colonel r. Shand
of the adjutant generals office refused
to tell what they know of the plans
for the safekeeping Of the prisoner.
He will not be taken to Springfield
and when he is taken off the train he
will be at some point far enough north
TO prevent an attempt at recapture by
a. mob from this section" said Colonel
Shand.
The local authorities left the disposi-
ton of the prisoner to the state off
Gals and turned their attention to the
murder of Miss Policy and the riots
last night. COroner's yerdicts were
rendered on both the men lynched, in
each case the jury finding that he
came to his death by injuries at the
Recognized by Sheriff.
Early in the day Sheriff Davis, in
an interview, told of recognizing sew
eral members of the mob that took
James from his care last night. He
named Mr.. Logan of Cairo as one Of
these individuals and accused the post
master and stOrekeeper of Karnak, ILL.,,
as having accompanied some of the
scouting parties that searched the
woods in the vicinity of that town for
the sheriffs party.
What steps will be taken to bring
those implicated in the uprising to trial
has not been determined.
Mayor Parsons said he was asleep
and heard no shot or other sound to
indicate that the city was in the hands
of a mob.
Alexander NJ Wilson, states attorney,
states that he was in several parts of
the city trying to queIl the mob spirit,
but would not say that he recognized
any of its leaders.
Others Must Get Evidence.
81 am ready to do everything that my
own office requires" said the states at
torney. THE question of calling a spe-
cial grand jury is one TO be decided by
Judge W. n. Butler of the circuit court.
jury when court cOnvenes here in De-
cember. and I shall present to il any evil
dence that comes into my posse ssiOn be-
fore that time. / don't expect to collect
that evidence myself, as detective work
IS not a part of my duties"
The only ground for holding Alexander
was declared to be the dying confession
of James. None of the officials would
acknowledge that any evidence of this
alleged confession had come to him.
In an effort to clear up the murder
case, the police searched the houses fire.