The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-02-24
CAIROFEARSANOTHERRIOT
FEELING AGAINST NEGROES is
STILL RUNNING HIGH.
Excitement Intensified by Alleged
Insulting Demonstration Made
by Negroes.

by Negroes.
Cairo, ILL.,, Feb. 20.-Police Off
GERS are searching the city tonight
for negro suspected Of purse snatch
irg, and another clash between the
authorities and the citizens is feared
if the man is caught.
Feeling is still running high
against these negroes, and intensity
was added to this sentiment this at
ternoon when negroes, it Is charged,
made insulting gestures at the per-
sons in the funeral procession that
was following the body Of Alexander
Halliday, killed Thursday night in
an attack on the Jail, to the cemetery.
A large number Of persons attend
ed Halliday's funeral and accompan-
led the body to Mounds, ILL.,, in
special train. AS the train was pass
ing through the negro district East
of Cairo, negroes collected on the
streets to watch it's passing. At 31st
street members Of the funeral party
charge, an insulting demonstration
was made. An effort was made to
organize a party on the train during
the return to Cairo to wreak sum-
mary vengeance on the negroes, but
no disturbance resulted.
An unidentified man created the
disturbance at the cemetery by de-
manding permission to make speech
over the grave but he was hurried
away. He said he was friend OF
Halliday and that he had been run
out of town by the police.
The negro the police are after to-
night is believed to have been asso-
ciated with John Pratt, the negro
who escaped lynching when Sheriff
Williams defended the jail at the
cost Of one life and the injury Of
several others in the attacking party.
If he is caught an effort may be made
to take him away from the police
before the militia has an opportunity
tc interfere.
The militia continued to patrol
the streets tonight at regular inter-
vals. Several small crowds were
dispersed during the day, but no
demonstration took place of any mo-
ment.
The bitterness of feeling against
the negro element is manifested in
threats and rumors Of future demon
strations. Women generally are car
rying revolvers and urging their hus-
bands and male relatives to shoot to
kill if attacked.
The special grand jury, which has
been instructed to investigate the
riot, probably will be dissolved to-
morrow morning, when it reconvenes.
Judge William Butler, who instruct
ed the jury, conferred with Sheriff
Nellis this afternoon, and later an
nounced that he would decide wheth-
a new jury is necessary. There are
four negroes on the jury.
The home of Sheriff Nellis is
guarded by the militia, and he is
given a military escort when he
leaves the court house. Popular feel
| ing is intense against him for using
| negro deputies and allowing Halli..
days body to lie in front of the jail
for three hours.
Adjt Gen. Dickson, Governor De-
mems personal representative, de-
clared this afternoon that Sheriff
Nellis was was not ordered by the
Governor to permit Halliday's body
| to lie on the ground until the militia
arrived, as was claimed by the sher-
if.
Mrs. Nellis, wife of the sheriff,
collapsed this afternoon under the
strain, and is now under physi-
clans care. She is one of the women
who are carrying revolvers.
The ministers in their pulpits for
the most part to-day united in urg-
ing the citizens to support the law.
Company H, of Shelbyville, of the
Illinois National Guard, has been Or
dered to report here by Adjt Gen.
Dickson. The Shelbyville company
will arrive here tomorrow on a spe-
cial train.
Adjt. Gen. Dickson and Sheriff
Nellis conferred tonight and the Or
dering of the additional militiamen
was the result.