The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-21
CA|R0'S RACE
WAR MAY REACH
CLIMAX TO-DAY
Five Companies of Soldiers
Are Now on Guard in the
City
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING
THURSDAY NIGHTS RIoJ|MG
Populace is Hostile to Sheriff Ncllis
for Employing Negro Deputies and
for Allowing the Rody Of Halliday to
Lie on the Jail Steps.

great excitement prevailing here and
to lessen the danger of further mob
violence, Circuit Judge Butler TO-DAY
adjourned court for two weeks. The
grand jury probably will be dis
solved this afternoon. ]. w. Wenger,
foreman. will ask to be discharged
because his wife is cousin of Alex
ander Halliday who was killed in the
attack on the Jail. Sheriff Nellis al
SO asks that the jury be discharged on
the allegation that at. least one men,
ber was present in the crowd during
the attack.
With a hundred more militiamen on
the way to this city by special train
and with the people in a sullen mood
awaiting developments, today was ex-
pected to bring the strained situation
in Cairo to a head.
The grand jury this morning began
an investigation of last Thursday
nights rioting. The coroner's Jury
concluded its inquiry this afternoon.
Gen. Dickson appeared before the lat
ter body. Last night the officials
were In constant fear of an outbreak
against the negroes. AS a result, the
soldiers kept vigilant eye on the
entire city. patrolling the streets in
the drizzling rain which for twenty
four hours has done much to prevent
the people from congregating.
The hunt for the supposed con-
federate of John Pratt, the negro
purse snatcher. whose robbery of two
women precipitated the present race
trouble. is being continued today.
Company III" of Shelbyville, ordered
out at midnight last night, arrived
shortly after l o'clock this afternoon,
increasing the militia to a total of
five companies.
Feeling is still running high
against the negroes and intensity was
added to this sentiment yesterday af-
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.
Hallfday's Funeral.
Nearly 500 persons attended Halli-
days funeral and accompanied the
body to Mounds, ILL.,, in a special
train. AS the train was passing
through the negro district east of
Cairo negroes collected on the streets.
At one corner members of the funeral
party charge, an insulting demonstra-
tfon was made.
An effort was made to organize a
party on the train during the return
trip to wreak summary revenge on
the negroes but no disturbance re-
suited.
The negro, the police are after, is
believed to have been associated with
John P. Pratt, the negro who escaped
lynching when Sheriff Nellis defended
the Jail at the cost of one life and the
injury of several others in the at
tacking party. If he is caught an eff
fort may be made to take him away
from the police before the militia has
an opportunity to interfere.
The military continued to patrol the
streets today. Several small crowds
were dispersed during the day, but no
demonstration took place.
Women generally are carrying re-
vclvers and arc urged by 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 rcconvcnes
and new one sworn. There are four
negroes on the jury.
The home of Sheriff Nellis is guard
cd and he is given a military escort.
Popular feeling is against him for us
Ing negro deputies and allowing Hat
liday's body to lie in front of the jail
for three hours
Adjutant General Dickson, Cover
nor Cencen's personal representative,
declares that Sheriff Nclls was not
ordered by the governor to permit
Halliday's body to lie on the ground
until the militia arrived.
The ministers in their pulpits for
the most part yesterday united in urg-
ing the citizens to support the law.
To IHE; FARMS