The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-19
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court house and Jail, under direct SUI
eervision of Adjutant General Frank
s. Dickinson OF Springfield, this city
settled down tonight to complete quiet
after a strenuous "a hours. Authori-
sies believe they have the situation
gclI in hand
There are many scattered groups of
men in the streets and rear the jail,
but no crowd is allowed to congre-
gate
Threats have been made against
Sheriff Fred ID. NeIlis for the killing
af Alexander Halliday early this
snorning by his deputies and for the
sounding of four others in beating
suck the mob that would lynch
negro purse snatcher. but the presence
sr soldiers is having a good effect.
A third militia company was asked
by the sheriff this afternoon and COM
asuy N. of Champaign was ordered
cut. arriving at $50 o'clock.
John Pratt, the negro the mob in
tended to lynch and who today was
given AN indeterminate sentence of
not more than IA years in the Chester
senitentiary on each of two charges
r. robbery, will be taken secretly to
other convicted prisoners.
Lincoln Wilson. arrested as sus-
,ected companion of Pratt in the
anatchfng of women's pocket books,
WIS released tonight. The grand jury
failed to return an indictment against
aiup.
Quick Justice Dealt.
Pratt's indictment and sentence took
less than half an hour. At o'clock
she indictment was returned and ten
minutes later he pleaded guilty and
zas sentenced.
searching investigation of the at
lack on the Jail this morning when
Halliday was killed, was ordered this
afternoon by Judge Butler in "a charge
80 the grand jury Immediately after
HE disposal of the cases of the two
segroes.
Judge Buffers instructions were, in
substance, a demand that the rioters
&c brought to justice and made to
stand trial for rioting.
"This sort of procedure must be
stopped" he said. Law that is not
enforced ceases to be law. There have
seen five murders in Cairo since No
eurtence of mob violence. These
crimes show that mob law is no de-
serrent to crime, and it is your duty
ie see that mob law ceases to be-
Governor ConHnends Sheriff.
Coroner James McManus has called
ao inquest into the killing of Halliday.
He said tonight that he intended to go
slowly in his investigation. Sheriff
Sciiis was In close touch with Gov
srnor Deneen by long distance tele-
ehone all day and said tonight that
ais course has been commended by
she governor.
A stray shot fired by Il member
sf the mob was the direct cause OF the
voiley from the deputies guarding the
sail. according to Sheriff Nellis.
II was standing on the front porch
Df the court house parleying with the
Naob, which was, demanding that l give
ap Pratt" he said tonight. when
some one fired from the crowd.
my deputies, watching the parley
:rom a second story window. thought
mat I fred a shot as signal. They
then fired volley into the air.
"The mob refused to retreat, and
my deputies then fred into the crowd.
You know the result. MY conscience
is easy over the entire affair They
we're determined to get me unless /
got them. l did my duty by protect
iuG my prisoners at any price"
Windows Are Broken.
s dozen broken windows in the
court house today showed the result
OF the shots fired into the building by
iie mob. but no serious damage was
done. Sheriff Nellis received a slight
desll wound on the hand. All Of the
PARTY with hfna in the Jail escaped in
itsry.
There were six negroes in the party
af II armed deputies that defended
Che jail The defensive party num-
5ered 20. but there were not guns
enough to go around.
Nellis had great difficulty in en-
listing deputies and negroes were i'm
pressed into service, he said, because
he could not get enough white men.
Despite this explanation, the sheriff
~ being criticised for deputizing ne
gTpes to fire on whites. and the mall
contents are using the incident as an
argument for, further demonstrations
The conflict between city and coun-
ty authorities that marked the No
wembcr lynchipgs is again in evidence
aIayor Parsons says he was not noti-
sied of any trouble until o'clock and
that he then ordered the police to go
20 the assistance of the sheriff
Saloons Ordered Closed.
Captain Creamy of company X, the
Cairo militia company that was
ordered, out at 10 o'clock last night
ny Governor Deneen and did not re-
port until z O'Clock, said he did not
receive the governors order until 2
o'clock Mayor Parsons has ordered
the saloons 20 remain closed until
danger or further disturbance is
aassed.
The Halliday family said tonight
Shat they have retained an attorney to
sue the sheriff and the county for
damages. Halliday, who was a son of
former Mayor Z. w. Halliday, was
shot through the neck and lay on the
ground near the court house porch
scariy three hours before Nellis would