The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-02-19
STOOD OFF BY THE SHERIFF
Cairo, Ills, Mob, Trying to Lynch Two
Negroes Received Bloody
Repuse

Cairo. Ills Feb. 19.-cne man kill
ed and four wounded is the result Of
an attack on the jail last night by d
mob Of 200 which tried TO lynch two
negroes arrested for snatching purses
from women.
The mob first began forming short
~ after dark last night. Sheriff Nellis
appealed TO Governor Deenen for
troops and swore in many deputies.
Deputies Fire Into Mob
Governor Dencen ordered Company
X Of Cairo to assemble. 1t was near
Iy midnight when the mob stormed the
Jail and demanded the negroes John
Pratt and Lincoln Wilson. who had
been arrested and found with the
articles stolen from Mrs. William Ma
lOney and Mrs. Accord in their pos
session.
When the mob did not halt at the
sheriT's command he told his deputies
to open fire and shoot to kill. \ vol
ley from the deputies scattered the
mob which fell back across the street
When the mob scattered it was seen
that five men had been wounded.
They We're Thomas Halliday, John Ma
lOney. husband Of the woman whose
purse had been stolen. shot through
the head. He will probably die Sam
Weisiner, shot in the shoulder: HOr-
ton Freeman. shot in the leg; George
B. Walker, shot in the leg. Mr.. Walk
Ell is correspondent Of the Associated
Press and he was on the scene in that
capacity The other men We're mem
bers of the mob.
COULDN'T Get Enough White Deputies
Halliday. son of a former mayor of
cairo, lay dying beside the court
house steps with the temperature Il
few degrees above zero. During the
entire time Sheriff Nellis refused to
permit any one to remove the wound
ed man or allow a physician to enter
the enclosure. Fight of the deputy
sheriffs whose shots killed Halliday
and wounded others We're negroes
This fact was not definitely known to
the crowd which stormed the court
house.
Situation Under Control
Sheriff Nel!is says he is confident
that the situation is thoroughly in
hand now. The militia are at the Jail.
and a number of extra deputies have
been placed on guard as Well. While
knots of men are to be seen at various
points in the city. it is believed the
mob spirit was checked last night by
Dcneen is keeping in close touch
with the situation and has offered to
send any number of companies OF
militia here to guard the Jail,
Mob Spirit Has Held On
The mob spirit that found EXPIRES
sion IN the fy-rcting of white man
and a negro here on November 10 has
slumbered At that time Will Jones.
negro was Iynched for the murder
Of Miss Annie Pelleir. Il white girl.
whose body was found in an alley.
The body of the negro was literally
cut to pieces by the mob. after being
hanged to an arch in one of the
most public places in Cairo. After the
negro was lynched. Henry Wtiman.
white man who had killed his wife.
was also taken out and hanged. The
rintOuS scenes in CairO'S streets that
nht We're without parallel in the his
tory of mob violence in America. As
Il result Sheriff Davis was removed
from office by Governor Dencen. who
pub forth every effort to punish the
mob leaders but without avail. The
mayor of Cairo was quoted as saying
he thought good purpose had been
served in the lynchingS. inasmUCh as
it had been impossible to secure con-
Xictjpn in tho local