The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-23
And Quiet Again Prevails il lhe City q
{ afro, Illinois.
ONE MAN Was KILLED
The Negro Demanded by the Crowd
Convicted OF Purse Snatch!nG-
Troops Patrol the City-SiN Ne
Srocs were .Amoag Deputies Who
Fired on the Mob.

4 dispatch from Cairo. H.. says
With three companies OF militia
guarding The Cour: House and Jail
lncer :ne direct supervision OF AdJt.
Gen. Frank S. Dickson. Cairo set
tied down Friday night 10 complete
QUIET, after strenuous t1en;y-!ouI
hours. II IS believed that the mob
spirit is queilei There are many
.ca;;ercd groups OF men about tae
streets. but 20 crowd is allowed 10
consregate.
Threats were made Friday against
She.i. Fred D. Ne.lis .or the killias
oi Alex Halliday and the wounding
o: four other men by deputies n
;; oeati2S back the mob taat attacked
the jail Thursday night in ar attempt
10 lynch 4 negro purse snatcher. but
the presence OF soldiers prevents
any open demonstrations.
John Pratt, the negro whom tie
mob intended TO lynch. was seatenc-
q IlUaS u y! !Soo AZ. ~ 49,"
than fourteen years. Lincoln Wal
son arrestd as suspected companion
of Pratt. in the snatching OF wo-
! mems purses was released The
Grand jury failed 70 return sa in
dictment against him.
| P-a,c's sentence was imposed ten
minutes after he entered Court and
! nleaGed guilty 10 the indictment re-
turned on Thursday.
A searching grand jury inrestisa-
ION OF the attack OF the Jail was
ordered by Judge Butler immediate
" after the disposal OF the cases
against the two negroes. Judge But
Icr.s instructions 70 the grand jury
we're IN substance demand thai
.he rioters De brought 20 justice and
made 10 stand trial for Tiot;as, ::
felony
This sort OF procedure must bs
stopped he said. There have
been Ave murders II Cairo since
November Il. when We had Pee
vious occurrence Of mob viole1c"
these murders show that mob Law
Is nc deterrent TO crime AID It /!
.ur duty 10 see that mob law cease:
u be.
A stray shot fred by member q
he mob was the direct cause OF sh'
voliey from the deputies guardin:
the Jail that laid severa! OF its mem
osrs low. according to Sheriff Nel
Hiss version OF the attack. Il ra!
standing on the front porch Of -h'
Court House parleying with the mol
which Was demanding that give a.
H7a;t." said the Sheriff. when some
one il the crowd fred shot. u,
deputies. watching the parley from
second-story window. thought tha
4 fred the shot rs a signal. and th"..
iTed 2 volley in the air.
The mob refused to retreat ant
the deputies then dred into r.
crowd. Ny conscience is easy owe
the matter. The rioters were de
termined 70 get me unless / go
them. did my duty by pvotectin:
my prisoners at any price
A dozen broken windows II tht
; Court House showed that shots wer,
, a-ed into the building by the mob
There were six negroes among IT,
: fourteen armed deputies that defend
. ed the Jail with Nellis.
Mayor Parsons has ordered saloon
, 70 remain closed until danger OF fu7
,her disturbances has passed.
The Halliday family has retained
AZ attorney TO sue Sheriff Nellis ant
the county ror damages. Halliday
~ho was a son OF former Mayo
Thomas ". Halliday. was shot Il
The neck. He lay on the grouoc
rear the Court House porch 2earl,
three hours before Neilis would per
nit anyone 70 remove him TO hos
s:;al He died TWO hours later. Nal
is replies 20 criticisms OF his refuc
ii 70 permit an injured man 10 bt
removed by saying that he obeTet
orders from Governor Denen 10 per
nit no one near the building.
Samuel Wessincer is the only on.
Of the injured whose condition is 3;
all serious. He is az ST. Mary's hos
n:tal with eleven buckshot wound:
in the head. Georce y. Walker
correspondent for the Associated
Press. who was shot in the leg while
Watching the affair. discovered fv.