The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-18

CAIRO, Ill, fcn. 10 III ~ militia
men this morning patrolled In front
OF the Alexander county court house.
where, shortly before l a m. AleXan-
der Halliday. leader OF mob attack
on the jail. was shot 10 death by dep
uty sGerifIs, and four others were
wounded.
Halliday, son of q former mayor OF
Cairo, lay for three hours dying beside
the court house steps With the tenn
Derature a few degrees above zero,
Durlng that time Sheriff Nellis. acting
en- orders received by telephone from
Governor Deneen. refused TO permit
any one to remove the wounded man
or 10 allow a physician TO enter the
enclosure.
The sheriff says he believed the
man was dead. Militlamen, who re-
moved his body at 4 a. M, say II was
warm. Indicating that death had como
but a short time before.
The dead:
ALEXANDER HALLIDAY. 35 years
old dairyman. son of former Mayor
Thos. w Halliday OF Cairo; wounded
IN the head and body.
The wounded:
Sam Teshinger, former policeman.
wounded in head and shoulders; at
ST. Mary's In1rmary,
John Maloney. brother-in"law OF
Mrs. Rose Maloney. whose purse was
snatched by one OF the negro prison
ors sought by the mob; slight wound
on cheek.
Horton Crehan, wounded on ankle.
George B. Walker, the Associated
Hynnlnd0d
leg.
Crehan was shot when he stopped
for a moment to learn what the trouble
was about
Deputies Are Negroes.
Eight Of the twelve deputy sheriffs
whose shots killed Halliday and
wounded the others were negroes.
This fact was not definitely known to
the crowd which Stormed the court
house. but Il was suspected, and the
suspicion helped TO arouse the racial
feeling.
The deadly yolley which the sher-
if's men fired from the windows OF
the court house was fired in answer
TO scattering shots from the crowd,
and. after the deputies. In obedience
10 the sher1's order, had fired one
volley In the air,
One of the bullets fred from the
crowd grezed the sherin's right hand,
causing a blood blister.
The mob fell bac2 10 two saloons
adjoining the court house and Jail.
and remained there until the saloons
were closed. shortly after 3 a m, on
an order from Mayor Parsons. caused
by a message from the governor AT
Springfield.
When the men were turned out OF
the saloons 1t was too cold 10 remain
outside. and another attack on the
court house was not yentured, The
militia company. ordered out by the
governor at midnight, did not succeed
in assembling until a. M, and at
that hour the militiamen relieved Wei
li6' deputies.
The mob attack on the jail was the
outgrowth OF public Indignation over
petty crimes by negroes. particularly
purse-snatchipge and annoyances 10
women.
History Of the Crime.
Mrs Rose Maloney'S purse was
snatched Wednesday evening. She
drew revolver and fired at the ne
gro, but he ran away with her purse
In her purse was q silver dollar tC
which a postage stamp had become
attached. Mrs. Maloney told the po
lice of this fact, and when a negro
offered such a coin In store yester
day he wns arrested,
The negro, John Pratt. confessed
he had taken Mrs, Maloney's purse
and, several days ago. that of Mrs
Accord. He said Lincoln Wilson wai
his accomplice, and Wilson. negro
was also arrested.
Sheriff Nellis heard talk of lynch
ing In tho afternoon and evening. ant
nj 10 D. m. called UP Governor DenceI
al Springfield.
At about midnight an order Wa
sent TO Cairo for Captain Greaney. o
the local militia company, TO proceed
80 the sheriff's aid. There WAS della,
in finding Greapcy and in arousin
the militiamen. The sheriff called o
Mayor Parsons TO aid the police. Th
Mayor said he would order some O
the night force TO assist Nellis. bu
none OF the eight night policemc
appeared At tho court house
From 10 D. N. until midnight tn
crowd gathered in the saloons, an
talk OF lynchipg fomented into an a
tack
HOB Did Not See Guards,
The Jail wa3 dark. and the mo
could not see the sheriff and twelv
deputicS standing guard with sho
guns at the windows OF the two once
on either side of the main entrance
As the crowd rushed toward III
steps Sheriff Ncllls called loudly,
Stand back. or my men will III
on you,"
The FIRST four men In tic crow
Neuis declares. had handkerchie
over their faces Nellis drew r
volVer and, shouting comma.d
| nre, ne fired q shot over the heaf
oi the mob
The deputies who mad been ordere
10 hre their FIRST voliey in the 2
hld 6o. AS the sound died away pi
'ol shots began popping from Il
crowd aud bullets fell around the she
Then came the second yolley Hf
liday. who had started up the stel
n advarcc OF his fellows was fell'