The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-18

Chief o'Nsill refused 70 afford DF.
Spurgeon police protection. This was
denied by the chief last night He Said
be had Informed the ministers he would
dispatch the police reserves 10 the scene
should disorder occur. but that he would
not send the men unless cause for thsiE
presence developed.
Later, at DR.. spurgeonS request, Ser
geant Merritt was sent 10 the hotel Tbs
minister said he felt HpprehenHivs be-
cause men had .eongregated about IL
hotel during the day.
The mob which later made its vay ~
DR.. Spurgeon's apartment, gathsTSd
quickly and apparently from an dirso
tons IL waited quietly for the appear
anee Of the motor car and It's six econ
pants.
Minister'S Room Invaded. q
When the car reached the scene, Sen.
geant Merritt, Mr.. Biggs, who has otica
In the Gas and Electric building, and tie
minister were sitting in the latter e spart-
ment, room 306, on the third floor.
The crowd headed into the hotel. Ths
noise Of the entrance Of the. men, At.
tracted the attention Of o. p. De Ford,
manager Of the house, who ran into the
hall TO intercept them. He was brushed
aside and the mob continued up the stairs
toward the minister's room.
-Four entered. Merritt jumped up and
tried 10 thrust them back through the
door. Half a dozen men threw their
weight forward and Merritt was forced
into n corner. The room was quickly
filed with men, some Of whom isolated
Biggs, while the remainder surrounded
Spurgeon.
spurEeon In shirt Sleeves.
The latter was in his shirt sleeves.
"We don't want you in town." said
the leader. "You had better leave"
'I am going tomorrow" DR.. Spur
geon replied.
Pack your things now" said the
spokesman.
Dr. Spurgeon said they we're packed.
"Then come on, said the man who
was doing the talking.
The crowd surged about the minister.
who protested violently. He was half
carried down the hall and the two flights
Of stairs 10 the street. There he was
forced into the automobile.
The men who jumped in after him
commanded the driver to move quickly
and the machine sped away up California
street in the direction Of Fourteenth.
Meanwhile, De Ford, after being thrust
aside by the crowd, had leaped into the
hotel 5 elevator and sent the cage to the
second floor. From a telephone in one
Of the rooms he called headquarters and
summoned the reserves. Before the ar
rival Of the police reinforcements, how.
ever, the machine and DR.. Spurgeon hsd
disappeared.
The reserves dispersed the crowd.
-Four automobiles, filed with police,
were dispatched at once by the chief 10
all quarters of the city in search Of the
fugitive machine which was finally traced
to Brighton.
DR.. spurgeon said yesterday afternoon
he feared an attempt on his life was 70
be made. He was then in his hotel,
guarded by friends.
'I have been called on the telephons
by a man who gave his name a. w. Rice
and his address as 1886 Gilpin street, |"
he said. "Rice has heaped abuse on ne
and several other men Ssve done the samA
these men have talked ever the tele
phone also. Il looks as though nigh,
have trouble before get cut "a town.
He said that in the Light Of the SAreSAs
that had been made upon his life, ~
considered it safer not to appear At the
Twenty-third Avenue church unless the
police were on hand TO preserve order.
Early last evening be decided to 20
out to dinner and asked the police for an
escort. When Sergeant Merritt, who was
70 have escorted him to an eating place,
arrived, however. he changed his mind,
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