The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-05
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AS long as the rioting was confined
to negroes and to white men, ne
gro women seemed immune from
disturbance, but when white wo-
men and girls joined in the riot
ing yesterday afternoon negresses
became victims of the mob.
The white men rioters. as if by
agreement, did not modest the black
women, but left this part of the
work to those of the opposite sex.
THE negroes seemed helpless in the
face. of yesterdays outbreak, and
four" companies of Illinois national
! guardsmen, who patrolled the
streets, seemed, with the local po-
lice force, powerless in the presence
Iof the mobs.
Mayor Mollman ordered the sa-
looms closed at II o'clock yesterday
and it was hoped that this meas
ure would prevent any serious out
break last night
/ At O'Clock police and guards
men began moving negro women
and children out of East st. Louis,
Il Ill, to St Louis, Mo. The negroes
1 were taken across the Mississippi
river bridges in auto trucks with
national guardsmen marching on
each side of the wagons. The riot
ers thus far had attacked negroes
without discrimination as to wheth-
er they had had part in previous
race troubles. None of the auto
trucks was molested
Policemen Were Attacked.
The guardsmen, according to Maj
William Klauser, patrolled the
streets with loaded rifles, but were
under instructions to confine their
aggressive measures to the bayonet
During the rioting of the afternoon
no member of the mob was serious
ly hurt by a guardsman, and the
outbreaks continued in the heart OF
the city, despite warnings of the
Epoiice and the national guard Of
ficers.
The immediate cause of the riot
Hing yesterday was the outbreak OF
negroes late Sunday night, but for
several days there has been evidence
of bad blood, and on Saturday night
several minor clashes between the
whites and blacks occurred.
The clashes Saturday night ap-
parently alarmed the negro quar-
ter of the city, or at least gave agi
blacks for fighting. When wore
was telephoned to police headquar
ters that the ringing of church
bell had called the armed negroes
together, an automobile loaded will
police left for the scene to dispers'
the crowd The officers were greet
ed with a ley. Detective Ser
geant Coppedge was killed an(
three policemen were wounded. One
Detective Frank Wodley, now is ii
hospital in a critical condition
He was shot in the stomach. Thu
police chauffeur was also wounded
Jay Long, white man, was injur
ed in an early attack.
Police re-enforcements early yes
terday morning dispersed the mol
of negroes and shortly after 3 a. m
Mayor, Mollman asked Gov. Lowdel
to send national guardsmen here
to preserve order.
Negro Beaten and Shot.
Two companies of the guard
| one from Effingham and one from
| rbondale-arrived about 9:3'
| yesterday morning and were assign
| ed to duty in the negro quarter
| Up to that hour the streets wer
quiet and it seemed that the da.
would pass without a renewal of TIL
| rioting.
I AS the morning wore on crowd
I began to congregate in the street
and encouraged by the absence o
the troops from the downtown sec
ton, agitators began their work o
inflaming the, mob.
The first trouble occurred whel
a negro. appeared, at Broadway an,
Collinsvifle avenue, one OF the bust
{ est corners in the city and an i'm
9 portant street car transfer point
White men struck the negro in thu
, face and others in the crowd knock
ed him down ana kicked him. A
he lay in the street a white maj
cody approached and fired at hin
five times. Two of the shots tool
effect, one in the arm and one IL
the leg AS the crowd, thinkin,
the negro was dead, fell back h
jumped up and ran. This negr'
said he had had no part in pre-
> vious race troubles.
A little later white man stand
ing in front of the limo hotel fire.
at negro but missed him an,
| wounded white man, Loui
Haege, aged IS, in the groin. TIL,
man was arrested but the mol