Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-29
MOB At OMAHA !.
TRIES TO HANG
MAYOR SMITH
: Negro Lynched, Court
House Burned and Many
Injured in Rioting.
MAYOR IN CRITICAL
CONDITION TODAY

OOUSTO0SsVU-SVe vs." ''"S~ o"N
Forty Others injured During Night
Of Tsrror-Fsdsrai Troops Succeed
y In Restoring Order.
Omaha, Sept. 2s.-Edward p. Smith,
of Omaha. injured late yesterday when
a ,nch .,lnpted to lynch him, was
stili n "A critical condition at a hospi-
tai :. morning. 1t was stated that
the, "a. ,or had recovered consciousness,
but his physician, DR.. c. e. Henry
said it was too early to make any
statement as to his condition. This
mayor had suffered bad wound over
the right eye. DR.. Henry also said the
mayor had q bad wound around MS
neck. inflicted when the mob attempt
ed to hang him.
City Quiet After Night Of Terror.
After night of mob rule, durins
which negro was lynched. an at
tempt to hang the mayor. Edward p.
Smith, the county court house burned
one man killed and perhaps forty 9TH
ers Injured. the city was quiet today
under the patrol Of federal troops from
Fort Omaha.
With the returning calm today the
downtown section looked like a wreck
after the rioting. Thousands of shots
were fired from many kinds Of weap-
ons, all discharged in the open with
thousands on the streets.
. Among those injured were a dozen
policemen, three prisoners in the coun-
ty Jail and many bystandsD
Fears Fresh Outbreak.
Immediate investigation into yester-
days race rioting here with q view to
starting prosecution for those re-
sponsibIe is to be made. The investi-
cation Is to start at oncs In conjunc-
t;om with the police departments
AItho Unal1k was quiet authorities
reared thsre might be a. repstiti0n to-
night and precautions were being
taken to<prevent rioting. Troops ar
rived from Camp DODGE to augment
the forces here.
Gen. Leonard Wood. q the central
department, ia expected here this eve
ming. Latest reports estimate the In
jured at forty-five to sixty. Only two
were killed. They we're William
Brown and a white man believed to be
Clarence Clamsey, OF Omaha.
There were conflicting reports from
sources as to how the, mob got Brown
from the Jail. but today there were
orts that prisoners turned Brown
to the mob.
ke. sheriff and his deputies In
chxSge OF the prisoners were choked
with smoke from the burning court
ho,se and were unable to prevent the
mob from getting the prisoners.
Mayor May Recover. ;
The condition Of Mayor Smith was
reported this afternoon to be some
what improved. Mayor Smith. who
suffered q bad wound over his right
eye, also received severe spinal in
turies when 4 mob placed q rope
around his neck and hanged him to a
telegraph pole. He was saved by
police, who cut him down.
Mayor Smiths physician said while
his condition was serious he believed
he would recover. An X-Ray picture
will be taken later In the day. at which
time II VIII DO possible to discover the
extent Of his injuries.
Soldiers were guarding the badly
wrecked court house. which the mot
besieged In an effort to get the negro
No Arrests Made.
At police headquarters 1t was sait
they had not yet arrested any of tn
leaders Of tho riot.
The county court house building. on
OF the finest structures, was damaged
by the fire and attacks on 1t by tn
mob. Eyery window was smashed b!
bullets and stones during the attack
by the rioters.
Y Pistols and firearms were used free
" during the fight. City commissidn
ers ordered the police commissioner t
enroll not less than 500 special police
men. The American Legion will ~
for volunteers for police duty. Ar
rangements ara being made to secur
arms and ammunition. from the stat
( arsenal.
Before Brown was taken from tn
1ail from the roof Of the court hous
the negro prisoners attempted to pusl
him oYer the edge Of the roof to tn
~ CEVW4 UeAOWs WI - ivy WOAO FASvSAAs>S
from doing 80 by white prisoners TIL
mob. reports show. was composed 10
4 the most part OF young men and boys
Criticism was heard today that Their
was, lack Of leadership In the force
combating the mob. nj
II there had been any real leader
D ship Of the police. the whole thin
4 could have heess stcppcd."lJ. e. David
son waS quoted ~ saying.
Mayor Attacked BY Mob.
\ 4 During Ill the time the mob was a
4 work q 13-year-old Boy Scout directed
4 traffic at q street corner. He staye'
on the Job all nikht. Mayor Smith wa
making desperate effort to pursuad
4 thu mob TO dispense when the mob at
tempted u hang him. When he re
& Eaingd oonsciousness his first question
4, Nas:- " aasS
"Wbat did they do with the dolores
man r. ~ s1 4 50 Z i \. - ~,
He was not told. While the mayo
Wa IN better condition today than las
night, he was unable to give coheren
story, Of the attack on him. He ha'
bes1 en- IA roof Of the court house AM
n.