Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-30
SOLDIERS PATROL
/. OMAHA s STREETS
!. FOLLOWING NIGHT
<>:2{ >{. LAWLESSNESS
Eight .dred Troops and
SDeciar Officers Composed
Of Members American Le-
gion Are Doing Guard Duty.
FURTHER OUTBREAKS
ARE NOT LOOKED FOR
Mob Seems to Have Dispersed
After LynChing Negro and
Injuring Mayor Rioters F ace
Serious Charges,
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Omaha, Neb., Sept 29.-Omaha was
quiet tonight
With 500 troops from Forts omaha
and Crook, Neb., and Camp Dodge, Ia,
on riot duty along with several hun-
dred special officers organized by the
American legion to preserve order.
officials were confident there would
be no further outbreak Of the race
rioting which yesterday and last night
resulted in the death of two persons,
injuries to several score OF others, an
attempt TO lynch Mayor Ed p. Smith
and the partial wrecking by fire of
the county court house
In addition TO these forces. eleven
officers and ESQ men from Camp Fun
ston, Kans., and twenty officers and
$50 troops from Camp Grant, Ills,
are scheduled to arrive here tomorrow,
wen Gen. Leonard A. Wood. commands
er of the central department of the
army, is expected TO report in the city
to take charge OF military operations.
Plenty of Arms and Ammunition.
There are plenty of arms and ans
munition to supply the troops. some
of whom have machine guns for use
in the event necessity should arise.
Developments in the situation during
the day included
Announcement hY County Attorney
A. v. Shotwel that he would do every
thing in his power to fix the responsi-
blnty for the rioting and to start pros
ecutions
Issuance of proclamation by Lieut..
Col. Jacob w. $. Wuest, commanding
officer at Fort omaha promising pro-
lection TO all and asking that firearms
he given over to the police or military
authorities
Announcement by deputy county at
torneys that those responsible for the
rotingi If apprehended, would face
grave charges. Some OF them, they
said, would face murder, others arson,
and some of them with assault to do
bodily harm,
The stationing of federal troons
near the hospital where Nisvor sliiflf
Hes Suffering from injuries received
when mob attempted to lynch him.
A heavy downpour Of rain tonight
had the effect Of keeping people off
the streets.
court here will decide whether a
grand jury Investigation of the race
rioting shall be conducted. AT tha
same time Governor Samuel II. Me-
keivie IS to be in the city to give any
advice he may deem necessary to the
situation.
smiths Condition Improving.
Ihe condition OF Mayor Smith, who
members OF MOP injured when they
attempted To lynch him, was grad-
ually improving according TO an on
nouncement by ms physician. Dr -.
T. Henry, Df' liehly sald there WIS
no DOUBT but what the anayor would
recover lie is suffering from
Wouhua fecelNeu Wheh rioters ndusth
MN TO Uattlc sishal tower III tae
uoWh-toWh section OF the Guy 70
nee otllcers prevented the mayor
from more serious injury or death py
cutting MN doWh shoftiy aitcr tho
lyncning attempt was made.
Willlam BfoWil' negro PRISONER
neld Tor recent assault on wlite
glrL was taken ny the mon from the
county court mouse building Whefe the
county jail was located, shot, burned
hanged ana then dragged about the
city 8 streets.
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burning badly, supposedly OF incen-
diary origin, and ten members of the
city police department were trapped
on the fourth floor with a shoulder
ing hot stairway as the only avenue
Of csc pc. Several OF the policemen
thrust their heads out of the windows
to shout for ladders, but the only re-
Sponse they got was a rain of bullets
together with such remarks as let
EN- burn" Finally, after securing ii !
water hose. the officers, playing a
stream Of water before them as they
went. descended down the hot stair
way to the bottom floor and safety.
Mayor Smith was the victim sew
.raI years ago of an accident which
equired a serious operation on the
,kull. He wears a silver plate where
small portion Of the skull was re-
moved at that time. In the attach
sunday the mayor received a severe
blow on the head, from the effects of
which complications were feared b.
lis physicians
AS no further disorders or deaths
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