Arizona republican., 1919-09-29
CASUAL Y LIST
 MOUNTS HIGH As STREET CLASHES GAIN MOMENTUM

OMAHA, Neb. Sept 2S.-Rioting which began in the vicinity of the Douglas county court house last this afternoon, continued until this eveing, :. as the result of an attempt to lynch a negro William Brown, held there for attacking a white girl
 Hundreds of shots were fired, and it was reported that one sailor was seriously shot The mob broke out more than a hundred windows on the south side of the structure and large number of them succeeded in entering the building. Every police reserve in the city has been called out.
 By o'clock in the evening the sit- uation was quite beyond the local po- lice and a request was made to send troops from Fort Crook and Fort Omaha to the city. Major Weiss, commandant at Fort Omaha, at once began putting his men in readiness to entrain on street cars for the city.
 Police PowerIess.
 Just after darkness set in an im- mense crowd began attacking a down. town gun and ammunition store, which the police were powerless to prevent for the time being The crowd reached enormous proportions during the even ing, every street within radius of four or five blocks being jammed with humanity. Two negro policemen were among the officers rushed to the scene. Both were badly used by the crowd, one receiving dangerous injuries. Sew eral other officers received. serious. but not dangerous injuries.
 Early in the afternoon Sheriff Mike Clark massed a big force of deputies in the jail, on the top floor of the court house. To this force were added several score of uniformed police of ficers. Chief of Police Eberstein climbed on top of box and under took to appeal to the crowd to dis perse, but was hooted down.
 Three streams of water were turned on the crowd from windows which ap- parently served further to anger the crowd. Some persons threw a brick and broke a window Then followed a fusillade during which more than 5t windows were smashed on the south side of the big county building.
 The door was guarded by uniformed officers, but the rioters secured rope and ladder and began pouring into the second story windows. 4 large number of them secured entrance | before the police could partially con trol the situation. The mob continued | to swell as the evening wore on.@The- ater crowds gathered either to urge them on or watch the proceedings Several fights occurred and several police officers were badly beaten when they interfered.
 Shortly after 8 o'clock a big fire started on the ground floor of the court house and the entire fire department was called out. There are more than 100 prisoners in the jail, which is on the top floor of the sourt house.
 Mobs Cut Hose.
 Immense crowds continued to gather, making it difficult for the fire department to reach the scene or for the police to protect the firemen in their work. Several lines of hose were quickly cut by the mob.
 There was intermittent firing throughout the evening in the vicinity of the court house.
 Attacks on negroes in the heart of the downtown district continued.
 The police seemed powerless to cope with the mob, which continued to grow and spread over the downtown district. Women joined in the beating admin istered to at least three negroes. A big crowd marched to the police station and threatened to break into the build | Ing In search or negro prisoners. This crowd, however, was held at bay by armed officers.
 Superintendent Ringer, of the police department, could not be found tonight. Mayor Smith also was absent from home when the trouble began, but later appeared and appealed to the crowds to disperse.
 Within ten minutes after the firemeu arrived every line of hose laid by the firemen had been cut. The flames quickly mounted to the fourth floor and could be seen pouring out of the sher. ifs office. Directly above is located the big jail where more than hundred prisoners were located. Frantic efforte
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