Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-29
Mighty Cheer Goes Up.

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A mighty cheer went up from the
crowd. At 9.51 o'clock the ladders
top touched the window sill on the
top floor. A few hit and miss shots
were fred from the crowd. The
window pane above the officers
crashed and three of them ducked
to escape the bullets.
A few seconds later an officer be-
gan to descend. At the base of the
ladder half dozen members of the
mob began to mount the ladder.
The officer at the top descended
slowly. Meanwhile the powerful
search light of the fire department
played on the policemen in the win
dow.
Two other policemen, one after
the other, began to descend.
The first had reached the automo.
bile. 'o'''o
He was seized BY the mob and
dragged bodily, across the street
Cries of Kill him." Don't let him
get away" were heard. The mob
began to beat the officer. He was
soon unconscious. Across Harney
street the mob held the man against
the steps of the Y. M. C. A. Men
jumped up and down on him as
saulting him rnerciless1y.
-Four or five pulled at his legs,
Burst Through Y. M. c. A. Doors.
The mob burst through the doors
OF the Y. M. c. A., carrying their
victim with them. Officials and at
tendants of the association along
with volunteers of the mob attempt
ed to defend the man from assault.
to no avail. He was dragged
through the main lobby of the
building to the rear door leading
to the gymnasium.
Here the reporter lost sight of
him.
Meanwhile the physical directors
offlce at the association building had
been converted into an emergency
station for wounded and injured.
Two young men, one wounded in
the left shoulder by glancing blow
and the other unconscious, said to
be suffering from internal injuries
and a broken leg, were cared for.
Others came in at short intervals.
The officer is believed to be dead.
The other officer with Commissioner
Ringer are thought to have escaped
from the building later.
Late in the afternoon Police Chief
'Eberstein mounted the ledge of
window on the Harney street side
of the county building and began to
address the crowd:-
No man in the city Of Omaha or
the state of Nebraska regrets the
crime this man committed more
than do" he said.
Give us the negrop' yelled the
crowd.
Brick Is Thrown.
The chief attempted to continue,
raising his hand for silence, when a
brick crashed through the window
above his head.
Immediately hose was turned
on the mob, which scattered. It
formed again within few minutes,
however, and the chief resumed,
(, - want to say that the police are
doing all in their power to run down
the men who commit these crimes
against women, be they white or
black" he cried.
Got 80 Days.
The last one got 90 days." yelled |
man. The crowd followed the re-
mark with jeers and yells that were
heard blocks away.
we have got the man." shouted |
he police chief desperately" and we
rave got the gun he used. He has
,een identified. But | appeal to
,ou not to do this thing. Don't do
t, don't do it, boys. | ask you to
!isperse and go home"
At this the cries of the mob
lrowned out the voice of the chief
We want the nigger," they yelled
n concert. The chief then gavefup
he attempt to be heard and retfedl
rom the window.
A negro who was walking d2wn
ixteenth street last night escSbed
eing shot to death when 100 Eeo-
lie who had stolen shot guns an2re-
divers from the pawn shops 8ng
hat street fired at him. The 1wd
an the negro down an alley len
e fell and thinking he wa lad
is pursuers walked away. ter
ne crowd learned that the Fro
Ill to save his life and walks2ESSav
ninjured. The, crowd fired txer,I
hots at the negro.
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