Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-10-02
Kill AND RIOT
IN OMAHA SUNDAY

IN OMAHA SUNDAY
MOB or EIGHTEEN THOUSAND
PEOPLE GATHER AROUND
THE COURT HOUSE
A mob estimated at eighteen
thousand people gathered around
the court house In Omaha last
Sunday evening intent on getting
hold Of negro who had assaulted Q
white giri two days before. After
the assault was committed the me-
gro was caught and, when brought
I before his victim he was identified
without question. These facts be-
came known to the people Of the
city and they determined to get the
I brute.
Early Sunday afternoon the school
mates Of the Is year old Girl that
had been assaulted gathered at the
school house and from three O'Clock
n the afternoon until nine O'Clock
at night the crowd Increased I'm num-
her.
4 The police did everything in their
power to prevent the mob from &C
conplishing IT. purpose, Mayor
Smith was hanged ~ be attempted
10 quiet the mob. He was cut
down, however, but II still In q seri-
Ous condition. The mob set flre to
/ the county court house which was
damaged to the extent Of 100000.
On account Of the race riot sol
diers from Camp Dodge were sent
to Omaha to Quell the riot. This
morning's papers state that another
white woman was assaulted by me-
~ last night.
Glxay-four alleged sso1srs have
4 hoGn Arrested.
Bonds have been refnued to So Of
thcue In Jail. They hAye been ar
ruoto6 since the military men have
assumed charge Of the OMaAa 1seice
department.
AZ the request Of Colonel JohA e.
Norris Of the Twentieth infantry,
Chief OF Detectives John Dunn Il
preparing q list of those men, wonl-
en- and children who participated In
the riot. Arrests will ~ made By
soldiers.
.Poiics must tell all they know
about Sunday nights crime" said
the chief. II have heGrdE that 6cAe
81 the men have. shown reluctance
to mention the names Of their boy
hood friends in c6hnectI6h With the
riot. Justice must take the place
OF friendahip & here. The names
must BE- told. Arrests will be
made. Guilty onee viii be punish
e1ato the full extent .of the law.
Chief of Detatiyes Dunn denied
that members OF his department
were Withholding information.
81 hare Just handed to Colonel
1EOrris the names and addresses Of
moro than three hundred persons
who helped to stage that shameful
erime,, said Dunn. my man have
eo-opernted with me heartily In the
ffopar9tion Of that list. don't
Aaow 3 single man working under
me who ID Withholding Information.
II did know definitely that he was
trying to shield any one Of those
criminals. whether or not they were
HIS yelntives. i would throw him In
Jail Tor attsmpting to obstruct JUS
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my Ssrs arvssSs ssssszpssssd y
~ ma1e shortly. s
ERerts q police to locate Millard
Hoffman, the cripple boy. who was
escoftiRg Agnes Loebeck home on
the Eight Of the assault, have. been
unayailing. HOFFMAN has vanished.
Police aliege that Hoifman's fiery
oratory had much to do with the
formation Of the crowd at Bancroft
school. That crowd Of boys. school
mates OF Miss Loebeck, formed the
nucleus Of the mighty mob that later
murdered. pillaged. looted and burn
ed.
Most Of those now in the custody
o. the law are booked for 'investi-
CATION" which might mean anything
from murder to petty larceny. Some
are BOOKED for carrying concealed
weapons. 81
County Attorney shotwell said
that murder would certainly be the
charge againnt some Of the mob
leaders. He also said that arson
charges would be levied against
those who poured gasoline into the
court house and then set flre to the
building.
Among those arrssted Tuesday b
:, g. i. NnthaWay of Florence, whose
vito was murdeFsd two yeaTs ago.
A negro yas convicted.