Evening journal., 1920-08-06
KILL, BURNN
MARION RIOTING
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Five companies OF state militia were
Immediately ordered 10 the scene.
The roads leading 10 West Frank
fort today were crowded with armed
men rushing TO join the mob.
Inc mob began burning the homes
or foreigners about A O'Clock last
night. They dlsarmed all authorities.
seized telegraph and telephone lines
and established a censorship 10 pre-
vent news OF their activity reaching
the outside
Foreigners In West Frankfort and
Marion are rushing out Of the towns.
Ihe mob ordered the mayor and all
Italians 10 leave West Frankfort
within p hours.
One OF the dead was Waller. an Illinois
photographer. He was trampled 10
death as be attempted to obtain pic
tures OF the mob in action. The in
lured are crOwding the hospitals az
Carterville and Marion.
The mob formed early yesterday
Business men, managers. clerks. city
employees Joined the ranks. Shops and
business houses were closed. The
mob was determined 10 drive every
foreigner cut OF the city. States Al
t0rney Roy Martin. OF Franklin coun-
ty. pleaded with the mob 10 disperse
Win its rams being swelled by
new arrivals as It moved alone the
mob stOrmed the foreign settlement
and SCI Ere to the houses OF foreign
ers. Every house In Frankfort
Heights, the foreign settlement was
reported destroyed, while many homes
Of foreigners In other parts OF the
city were set on FIRE.
The bodies OF An1el Calcaterra and
Tony Hemphill %, their throats cut,
bullet wounds in their heads and bur-
led 10 shallow graves, were found
late Tuesday.
The Youths had been kidnapped
Monday when It was learned they
were about 10 reveal information 10
eicners IA West Frankfort with a
series Of recent rObberies.
Srttiuc Desesnis, a Sicilian, was
arrested late Wednesday In connection
with the kidnapping. He was hurried
70 Marion Jail A mob Of $50 formed
IN West Frankfort and left for Mar
ion by automobile.
Before they arrived the prisoner
was spirited away by Che authorities.
Two other men were arrested late
yesterday in connection with the
crime. The mob stormed the jail and
demanded the prisoners, When the
authorities refused the mob demand
( ed that a committee from among
them he allowed 10 question the
men This was granted. One Of the
prisoners. a chauffeur told OF driv-
: ing Desesnis and the two boys from
West Frankfort 10 R0yaltOn last
Monday lie declared he did moi
know that the boys had been kid
mapped.
The committee returned 10 report
10 the mob The prisoners We're
, spirited out of the jail and rushed IN
automobiles from town.
When the mob learned of the men
grape they split and half went "a
Murphysboro while the other han
went 10 Harrisburg. Mob leaders
learned they were on the wrong tran
and returned 10 West Frankfort.
The burning Of foreigners homes
started Every road was soon crowd
ed with foreigners attempting TO- es-
cape Many were carrying household
I goods. Some drove caatle ahead OF
them.
Louis calcaierra. father of one oi
fhe murdered boys. swore out war
rant charging Desesnis with the kid
mapping. Desesnis was arrested d,
the chief of police.
u was brought ont at the indues
over the bodies Of the murdered boy
> that nesesnis admitted leaving Yves
Frankfort for Royalton with the tw'
boys. He declared they returned tina
evening. other testimony hrough
! out that Desesnis was suspected o
completely in the robbery 81 tn
Waller State Bank. at Naler Nalier
Calcaterra was believed 10 hav
4 Threatened 10 tell the authorities wha
he knew Of the case. Desesnis Is ac
cused Of inducing young Hemphlll q
force the Italian boy 10 leave Yves
Frankfort