The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-06
MASS OF GLOWING
EMBERS IN MINING TOWN
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completely in the robbery Of the Waller
state bank at Waller. ilL
| Caicaterera was believed to have
Threatened to tell the authorities what
he knew Of the cases. Desesnis is
accused Of Inducing young Hemphtil
to force the italian boy to leave West
! Frankfort Hemphill was evidently
shot first; his throat was then cut.
The bodies were buried close to each
other In 4 dry creek bed which is sell
domcd travelled.
Foreign Section Burned.
MARION, III, Aug. 6.-Five are
dead, scores are injured, the foreign
section of West Frankfort, Frank
lin county mining town is a mass of
glowing embcrs and a mob of 5000
controls the municipal government.
State militia was expected nomen-
tarily to arrive The outbreak oc-
Cured following the finding of the
mutilated bodies OF two kidnapped
boys who had been brutaIly murdered.
Troops are Sent.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Aug. 6.-Gover-
MES of the ninth Illinois Infantry to
West Frankfort. in southern Illinois,
where five persons have been killed
and scores injured in rage rioting.
The fighting between Italian residents
and mob composed of other citizens
of the town was reported to be still
under way. Several homes of Ital-
ians were said to have been burned
Governor Lowden and Assistant Adj
jutant General Richings J. Shand, con-
ferred early today on the West Frank
fort riot situation. 1t was decided
not to order additional troops to the
scene of the outbreak until report /
has been received from Major Wilbur
Satterfield of Mount Vernon, who is
n charge of the commands
Reports received at the Office of the
ldjutant general are that the state
roops were due to arrive at West !
frankfort at 1880 o'clock, and that all
will be there by noon. Governor Low T
len is anxiously awaiting official re-
,orts. It is probable that Adiutant
General Dickson will go to the scene
o take personal charge, if conditions
May Send More Troops.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-Gover-
or Frank o. Lowden and Adjutant
General Frank s. Dickson conferred !
hortly before noon over the riots at
Vest Frankfort
Immediately after the conference,
General Dickson, who had just ar
ived from the eastern part Of the
tate began drawing plans for the
ending of additional troops to West !
frankfort il the situation warrants.
Owing to a strike of telephone en-
loyes at West Frankfort, General
dickson was unable to reach West
frankfort and depended on press re-
lorts for his information. Both he !
nd Governor Lowden were pleased /
then shown dispatches telling that |
uiet prevailed in the riot city. !
Brigadier General Frank p. Wells I
eft here early today for the scene Of
he riots He viii reach West Frank
ort about one o'clock this afternoon.
General Wells has instructions to |
rire a report Immediately after his
rival Whether or not additional
roops viii be sent to the town will |
epend upon his report.
General Wells Will be commander
( the troops who were ordered to
Vest Frankfort for riot duty late last
light.
Troops Find Town Quiet.
WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, Aug. e.
With the arrival of company CT the
ninth infantry, $50 men. state troops /
oday assumed control Of the sit !.
tation here where rioting late yester-
lay caused the death Of several men /.
md injury to more than fifty.
The troops arrived at nine a. m
md found the town comparatively i.
Iuiet- i
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