The Mankato free press., 1920-06-18
THREE BLACK HAWKS

ehu tnat reSonSlDlllty may be nXed
against those who threw law and or
der to the winds, will be instituted
by the county authorities at once.
Four judges of the district court
this forenoon signed an order con-
vening, a special grand jury at the
court house tomorrow morning at
eleven O'Clock to inquire as to grave
public offences recently committed in
this county,"
Two of the Judges, Judge w. A.
Cant and Bert Fesler, witnessed the
gathering Of the mob last night in
front of police headquarters, but
neither saw the lynchings
County Attorney Warren E. Greene
stated today that his office would do
everything within its power to bring
the offenders who had melted the
rioting and three lynchings to justice.
Prisoners are Safe.
Frank L. Magic, sheriff of st. Louis
county, said today that the ten ne
grOes arrested at Virginia, in connec-
ton with the attack on a seventeen
year old white girl, would be in the
st. Louis county Jail today.
"Chief of Police Murphy took four
of the men from Virginia last night
and left them in a secure place in
the country. I took the six others to
another place. All ten will be in
the county jail here some time to-
day." Sheriff Magic said.
Escorted Into Duluth.
Duluth, June 16-Adjutant Gen
eral Rhinow left here after 1870
O'Clock this forenoon in a taxicab for
an unknown destination on Vermilion
road between Duluth and Virginia, to
bring into Duluth the ten negroes ar
rested at Virginia last night in con-
nection with the assault on a white
girl here. General Rhinow is accom-
panied by national guardsmen in
trucks, it is reported, and will pro
tect the negroes. Disposition Of
them after they arrive here has not
been decided, it is said.
The three negroes who were "ac-
quilted" by the mob last night were
Immediately spirited out of the city
and are being kept hidden by police
authorities.
Priest Voices Protest.
Deep regret that such crime could
have been committed within Duluth
and several criticisms of the manner
in which the situation was handled,
characterized comments of clergy
men, leading business meE and law
yers relative to last nights hanging
Of three negroes, suspected Of having
assaulted young white girl in West
Duluth. However, few gave t:eir
names to public print.
Clergymen were among the most
fearless in this regard. The state
ment of DR.. o. w. Ryan, prominent
priest follows:
1--WE are all humiliated by the dis,
graceful violence of the mob last
night. We sympathize profoundly
with the poor girl in the case, with
her unfortunate escort, with her par
ents. But there is no excuse for the
the utter anarchism of such blind
violence. No one can be sure the vic
tins were the guilty ones and so the
deed must ever be murder, pure ana
simple. We feel that our police fail
ed lamentably in their duty. 1t s not
good policy for the guardians OF the
law to shoot, in general, but here
was plenty of warning; here was the
dignity of tie law to be upheld; here
was opportunity to quell any unre-
straining violence which might break
forth at any time and certainly has
wide opening now to do so. since they
need not fear any immediate conse-
Quences. Further, there would be no
doubt but that justice would be meted
out by our judges and prosecuting at
torneys."
Calling For Justice.
Duluth, Mimi, June 16.-Rev.
George Brewer, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, made the fol
lowing comment: Il am appalled, at
the situation Duluth finds herself in
ACCUMULATED among the law
abiding, order loving cities OF our
land. No defense can be made for
the work of this mob. Every brute
in human form who criminally out
RACES a woman deserves the extreme
penalty of the law, but never admin
istered by lawless mob. Every
member of a mob that does violence
to any human life is murderer and
l hope will be speedily brought to
justice.
''No more deadly blow to virtue and
civilization could have been s:sack
tran by those misguided citizens who
took vengeance in their own hands.
| look upon this tragedy as call to
all sober minded men and women
who have the best things of our
commonwealth at heart to redouble
their efforts to rescue our people
from the drift of the times, away from
character making forces and moral
res lraint-a drift that Is leaving many
of our fellow citizens as Indifferent
to Gods law and moral standards as
tie rlen they lynch, even if guilty of
the ALLEGED crime"