The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-16
LYNCnERS SUBDUE POuC
FORCE AND HANG ACCuSED
WITHIN CALL Of STATION
Militia Restores Order Early Today Victims, Cir
Gus Roustabouts, We're Being Held for Attack
on Young White Girl-Priests Ignored


Duluth, Mimi, June 16.-virtuals
~ normal conditions prevailed To-
day on the Duluth business stress
over which q mob Of 5000 perscao
surged last night, sweeping the POI
lice from power and seizing ana
lynching three negroes held IN co01
nection with an attack on q 17-yesri
white girl.
When two companies Of Mtnne-
sofa national guardsmen reached
here at an early hour after q special
train trip from ST. Paul, they found
only a damaged police station md
Uttered streets as visual evidences
of the mob's activity.
Under State Adjutant General
W. F. Rhinow, the 124 men went
into temporary camp, preparing it
necessary to guard against any
eventuality that might arise. The
men are equipped for riot duty.
Authorities Helpless.
Last nights lynchings were &C.
companied after the city's policp
force had been overpowered and
bricks and streams from fre hose
in an attack on the police headquar-
ters.
For at least two hours, the mob
ruled, only relinQuishing its power
after the negroes had been lynched.
Six negroes had been arrested BY
the police in connection with the At-
tack on the girl. which took p'sca
at circus ground Monday night
The negroes were attached to the
circus as roustabouts. The mob
held q mock trial, declared three Of
the negroes guilty and acquitted the
other three, whom today were sttlk
in the hands Of the police.
Hanged Near Station.
The three Convicted" negroes
were hanged within = block and .
half of the police station, the mob
hooting down pleas of two priests
that the law be permitted 20 take
its course. 1t took three starts to
hang the first negro as the rope
broke the first two times.
There was no new information
here early today in regari - the
four negroes, said to have been ar
rested at Virginia, where the cir
Gus appeared yesterday.
Injuries suffered by eight police-
men and newspaper man. were
said to be trivial today.
Rush Negroes to Shelter.
Duluth, June ia report re-
ceived here early today from Vir-
ginia, was to the effect that 10 me-
groes were being rushed in auto
mobiles to St Paul, guarded by dep-
uty sheriffs, to be placed in tho
Ramsey county Jail for protection,
A score of automobiles Carrying
members Of last nights mob hadI
been reported on the way to Vir-
ginia from Duluth, in an effort to-
seize other negroes employed by 81
circus, whom they believed might
have participated in the attack ON q!
white girl here.
Report Unverifcd.
st. Paul, Mimi, June 16.--LocalI
police and county authorities early
today denied knowledge of a re-
port from Virginia that 10 negroes.
alleged to have been connected with
an attack on white girl at Duluth,
were being brought to the Ramsey
county Jail here for protection.
(By United Pres.)
Duluth, Mimi. Ju-e 16.-State
guards due here early today were
expected to prevent further race
troubles following night in which
a mob of 5000 lynched three ne
groes held in connection with an
attack on q 17-year-old white gfrl
The mob stormed the city sjAit1
capturing six negroes held for tia
offense. Three of the accused
were found mot guilty" at Z mock
trial before the lynchings.
No Shooting Reported.
Not shot was fired In the moi
demonstration.
-Four negroes held, in Virginia,
Minn.. in connection with the at
tack on the white girl were be-
lieyed safe. Reports, however,
said part Of the mob started IN
automobiles early today for Vir-
ginia.
The negroes hanged here ware:
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