Arizona republican., 1920-06-16

panies of Minnesota national
 guardsmen left here at 1;3o a.
 for Duluth under instructions
 frcm State Adiutant General Rhi
 now, who acted upon the reauest
 of Sheriff McGee of Duluth. They went equipped for riot duty.
 DULUTH. June 16-Quiet reigned at ] 1:40 a. m. today around the Duluth police headquarters, as the mob had dispersed and the curiosity seel1er8 were not permitted to remain long in i the vicinity. No further information had been received in regard to the four negroes reported to have been arrested at Virginia No further disorder was eXpectde by the authorities.
 A mock trial was held by the mon in the station and three negroes were found guilty and three others also heio ! in connection with the assault were acquitted and turned back to the pc i lice.
 shortly after midnight the mob stin surrounded the police station, but there was no indication of further trouble The police believed the mob would dis 4 perse in q few hours without other disorder.
 Nine Suffer Slight Injuries
 Eight policemen and newspaper reporter suffered minor injuries in the
 
 were hit by bricks or other missiles Or were swept off their feet and severely bumped in the water fight
 National guardsmeu of the state are in camp at Fort Smelling, and in a comparatively short time after orders had been issued by State Adjutant General Rhinow. the troops were ready to leave for Duluth Tn the meantime General Rhinow ordered a company Of home guards at Duluth mobilized
 
 ine of such ammunition and guns az could be obtained for use in nn effort F 70 quell the disturbance.
 Ii was reported that three or four trucks and automobiles loaded with members of the mob. had started af midnight toward Virginia. where #
 was said. four negroes had been Er- e rested in connection with ths same 9 case.
 ' Ths negroes were roustabouts vith l circus that appeared here yesterday , and the alleged attack on the A3~gerr- ] old white girl took place on the 1lrcus 2 grounds last night. The circus wae in C Virginia today and it was said eight . negroes were taken into custody there. 3 but only four held.
 After Other Suspecte One report was that the Firg'nla [ authorities and John Murphy. Duluth s chief of police. had started hack .c ' Duluth with these four suspects before e the mob broke out here. but it was un-
 derstood that the party had been fi~ s vcrted 10 another city.
 The negroes hanged were Tsaac alu- T Chic Elmer Jackson and Nate Green. Q all about 70 years old. They were D lynchcd in the order named at 11.5C D D. m.. :3S D. m. and 1t:45 p. m. re
 spectively. All professed their inno- p cencc.
 : First indications the downtown dis T trict received Of the trouble brcwiuG y came at : o'clock this evening. when Q trucks loaded with men dashed up and
 down the principal streets, the mea
 calling for volunteers to avcngc tho wrong doue the white girl" q There was ready response and it w0s = estimated that the mob numbered 5000 2 shortly after o'clock. Then the storm . ing Of the jail began. The police Fta- /, ton is located just west Of the chv [. ball. between Superior street and Il Michigan street, with a front entrance It on the former street which is Dulutha
 main business thoroughfare and rear IT basement entrance OF Michigan. Y Water Fails to Halt Mob lt On both streets the mob gathered e sursing toward both front and rear entrances simultaneously. Word Of Ha
 coming had reached the police, and
 preparations had been made to put ur
 fight with streams of water from r fire hose.
 The first concerted attack was madt r. or th" rear cntrausc. Near the build IS ing was pile of bricks. and of this t1l D. mob took quick advantage. Bricks WerC '- sent flying through windows and k against the rear door. which finaU, r. gay" iu.
 sd This ict tlle mob into tho bascmru oi and as if started up the stairs to ti@ 'n first floor strong streams of Watc at Washed it's members back 's Bricks again were brought into pla.
 and as the battle waged at the rear of l fhe building. other members of the ul mob obtained a section of fire hose T. made connection at a hydrant anc 'h started an assault on the front en. .-s trance.
 Here. too. the police were prepare1
 to fight back tho mob with water ane
 in the water duel that ensued neither k stGc had a marked advantage untu of tNe mob managed 10 cut the police u hose. This caused a momcntary ro- great hN che police and the mob began , hatteriug down tho front door m Feared to Preciritate Worse Trousit
 Aftor entrance had been forced from i tbc front the police offered no further t resistance. realizing, thCv said. that ri- .N tcmpts tO USr firearms would turn fhr , disturbance into riot Of even mcrr Y serious proportions. and probably cause ' extensive loss of life
 :" Within the police station the mCt Y. faced two heavy steel doors barring -ht i7 way to the prisoners cells. With 9 large timber tnC steel doors were bal
 tered down after an hours attack
 IT took only a few minutes to force
 open the cages and gain possession o go the neerO suspects. hc On the second floor of the station s to mock trial was held. The thrr. cu recroes declared guilty were takef
 from the buildin< 10 Second evenur or east and First street. 1bout one au, t1 - b1lf blocks from tho uultrr eta.i irn