Evening star., 1924-07-23

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Illinois Governor Calls Militia
!. After Sheriff Evades
WouId-Be Lynohers.
YOUNG WOMAN KILLED
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Ku Klux Klan Organizer Pleads for
:. Suspects and Quiets Crowd
:: With Prayer.
YOUNG WOMAN KILLED
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOUND CITY, ILL.,, July 23.-With
quiet restored after a hectic day and
night of threatened mob rule, and
with three AegEo-suspscts in the slay-
ing of Daisy Wilson, u.s. of Villa
Ridge, reported safe IN some distant
Jail, a Cairo National Guard unit pre-
pared to return home today.
The troops were ordered out last
night by Gov. Len Small when d
triple lynching seemed imminent. The
Cairo company, comprising about 80
men. arrived at 1:S0 a.n.,- but the
mob had dispersed upon finally be-
coming convinced that the negroes
no longer were in, the county Jail
here.
Officers today were still in doubt as
to whether any of the three negroes
in custody participated in the h6ldup
of the Wilson country StQre, in which
the young woman was slain, and her
father, J. c. Wilson, severely beaten.
Yes, j believe he is the negro, but
can't swear to it," said Wilson when
he viewed Ike BroTn of Memphis,
Tenn. suspected of having fired the
fatal shot. -.-...---
Railroad officials today said two
negroes answering the description of
Brown and his companion, arrived at
Mounds on northbound freight
train at / am. yesterday. some two
hours after the shooting. This would
tend to establish. an ,alibi, 1t was
declared.
y. The bloodhounds had just taken a
seemingly hot trau yesterday morn
ing. but were called off when the
sheriff's posse learned two negroes
had been arrested at Mounds. The
third negro. brought here and later
transferred for safekeeping, was ar
also were arrested at Tamms, Ill,
and two at Humboldt, Tenn.
Although between 1000 and 5000
persons gathered here last night,
only 400 or 500 appeared to take part
in the demonstration. Only after
some of the leaders were persuaded
TO go through the Jail was the crowd
convinced the negroes were gone. H.
F. Moreland. a ku klux klan or
ganizer, who helped quell an earlier
mob at Mounds, was active last
night in restoring order.
The crime for which the negroes
were held occurred early Tuesday
morning at Villa Ridge. Two negroes
called at the home of l. c.. Wilson
late Monday night stating they
wished to make several small puE-
chases at his grocery store. While
In the store Wilson was attacked by
the negroes. one of whom held a
revolver. His daughter, hearing
sounds of the struggle, rushed to her
fathers assistance and was killed
by bullet from the negro's revol-
yer. The negroes escaped with few
pennies contained in a bag.
Suspects Not Identified.
News of the shooting spread rapid
~ and a posse of several hundred
men led by Sheriff Hudson secured
the countryside for hours. Although
aided by bloodhounds, the search
proved fruitless. The two Memphis
negroes were arrested by Illinois
Central agents at Mounds, ILL.,, and
were Immediately taken to Villa
Ridge for Identification. Wilson, who
had been severely beaten, was unable
then to identify the negroes. Both
formed in Villa Ridge and the sheriff,
fearing trouble, took the negroes to
the Mounds Jail, where another crowd
quickly gathered and threats were
voiced to lynch them When trouble
was imminent, H-F- Moreiand. a Ku
Klux Klan organizer and special
deputy sheriff, offered an eloquent
plea for the negroes lives, concluded
by a prayer, during which the crowd
stood respectfully with pared bowed
heads. -.
Z With the crowd quieted tempor-
arily the two negroes were quickly
brought here. The crowd followed
in automobiles.
( The sheriff deputized score of
men and an armed guard was placed
in the Jail with orders to shoot if an
attempt was made on the negroes
lives.