Show L I LI r J m m J m t r S Y 1 1 rr 1 I I DAW AW fIN FINDS I TOLL I lUU f FROM UM MU 4 i Results Result of Sundays Sunday's Mob Violence Include One Negro Lynched White Man Killed Mayor From Frain Ill III Hanging and Scores Shot to OMAH M 1 AHA H Sept 29 Mayor Mayor Ed Ed P P. P of of Omaha p nia i injured i late Sunday when a mob attempted attempt d' d to to tb hang liang hini during urit g rac rate race rioting hele here was still t ll in in a crit critical cal condition at a local hospital this morning reports from the hospital indicated At the hospital it w was s stated that the mayor had recovered consciousness His physician Dr E E. E C. C Henry however said it was too early earty to tomake tomake make any ally definite statement as to the mayors mayor's condition The n mayor Dr Henry stated had suffered a bad badwound wound over over the right eye An x-ray x picture would be tak taken n to ito ascertain if it were we're a bullet wound the doctor said Dr H Henry nry also said I the mayor major had a abad aTad tad wound d around his n neck ck caused caused when members member of ot the mob attempted lo hang him The city was quiet this morning following the rioting which resulted I the injury to the mayor the lynching of a a i negro accused d of f assaulting a a white girl the death of one white man the injury to seyer several l' l score of whites whitesand whitesand whitesand and negroes and the partial destruction o of the county courthouse which was set on fire by m members of a mob v TROOPS ON GUARD With federal tr troops troops- patrolling g both the neg negro and downtown sections oC of the city it Il was believed the authorities authorities would would would-be be able able to prevent any n pos sible fresh outbreak of the disorders which began Sunday Sunday afternoon afternoon when a mob set out to lynch the negro who was alleged to have ha assaulted the girl The troops were ordered to the city last night from Omaha and Creek Creel by order of Secretary of ot War Var BaKer Daler after state authorities had appealed appealed up- up ap ap- pealed to him for aid when the riot situation got beyond control of local officers MACHINE GUNNERS Some of the soldiers were supplied with machine guns Rioting in the streets of Omaha has been suppressed and the situation is in hand said Eaid a proclamation issued Is Issued Issued Is- Is sued early today by Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Colonel Colo Colo- nel Jacob V W S S. S. S Wheat commanding officer of 11 It Omaha appealing to all I citizens to surrender firearms and ammunition ammunition am- am am am- to the chief of nolice or to the nearest mi military headquarters quart rs I The proclamation declared that all al 1 law-abiding law citizens no matter of whal wha t race or color would be given tu full 1 pro protection to person and property Carrying of firearms the officer declared declared de de- Glared would be looked upon as a an n intention to disregard the law MAYOR IS HANGED The attack upon l a Mayor or Smith wa was s made before the mob forced its wa way y into the Jail to get the negro William Wit Wil liam Brown Drown who was taken fro from m the county Jail and lynched as th the theman theman e man who recently assaulted an Omaha Omah a girl named Agnes AgnE's Lobeck Lebeck The mayor mayo r had Just left the burning courthouse e ew I 1 building and made an appeal for la law lawI w and ind order when members of the mob I dragged the cit city's s 's chief executive from froma m a police pollee emergency automobile A rope was placed about the mayor majors neck and he was taken a short distance distance distance dis dis- I tance and hanged to a traffic signal tower about a half block away Police officers however aided by an unidentified woman succeeded In cutting I him down and he was taken by automobile auto auto- automobile mobile to a hospital MANY ARE SHOT I Besides the negro one white man as i yet jet et unidentified was was' killed II He e I was shot to dea death tho Many persons were I injured however many of them by bullets which flew in all directions bythe by bythe bythe the thousands as the rioting went forward forward forward for for- ward with the police powerless to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- I vent it Reports say at least fifty I stores were looted b bj by members of ot the I mob In quest of firearms and ammunition ammu ammu- ammunition The police announced they had arrested a score of men in whose possession pos pos- possession session they said were found articles pos pos-I taken from stores The disorders had their beginning it is 8 said at 3 o o'clock clock in the afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon when a a. b body of of friends friends' of th thra the ra to e 10 uha ha a been as assaulted gathered at a schoolhouse and beS to march to the courthouse where Brown was held prisoner j i j POLICE POWERLESS 1 Police were unable to stop the march to the county building and as the d day wore on the crowd grew larger In size size In the crowd at the th 1 school was Millard Hoffman companion of Miss Lobeck Lebeck on the night she was attacked Once On at the county b building the mob began its efforts to get the negro Police were rushed to the scene but were unable to quiet the crowd Several negro policemen were badly handle handled and members of the mob gained entrance en en- trance to the building despite efforts effort of police and deputy sheriffs to l I Ithe the place Hundreds of shots were exchanged between officers and members mem mem- members j bers of the mob with casualties casualties' on both sides BUIL BUILDING ING FIRED Some of of the of-the the members of the mob who had gotten into the building set It on fire All available firemen were v r called out out but they could not do th their their- work because the mob cut the o hose As the fire ire raged members of f the mob worked their way to the top floor where more than prisoner prisoners including the negro sought by the mop were held Sheriff Michael Clark and anda a force of deputies were guarding tte tle I II i entrance to the jail and were able to I 1 keep back the crowd for several hours j jr I but as th the e h heat cat from the burning r g I structure became intense the prisoners t themselves reports say took tool matters in their own hands and turned the negro over to the mob For several hours the lives of the prisoners prIsoners' hart hall been in danger and it was finally necessary necessary necessary essary to take tale them to the roof of the building LOSS HALF MILLION After the ne negro ro was In the hands 0 of the mob however firemen were per permitted per per- permitted to fight the blaze which was I finally extinguished but not until the building had been gutted with a loss estimated at between and und During the excitement set sei- eral prisoners escaped and fifteen women inmates were released so they could escape safely from the flames fI Once the mob had the negro in their possession they theo dragged him from the burning building and began the work of lynching him which the trouble seemed to subside Brown Drown was riddled with bullets burned hanged t to a pole In the downtown downtown down down- town district and then dragged about the city's streets until his bod body was was mutilated beyond all recognition Ills II's ti body bod with the head hood and legs hur burned rt i awa away wag taken taen to the city Jail Ut j 1 Continued on page a o 8 S. OMAHA MA MAYOR YO YOI I is HAN HANGED D DL L Of M fr 1 Executive ec Rescued After Being Be Be- r tr- tr ing Twice Suspended I by Neck t t page c Continued from v and turned over toa negro to-a-negro to- to negro 4 j Sundays Sunday's trouble is the result of 11 feeling that has followed attacks roes leg on women A large num- num li women have been attacked b by i roes since last June it Is said T investigation into race v rioting here hero with a view of starting prosecution of those responsible is to be made it was announced at the count county attorneys attorney's office here f today The is to start at once in conjunction with the police depart- depart n ent p it was said Although h Omaha was was' was apparently quiet today authorities feared there be a repetition of the disorders tonight and every precaution was to 1 be taken to prevent a fresh outbreak of rioting troops from Camp Dodge were to arrive today to augment t forces already alread here and more soldiers were scheduled to come pater from Camp Dodge Ill General Leonard JLeonard A. A Wood of the Central l d department de- de I of the army is expected here this evening Latest reports report of the rioting estimate esti- esti estimate mate ate the number of injured all ll il the day day from fort forty five to sixty Only two persons were killed however These were V William III lam Brown negro who was tal taken en from the county j Jail ll and lynched and a white man be- be to be Clarence Clancy aged 23 I f Omaha At police pollee headquarters it was stated I that they had not yet arrested any I of the leaders of the riot hut but were j ever every effort to apprehend j them The count county's s courthouse building o of the finest structures in the Cit city was badly damaged both by the fire and by attacks s upon it by the mob Practically every window In the wa smashed by bullets or stones during the attacks by the Ju before the lynching of the i negro occurred Pistols and other firearms were used freely during the i fight by officers and nd rioters SPECIAL POLICE City commissioners went into conference con con- ference with a score of citizens today to- to day and ordered immediate preparations preparations preparations' to prevent new outbreaks 01 of lawlessness The commissioners expressed cx- cx pressed belief that the trouble trouble- i is t passed but said they felt every pren pre pre- Jc cutton ution n sho should ld be taken to prevent ii it L rom rem springing up anew One o or th the S pS' pS taken aken was to order the police pollee S SS comm commissioner to enroll not less than thai 1500 special police officers A meeting of of the county's organization of th the American legion was to meet late lab this afternoon when volunteers fo for special police duty will be asked Ar Ar- are being made to t arms arias and ammunition from the state I arsenal at Lincoln Federal troops from Camp Funston t are also scheduled to join with th the theother i other forces already here STRUGGLE ON ROOF Before Brown was tak taken n by the mob and while the prisoners of the jail were on the roof of the burning courthouse the negro prisoners attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to push him over o the corn cornice ce of the building to the crowd below according to Sheriff Michael Clark They were prevented from doing so the sheriff said by white prisoners who nho struggled with the negroes and prevented pre them from carrying out their purpose The mob reports show was composed composed com com- posed for the most part by young men and boys but the police were power- power Jess to check them Criticism was heard today that there was a lack of leadership in the organization of the forces combating the mob POLICE CRITICISED 1 If It there had been any real leadership leadership leader- leader ship of the police pollee and deputies the thing could have been stopped 3 1 J. J E. E Davidson vice president of the Nebraska Power company was quoted as s saying During all the time the mob was work at-work at work a 12 old year old Bo Boy Scout sta sta- himsel himself at a prominent street Intersection arid directed traffic He stayed on the job all aU night and well into the morning mornin- Mayor Smith was making a desperate desper desper- ate effort to persuade the mob to re refrain re- re train frain from its w work rk when h he was taken by its members in their attempt to hang Jiang him When he regained consciousness consciousness con con- at the hospital his first question of attendants was What did they do with the colored man I He was told y While the mayor was in better condition condition con con- at noon today than last night he was unable to give a coherent story of or the mobs mob's attack on him He bad had been on the roof of the courthouse had bad j 3 just list and come down down- downto to ask the mob to obey the law when he was seized During the attack he lost his watch But out he is to receive Ills ms birthday an another ther tomorrow anniversary as a gift from his wife and daughter daughterS t As ts the day progressed efforts to prevent new disorders went forward i rapidly Negro welfare workers ad- ad advised members of their race to remain sit itt tt home today as a precaution against the possibility of further trouble Sunda Sundays Sunday's s riot the second in this in the last thirty city years is the outgrowth outgrowth out out- growth of racial feeling resulting from cent I attacks on white women by negroes The preceding riot was In October twenty-eight twenty years ears ago when A t mob hanged a a. a negro accused of at atta attacking at- at ta tacking a white girl All negro prisoners held in jail here were secretly taken by railroad train to the state penitentiary today Among mong the prisoners was a negro named George Webb who is awaiting trial on a charge of assaulting Bessie u. u white girl |