Show JAILER FOILED MOB EFFORT TO LYNCH A NEGRO IN ILLINOIS FAILED informed mob they would enter the jail at their peril feared that a race riot may be precipitated A mob of fifty masked men went to the jail in shawneetown Shawnee town ills early tuesday morning and demanded that jailer galloway turn over to them john griffin colored who was under arrest for an attempted assault upon a white woman when the mob demanded that jailer galloway turn the negro over to thern them galloway armed himself and after reasoning reason lne with the men from the jail door he warned them that any enort to force the jail would be at their own peril the mob in spite of the jailers words made several ineffectual attempts to break down the jail doors finally dispersing about daylight many of the colored people are taking sides with though some of them have in tear fear of a race riot left the town |