Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-08-21 | Page 1 | Accidental Shooting Arouses Springfield

ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING AROUSES SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD. 111., Aug. 20. Springfield was inflamed lonicht by a report that Rolla Keyes, a 17-year-oll boy, who testified bofcro the special jury when that body indicted Georgo ! Kicliardsoii for an alleged assault upon Mrs. Mabel Hallam, had been shot, by fricuds of tho accused negro. liofore the rumor had spread far. howevor. it was learned that tho shooting had been accidental, the, wound having been inflicted in-flicted by a bullet, from a revolver belonging be-longing to a companion of Keycs Tho boy is so seriously iujured that he may not recover. Tho arsenal was crowded with refn- gees again and there was also a large number of negroes who slept under the protection of a guard from tho Seventh regiment at Camp Lincoln. Harry T. Loper. whose restaurant was demolished last Friday night, testified at the coroner's inquest over the body of Louis Johnson, the youth who was killed in that, portion of tho riot. Loper was unable to remember the identity of any of the persons who attacked his place. The inqueet adjoumod until tomorrow. to-morrow. Kale Howard, who was indicted bv the grand jury today, was arrested tonight.