Show BALLARDS BALLARD'S SLAYER I PAYS DEATH PENALTY i Joe Jo James Who Wiio Stabbed a Railroad 1 r to toto Death Confesses ills His Guilt and Goes Coos to the tho old With a Prayer ii for Forgiveness on o His ills Lips Ups 4 1 SPRINGFIELD fl TIl Oct 23 U H Having ving confessed his bis guilt and with a prayer upon his lips Joe James ye 18 18 year rold r- r lold old negro mur murderer was hanged in the county jail here today 1 James murdered C. C A. A Ballard a railway engineer on the night of July 3 last This crime was largely responsible for the nr precipitation tion of the race riots in this city James JamesJ J came to Springfield from Birmingham Ala i in June On the night of July 3 he became intoxicated and walked into the home borne of Ballard entered the bedroom of Miss Blanche Ballard and seized her hand Her father came to her as- as istance nce and James stabbed Ballard to death James Wi was captured ne next nest t day While Whilo io was in iu jail and alleged d assault by another negro upon Mrs Earl Hallam reported Then came the riots vich resulted in the death of five white men and two ne negroes roes the wrecking wrecking wreck wreck- ing of Lopers Loper's restaurant a number of De negro ro stores and saloons and aud the II burning burDin of forty homes At I |