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Show ATTEMPTED LYNCHING IN ILLINOIS; RACE TROUBLE IN OHIO QUIETING DOWN (?) ANTI-LYNCHERS HAVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS , IN DISTURBED CITY. Springfield, O.. the scene of race rioting during- the past three days, $) la tb headquarter of "The Na- j 0 tlonal Anti-Mob and Lynch Law as- sociation," that meets monthly, and ) 0 always adopts resolutions when lynchlngs occur in any part of the S) country. It claims 20,000 members 0 ! In branches throughout the United 0 States. Springfield is also the home of ex-Rftpresentarlve Stewart, au- thor of the Ohio statute providing heavy- penalties for those partfei- 0 pating in mobs. . reach other cities slept out in. the country coun-try last night. After a 'conference between the civil and military authorities today it was decided not. to ask Gov. Herrick to relieve re-lieve any troops until tomorrow, and then the withdrawal will be gradual. The mobs have Intimated that they would finish their Job, but it is believed that no more incendiary work Will be attempted. MURPHTSBORO. Ill, March) 10 A mob of seventy-five men from Carbon-dale Carbon-dale made an attempt at 4 o'clock this morning to take Thomas Vaughn 'negro, 'ne-gro, from the county Jail here. Intending to lynch him. Sheriff Thorp had been apprised of their coming and he and Deputy Woodruff lay in walt When the mob reached he1 Jail the officers trained their riot guns on it. The mob Quickly dlspersedv but not until three of its members had been captured. Deputy Woodruff's gun wss discharged prematurely, tearing Ms arm so that amputation was necessary. ' Vaughn is charged with criminaMy assaulting as-saulting a Carbondale school teacher a month ago. She is in a serious condition. condi-tion. . There is no further excitement here. ; SPRIUGFIELD QUIET; SOLDIERS WILL STAY FOR SEVERAL DATS YET. SPRINGFIELD, O., March 10. This city last night passed Its first peaceful night of the week and today normal conditions prevail. The trouble started last Sunday, when Richard Dixon, colored, col-ored, killed Sergt. Collins and it ended today with the Impressive funeral services ser-vices over the body of Bergt. Collins. Gen. McMakln and Col. Mead, with eighteen companies of militia, supplied patrols for the city so that the entire police force with all the city and county officials were In attendance. Only a small part of the populace about the church could gain admittance. The portion of the levee that was raided yesterday and dismantled attracted at-tracted hundreds of sightseers. All the colored occupants of these districts have lJ,JM&art.ia,li.ve teen, unable a ' r 1 : |