Show BATTLE WITH MOB deputy sheriffs fire upon men who try to lynch negro cairo iliin a pitched battle early thursday morning a mob that sought bought to lynch a negro charged with purse snatching and twenty deputy sheriffs who are guarding tho the jail several members of the mob were shot down in ili an attempt to 0 o rush tho the jail the number of the injured Is unknown the estimates varying between two and eleven thero there are three ne groeb in ili the jail only one john pratt was arrested on it a charge of 0 snatching I 1 purala ei from women ile ija was waa immediately indicted by the grand jury and it Is IB believed the mob was wa after him cairo has haa been in a state of unrest since the murder was waa discovered on november 8 9 of 0 aless annie pettey pelley a shop girl who was alleged to have been alalu by will james a negro after a long chase through alexander and adjoining counties a mob captured james jamea taking him from the custody of sheriff davis the negro negra was waa taken to cairo and hanged la in the public square |