Show L BY M 60 race riot in capital of illinois re suits in four deaths Death sand and injury of many participants despite the presence of militia the homes of negroes are burned to the ground an and d colored men subjected to torture springfield III two white men wore were killed and ono one negro waa as lynched more more than half a hundred persons persona word injured Injure dand and two of houses mostly occupied by negroes were burned friday night as the result of 0 an attempt by a mob to lynch a negra who had led a white woman after a light ight of riot arson and slaughter iho state troops called called out by tho the governor succeeded early sat aroy tit in restoring a semblance of ori or der one thousand militiamen in id eluding oliree companies from this alt and compan lea from bloomington do batur perkin and pontiac Pont lac were set sel patrolling the streets despite the presence of the troops another victim was added to the list DO on saturday night when william don igan an aged negro was killed dont donl gan was a cobbler and respect etl as a simple and inoffensive citizen hla his shop was within two blocks of the tha state house in the absence of a patrol the mob set sat fire to we the shop and the venerable n negro was compelled compell dd by tho the smoke to run into the street 1113 appearance was greeted by a shower of stones and bricks and as aa ho he staggered under the fusillade he was belied and his throat cut cul A rope was then run through the w wound and the tha yaotim bound to a tree there be was found litter later unconscious and dying the rioting was precipitated by an assault committed by a negro upon el mrs mabel hallam wife of a street car conductor while the woman ale slept pt alone in her hemeon a populous residence street awaiting the return of her husband the man broke in into ta the house dragged her into the reaz rear yard and assaulted her before noon george richardson a young negro was nias by the force borce charged the crime the ivi victim q I 1 n partially identified the prisoner e r crowds quickly gathered about the jail but richardson waa kas sp spirited cited ith aws away y to bloomington for sa sato f 0 peeping eel ep balked biked of their prey the bemb members b a of the mob wreaked wrecked vengeance upon a restaurant keeper keepen who had assisted an 1 in spiriting away the suspected negro by completely wrecking hla his restaurant and burning his automobile lewla johnson a white boy aged 17 was waa killed during the rioting at the restaurant tau rant after burning many houses in tb the negro quart quarter erthe the mot mob which became more and more deap cato ato as aa the night passed finally gratified its thirst tor blood when charley hunter it a negro was lynched ft t the corner of twelfth arid and madison streets right in the hear of the Ai district strict called dad bad lands troops arrived at the sune scene too late to prevent the lynching lunching lyn ching some of the members of the mob declare that tho the negro lynched had shot two white men george richardson the negro negra charged with the assault which led to the fearful rioting denies his guilt and declares he can prove an alibi witt with the arrival here on sunday or 01 the second and seventh infantry regi mens 1 I N G and two squadrons of the first cd cavalry valry all from chicago the entire national guard of Illi illinois nolEr with the exception of the sixth infantry and the eighth infantry colored Is on duty in the riot ridden districts in all guardsmen guardsman guards men are in the city sunday passed without any violent demonstrations and although large crowds thronged thron ged the streets they were mostly curiosity seekers and were easily handled by the soldiers |