Show JAILER FOILED MOB EFFORT TO LYNCH A NEGRO IN ILLINOIS FAILED informed mob they would erter the lail jail at the r per I 1 feared that a race riot may be prec pree p bated A mob of fifty masked men went nent to the jail in shawneetown Shawnee town 1119 early tuesday morning and demanded that jailer galloway turn over to them john griffin colored who was under arrest tor for an attempted assault upon a white woman when the mob demanded that jailer galloway turn the negro over to them galloway armed himself and after reasoning with the men from the jail door he warned them that any effort to force the jail would be at their own peril the mob in spite of the jailer s words made several ineffectual at tempts to break down the jail doors finaly alna ly dispersing about daylight many of the colored people are tak ing sides with griffin though some of them have in fear of a race not riot left the town |