| Show LYN I 1 BY MOB race riot in capital of illinois results in four deaths and injury of many participants despite the presence of militia th homes of negroes are burned to the ground and colored men subjected to torture springfield III two white men were killed and one negro was lynch ed more than half a hundred persons were injured and two score of houses mostly occupied by negroes were burned friday night as the result of 0 an attempt by a mob to lynch a negro who had led a white woman after a night of riot arson and slaughter the state troops called out by the governor succeeded early sat arday in restoring a semblance of or der one thousand militiamen in eluding three companies from this city and companies from bloomington decatur perkin and pontiac were set pat patrolling rolling the streets desp te the presence of the tr troops cops adoth r victim was added to the list on saturday night when william don igan an art aged negro was killed doni dont gan gar was a cobbler and respected as a and inoffensive citizen hia his shop was within two blocks of the state house in the absence of a pa trot the mob set fire to the shop thop and the venerable negro was compel compelled led by the smoke to run into the street his appearance was greeted by a shower of stones tones s and bricks and as he stag under the fusillade he was selz set ed and his throat cut A rope was then run through the wound mound and the victim bound to a tree there he was found later unconscious and dying the noting rioting was precipitated by an assault committed by a negro upon mrs mabel hallam wife of a street car conductor I 1 while the woman slept alone in her home on a populous residence street awaiting the return of her husband the man broke into the house dragged her into the rear yard and assaulted her before noon george richardson a young negro was ar arrested Tested by the sheriff sheriffs s force charged with the crime the victim partially identified the prisoner crowds quickly gathered about the jail but richardson was spirited away to bloomington for sate safe keep ing balked of their prey the members of the mob wreaked vengeance upon a restaurant keeper who had assisted in spiriting away amay the suspected negro by completely wrecking his ant and burning his automobile lewis johnson a white boy aged 17 was killed during the rioting at the res caurant tau rant i after burning many houses in the negro quarter the mob which became more and more desp despe ate as the night passed finally gratified its thirst tor for blood when charley hunter a negro was lynched t the corner of twelfth and madison streets right in the hear of the district called bad lands troops arrived at the scene too late to prevent the lynching some of the members of the mob declare that the negro lynched had shot two white men george richardson the negro charged with the assault which led to khe he tearful fearful rioting denies his guilt and declares he can prove an alibi wa with th the arrival here on sunday 01 the second and seventh infantry regi mens meng I 1 N G and two squadrons of the first cavalry all from chicado o the entire national guard of illinois with the exception of the sixth in fantry and the eighth infantry col odred Is on duty in the riot ridden dis tracts in all 4 guardsmen are in the city sunday passed without any violent demonstrations and although large crowds thronged the streets they were mostly curiosity seekers and were easily handled by the soldiers |
