| Show POI K US Sg TROOPS G 3 5 Jt Ht I Six or of II to tn uy by ol i l A A Mo April City Jl Jefferson Sheriff homer of oC J from that there YaM was 4 declaring i ot of loss logs ot of life liCe and I prop prop- roI F p great gleat mOb mou violence led the guy guy- ett erty hy bY the order j this afternoon Hernoon to ot of state I 5 ot or si six companies or of companY A. A ul compan F. F at Plc I companY r G. G lit ILL Aurora elly iLy company or of LamBI C of Butler company ll II Nevada were In- In U. U ut II tl m bit I Ht r lt cJ by 13 the CU with 1111 ant SUti their ble bie haste hutte to and r- r j 11 1 J rt 4 V l P. P I M I j. j themselves under orders orden of the sheriff of GI Greene county v Messages have bC been 11 pouring In on the till governor all day from residents of Springfield ur urging the necessity of prompt action A telephone message I from Sheriff humor Homer l' l stating that a thousand negroes had gathered in the I public squats square where three of ot their race vf fOre ri han pd fd anti and afterwards burned I I- I lost last t night on c Governor jol Folk it I that the situation was vas critical and hu ho Immediately ImmedIate ordered the mobilization of ot the he six fix companies of militia Negroes aire Hn Airs IC h The at Springfield many of ot whom hom ate arc th the riff van that was wa run tun out of ot Pierce City Monett and Aurora I several years ear ago are art reported as b beIng being be be- 1 ing especially espe aggressive today loda and In Intent Intent intent In- In tent upon having vengeance for or last nl nights night's ht hangings If the six lX companies already ordered out are arc unable to 10 cope with the tIle situation situa situa- Ion tion others will 1 be rushed both bolh from Kansas s CIl City Cily and und St. St Louis Lou Brigadier General Clark will assume charge of or all th the troops troop on hi hIli arrival at Springfield and anti If It the tile situation demands de tie- mands It U. h has authority to lo declare martial law |
