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Show ' IN HANDS OF MOB. iloters and Officers Clash at Danville, Ills., Mob Being Foiled. A race war broke out at Danville, lis, Saturday night. Whilo a mob of CDO mon wns on Its way to tho counts coun-ts Jill to lynch Jnnios Wilson, n lloomlngton negro, who had con-ftssed con-ftssed to assaulting Mrs. Thomas Turgess, wife of n farmer, nn un-laiown un-laiown negro shot and killed Henry dottermnn, white, a member of tho raob Tho murderous negro, a refugee from nvnnsvllle, Ind., named J. W. Ma)llold, was tlinn lynclicd by tho xob and three other negroes who attacked at-tacked tho whiten woro bea.ten badly. Tho mob finally losumod Its march to tho county Jail, determined to Ijnch Wilson. When tho mob reached tho Jail It was fired Jipon by tho sheriff. sher-iff. Nino porsons woro seriously wounded and tho crowd scattored. |