| Show Dry Knights Battle Wet Knights Peace Officer Shot Dead Herrin Taken Over By State Troops After Struggle Between Opposing Factions Brings Bloodshed HERRIN H ERRIN ilL Ill Feb By 9 Herrin AP scene of the the miners riot of 1 1922 was taken over by state troops today as a result ofa of a near riot last night between wets wets and drys in which a constable was killed and anda a deputy sheriff wounded seriously TIO T io trouble is a 0 result of ot the dry raids which have been conducted In this William WlIIlam- Williamson William son son county recently by 1 members of the Ku KII Klux ux Klan led by S Glen Young paid em- em CI of the klan Idan A meeting ot of the Knights ot OX o the Flaming Cir Cir- Circle Cir Circle dc cle an on klan anti orG organization organization- was In session when a 0 crowd stormed the hall ball The shooting folio folio Bed eo Caesar Cagle a 0 constable who had hod been Issuing the warrants ona on a litch th tb the dr s 5 conducted the theraid raid raids was shot hot dead John Las Las- Lasman Law Lawman man deputy sheriff who wh vh with Sheriff George Galligan went to the klan anti meeting to remon remon- remonstrate remonstrate strate with Ith the conferees to dis disperse perse pere and ond go to their home homes In Inthe inthe inthe the Interest of ot peace was shot He was nas taken to a local hospital by Mayor C E B Anderson and Ora Thorn Thomas an klansman antl-klansman and th trio is being guarded at the hospital by national guardsmen FIRES 0 OX hOSPiTAL Immediately a crowd croad gathered outside the hospital and began tiring firing Into the In Institution Per Per- Person PerSons Persons son sons Inside the hospital responded to the fire tire and ond a II bat bot- bottle batte bat battle tle te waged for a II short time The Tho first guardsmen arrived r from Carbondale at nt 4 a m iii and ond the drys drys then established headQuarters headQuarters head- head headquarters t quarters at the tho city hall hall o eral blocks from the tho hospital The I guardsmen are lire patrolling the hos boa hospital hospital pital to protect the mayor Ln- Ln LaI Laman La Laman man I man and ond Thomas rive nyc companies of ot troops bad ed this forenoon The cro eros crowd d whIch i the meeting ball hall of ot the anti antl nas as headed by three of or the tour four policemen of ot Herrin and when houts of l them string em up were heard Sheriff Galligan commandeered an automobile and rushed the trio to Murphysboro to protect them The three are Chief are Chief of ot Police John lord and Policemen Harold Cram Grain Crain and Sim Stephens KLAN UL IN IX OO Before tho the arrival of ot the troops the raiders armed with revolvers and shot hot gun guns patrolled the streets of ot Herrin denying any anyone anyone anyone one they considered suspicious to pass All unable to gl gl e e the searched for tor kl klan ln password were capons Before attacking the hospital thc th mob shot Eliot out th the street lights I so those within the Institution I could not see where here to aimA aim olm aimA A number of ot the patients In Inthe inthe Inthe the hospital became pan panic Ic stricken and ero reported as highly nerv nerv- nervous nerY- nerY nervous ous today I IA A number of ot windows In the hospital were shot bot out and the building showed other battle scars cars such as aa bullet punctured I d drain ln pipes and ond wainscoting I ILA KLANSMAN SIA SHOT Just rust as 88 the trouble in Herrin I wa was at its height Leonard Sterns Stern I deputy circuit clerk clerIc and son ot of Cyclops Sam Sterns Sterne was tired fired on onas Onas onas I as he was riding In la an automobile In Marion Marlon the county seat eat A bul- bul bullet bul bullet let grazed his back but ho lie was not Injured seriously He Ho is Ibo thai klan candidate for circuit clerk I I An automobile owned by John Whiteside also alo an admitted mom mem member ber her of o the klan was nas fired tired on at atthe atthe atthe the same ame time VENGEANCE Cn SWORN At an aa establishment where hero Cagle's body lay l y a 0 crowd to- to today today to today day took a solemn oath to 8 th death Cagle a was aas shot In the back and side I I Sheriff G explained be e had been tipped tipped that tho Flaming Circle was to meet in Herrin and te trouble attended the meet meet- meeting ling ing with Ith Layman to exhort the members to be b peaceful Shortly after arter the the meeting got ot r W wa WS someone shouted the lund klansmen are ore coming and he and ond Lyman went to th the door and were met by the mob the stated The sheriff said old ho lie grabbed Crain Cram and Layman got bold hold of ofFord ofFord f Ford Several shots were tired fired and Layman lAyman I cried The They got me i iThe The sheriff then placed Ford rord and Crain Cram under arrest and Just the hall ball took Stephens In lB custody Cries ot of lynch them went ip II and and the sheriff commandeered a passing automobile drove tO Ma- Ma Marion Manon Ma Marion non rion where whore he be telephoned the ad- ad adjutant adjutant ad adjutant general for tor troops and then took the three prisoners to in Jackson Jackon county At noon there were no apparent Indications of ot a II renewal of ot the trouble l en rout from Murphysboro to Herrin was placed arrest at I in connection with de death r |
