| Show ALL FIN em F M im NOT PAST people of stringfield springfield threaten to attack troops if mob gob leaders are arrested arre negroes may be driven out 0 0 0 GOVERNOR IS IN EARNEST 0 0 0 0 jefferson city mo april 16 0 0 at noon governor folk issued 0 0 instructions to adjutant dear 0 0 mond to direct general 11 C 0 0 dark clark in command of 0 the state 0 0 troops now in 11 springfield to ar 0 0 rest the leaders of the mob of 0 0 saturday night put pui them in jail 0 0 and surround the jail with 0 0 troops for protection the gov 0 0 arnor stated the militia will be 0 0 kept in springfield until quiet 0 0 and order Is restored 0 0 0 kansas cansas city 1 mo lo 10 april 16 A special to the star written by a staff writer sent to springfield mo 1110 says notwithstanding the presence of armed arm L d troops the fact that a grand jury has haa been called to 0 o indict tho leaders of saturday nights mob that the county prosecutor had promised to issue warrants during the lay day and the citizens have decried the punishing the streets today were full of people who approved the work of the mob and who damn all negroes and advise that they be run out of town all danger of mob violence is not past hundreds of men openly curse and jeer the soldiers hundreds of men boldly utter the threat that if arrests arc made the people will rise and rescue the arrested wen men and drive the militia as well as the negroes from the city everywhere this threat Is heard this town is too small for negroes JW a dw twani hites ties to live in one or the oth er mast must go an incident showing howing the trend of place near the court house today where hundreds of people were gathered walking aimlessly aimless ay A negro leaning against the courthouse with the troops near li by made the remark in a swagger give tho the colored men the guns and viell show you several white men threatened to close in upon the negro when officers hustled the man away to jail in another minute he would have been trampled to death these ure nrc the things feared by the conservative citizens they know how deep seated is the hatred here toward the whole negro race and how trivial Iri vial an incident may start a riot after the meeting of the criminal court today when an order was given for the convening of the grin grand d jury roscoe patterson prosecuting attorney said I 1 1 I shall me information and issue warrants for the arrest of every man who I 1 can learn was concerned in the linc bIngs or the assault upon tho the jail these arrests will be made as quickly as possible without waiting for the grand jury to act the presence of the troops has had the effect of bringing the a dull itell realization of abe situation the last of the state militia ordered here by governor folk arrived early today and six elx compan companies es now patrol the streets with the first appearance of the FOI 01 ol diers last evening there came a roaul reaul ahin 10 lo n of sentiment before midnight a decided reaction had set in and people began to condemn the action of the mob that lynched the three negroes and burned their bodies today this fling gained strength especially V when it became thoroughly appreciated that mabel edmondson Edmon deon the white domestic had declared positively that thai burican and copeland Cop cland two of the negroes lynched were not her assailants this also wag heightened by the ar rival from jefferson city of an assist ant attorney general sent by goi governor er nor folk to aid the county officials in fer rating out and prosecuting the members of the mob the names of many of whom are known audgo lincoln of the criminal court today ordered a special grand jury convened on tuesday mornings morning the jury will be instructed to make a thorough investigation of the lynching lunching lyn ching and the th other acts act of the mob and indict all the leaders that may be apprehended the better class of citizens are strong today in their demands that the rioters be punished to the full extent of the law and every effort will be to secure convictions under the diorec tion of captain willis of company H ot of nevada mo alo who is the officer of th the day the soldiers pitched their tents today outposts were maintained during the night on all the principal streets leading ending to the jail no disturbance of any kind was reported today taday tile the negroes who fled to the returned to their homes angl and many others who had bad hidden them beles s ches in their homes made bold to appear upon the streets crowds of people today astill still walked the streets street s passing from point to of interest inheres t but no attempt as made to interfere with ith the negro cs |
