Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1910, Page 1

NEWS SECTIO PAGES 1 TO 8. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Snow; For lowa—S8now For weather report see page 2. colder. VOL. XXXIX— / SHERRY TOP BOSS IS SHOT TN BACK Attempt Made to Assassinate Man o Aiding in Recovery of Bodies from Mine. WOUND PROBABLY FATAL Mtack Made by Man He Had Refused Employment. ’mm SURROUND THE = JAIL ‘?rboner is Later Taken to Princeton to Prevent Lynching. ELEVEN BODIES TAKEN OUT Whey Are In Good State of Preserva- tion and Seven Have Been Iden- tiffed——Corpses Mummies. mble \ ' CHERRY, Iil, Feb. 18.—An attempt to assassinate ono of the St. Paul company's bosses added to the tragedy of Cherry's mine disaster today. A dismissed em- ploye, stepping up behind Charies Ather- , known as the top boss, whipped out revolver and, crying “To pay you back, fired three shots. Atherton fell, probably fatally wounded. The shooting occurred in the midst of & the work of recovering the 177 bodies en- * tombed In the mine since the fatal fire of November 13. Eleven bodles had been brought up. Atherton was standing at hiy post at the south of the shaft and ‘was working heroically to get the bodies up. About him stood a number of widows and orphans, all eager to learn whether the next lift of the hoise would bring up their dead. Suddenly the shots were fired In rapid wuccession and a man dashed wildly from the crowd. In the confusion, it was whis- pered that W. W. Taylor of Chicago, gen- 9ral superintendent of the company’s mines, who had just gone down the shaft, was the victim. But a moment later Ather- ton was found lying on the ground: A hundred enraged miners, headed by Ehggitf ‘Skoglund, started down the rall- "‘l tracks after the would-be assassin while the crowd behind shouted him!" Shoot him!" The fugitive was captured in the main street of the town, the revolver still in his hand. He gave his name as Poter Brown, but was later identified as Melas Manditch. He sald he shot Atherton by cause he had been refused a job and had | been looking for James Steele, superin- tendent of the company's mine here and at Granville, I1l. Later a mob surrounded the jall and tonight the prisoner was taken to Princeton, Ill, for safety. Ath- erton came here from Granville, where he has a wife and family. He was taken to & hospital at La Salle, 1ll, where it was | ald his condition was critical and sald | he probably would not recover. | The shooting followed a day of feverish | anxiety. The recovery of more bodi brings Cherry’s story up to date as fol- 1 “Lynch » ember 13, men entombed. . Ovember 13, killed in rescue work Noye 20, taken out alive. February 4, taken out dead. February 18, taken out dead Previously taken out dead 110 Btill uarecovered ... 17 The weowiarly well-preserved condition of the bodles today gave the mine man- agement hope that the recovery of the other bodles will not be as aifficult as | was expected. Qne state mine Inspector | sald the bodies resembled mummies. Only | seven of them were identified. Among | these was John McGill, a boy. When the alarm of tire spread through the mine the father of the boy dragged his son several hundred feet. The father was dis- | covered by rescuers and taken up alive, | The boy was overlooked. | Superintendent Taylor sald the recovery . of bodies would progress rapidly tomor- | row. | VILLAGE P. M. TO BE MADE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AGENT | 11 Representative BN k WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Employment | for the unemployed s the subject of a bill | that has been introduced by Representa- | tive Garner (fepublican) of Pennsylvania, ‘who proposes through the medium of the Postoffice department to bring the em- | ployer and employe In touch so that the | labor market may be made normal at all | times. He proposes to authorize the post- ter general to establish in the depart- nt and in every postotfice in the United | States an “information labor officer," | whose duty it shall be to supply daily to employers lists of persons wanting work and to the latter lists of employers wanting laborers, ! Each county seat is to be a distributing | center for the county In which It is located, | applications for labor and for belng sent from there daily to all points In | the country. | Garner Introduces Ald Unemployed to Secure Work, HIGH KICK CAUSES DEATH | OF YOUNG MAN AT ALDA| George Harrett Foumd Shop After Practie Fea lelens in % Athletie with Friends. ALDA, Neb., Feo. i8.—(Special Tele- gram.)—George Harrett, aged 18, a barber, recently of Grand Island, was found dead in his shop at Alda last night. Harrett was in good spirits the evening before and with other boys of the village was prac- ticlng high kieking, this presumably caus- ing & hemorrhage. It was supposed the | young man had gone to Grand Island, but | on the discovery that he had purchafed no ticket, & seareh was madé and his body | found, death having come some time the | night before. | The iad, besides leaving a father ang | mothier, hud & host of friends who were shocked &t his untimely death, | — | Schumann Heirs Agree, MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Feb. 18—(Spe )—After quarrellng for ten days in h:url over the $00,000 estate of Christ humann, a rich German who aled at urel, the widow and the five sons and me Gaughter reached an agreement today and stopped turther litigation. By the set- tUement the widow gets her one-third of the estate and the rest is equally divided among, the six children. The will, which cut the daughter, Mrs. Amelia Carri- #sn oF Grinnell, with only §1.600, was wet | |IAINSWORTH, Neb., laborers | Rate Increase 3 Filed—Omaha to Make Fight All Roads, Save Great Western, Raise Schedule for Dressed Meat Shipments—Protest to Come. Increased rates on dressed meats for ship- ments from Omaha to Chicago and St Louls, which have been proposed by all the roads, with the exception of the Great Western, will become efféctive on March 2, mocording to schedules filed with the Interstate Commerce commission at Wash- Ington yasterday. The Omaha shippers contemplate immediate actlon and will probably file a protest with the Interstate Commerce commission charging discrimina tion. “Omaha will not stund for that,” declared M. R.' Murphy, manager for the Cudahy Packing company, at his home last night When informed of the new schedule. ““The shippers and the Live Stock exchange will undoubtedly take It up and fight to the finish. *“The conditions which the Increased rates, if put in effect, will produce will result in the Great Western getting all the business But Omaha will not stand for it, that's al The schedules file advise the Interstate Commerce commission of the following In- creases in rates. From Omaha to St. Louls, proper rates advanced 3% cents yb all lines when des- | tined to points east of Illinols and Indiana state line; by Chicago Great Western, which made no change in existing rates. Rates from Omaha to Chlcago proper ad- vanced 3% cents, via all linés except Chi- | cago Great Western. When destined east of Illinois and Indiana stite lines rates advanced § cents except by Chicago Great Western, which holds to present rates. Stmilar conditions exfst as to Kansas City, except that rates from that eity via Alton, Chicago Great Western and Wabash are not advanced. Blood Spots on Moncy ot Accused Gives Teéstimony in Trial of Wallee Rifenberg. Feb. 18.—(Speclal Telegram.)—The state rested when court adjourned this evening after examining thirty-six witnesses in hte trial of Walter Rifenberg, allas George Wllson, for the murder of Jacob Davis, which occurred here on the avening of December 7. Five days' time was consumed in the examina- tion of these witnesses, the most dam- aging eWdence belng furnished by Helen | Léads, whom Wilson promised to marry after deserting his wife. First Lientenant Willlam R. Rezlehou- en of Troop L, Fourth United States cav- alry, stationed at Fort Lead, 8. D, and Prof.” Thorpe of Crelghton universiiy, Omaha, were important witnesses. The latter testified that tHe spots on the money found on Wilson at the time of his arrest were blood. The girl's testimony was glven with reluctance and only after much cross-questioning. Wilson was a member of Troop L and served as_sor- geant, but deserted from the army at the same time he left his wife and a babe one day old. Lieutenant Renzlehgusen's identification was positive, although his testimony to the effect that Wilson had deserted from the army was stricken from the records of the court on the ground that it incrim- nated him. Up to the present time the defense has not summoned witnesses and the public is in the dark as to the line of defense. Only once has Wiison shown any interest whatever in his|case, this occasion beins the appearance of his wife in court. His | face worked convulsively and for a time it was thought he was on the verge of a | breakdown, but he gained his self-control |and in a few minutes viewed the proceed- ings with nochalance which has charac- terized hi saltitude from the start. IRENEW LOVE AFFAIR AFTER TWENTY-FOUR YEARS’ ABSENCE Former Plattsmouth Woman in Ro- mance Following Divorce and Christmas Meeting. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 18.—~(Spo- clal.)—Word has been received in this city that J. Bdward Linehart of Taylorville, 11, and Mrs. Cassie E. Bates of Lexington, eb., were united in marriage in St. Louis Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Bates formerly resided in this city, but they were divorced last year and she and her two sons went to Lexington and she engaged in the mil- linery business, Mr. Linehart is cngaged in the drug business on the east side of the square In Taylorville. The romantic part of the wedding was that Mr, Linehart and Mrs Bates were sweethearts twenty-four years ago, but since that time had not- seen nor heard from each other until last Chrismas. Thelr firet meeting before the marriage was in the home of Mrs. Henry Muller, a cousin of Mrs. Bates, in Deecatur, where she visited for two weeks, rates advanced § cents except | | manager of Switt and Company of Kansas Prof. Thorpe of Creighton University, HOW PA2™ w Methods' o .;chiling Live Stock ! and 'dlarketing Meats Are Inquired Into. THOMAS R. CREIGH ON STAND Stock of Cudahy Company Pmtie:lly‘ All Held by Family. ! BUYING PRICES AT KANBAS CITY Swift's Manager Says They Are Fixed | on Basis of Chicago Receipts. MEAT VALUES AT KAWTOWK| Cudahy Loeal Manager Fixes Rates for Local Trade and Shipping Prices Are Determined in Omaha. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. 18.—Wit- nesses before Special Examiner Danlel Dillon in the attorney general's investiga- | tion or ®% meat packers today told of the methods used in buying live stock and its disposal. The hearing adjourned to a date to be fixed later. | Thomas Creigh of Omaha, assistant to | the president of the Cudahy Packing com- ! pany, and E. R. Cross, cashier, and Theo- dore Hines, in charge of the sales depart- ment of the Schwaraschild & Sulsberger Packing company, were the afternoon wit- ness Creigh testified as to the methods of | doing business and told how the stock was practically held by the Cudahy family. The | stock of the Schwarsschild & Sulsberger | plant, Cross testified, is held by the Sulz berger family with the exception of a small minority of shares. Neither company, according to the wit- nesses, has stock in the National Packing company. The witnesses testified no agree- ment exists With other companies to fix prices, ) Six meat ] ng compantes do 70 per cent of tl king business at Kansas | City and about %0 to % per cent outside of the Jocal business at Kansas City, accord- ing to the' testimony of L N. Rich, general City. Prices of Live Stock. Prices for buylng live stock, Mr. Rich testitled, are fixed on reports of daily re- ceipts and markets for live stock at Chi- cago: The selling price locally is estab- lished by the Kansas City branch of Swift and Company, but the outside price is made by Swift and Company of West Virginia, which is the selling company for all of the Swift plants. Swift and Company withdrew from the Kansas City Frult and Produce exchange when progecution was commenced sgainst that exchange. s James D. McColl, in charge of the fresh meat depariment of the Cudahy Packing company at Kansas City, testified prices for Kansas City are fixed by him, being | based on market reports and the supply | needed. Prices on shipments from Kansas City were made by the general office at Omaha. Managers at branches in St. Joseph and St. Louls base ' thetr prices on the cost of carcasses shipped by them. ' | Omaha Packers Investigated. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—~W. D. Miles, a for- mer employe of Armour & Co., who Is be- leved to be collecting évidence for the gov- ernment to be used {n the grand jury in- | vestigation of the methods of the so-called ““beef trust” returned here today. Mr. Miles | made a stay of several weeks In Omaha | and Kansas City. John R.. Hunter, manager of Morrls & Co., and L. W, Ervine, credit manager for COPY TWO C From the New York World SYMPATHY. ilONEY FOR IRRIGATION WORK Senator Brown Seeking Large Sum for Scott’s Bluff Projeot. AMENDMENT TO RIVERS BILL mator Gamble Trying to Impoun Headwaters of Missourl Near the River's Sourde—New Appointees. t - (From u Statf Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—(Spiclal Tele- gram.)—Senator Norris Brown today of- fered an amendment to the rivers and harbors bill appropriating $300,000 to assint in the early completion of the diteh in Scott's Bluff county, Nebraska, under the Pathtinder project. The argument of the senator is that while the bill carries large sums for protecting people from flood waters along the Mis- elsslppl, this Appropriation will help to capture flood waters at their source and thus protect the Mississippl people and at the same time keep faith with the sottlers in Nebraska who have taken land along the proposed government canal and have walted for years for waters “that have never come.” Senator Burkett was today advised by the Agricultural department that an elgn- neer of that department would be at once the same company, were before the fury | today. Two employes of Schwarzschild & Sulsberger also appeared. | HOGS GO UP TEN CENTS MORE| New Record Price at Kansan City When $0.22 1-2 is Reached Friday, \ | Senator Gamble has secured the passage | all mail ‘and fixtures. The owner of the KANSAS CITY, Feb. 18.—A new hog rec- ord was established here today when heavy hogs sold for $9.22% a hundred. This is 10 cents higher than any previous record. { LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb. 18.—Hogs sold on the local market today at $9.50, an ad- vance of 25 cents per hundred, the highest price since the civil war. CHICAGO, Feb. 18.—Top prices for live hogs at the stock yards advanced today to $9.47% a hundred welght, a gain of 7% cents over yesterday, and fixed a new record since 1870, when the animals sold for $10. ‘The advance caused stronger predictions that the $10 hog would soon appear in the markets. SIOUX CITY, Ia., continued to soar $.10, a new segord. POSTMASTER AT IOWA FALLS w. Feb. here 18.—Hog prices today, touching E. Weldon' Senate )v. —_— WASHINGTON, Feb, 18.—Among nomina- tions to be postmasters sent by the presi- dent to congress today were the following: Willlam E. Weldon, Towa Falls, Ia.; Laurence O. Weakley, St. Joseph, Mo. Name 1 by Tatt! Sent to the President Census Takers May Guess on Woman’s Age, if Need Be The bureau of the census s trylng to)40. This will be confined more particularly convince all those who are to be ‘‘cen- sused” that any information communicated to the enumerators is strictly .and abso- lutely confidential and will not be imparted to anyone else under the severest penalties, “so help me. There is trouble ahead In getting at the age of unmarried women and many devices have been suggested to the census depart- ment to meet the emergency where the woman refuses to disclose the number of her winters. One plan has been suggested and may be adopted provides that any woman between the apparent age of 20 and 29 will be scored At ¥ uniess she can produce a Biblical record to the contrary. The ages of women consequently will go Aside by the jury tha: heard Mre. Carri- AAn's eontest in eours ¢ by decades and the next rating where the WOMAN CANROtL N reasen Or APPeArance come under the 3 mark will be rated at to' such women who are getting just a little bit gray about the temples, and those whose gray hairs are still more manifest will be put In the W-year class. It is thought that after a woman cannot prove that she is under 50, she will have no objection to golng Into the 6-year class. The enumerators will have to be governed largely by thelr own discretion in classify- Ing the ages of spinsters who refuse to give the exact figures and they will be strictly cautioned under severe penaities for permitting their prejudices or favorif- {sms to put & woman In a higher or lower age class. It is probable that a class of the Omaha enumerators may be called together in Supervisor Zaunders' office before census day to take test estimates on the weman's age question. Chiof Clerk Graff positively declines to give the slightest inkling of EM“MMINIM!‘WIN‘“‘ + assigned to Central City, Neb, to instruct or rather possibly suggest the most up-to- |@ate methods of construciing good and durable roads. Serator Gamble today introduced a bill arpropriating $1,8% to reimburse the Mis- slon Farm company for hay destroyed by prairie fires caused by carelessness of gov- ernment employes on the Roscbud Indian reservation, of the bill granting to the Yankton, Norfolk & Southern rellway an extension of time In which to construct the raflway.- wagon and foot bridge across the Missourl river at Yankton. The bridge must be eom- pleted on or before March 19, 1912, Money for River. Senator Gamble will submit the follow- ing amendments to the rivers and harbor bill: Appropriating $500.000 for furthér im- provement of the Missourl river from Kan- | sas City to Fort Benton; for building dams and constructing reservoirs at Lake Kam- | peska, Lake Poinsett and on the Sloux river In South Dakota to confrol the flow of sald stream and Impound the flood Waters; to secure a permanent stage of | water in the Missouri river, $2,500. | || Senator Gamble today named Joseph | | Henry Hill of Rapid City for a cadetship | {to West Point. | Senator Warren's bill, authorizing _the | secretary of the interior to Issue a patent | to the city of Rawlins, Wyo., on 160 acres Town ot Edison Nearly Destroyed by Conflagration Volunteer Fire Fighters Have Des- perate Fight with Flames— Loss, $50,000. EDISON, Neb., Feb. 18.—(Epecial Tele- am.)—Fire which started here at 5 o'clock ,&;m,m four of the largest ened the whole town. The fact there was little wind and the hard fight made by the fire department saved the rest of the business section. The loss is close to The fire broke out in the middle of the block and had Rurned for an hour before it was discovered. The bulldings destroyed were the Rank of Edison, Bard's hardware store, Munday's general merchandise storc and the printing office. The origin of the fird is not known and the logs was only partially covered by insurance, The Wank vault saved the contents and the bank opened up for business in the local hardware store. The contents of the other bulldings were a total lo: HEMINGFORD, Neb., Feb. 18.—(Special Telegram.)—The principal business block of Hemingford was burned at midnight last | night. The bullding loss 1s $15,000 and stocks $20,000; Insurance $14,00. Burlew. Anderson, are the heaviest losers. In the block was a livery stable, estate office, postoffice, pool hall, store, hardware store, telephone office, butcher shop and general store. C. A.| Burley saved less than one-third of his | stock. C. A. Shindler's pool hall and shoe | store 1s a total loss. The postmaster saved real shoe | livery stable saved all vehicles and stock. | The hotel bullding across the street was saved as was the First State bank by a bucket brigade. A contract has been let for a water works system, but work has | not started. Part of the block will be re- | bullt at once The fire was accidental, | starting in the roof of the shoe store. Senator Tillman’s Illness is Fatal! South Carolinan Stricken a Few | Days Ago at Capital is Believed | to Be Dying. ; WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Senator B. R. Tillman of South Carolina is dying. He s unconsclous and those close to the family of public land was today reported favor- ably to the senate. The president sent to the senate today nominations of the following postmasters: Nebraska—Ainsworth, Lewls W. Short; Beatrice, Albert H. Hollingsworth. South Dakota Frankfort, George A. Fohlman, ters appointed are as follows: ka—Belmont, Dawes county, Fer- dinand Wendt, vice F. A. Diehl, resigned. Towa—Delphos, Ringgold county, Eva G. Rice, vice E. Gelger, resigned; Luther, Boone county, Ray F. Walker, vice J. H. Morgan, removed. James Hoover was appolnted rural gar- rier, Martha E. Hoover substitute, for route 3 at Walnut, Ia. The thousands up- on thousands, and thousands, who dive into the sea of ‘Bee Want Ads. tomorrow morning from early candle light until late at night, represent every class. They want something. They will find it in The Bee, have lost hope for his recovery The 'senator is gradually growing worse and- has not been able to speak since 9 o'clock last night. While it is said there is no immediate danger, the family Is alarmed and has ‘-'~-raphed for the Till- man family physiclan. AU and Yor & time - threat-| the Greene estate and Shindler & Everett ! MANY WRANGLES WITH GLAVIS Cross-Examination of Star Witrss Occupies Another Day. LONG QUESTIONS, LONG ANSWERS Few Replies Are Direct and Chair- man Nelson Says All of The Have String Tied to WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—R. Glavis was again under oross-examination all of to- day before the Ballinger-Pinchot investi- gating committee and when adjournment was taken until tomorrow, there was no Indication that John J. Vertrees, counsel for Secretary Ballinger was approaching the epd of his constant fire of interroga- tions. The scope of the testimony given by Glavis and the latitude allowed by the com- 1 mittee In his cross-examination are almost withput precedent. Th of long questions .and longer answers. Usually the questions have to do with the construction to be placed upon letters, telegraphs, etc., that have been read into the record. It frequently is necessary to 80 over these documents several times dur- | ing the day and to quote freely from them. Some idea of the latitude given to Mr. Glavis may be gained from the fact that Including the two sessions today, the printed testimony of this one witness alone | covers nearly 1,000 printed pages. Wrangles Over Records. Mr. Vertrees and Mr. Glavis had seves wrangles during the afternoon session as | to the meaning and intent of the letters and telegrams in the records. A typical Instance was a telegram from Mr. Ball- inger, in réply to a message from Commis- sioner Denfett of the land office in which the secretary stated his reluctance to act in the Alaska cases and suggested that Mr. Dennett .make the necessary orders himself as to postponing the hearings. Mr. Vertrees sought to show that this meant that Mr. Ballinger was not direct- ing the Alaska cases in any way wh soever. Mr. Glavis, o/ the other hand, insisted that, the only construction he could put upon th telugrams was that it showed that npne of the officials in the department dared do anything in. the cases without first consulting the secretary. Mr. Glavis contended that the telegram conveyed a | specific order by Secretary Ballinger. Mr. Vertrees, at the morning session, drew from the witness the important fact that at the time the Cunningham elalms were ordered “clear listed” in January, 1908, and in fact up to the time that Mr Ballinger left the service as commissioner of the land offige, March 4, 1908, there had been no adverse reports on these claims and that the Cunningham journal, which contained the first evidence of alleged (Continued on Second Fage.) Roosevelt on Final Hunt, Turns to Writing Lectures GONDOKORO, Sudan, on the Upper Nile, Feb. 15.—Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit Rcosevelt and Edmund Heller, the zoolo- gist, left on a steamer today for & final week of shooting along the river banks. Meantimé R. J. Cucninghame, the fleld naturalist; Major Edgar A. Mearns and J Alden Loring will remain here to pack the specimens, dismiss the porters and others who have accompanied the Americans as helperg, and conelude the details incident 10 the winding up of the expedition. With the exception of the river excursion, the hunting 18 practically ended. The party will leave here about February 2, and from then on Mr. Roosevelt will devote himself to the preparation of the lectures which he 8 to dellver upon his arrival in Burope. Koermit Roosevelt and Mr. tirguished themselves today. A netive had faflen into the river near fhe steamer oc ovpied by Colonel Rool it and Wi drowned. Kermit and Mr. Loring learneo Loring dis of the accident and in an effort to recover the body both dove ‘nto the water, less of the dangers from the crocodiles and the swift current. They escaped harm. The governor of Meongalla, tie Belgian | commandant at Lado, and other official called upon Colonel Roosevelt durtfg the forenoon. Colonel Roosevelt, who Is taking hunting trip on the steamer Redjaf, pects to return here on the 26th. He said today that it was Impossible for him to acoept each of the numerous invitations that he had received, but that he would endeavor upon his return to New York to arrange to speak before the Hamlilton club of Chicago, and also to address the Mil- waukee Press club. Definite dates for these occasions cannot be fixed uhtil he reaches New York It is finally davided that he will deliver the Romanes lesture st Oxford university May 8. ox- | cross-examination particularly, Is one heed- | his | TATE TROOPS ON GUARD AT CATRO Three Companies of Militia Protect Court House and Jail of Mob- Cursed Ci}y. COURT ORDERS INVESTIGATION Wouldbe Lynchers Who Attacked Jail to Be Prosecuted. THEIR LEADER IS SHOT DOWN Four Other Members of Mob Are Wounded by Deputy Sheriffs. CAUSE OF OUTBREAK REMOVED Ne€&ro Who Snatched Purse Ple Gullty Glven Indetermi Sentence. Woman's and te CAIRO, I, Feb. 18—With three com- panies of militia guarding the court house and jail, under dlrect supervision of Ad- Jutant General Frank 8. Dickson of Springfield, this city settled down tonight to complete quiet after a strenuous twen- tyfour hours, and the authorities belleve they have the situation well In hand, There are many scattered groups of men about the streets and In the vicinity of { the jail, but no crowd is allowed to con- gregate. Threats have been made against Sheriff Fred D, Nellis for the killing of Alexander Halllday early this mornihg by his dépu- | ties and the wounding of four others in beating back the mob that would lynch a negro uprse snatcher, but the presence of the soldiers is having a salutary effect in preventing further demonstrations. A third militia company was asked by the sher!ff this afternoon and Company M of Champaign was ordered out, arriving on a special train at 6:30 o'clock. Negro in Sentenced. John Pratt, the negro the mob Intended | to lynch and who was glven an indetermi- | nate sentence of not more than fourteen | years in the Chester penitentlary on each | of two charges of robbery this afternoon, {will be taken secretly to the prison at & o'clock tomorrow morning with twelve | other convicted prisoners in a special | train. His removal ,it s belleved, will | remove the last apprehension of another |assault on the jall. Lincoln Wilson, arrested as ‘a suspected companion of Pratt in the snatching of women's pocketbooks, was released at § o'clock tonight. The grand jury failed to return an Indictment against him, Pratt's indictment and sentence took less than a half hour this afternoon. At 3 o'clock the indictment was returned and ten minutes later he pleaded gulity and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Willlam Butler. Judge Orders Inquiry. A searching Investigation of the.sttack lon the jail this morning when Halliday was killed was ordered this afternoon by Judge Butler In a charge to the grand jury immediately after the dlsposal of the cases of the two negroes. No action was taken this afternoon, but the affair will be taken up when the jury. reconvenes tomorrow morning. | Judge Butler's instructions to the grand jury were In substance a demand that the | roters be brought to justice and made to | stand trial for rioting a felony. *“This sort of procedure must be stopped,” | he sald. “Law that 1§ not enforced ceases | to be law. | “There have been five murders in Caira | since November 11, when we had another occurrence of mob violence. These crimes show that mob law Is no deterrent to erime and it s your duty to see that mob law | leaces to be." | The state's attorney is co-operating with { the grand jury. Coroner James McManus has as yet called no inquest in the killing | of Halllday, He said tonight that he in- | tends to gp slowly in his investigations. | Halliday's body has been taken to the home of a brother, Parker Halliday, with the coroner's consent. Sheriff Dewcribes Attack. Sheriff Nellls was in close touch with | Governor Deneen by long distance telephone !all day and said tonight .that his cours | had been commended by the governor. | A stray shot fired by a member of the |'mob was the direct cause of the volley ! from the deputies guarding the jall that | 1aia several of its members low, according | to Sheriff Nellls' version of the attack. I was standing on the front porch of the court house parleying with the mob, which | was demanding that I give up Pratt,” he {#ald tonight, “when someone fired a shot {4n the crowd. “My deputies, watching the parley from |a second story window, thought that I | fired a shot as a signal. They then fired | a volley into the alr. “The mob refused to retreat and my deputies then fired Into the crowd, You know the result. My conscience s easy | over the entire affair. They were deter- | mined to get me unless I got them. I did | my duty by protecting 'my prisoners at any price.” | The deaa: ALEX HALLIDAY, 3 years old, dairy- man, son of former Mayor Thomus W, Halliday of Cairo; wounded in head and body. The wounded: Sam Wessinger, former policeinan, wounded in head and shoulder; at St. Mary's inflrmary. John Maloney, brother-in-law of Mrs, | Rose Maloney, whose purse was snatched by | one of the negro prisoners, sought by the { mob. Slight wound In cheel | Horton Crehan, wounded in ankle; stopped to see what the trouble wi | George B. Walker, the Associated Press correspondent, wounded in the leg. 1 | he Eight Deputies Were Negroes. Elght of the twelve deputy sheriffs whose shots killed Halllday and wounded the others were negroes. This fact was not | definitely known to the ecrowd which stormed the court house, but it was sus- pected, and the suspiciou helped to arouse the racial feeling that spurred on the erowd, The deadly volley which the sheritf's men fired from the windows of the sheriff's and circult clerk’s offices, on the firs floor of the court house, was fired in ane swer to scattering shots from the crowd, and after the deputies, in obedience to the sheriff's order, had fired one volley in the alr, One of the bullets fired from the crowd grazed the sheriff's right hand, causing & blood blister, but not breaking the skin. Others fell near him. It was after this, he says, that his men fired directly into the erowd. | The mob foll back to twe saloons ade