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i : Daily $EWS SECTION The WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska Snow; colder. For low Snow. For weathe r report see page 2. PAGES 1 TO S. VOL. XXXIX NO. 190. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1910-RIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Bee Omaha I .CIIEUIIY TOP BOSS IS SHOT IN BACK Attempt Hade to Assassinate Man 4 Aiding in Recovery of Bodies from Mine. WOUND PROBABLY FATAL Attack Hade by Man He Had Refused Employment. MINERS SURROUND THE - JAIL - Prisoner is Later Taken to Princeton . to Prevent Lynching. I 1 ELEVEN , BODIES TAKEN OUT They An la Good State of Preserra- . tloa and Seven Have Bft Iden tified Corpses RfitmhU Himnlea. v ' CHERRT, III., Fob. IS. An attempt to assassinate one of the St Paul company's bosses added to the tragedy of Cherry's mine disaster today. A dismissed em ploye, stepping up behind Charles Ather- W, known as the top boss, whipped out sr. revolver and, crying "To pay you back," fired three shot. Atherton fell, probably fatally wounded. The shooting occurred In the midst of the work of recovering- the 171 bodies en tombed In the mine since the fatal fire of November 13. Eleven bodies had been brought up. Atherton was standing at i hi. post at the south of the shaft and r Ws 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 uccesslon and a man dashed wildly from the crowd. In the confusion. It was whis pered that W. W. Taylor of Chicago, genr ral 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 hundr-i enraged miners, headed by Ehytlff ' Skorlund. started down the rail roiffij tract after the would-be assassin while the crowd behind shouted "Lynch 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 Peter Brown, but was later Identified as Melas i Mendltch. He said he shot Atherton be I cause he had been refused, a Job and had 1 been looking for James Steele, superln- , tendent of the company's mine here and at Granville, 111. Later a mob surrounded the Jail and tonight' the prisoner was taken to Princeton, 111., for safety. Ath erton came here from Granville, where he has a wife and family. He was taken to hospital at La Sails, 111., where it was aid hla condition was critical and said he probably would not recover. " The shooting followed a day of feverish anxiety. The recovery of more bodies brings Cherry's story up to date as follows: J 'Member 13, men entombed November IS. killed in rescue work. November 20, taken out alive February 4, taken- out dead February 18, taken out dead 310 10 11 previously taken out dead.. no Still u.irecovcred 117 The ieoT;iarly well-preserved condition . much cross-questioning. Wilson .was a of the bodies today gave the mine man-j member of Troop L and served' as. aor agement hope that the recovery of the j geant, but deserted from the army at the other bodies will not be as difficult as was expected. One state mine Inspector eald the bodies resembled mummies. Only even of them were Identified. Among these was John McGUl, a boy. When the larm of fire spread through the mine the rather or 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 said the recovery of bodies would progress rapidly tomor row. VILLAGE P. M. TO BE MADE. LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AGENT Representative Garner Introduces BUI to Aid Vneraployed to i Secure Work. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18-Employment for the unemployed Is the subject of a bill that has been Introduced by Representa tive Garner (Republican) of Pennsylvania, who proposes through the medium of the Postofflce 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 authorise the post rit tster general to establish in the depart Heiont and in every postofflce In the United States an "information labor officer," whose duty It shall be to supply dally to employers lists of persons wanting work and to the latter lists of employers wanting laborers. Each county seat Is to be a distributing renter for the county In which It Is located, applications for labor and for laborers being sunt from there daily to all points In the country. HIGH KICK CAUSES DEATH OF YOUNG MAN AT ALDA George llarrett found Lifeless la Shop After Practicing Atbtetlo Feats with Friends. ALDA, Neb., eo. 18. (Special Tele gramsGeorge Harrett, aged IS, 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 ticing high kicking, this presumably caus ing a hemorrhage. It was supposed the young man had gone to Grand Island, but on the discovery that he had purchased no ticket, a search was made and his body found, death having com some time the night before. The lad, besides leaving a father and mother, had a host of friends who were shocked at his untimely death. Schumann Heirs Agree. MAUSHALLTOWN. Ia.. Feb. 18-Spe- -lal.) After quarrelling for ten days In JUrt ovtr the St-0.000 estate of CTirlm humann, a rich German who died at taurwl, the widow and the five son and nne daughter reached an agreement today and stopped further litigation. By the set tlement the widow gels her one-third of the estate and the rest Is equally divided among the six children. The will, which cut oca the dsughter, Mrs. Amelia Carrl gan r ijrtnnell, with only 11.600, was set ai y the yttf thai beard Mr. Cam OA'S aeotul (a aevt Rate Increase Filed Omaha to Make Fight SBBBSSnSBmsni All Roads, Save Great Western, Raise Schedule for Dressed Meat Shipments Protest to Come. Increased rate on dressed meats for ship ments from Omsha to Chicago and St. Louis, which, have been proponed by all the roads, with the exception pf the Great Western, will become effective on ' March 20, according to sohedules filed with the Interstate Commerce commission at W ash ing ton yesterday. t The Omaha shippers contemplate Immediate action and will probably file a protest with the Interstate Commerce commission charging dlscrlmlna tlon. "Omaha will not stand 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 all." . . The schedules file advise the Interstate Commerce commission of the following In creases In rates. From' Omaha to St. Louis, proper rates advanced 3H cents yb all lines when des tined to points east of Illinois and Indiana state line; rates advanced 5 cents except by Chicago Great Western, which made no change in existing rates. Rates from Omaha to Chicago proper ad vanced 3H cents, via all lines except Chi cago Great Western. When destined east of Illinois and Indiana state lines rates advanoed S cents except by Chicago Great Western, which holds to present rates. Similar conditions exist as to Kansas City, axoept that rates from that city via Alton, Chicago Great Western and Wabash are not advanced. . Blood Spots on Money ot Accused Prof. Thorpe of Creighton University,' Gives Testimony in Trial of Wallee Rifenberg. IAINSWORTH. Neb., Feb. 18. (Special Telegram.) The state rested when court adjourned this evening after examining thirty-six witnesses in hte trial of Walter Rifenberg, alias George Wilson, for the murder of Jacob Davis, which occurred here on the evening of December 27. Five days' time was consumed In the examina tion of these witnesses, the most dam aging evidence being furnished 'by Helen Leads, whom Wilson promised to marry after deserting his wife. First Lieutenant William R. Reziehou sen of Troon L. Fourth United States cav- i airy, stationed at Fort Lead, S. D., and ' Prof. 1 Thorpe , of Creighton university, . 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 I was given with reluctance and only after same time he left his wife and a babe one day old. Lieutenant Renslehausen'a identification was positive, although his testimony to the effect that Wilson had deserted from I the army was stricken from the records of the court on the ground that It Incrim inated 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 Wilson shown any interest whatever in hlsicaje, this occasion bolnr the appearance of his wife in court. His face worked convulsively and for a time it was thought ho was on the verge of a i breakdown, 4ut he gained his self-control and In a few minutes viewed the proceed ings with nochalance which has 'charac terized hi ealtltude from the start. RENEW LOVE AFFAIR AFTER TWENTY-FOUR YEARS' ABSENCE Former Plattamoath Woman In Ro mance Following; Divorce and Christmas Meeting. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) Word has been rfcelvtd In this city that J. Edward Llnehart of Taylorvllle, 111., and Mrs. Cassie E. Bates of Lexington, Neb., 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 ions went to Lexington and she engaged In the mil linery business. Mr. Llnehart Is engaged in the drug business on the east side of the square in Taylorvllle. The romantic part of the wedding was that Mr. Llnehart and Mrs. Bates were sweethearts twenty-four years ago, but since that time had not- seen nor heard from each other until last Chrlsmas. Their first meeting before the marriage was In the home ot Mrs. Henry Muller, a cousin of Mrs. Bates, in Decatur, whert she visited for two weeks. Census Takers May Guess on Woman's Age, if Need Be The bureau of the census is trying to convince all those who are to be "cen sused" that any Information communicated to the enumerator is strictly, and abso lutely confidential and will not be Imparted to anyone else under the severest penalties, "so help me." i There I trouble ahead In getting at' the age of unmarrltd women, and many device have been suggested to the census depart ment to meet the emergency where the woman refuse 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 M and IS will be scored at t unlee she can produce a Biblical record to the contrary. The ages of women consequently will go by decades and the nxt rating where the womaa eannot In reason or appearanoe come under the M mark will be rated at now iiiL Methods .chasing Live Stock and X Marketing Meats Are Inquired Into. THOMAS R. CREIGH ON STAND Stock of Cudahy Company Practically All Held by Family. BUYING PRICES AT KANSAS CITY Swift's Manager Says They Are Fixed , on Basis of Chicago Receipts. MEAT VALUES AT KAWTOWN Cudahy- Loral Manager Fixes Rates for Local Trade ana Shipping; Prices Are Determined la Omaha. JEFFERSON CITT, Mo.. Feb. 18,-WIt-nesues before Special Examiner Daniel Dillon in the attorney general's investiga tion o !d 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 Crcigh ot Omaha, assistant to the president of the Cudahy Packing com pany, and E. R. Cross, cashier, and Theo dore Hlnes, In charge of the sales depart ment of the Schwarxschlld & Sulsbergcr Packing company, were the afternoon wit nesses. ""Crelgh testified as to the methods of doing business and told how the. stock was practically held by the Cudahy family. The stock of the Schwarzschild 4 Sulsberger plant. Cross testified. Is held by the Suls berger family wits the exception of a small minority of shares. Neither company, according to the wit nesses, has stock in the National Packing company. Ttye witnesses testified no agree ment exists With other companies to fix prices. Six meat packing companies do 70 per cent of the packing business at Kansas City and about 90 to 96 per cent outside of the local business at Kansas City, accord ing to the testimony of I..N. Rich, general manager of Swift and Company of Kansas City. Prices of Live Stock. Prices for buying live stock, Mr. Rich testified, are fixed on report of dally re ceipts and markets for live stock at Chicago-. 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 oompany for all of the Swift plant. . Swift and Company . withdrew from the Kansas City Fruit and Produce exchange when prosecution was commenced against that exchange. ., , , t James D. MeCoIl, In charge of the fresti meat department 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. Louis base - their 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 lieved to be collecting evidence fbr the gov ernment to be used In the grand Jury in vestigation of the methods of the so-called "beef trust" returned here today. Mr. Miles made a stav of several weeks in Omaha and Kansas City. John . R. . Hunter,, manager of Morris & Co., and L. W.'i Ervine, credit manager for the same company, were before the Jury today. Two employes of Schwarsschlld A Sulsbergcr also appeared. HOGS GO. UP TEN CENTS MORE New Record ' Price at Kansas City When SO. 22 1-2 Is Reached Friday. t KANSAS CITY. Feb. IS. A new hog rec ord was established here today when heavy hogs sold for 19.2214 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 yard advanced today to S0.47H a hundred weight, a gain of IVi cent over yesterday, and f'lxed a new record since 1870, when the animals sold for 1 10. The advance caused stronger predictions that the 110 hog would soon appear In the markets. SIOL'X CITT, la., Feb. 18. -Hog prices continued to soar here today,' touching $3.10, a new ieford. POSTMASTER AT IOWA FALLS W. E. Weldoa's Name Is Sent to the Senate by President f' Tutt! WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.-Among nomina tions to be postmasters sent by the presi dent to congress today were the following: William E. Weldon, Iowa Falls. Ia.; Laurence O. Weakley, St. Joseph, Mo. 40. This will be confined more particularly to- such women who are getting Jut a little bit gray about the temples, and those whose gray hair are still more manifest will be put in the SO-ytar class. it is thought that after a woman cannot prove that she 1 under SO, she will have no objection to going Into the 60-year cUbs. The enumerator will have to be governed largely by their own discretion In classify ing the ages of spinster who refuse to give the exact figure and they will be strictly cautioned under severe penalties for permitting their prejudice or favorit ism to put a woman In a higher or lower age class. It is probable that a class of the Omaha enumerators . may be called together in Supervisor taundere' office before census day to take test estimate on the woman' age question. Chlof Clerk Oraff positively decline to give the slightest Inkling of Ui date that this mount will b catd. From the New Tork World. MONEY FOR IRRIGATION WORK Senator Brown Seeking Large Sum for Scott's Bluff Project. AMENDMENT TO RIVERS BILL Senator ( Gamble Trying . to Impound Headwaters of Missouri Near' ' the Riser's Bonroe New ' Appointee. - - (From a Staff Correeponflerit.) ' -' WASHINGTON. Feb., 18. (Special Tele gram.) Senator Norris Brown today of fered an amendment . to the rivers and harbors bill appropriating $300,000 to assist in the early completion of the ditch In Scott's Bluff county, Nebraska, under the Pathfinder piojeot. The argument of the senator Is that while the bill carries large sums for protecting people from flood waters along the Mis sissippi, this appropriation will help to capture flood waters at their source and thus protect the Mississippi people and at the same time keep faith with the settlers In Nebraska who have taken land along the proposed government canal and have waited 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 assigned to Central City, Neb., to Instruct or rather possibly suggest the most up-to-date methods of constructing good and durable roads. Serator Gamble today Introduced a bill expropriating $1,S25 to. reimburse the Mis sion Farm company for hay destroyed by prairie fires caused by carelessness of gov ernment employes on the Rosebud Indian rerervatlon. Senator Gamble has secured the passage of the bill granting to the Tanklon, Norfolk & Southern railway an extension of time In which to construct the railway, wagon and foot bridge across the Missouri river at Yankton. The bridge ' must . be com pleted on or before March 19. J912. Money for RlTer. Senator Gamble will submit the follow ing amendments to the 'rivers and harbor bill: Appropriating $500,000 for further im provement of the Missouri river from Kan sas City to Fort Benton; for building dams and constructing reservoirs at Lake Kam peska. Lake Poinsett and on the Sioux river In South Dakota to control the flow of said stream and Impound the flood waters; to secure a permanent stage of water In the Missouri river, lo2,500. ; Senator Gamble today named Joseph Henry Hill of Rapid City for a cadetship to West Point. Senator Warren's bill,, authorising the secretary of the Interior to issue a patent to the city of Rawlins, Wyo., on 160 acres of public land was today reported favor ably to the senate. The president sent to the senate today nomination of the following postmasters: . Nebraska A ins worth, Lewis W. Short; Beatrice. Albert H. Holllngsworth. South Dakota Frankfort, George A. Fohlman. Postmasters appointed are as follows: Nebraska Belmont, Dawes county, Fer dinand Wendt, vice F. A. Dlehi, resigned. Iowa Del ph o, Ringgold county, Eva G. Rice, vice E. Gelger. resigned; Luther. Boon county, Ray F. Walker, vice J. H. Morgan, removed. James Hoover wa appointed rural car rier, Martha E. Hoover substitute, for route 8 Ht Walnut. Ia. The thousands up on thousands, and thousands, who dive into the sea of Bee Want Ads. tomorrow roornlnc from early candle light until late at night, represent every clasa. They want something. They will find it in The Bee, most likely. ""lb' L 1 1 SYMPATHY. Town ot Edison Nearly Destroyed by Conflagration Volunteer Fire Fighters Have Des ; perate Fight with Flames Loss, $50,000. ' EDISON, Neb., Feb. 18. (Speolal Tele gram.) Fire which started here at 5 o'clock this morning destroyed four of the largest tnistnetsr 'ovikttoga and for time -threatened the whole town. Thd 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 150.000. The fire broke but In the middle of the block end had burned for an hour before It was discovered. The buildings destroyed were the Bank of Edison, Bard's hardware store, Munday's general merchandise store and the printing office. The origin of the flrd Is not known and the Iocs was only partially covered by Insurance. The sank vault saved the contents and the bank opened up for business in the local hardware store. The contents of the other buildings were a total loss. HEMINGFORD, Neb., Feb. IS. (Special Telegram.) The principal business block of Hemlngford was burned at midnight last night. The building loss Is 115.000 and stocks $20,000; Insurance $14,000. Burlew Anderson, the Greene estate and Shlndler & Everett are the heaviest losers. In the block was a livery stable, real estate office, postofflce, pool hall, shoo 'store, hardware store, telephone office, butcher shop and general store.' C. A. Burley saved less than one-third of his stock. C. A. Shlndler's pool hall and shoe store 1b a total loss. The postmaster saved all mall and fixtures. The owner of the livery stable Haved all vehicles and stock. The hotel building across the street wa 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 built at once The fire was accidental, starting In the roof of the shoe store. Senator Tillman's Illness is Fatal Sonth, 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 Is unconscious snd those close to the family 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 hi ,-'raphed for the Till man family physician. UiUEf Roosevelt on Final Hunt, Turns to Writing Lectures GONDOKORO, Sudan, on the Upper Nile. Feb. IK. Colonel Roosevelt. Kermlt Rcosevelt and Edmund Heller, the xoolo glst, left on a etesmer .today for a final week of shooting along the river bank. Meantime R. J. Cunninghams, the field naturalist; Major Edgar A Mearns and 1. Alden Lorlng will remain here to pack the specimens, dismiss the porter and others a ho have accompanied the American as helper, and conclude the detail Incident to the winding up of th expedition. With the exception of the river excursion, the hunting Is praotlcally ended. The party will leave here about February 26, and from then on Mr. Roosevelt wl'l devote himself to th preparation of the lecture which he la to deliver upon his arrival In Europe. Kirmlt Roosevelt and Mr. Lorlng dis tlrguishcd themselves today.' A native had fallen into the river near the steamer oc evpled by Colonel RooseVelt and was drowned. Kermlt and Mr. Lorlng learned MANY WRANGLES WITH CLEVIS Cross-Examination of Star Witss Occupies Another Day. LONG QUESTIONS, LONG ANSWERS Few Replies Are Direct and Chair man Nelson Bay All of Them Have String; Tied to t , Them, WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. R. Glavls was again under cross-examination all of to day before the Balllnger-Plnchot investi gating committee and when adjournment was taken until tomorrow, there was no Indication that John J. Vertrees, counsel for Secretary Bal linger was approaching the end of his constant fire of Interroga tions. The scope of the testimony given by Glavls and the latitude allowed by the com mittee In his cross-examination are almost without precedent. Thf cross-examination particularly, is one of long questions . and longer answers. Usually the questions have to do with the construction to be placed upon letters, telerranhs. Ate. that have hMn rend Into the record. It frequently Is necessary to go over these documents several times dur Ing the day and to quote freely from them. Some idea of the latitude given to Mr. ! Glavls may be gained from the fact that Including the two session today, the printed testimony of this one witness alone covers nearly 1,000 printed pages. Wrasglea Over Records. Mr. Vertrees and Mr. Glavls had sever.il 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 reply to a message from Commis sioner Dennett of the lend office In which the secretary stated his reluctance to net In the Alaska cases and suggested that Mr. Dennett make the necessary order 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 what soever. Mr. Glavls, oh' the other hand, Insisted that, the only construction he could put upon th teli grams was that It showed that npne of the officials In the department dared do anything in. the cases without first consulting the secretary. Mr. Glavls contended that the telegram conveyed a speclflo order by Secretary Ballinger. Mr. Vertrees, at the morning aeHloi, drew, from the witness the Important fact that at the time the Cunningham claims 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 office, 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 Page.) of the accident and in an effort to recover the body both dove nto the water, heed less of the dangers from the crocodile and the wlft current. They escaped harm, s The governor of Meongalla, the Belgian commandant at Lado. and other officials, called upon Colonel Roosevelt durrfg the forenoon. Colonel Roosevelt, who Is taking his hunting trip on the steamer Redjaf, ex pects to return here on the t6th. He said today that It was Impossible for him to accept eaoh of the numerous Invitation that he had received, but that he would endeavor upon hi return to New Tork to arrange to speak before the Hamilton club of Chicago, and also to address the Mil waukee Press club. Definite dates for these occasions csnnot be fixed uhtll he reaches New York. It Is finally divided that he will deliver the Romans lecture at Oafard university May a STATE TB00TS ON GUARDAT CAIRO Three Companies of Militia Protect Court House and Jail Of Mob Cursed Cijy. 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 ea-ro who Snatched woman's Purse Pleads Guilty and Is Given Indeterminate Sentence. CAIRO. 111., Feb. 18 With three com panies of militia guarding the court house and Jail, under direct supervision of Ad jutant General Frank 8. Dickson of Springfield, this city settled down tonight to complete quiet after a strenuous twen-tj-four hours, and the authorities believe 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. Nellls for the killing of Alexander Halllday early this morning by his depu ties and the wounding of four others in beating back the hiob 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 wag asked by the sheriff this afternoon and Company M of Champaign was ordered out, arriving on a special train at 0:30 o'clock. ea-ro Is Sentenced, John Pratt, the negro the mob intended to lynch and who was given an Indetermi nate sentence of not more than fourteen years In the Chester penitentiary on each of two charges of robbery this afternoon, will be taken secretly to the prison at S o'clock tomorrow morning with twelve other convicted prisoners in a special train. His removal ,lt Is believed, will remove the last apprehension of another assault on the Jail. Lincoln Wilson, arrested as 'a suspected companion of Pratt In the snatching of women's pocketbooks, was released at S 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 8 o'clock the Indictment was returned and ten minutes later he pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Circuit Judge William Butler. - ... .. .. . , Judge Orders InajsOry. A searching Investigation ot thoattack on the Jail this morning when Halllday was killed was ordered this afternoon by ' Judge Butler In a charge to tbe grand jury ' Immediately after the disposal of the cases -of the two negroes. No action was taken this afternoon, but the affair win be taken up when the Jury., reconvenes tomorrow morning. ... Judge Butler's Instructions to the grand Jury were In substance a demand that the rioters be brought to Justice and made to stand trial for rioting, a felony. "This sort of procedure must be stopped," he said. "Law that I not enforced ceases to be law. ' "There have been five murders in Calr since November 11, when we had another J occurrence of mob violence. These crimes ! show that mob law' Is no deterrent to crime and It Is your duty to see that mob law. leaces to be." The state's attorney Is co-operating with the grand Jury. Coroner James McManu has as yet called no inquest In the killing ot Halllday. He said tonight that he in tends to go slowly in his Investigations. Halllday's body has been taken to the home of a brother. - Parker Halllday, with th coroner' consent. Sheriff Describes Attack. Sheriff Nellls was In close touch with Governor Deneen by long distance telephone all day and said tonight .that his course had been commended by the governor. A stray shot fired by a member of th mob was the direct cause of the volley . from the deputies guarding the Jail thai iBld several of Its member low, according to Sheriff Nellls' version of the attack. "I was standing on the front porch of th court house parleying with the mob, which was demanding that I give up Pratt," he said tonight, "when someone fired a Bhot (n 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 air. "Th mob refused to retreat and my deputies then fired Into the crowd. Tou know the result. My conscience is easy over the entire affair. They were deter mined to get me unless I got them. I did my duty by protectlng'my prisoner at any price." " Th dead: ALEX HALLtDAY. SS year old, dairy, man, son of former Mayor Thomas W, Halllday of Cairo; wounded In head and body. Th wounded: Sam Wesslnger, former policeman, wounded in head and shoulder; at 8t. Mary' Infirmary. John Maloney, brother-in-law of Mr. Rose Maloney, whose purs wa snatched by one of th negro prisoner, sought by th mob. Slight wound In cheek. Horton Crehan, wounded In ankle; he topped to see what the trouble was. George B. Walker, the Associated Press correspondent, wounded In the leg. Eight Deputies Were Negroes. Eight of th twelve deputy sheriff who shots killed Halllday and wounded th other were negroes. This fact was not definitely known to th crowd which stormed th court house, but it was us peeted, and th ausplclou helped to arouse th racial feeling that spurred on th crowd. The deadly volley which the sheriff! men fired from the window of th sheriff and circuit clerk's offices, on the first floor of the court house, wa fired In an. wer to scattering shots from th crowd, and after the deputies, In obedience to th sheriff order, had fired one volley In th air. 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 wa after this, he ays, that hi man fired directly into tha crewd, Th mob Nil back to tw salMaa a