The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-10
Shall the Mob Rule ?
Meeting of Citizens at the Gcdrt 20 Use
TIE GE-TRAGFOF LAST HEDNEkDST I
MORNEAG DENOUNCED.
Enforcement Of the Law Oemarced
against all who InStisated, Engec-
ed in, or Allotted the SUtTase.

On Wednesday afternoon, the follow
ing call, which explains itself. was cir
culated among oar citizens:
We. the undersigned. hereby request
| the citizens of Findlay AMI vicinity, 10
| meet AT the Court Iou>a. this. Wr,ines-
| day evening, TO take such treasures as
may be deemed best to preserve the
peace OF the village, and enforce the
laws.
II. p. Gage. c. w. O'NeaI. Isaac Da-
vi~. Thomas J. Burns. J. 5. Patterson,
L. p. Jones. VIM. Jones, ID. J. Cory.
H. " Vance, j. VI. Byal. ID. X. Bond,
X S Baker J. II. Elwell, Jos. Stack
house. James Wilson, f. :. kimber W.
L. Miller. p Kunz, T. II. Tufts. i.
w. Firnin, J. y. kimncl, W. Ii. Haven.
Henry Watson, L. Gle>Sner, Henry By
al. ii. Blocker, Eben Muse, 7. Tottcn.
Gottleib PfIeger, J. ID. Ford, Michael
Karcher. ii. Newell, Il. W. Galloway.
p G.. Tritch, Charles Osterlen, Martin
J.. Detwiler. John w. Davis, VIM. j..
Davis. Cyrus NJ Hassler, r. NJ. Jones,
+. Karst, J. 4. Adams. Geo. w. Ruhl,
y. Il. BeIden. O. j. DeWolfe, l.. y.
Baldwin.
In response to the above about three
hundred of our best citizens assembled
at the appointed hour Mr.. Vim. Vance
was callen to the chair, and o. J. De
Wolfe Was chosen Secretary. On mo-
ton of Mr.. e. C. Barnd, the following
committee was appointed to draft reso-
lutions, expressive of the sentiment of
the meeting:
MessrS. G. c. Barnd, II. Porch,
Frank karst, James y. Bope, John
Davis, G. w. Galloway, p. Kunz, II.
p. Gage, Z. G. DeWolfe, o. y. Ballard.
After the Committee had retired, the
meeting was declared open for short
speeches, and the following gentlemen
were called out and responded: John
RuhI, James Wilson, William Vance,
George Crawford, DIR. F. w. Entrikin,
H. Shannon, and VIM. Gribben.
The Committee reported a series of
resolutions, which were adopted, section
by section. A resolution censuring
Sheriff Henry for failure to discharge
his duty in the premises excited consid-
cradle discussion. Those who opposed
the resolution, claimed that it WAS not
fair nor Just to condemn a man without
a full and fair hearing. Nearly all the
lawyers in the house took the ground
that. If the specifications laid down i'll
the resolutions were true, the Sheriff
was liable to Il legal prosecution, and it
l. IL
Judge his ease. ON the other hand,
others present maintained that they
were eye-witneSSeS to the specifications
laid down in the resolutions; that the
Sheriff had failed signaiiy in the dis
chars,. of his duties. and HAT it was en-
tireiy right and proper for the meeting
to 80 declare. After lengthy discus
sion, the resolution was laid on the Ia
BILE. The preamble and resolutions were
adopted, as follows:
WHEREAS. The safety OF life and prop
erty, the Eeace and good order Of society
and the perpetuity of free government
depend upon the obedience Of all citi-
zens to the laws of the land, and
WHEREAS, Mob law is subversiye of
all the interests of community and leads
to anarchy. and
WHEREAS. 1t is the duty of all good
citizens to abide 10y and uphold the en-
forcrment of the laws of the land, there
fore
ReSoIrCd. That We can not too strongly
condemn the unlawful assembly this day
of part of our citizens, their riotOus dem
onStrations, and their rescue from the
hands of the officers of the law Of one
committed to his custody i'll pursuance
of law,
ResDIced. That we demand the due
and proper observance and enforcement
of all laws duly enacted, and will pledge
our support, sympathy and assistance in
all proper and legal ways to secure that
object
The following additional resolution
was offered by Mr. NJ. Gray, and unani-
mously adopted:
ReSOiced. That we call upon the prop
er officers to investigate the conduct, Of
fetal or otherwise, of any Of our citizens
whom they have reason to believe in
stigated, engaged i'll or abeetted the riot
Gus proceedings witnessed this morn
ing, and We furthermore demand that,
if the evidence justify it, they be brought !
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