The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-27
THE LYNCIIING OF SClIELL.
A MIDNTGHT HdNGTNG ~ TIM Y1RD
or IN OHIO COTRT HOUSE.
Jail Doors Battered Down md a Murderer
Led Forth to Denth-Tbe Culprirs De-
mails that he Committed the Terrible Deed.


Led Forth to Denth-Tbe Culprifs De-
mails thnt he Committed the Terrible Deed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 2j.-Niss Allie
Laughn, the daughter OF a highly respected
and we'll to-do farmer OF Logan coanty, In this
State. met her death in a horrible manher the
other dav at tho hands of James W. Sobell,
tenant on Mr.. Laughin's farm. When the peo-
pie Of Bellefontaine became acquainted with all
the as Of the crime, their Indignation
scarcely knew bounds, and soon after Schells
lodgment In jail on Thursday night 1t became
evident that he would be dangling between
heaven and earth before sunrise the next day.
Yesterday the sturdy formers began to as
semble in Dellefontaine, and at o'clock
7. NJ. the town was full OF persons
greatly excited, and groups stood around
the streets conyersing quietly. There
was no brae, no bl lster. nnd no whiskey.
The 10 o'clock tr in from the South brought
about one bundled men from along the road.
About II o'clock the most active participants
went to brick kiln in the outskirts, OF the
town and organized In four companies OF about
twenty Ave men each. The cumpanes and tho
men were all numbered. For masks they. bad
hnndkerchefs tied across the lower half Of their
faces, and some had their coats turned inside
out and their hats slouchcd over their eyes
| some switch, and the procession marched quietly
through the PRINCIPAL streets Of the town to the
court house, turned down tho street imme-
diatcly south OF It, and so round In front uf tho
jail, which is In tho rear of the court house.
BAIrERiSG down THE JAIL DOORS.
Here they came to halt, and a man who
acted as leader stepped up TO tho Jail door,
| knocked at 1t. and called " Nr Sh"iin" IN
| loud voice three times. No answer heing elicit
| ed, he turned round to the quietly watching
crowd and said, Company ono. do your duty
| Company one advanced, carrying the rail- In
| quick succession they delivered series ot bat
| terlns ram blows which no door could long
| Withstand, and soon forced II from Its hinges.
/ With cold chiseis and slodge hammers they
hewed path to the cell where the doomed man
lay.
In about twenty-five minutes from the time
| when they had burst In the outer door the
leader appeared at the entrance and announced
| to the eSpectant crowd, We've got HIM ana
| will bring him out and make him confess this
| and other crimes" This announcement was re-
ceiyed bv the populaco with stern demonstra-
the committee 5rpoarcd with their prisoner.
Emerging from the jail, they took IN their line
TO the south corner of the fence. they reached a
| large tree whose bOushs stretched ont over the
street. a long rope, with moose attached, was
produced and the moose put around Schell's
neck. \ dry goods box was pushed foiwrrd,
! ana on this iinpromptu scancid Schpl took mis-
stand for his list ten minutes of life. A. he
! pickering lirht Of "A Kerosene Iamp playinc over
| his features, hi, bearing WAS singulary stolid
liz was not a bad iooline man. with Ills dark
hair and black moustache and beard. lie was
| dressed in u loose. dark sack coat, waistcolt.
ard black plush cap turned up at the edges. lie
| Knit frame.
AN iNvIrArIoN TO CONFESS.
some disposition was mtll'cstou 70 sun
| marty run nm up as nh'e' out Gamer SousNiis
! preFNlled. ana MS svli ceUs'iiHttu JurE''' IN
| forming hlIn that ne n"d put u rev moments
70 llNe invited MA to IMPROVE Tue lll' py nlih-
ing a confession ol ms CRIME OF rNuct CRIMES,
Tor there was more than one count ia judge
| Lynchs indictmcnt. lhus urgsd ne onehci hls
| ~, hut ohN 10 Iel'tt''e iiS uti'ini "' tno
charges ana accusing, DIS VIC WIN the COM
mission ~ rho MURDER ale-lns tnat ne mac
once bousht poGhu OF cahuS lor Aisf LouEn-
nm and thht us Mle hau peth yrHlous eve,
since. ne W = then hskeu ABOUT wy ,nurueT , oi
MT. florence ahI uehlcu hil cohpllcttS ln hls
disa pearancc. Inc questioning theh oecdne
general On holhG asked uEaih 10 cuhl.ss, We
| ftpileu, 10 YOU suppose ! ~ suOS '"ine
| Mr; lushlln was my est iriend ......., 49,,
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