Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-16
SEARCHING INVESTIGATION

was not done. The day opened dark for
the prisoner and grew more densely
dark as an exhaustive investigation,
made in every possible manner and di-
rection, by variety OF means, conduct
ed by thoughtful, skiliful, honest men Of
every profession aud standing, until
there was such an accumulated evidence
of Warmers guilt, that before night
there was deep seated aud wide spread
conviction that he was most guilty Of
the combined sin. No arrangement was
made, but in the night there were
SPONTANEOUS GATHERINGS
of hundreds of clear headed, determined
men, to talk over, analytic evidence,
sitting it, weighing it, comparing 1t,
until there seemed to be no possible
way of avoiding the inevitable and log
ical conclusion, forced by stubborn facts
that Warner did the horrible deed.
There was no formal action taken as to
what should be done. Beer and whisky
had nothing to say in the matter, but
serious men, thinking of the supreme
importance of protecting the virtue and
safety of mother, wife and daughter,
and also Of preserving the majesty of
the law. were carried as it were to an
irrestible conclusion that it was their
solemn duty and obligation to see the
guilty suffer death. At least the sequel
showed that thought, if not words; COM
mon sympathy, if not formal action, had
congregated an immense multitude at
an early hour on Friday morning to do
what ought not to be done while there
is shadow of doubt as to the guilt Of
the offender, or while there is left any
other better way possible.
3 AVENGERS OMINOUs MARCH
At one O'clock on Friday morning hun
dreds of men quickly congregated in the
streets adjacent to the county Jail.
There was great quiet, no one seemed to
know any one. No one gave or asked
for information as to what ought to be
r wv III he, but there seemed to be a
general premonition in the very air,
oreatlI,d and recognized by every one
present that the angel of retributi0n,
with his august and terrible presence,
would suddenly bring swift destruction
upon the head of the condemned. Every
thing presaged with awful sOlemnity
the intensely earnest and solemn scene,
when from the direction Of the depot
was heard the regular FOOTBALLS of men
who were moved by one common center
of authority. action, and object. A GER
tain number of them were completely
masked, and all were so adjusted in
their appearance as that detection in
the uncertain starlight was impossible.
AN INFURIATED YELL.
The crowd readily gave way before the
mighty, martial movements of these
unknown men, who were Ofiicered and
managed in regular soldierly manner.
They reached the Jail yard, when the
air rung with music made by two thou
sand hands clapping generous applause.
But when the leaders of the disguised
men reached the outer jail door and de-
manded admission, there arose deafen-
ing yell that proclaimed in thunder tones
the immediate presence Of death. No
one who ever hears such Q venonent,
violent Outburst of yelling noise, as it
came from outraged and angered
humanity, bent upon redress, can ever
forget it while memory lasts. 49,
THE STRUGGLE
No braver man or truer officer lives than
Sheriff Harrington. He naturally an
ticipated that on "Wednesday night a
demonstration would be made in the
first excitement and had a large force
inside and was, as he thought, thorough
ly:armed and proof flagainst any number.
But as no demonstration was made he
did not have as much force on Thurs
day night, nor did he think it was neces-
sary. About twelve o'clock he cleared
the Jail yard, without much trouble, of
men and boys, securely locked, bolted,
and barred the massive, strong prison
door, and had several men with himself
in the Office. Hearing the crowd, he
surmised evil, and protected the door 80
that 1t could not be opened, as he
thought. He and his men were against
the door, using every means to protect
it and feeling safe. There was quite q
detention. but after a half hour was
spent in vain to open the door,the crowd
got regular motion of such tremendous
pressure it bursted the the door, sending