The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-25
LYNCH LAW
Running Rife In Coshooton, TusOarawas
and Neluhborlnp Counties.
Barkisr. wAtIsins and Rogers, Under Ar
rest foF ths nrutai Murder Of Arnold
ABbslli. drought 10 the Cam
ton JAN for Proeee-

This morning at about three o'clock
the bell of the jail door In thia city was
Tung loudly. Deputy Sheriff Krlder re-
spondbd 10 the call and found Constable
Rittenhouse and United States Marshal
Downing, OF New Philadelphia. NJ the
do 7, with two carriae 90. belonging ,
them, standing In front OF the jail. In
q few words rapidly spoken the former
0ffioial explained that In the carriages, =,
hRndcuffed and under the charge OF
deputies were Robert BARKER, John Wat
kins and George W. Rogere, the three
coal miners under arrest at New Phila.
delphia for the eold-bl00ded murder OF
Arnold Abbuhl and asked that they DO
kept In the Jail until morning.
The three prisoners were duly regis
tered and assigned cells for the night,
after which the officials put up their
horses at q livery stable and quarteTed
themselves at hotel.
The murder Of Arnold Abbuhl was a
foul and heartless one, and the people
ofTuscarawae county are greatly worked
up over II, Since the lynching OF
'nigger" Howard ut CoshootOn last Fri
day night movement was started nj
New Philadelphia to mete out summary
justice In the same manner 10 the three
men charged with the murder OF Abbuhl.
Word was sent TO some OF the leading
spirlts In the C0eh0ctOn lynching, and
the authorities OF New Philadelphia re
ceived information TO the effect that II
was, probable that q number OF the
CoshOct0n lynchers would 20 10 New
Philadelphia Monday afternoon and Join
crowd there 10 storm the jail Monday
night and hang the three prisoners un-
der arrest for the murder.
In order 10 avoid such demonetra
tion OF lawlessness the Sheriff waited
until after dark last night, and took the
prisoners out OF a rear door OF the jail
and sent them to Canton for safe keep
Word was received from New Phlla-
delphia this morning that no attempt
was made 10 Btorm the jail Monday
night, and the officers left with their
prisoners for New Philadelphia on the
10 o'clock Connotton train this morn.
inF 4, 0,,.o0,,. war. .,..,,v ,,,,,,.0.a
last night at the prospective neck'tie
party, In which they would have been
the central figures, and felt much re-
lleved when safely enec0nced within
the walls OF Canton jail"
MURDER MOST FOUL.
Following details OF the murder are
telegraphed from New Philadelphia:
One OF the foulest murders known In
the annale OF crime was committed at
Bar1hill, Pike Run, Coal Mines, near
here, last Wednesday morning. Arnold
Abbnhl, o Swias, had landed In this
country with hia wife and two little
chilNrsn just slx weeks ago, aud, being
veryp his uncle leased little two
r0omod house for him. He secured work
at the Goshen Coal Mines near there,
aud for seven days had kept bis little
family from starving, There had been
difference between the miners and the
coal company regarding wages, and Alb
buhl was waited upon bya committee OF
three and told that II he insisted on
workln' at the Goshen Mine his life
would DO In danger.
Knowing nothing about minea, Un
ions, or the ways Of this country, Alb.
buhl could not comprehend what thp
committee meant, and Wednesday morn
ing arose at au early honr and prepared
70 70 70 work. Hle wife prepared hls
frugal meal, n corn-meal cake, all they
had In the house. and after kissing the
babies Abbuhl started 10 hig work. His
pathway was through an open field sur.
rounded on either side by clump OF
thickets and woodlawn. He had lust
emerged from the thicket when u vii
lain arose from thu bushes, and without
warning, ared the contents Of shotgun
Into hia breast. A largo buckahot struck
his heart. and the unfortunate man
turned and started toward home. Just
~ no got into the gate no breathed bis
last.
Robert Barkler. John Watkins and
George W, Rogers, the committee who
waited on Abbuhl were arrested and
jailed TO await o hearing. There 10 In
tenee feeling over the matter, and
should 10 DO proved that the guilty par
ties are In custody there Ia no tsillng
what might occur, Tho Miners u lion
disclaim any connection with the affair
and member said they would offer q
reward for the arrest and conviction Of
the murdprers.
Al the Coroner'e Inquest this evening
II developed that ADblhl'a wifs, hearing
the shot. went 10 the window and s,a
the murderer run across the orchard
However, nj thai distance she could I OF
IecoRnizs him. In her do,p sorrow TO-
day ehe waa Nh oljert Of great pity, anu
was entirely unable 10 comprehend the
meaning Of the awful deed. rhe excite
ment 10 nc fever heat over the tragedy.
Dr.. Almond who attended tho dead
man testified nj the Inquest:
l was summoned Wednesday morning,
June II, 1885, between 4 aud 3 O'Clock,
10 sec MIR. Arnold Abbuhl, OF Pike Run
On examination l found him In o dying
condition, with his wife and two child.
rem by his beside, the diagnosis being
very easy, no II was plain 10 see where
n mieslle had entered the anterior region
Of tho heart. On arrival tho above
named patient asked me In bis own Ian.
guage II was the doctor. ANSWER, d
In the afil native. Then he asked mo
In his own language, "Can l livep"
Anewered In the negative. ihen asked
him In German who had shot him. He
anewered, ''rhe man with the red beArd.-
! asked him with whatp He answered,
with q gum" and then he succumbed
and left him corpse.
Rogers, one OF the three men under
arrest, has o red beard and 10 thought 10