The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-30
CHAMBERLAIN SAFE IN JAIL.
MOB AND MILITIA AT MONTICELLO.
The sheriff Growing worse-In Case OF His
Death Soldiers VIII be OyerPos-
cred and Chamberlain Lynched.
-EverythinG Quiet.

MONTICELLO, May 26.-[Special. Cham.
berlain was captured last evening at 9
D. m. at the home OF his uncle, William
Biddle, two miles from his fathers home,
while laying asleep upon the lounge. His
captors were Jacob Fisher, Arthur and
Ralph Lawrie and q man named Eggert.
They were neighbors, and were informed
of his presence by his cousin, Miss Mary
Biddle. He was overpowered before being
able to offer any resistance, securely
bound and brought 10 Monticello at 3
o'clock this morning. The news of his
capture spread over the country like Wild
fire, and by 9 o'clock the town was filed
with people. While there were individual
expressions in favor of lynching, the bet
ter sense of the people appeared to pre-
vail, and no immediate danger seemed to
threaten until the arrival of the p. m.
train from the south when, without
notice, there filed therefrom a
company OF state militia from Del
phi under command OF Capt. Edward
Gresham, which proceeded to and imme-
diately surrounded the Jail with guard,
relieving the civil officers. Upon inyes-
tigation it was found that Judge Gould
had telegraphed to Gov. Gray for COM
pany of the state militia and that this COM
pany had come in response to the COVER
nor's order. The people feeling that there
was no immediate danger and that the
citizens with the assistance OF the civil
officers of White county were will
ing and able to prevent any outbreak
on the part OF mob, became exas-
perated. and great excitement has
prevailed ever since. Frequent threats
Of lynching have been INDUCED
and all evening people from remote towns
and parts OF the country have been flock
ing in until 1,50O persons are now in
town. The guard has been withdrawn
from the outside and the company now
stationed within the Jail. While | write
the soldiers are loading their guns pre-
paratory to repelling any attack that may
be made upon the jail. Judge Gould is
receiving his share of censure for this
apparent premature coming in OF troops, es-
pecially from Delphi, the scene ofthe Amer
Green lynching. The condition OF Sheriff
Henderson changed for the worse this
evening and his life is now despaired of.
The tramp Benson, recaptured yesterday
morning was sentenced this morning by
Judge Gould to five years In the northern
prison and was taken north at 3 p. IN. to-
day by Guard Ballinger, whowas here in
attendance upon his trial as a witness.
The outlook now is that there will be no
mobto-night, but should Sheriff Henderson
die it is thought that his friends will make
common cause with the friends OF Ida
Wittenberg, the murdered girl, and make
short work of Chamberlain. Should any
such crisis arise, the handful of militia
now guarding the jail could not prevent a
lynching. When Intercepted after being
captured Chamberlain stated upon escap-
ing that he travelled all night in a south
western direction to a point five miles
west of BrOokston and twenty-one miles
from Monticello. Hethen retraced his steps
and arrived at his uncle's in the evening
passing in sight Of one OF the pursuing
parties. The town is still full of men but
1t is thought that all danger for the pres
ent is over. At 10 o'clock word came that
a band of 100 men were a mile west of
town preparing TO attack the jail THE
SENTINEL correspondent investigated and
found a crowd of about fifty, but they
lacked organization and have since dis
banded. There is a rumor that a mob is
forming further west but it cannot be
verified. Ait. Gen. KOOntz arrived on
the midnight train and is now in the Jail.