Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-13

The Leaders OF the Omaha Mob
Under Arrest.
HELD fcR The CRIaE OF MURDER
A Farfsus Crsssd Demands Their Hs-
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tAs eify J4ii-x aiisa Ia its rar-
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OaAaA, Neb.. Oct l. Seven Of the
Leaders If tie mob that lynched Cos
were brought 10 the al from which
they Ga friday night took their VIE
tina. aad howsiag mob sarroasded
the bastIle Saturday night and demand
ed their release. The men under an
rest are L e. Bloom. Capt John
O'Donoh0s, H. H. Brandies. Ed Eit1-
gerald Ed ssasehaesfer. Patrick
y Herne anf John tritz Bloom Is
manager Of Ia. Morse Dry Goods Com
pany. the sargest retail house in the
city; U Donohoe - an ex-captain Of
police and o Herue was arrested while
attending The democratic county con-
vsntion a. a delegate The men are
al charged with murder IN the nfSt de-
gree aud were refused bail
As soon as il became known that
they were under arrest a crowd gath
cred az the city lookup and demanded
the release Of abe prisoners Instead
Of complying vita the request Chief
ssavey loaded the seven men into .
the county jail The crowd followed
and BY T:ss p IN the jail was sur
rounded and word was sent 10 County
Attorney Nahoasy that unless the men
were released on bail they would be
taken from the Jail by forcs. Ma
honey replied that under no circum-
STAGES would the Iuen be released
The crowd AZ once began 10 make
preparations for storning the Jail
Ears. fssafry ~. |, H..
mob. The mob secured a big steel rail
and marched 70 the east door. They
had Just started 10 use Is as battering
ram when a committee Of citizens
appeared al the jail door and
made a proposition 10 the crowd 10
have a committee appointed 20 go
through the jail and ascertain If the
men wanted were inside. This suited
the crowd, aud when tina committee re-
ported that five of ,he men had been
released and The other two had been
taken out Of town for safe keeping the
mob dispersed
County Attorney Mahoney said that,
under the laws OF Nebraska, any man
who took part in the lynching was
guilty of murder In the hrst degree and
punishable by hanging. Mahoney Will
advise the county commissioners TO
offer a reward for the arrest and con-
viction of the leaders of the mob He
did not blame the county and city
officers. but thought that If squad OF
police had been detailed when the mob
frst gathered all trouble would have
been avoided Omaha and Douglas
county would be compelled to take hold
of the matter ana ferret out the perpe-
traitors Of what be called cowardly
and eoId-blooded murder.
scarcely had the body of Cos stopped
its convulsive swaying Friday before il
was known that the Negroes victim was
not dead and in no danger of death
II is claimed thae the announcement
the papers gave of the death of the
child was merely an incident in the
plot to provoke mob violence by the
friends of the victims family. Grape
had been attached to the door of the
family, and apparently preparations
were being made for the child's funeral
OMAHA. Ncb.. Oct i2.-Thres addi
tional arrests have been made of citi
zens charged with participating in Fri
day nights lyncbing, aud when al
warrants are served there will bs
twenty-five under arrest Nearly al
the defendants are responsible anC
readily gave bond The inquest will
probably last two days The city i,