The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-18
RIOTERS SHOT
Mob of Would-Be Lynchers Fired
Into by Ohio Militiamen.
Attack on the Courthouse at Washing
ton C. H. Repulsed and a Negro
Ravisher's Life Saved.
THREE OF THE MOB KILLED
Three Fatally Wounded and a
Number Less Seriously Hurt.
None of the Attacking Party Injured,
All the Casualties Being Among
the Crowd in the Street.
MORE MILITIA REQUESTED
The Courthouse Agsin Besieged
by a Mob Late Last Night.
Threats Made to Avenge the Death of
the People and Secure Possession
of the COlored Man.

WASHINGTON c. H. O.. Oct. 1.-THE
State militiamen tonight, in order to pro-
tect negro ravisher named Dobbs from a
mob. fired into the crowd. killing three
people and wounding others. All day
great. furious mob surrounded the court
der guard of three local companies and the
Fourteenth Regiment of militia, command
ed by Col. A b. Colt. of Columbus. Col.
Colt had given orders to fire if necessary
to repel the mob. For long time men
had been beating at the doors with a big
battering ram. Tonight the south door
was battered down. Thereupon the mob
made a mad rush to get into the court
house. The militia surrounding the door
fired. Several men fell dead and wounded.
They were in the front rank of the mob.
trying to rush into the building. The cas-
ualties were:
SMITH WELSH aged eighteen. son of
a prominent grocer, shot through the head :
dead.
JESSE JUDY. aged twenty-five. me-
G. w. JOHNSON. of Kyle's station. But
ler 70 county, shot through the s stomach; dead
chanic. shot in the abdomen
THEODORE ZIMMERMAN, aged twen-
ty-two, artisan, bullet in right thigh.
DANIEL PARROT, aged thirty, farmer,
FRANK. NIEDERHAUS, aged sixty five,
shot in left leg.
through both legs and groin; will die
JOHN McCUNE, wounded.
JOHN KORN, wounded.
ERNEST ELLIS, bullet wound
FRANK SMITH, bullet wound
1t is believed that many others are
wounded and diligent search is in prog
ress to find them After the firing the mob
dispersed in all directions. immediately
all places Of business in the city were shut
up. Mayor Creamer peremptorily closed
all places where liquors were sold Every
street was filled with people. No time was
lost in carrying away the dead and wound
were converted into hospitals. All the sur
geons in the city were called into service.
Mothers, sisters, wives, sweethearts crowd
ed around the dead and wounded and add
of the mob by their lamentations Against
the militia the Indignation was bitter,
vicious and vehement. 1t pervaded all
classes. AS the time passed the mob grew
in size and fury. All over the country by
telephone, by courier and by electric wire
the news had spread. All roads leading to
the city were filled with men on horse
back, in wagons and on foot, pushing with
all possible speed to the scene of blood, all
breathing vengeance at every step. Mean
while, in Washington Courthouse, a search
was going on for arms and ammunition
and for dynamite. Shouts were heard,
Down with the militiar' BLOW I'D the
along with the black fiendr'
These shouts but feebly expressed the pent-
up passion of everybody. for everybody was
in the street, and all in the street were
members of the mob. far. at least, as
personal feelings were concerned.
There was certainly organization of the
which forebodes supreme excitement and
deadly resolution succeeded the ebulltion
of feeling. Men moved about if bent on
business but said nothing. There is no
doubt of a purpose to blow up the court
house. or this the militia are aware A
full moon lights up every approach to the
courthouse. If military reinforcements do
not reach here before the moon goes down.
there is danger Of further greater blood
shed between an organized. armed mob
and the militia