The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-12-06
Time To Deal Vigorously.


tinually getting into trouble.
Our officers are constantly arresting
them for shooting and cutting and
rowdyism. They are disgrace to the
town, a menace to The safety OF law.
adding citizens.
They openly boast on the streets that
they can do as they please, and their
votes are valuable.
Once for all, we say that, when any
man, black OF white, comes to believe
that his vote will purchase immunity
from punishment, and upon that sup
position proceeds to make himself
holy terror, it is time that he should be
promptly settled and carted off to the
potter's field The world has no need
of such devils, and the sooner their car
casses are rotting in the ground, the
better for the whole community.
These remarks are made anent the
fact that crowd OF these brutal toughs
were responsible for riot at the Reece
corner, on Main street, Thanksgiving
afternoon
Lew Ellis was using loud, bosterous,
profane and obscene language.
Constable John Young asked him to
desist He grew defiant and abused
Young The Constable warned him
that he must stop his loud talk or be
arrested.
He swore Young couldn't arrest him.
In the performance OF his duty, Young
proceeded to make the arrest, and Ellis
pulled knife and made lunge. Young
lodged and the long blade pierced the
vest over his heart. Then Young closed
in on his man, and knocked him down.
But not before he had been badly cut
in both hands. Then Bill Hurley, an.
other tough, who has cost the tax payers
a many times more than his hide is
worth, attacked Young with rocks, and
Bob Peale, Lud Sneed and several others
joined in the attack. By some means,
Young managed to dodge the rocks,
hold his prisoner and pull his revolver.
He called on several bystanders for
assistance and Dave Shinn undertook to
help him, when the assailants knocked
him down.
There were others who should have
come 10 the help of the officer, but were
either too cowardly, or in sympathy
with the toughs.
At this juncture Marshal Lyle came
upon the scene, and the assailants dis.
appeared.
Finding Shinn on the ground, he sup.
and arrested hun. Frank Newton also
seemed demonstrative and the Marshal
took him. Young marched his man to
the cooler and the Marshal, after learn.
ing the true state of affairs, released |
Shinn and Newton.
After landing his man, Young had his
wounds attended to, and is still on duty.
He showed himself cool and cour.
ageous officer under these trying cir.
cumstances The only fault we have to
find with him is that he drew his gun
and didn't use it. This gang must be
broken up. And he had an opportunity
to quiet few of the ring leaders, which
may not occur again.
The boast of these negroes that their
votes will save them is an insult to every
man holding Office, and in itself, ought
TO secure for them the most extreme
penalty of the law.
There is gang OF these scoundrels,
black and white, who have brought dis.
grace upon our people by the shameless
sale of their votes.
With them the franchise is matter
Of merchandise or an instrument of ven.
yeance to be held over faithful officers.
It's time that thing was stopped, and, so
lar as the Republican party is concerned,
We trust it will have no hesitancy in ap.
plying the boot to such worthless scoun.
irels. We're better off without them.
These toughs are not all negroes,
either. There are whites who delight
in terrorizing the town, and posing as
bullies. Let them take their medicine,
too. And, if they can't be landed in
Lhe pen, God grant how soon they may
buck up against cool nerve and quick
trigger.
Coming back to our story, Peale who
is mere boy, was tried before Esq.
The Constable interceded for
him, because of his youth, and he was
let off with one dollar and costs. Not
being able to pay, he was sent to Wash
ington g. H. Lew Ellis and Lud Sneed
were tried before the Mayor on the
charge of assault with intent to kill, and
were bound over to the grand jury in
the sum of $500 each. Sneed gave bond !
and Ellis was taken to the Washington
Jail.