Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-10-30
PROTECTS HIS PRISONER.
Sheriff at Tiffin, O., Kills Two of a
Mob of Wouid-be Lynchers
Militia Called.

Tifin, O., Oct. 2S.-A mob of infuriat-
ed men. many of them under the influ-
ence of liquor. made an attack upon the
county Jail at an early hour this morn
ing, intending to lynch f. ]. Martin, who
murdered Marshal Schultz. Two of the
rioters were killed by the guards, as fol-
lows:
HENRY MUTCHLER, shot in the head.
CHRIST. MATZ, shot through the heart.
The mob came from an entirely unex-
pected source. The report was current
that a crowd of farmers from Hopewell
township was congregating and o~rguniz-
ing on the outskirts of the town and
the attack was expected to be made
by them; but instead it was done by
fellows who lac been circulating in the
vicinity of the Jail all evening.
The attack was a fierce one and was
bravely resisted by the band of sheriff's
deputies inside. The mob, seeing that
it was unlikely to be successful, opened
responded, and the first shot brought
down H7ary Mutchler, the man
who carried the rope Then Christ
Matz got a bullet in the heart. The
mol retired 20 count its losses and make
new plans, and the sheriff seized the
an adjoining county. Gov. Mckinley
called out the militia to protect the jail.
The crime for which an attempt was
made to lynch E. J.. Martin was COM
mitted last Wednesday. Martin was {
farmer living Il short distance from Til
fin. A warrant had been issued for his
arrest on a charge of having threatened
to kill Era Smith, a n%eighbor. City
Marshal Augustus Schultz and Police
man Sweeney of Tif6n went to his
house to arrest him. When the officer.
reached Martins house. Mrs. Martin
came to the door. Martin was sitting
in a corner with a rifle in his hands
and swore that he would never be takel:
alive. The officers tried to reason with
him. but to no purpose. When Martins
attention was attracted for an instant
to a noise outside, the marshal sprung
upon him and grasped the rife. Martin
~disengaged ono hand and pulled his re-
volyef. end fired three times, all the
shots taking effect In the marshafs body.
Eifln. O: Qek 2s-seores q seowling
and nerGe-visageg men are to be sey..
in the streets Of this city and curses
both OF and deep are invoked on the
heads Of the PERSONS who are held to be
I~esP0nsible for the killing at the County
jail early this morning of Mutchler and
Max, members of the mob who tried to
lynch a prisoner. While it is not con-
sidered probable that another attack on
III E>ASN1l III OG hldu0s L OuI or
but little to fan the lurid fires of revenge
into another life-taking conflagration. 1t
is certain that the presence of state
troops has not tended to a pac~ificatiOn
of the people.
Indications, however, point to a speedy
termination of the trouble caused by the
riot Sunday morning. A conference of
the civil and military authorities has
just been held and it has been decided to
withdraw the militia tomorrow morning.
Further trouble is ap%prehended after the
funeral of the victims, Mutchler and
Matz, but it is thought this can be pre-
vented by having private funerals. Rev.
Father Puetz today wired Bishop Horst
man at Cleveland asking for a dispensa-
ton to that end in the case of Mutchler,
and the request will doubtless be
granted.
One of the largest crowds Tifhn has
ever witnessed will be here tonight, being
drawn partially by the Campbell political
meeting and partially by a desire to see
the scenes of recent mob violence and the
militia on guard about the public build
ings.
The mob came from an entirely unex-
pected source. The report was current
that a crowd of farmers from Hopewell
township was congregating and organic
ing on the outskirts of the town and
the attack was expected to be made
by them; but instead it was done by
fellows who had been circulating in the
vicinity of the Jail all evening.
The attack was a fierce one and was
brayely resisted by the band of sheriff's
deputies inside. The mob, seeing that
it was unlikely to be successful, opened
fire on the officers. The latter
responded, and the first shot brought
down Henry Mutchler, the man
who carried the rope. Then Christ
Matz got a bullet in the heart. The
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new plans, and the sheriff seized the
opportunity to spirit his prisoner away to
an adjoining county. Gov. Mckinley
called out the militia to protect the Jail.