Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-10-31
MILITIA on GUARD.
EXCITING SCENES IN THE LITTLE
CITY OF TiFFiN, o.

Angry Mob Tries TO Get at Murderer Mar
tin to Lynch Him and Two of It, Mem
beers Are Shot Dead-6overnor Mckinley
Order. Militia to the scene of Disorder.
TTFFIN, o., Oct 2g-Tihin is an
armed camp Soldiers with loaded mus
kets are patrolling all four sides of the
courthouse and Jail, and every one who
approaches IS chailedged and stopped.
There are 239 men rank and file, of the
Second and sixteenth regiments under
arms here now and four companies are in
the arinory in Toledo. thirty-seveil miles
away, ready to come here at moments
notice if their services should be needed
In the meantime Leander f. Martin, the
murderer Of City Marshal Schultz. the
attempted lynching Of whom caused all
the trouble, is safely in the county Jail at
Cleveland He was raken IN a wagon and
Est team 70 Fremont by Police Captain
Faulkner IN the morning and from there
sent to the Lake Erie port.
Angry at the Guards.
But the anger OF the mob Is not now so
much directed against Martin as TO the
guards in thc Jail who shot two OF its
members Christian Matt and Henry
Mutsehler, when the attack on the jail
was made. Originally seeking to hang
Martin for killing peace officer, the
members of the mob have now directed
their rage against the other peace officers
who frustrated their attempt Early in
the morning Sheriff Van Nest, an old sol
ler, who has earned reputation for
GOODNESS and bravery, not apt 70 get dis
concerted, telegraphed Governor Mckin-
ley at Columbus that the presence of the
Iuihtm IN Thin was, in his judgment,
ne,essarv to prevent more bloodshed
The governor promptly responded, order
ing Adintant General Howe, who hap
pened to be IN kenton; TO go at once TO
Iiiiin With whatever troops he could
gather
AIassed At the Courthouse.
All the nilitiamen as fast as they ar
rived were masscd at the courthouse. Col
onel Bunker established his headauarters
in the Jail ia a room off the fatal corridor
where two Of tile mob met their death Il
few hours before. He ut once took milf
tary possession of the courthouse square
and established strong patrol guard
around one company relieving another
those not on duty being camped in the
spacious rooms and corridors of the hand
some courthouse. The soldiers forming
the guard are only four feet apart, and
their rifles are loaded with ball cart.
ridges. The guard is strong one, and,
with the soldiers in the courthouse corri-
dors, constitute force which Colonel
Bunker thinks is able to cope with any
mob that may possibly gather 10 add
further to the preservation of the peace,
Mayor Rex ordered all the saloons 10 be
closed
Origin of the Trouble.
The oi igin of the present trouble dates
back to last Wednesday On that day
Titiin's city marshal, August Shultz
went to the country home of L. j Martin,
alias Miller, to arrest him for attempted
assault on his brothcr-in-law Martin re
sisted and was relieved of a shotgun. 1
which he attempted to use and was placed |
IN wagon, closely guarded On the way 1
to town he managed to draw revolver
and shot Marshal Shultz 50 that he died |
within half hour The prisoner was I
brought to Tiifin, and lynching was at T
that time narrowly avertcd by sheriff |
Van Nest Saturday Marshal Shultz was /
buried, and the sheriff, anticipating /
trouble, had an extra Guard put on at the /
Jail. The sentiment inst the murderer
has been growing in atensity ever since
the crime was committed, and il finally
reached fever heat and resulted in the at
tack upon the Jail and the death Of two of
the mob I