The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31
Jail Guards Fire, Killing Two Of
the Attacking Party.
DOORS ARE BATTERED DOWN
Damite. Declaring Vengeance
on the Sheriff.

Cleveland Ohio, Oct PA special to
the Leader from TifIin, Ohio, says:
The sentiment against Martin, the
man who so heartlessly killed Marshall
Schulz last Wednesday evening while
resisting arrest, broke out with in
creased fury last night.
About 1870 o'clock this morning an
onslaught was made on the Jail by a
crowd numbering 300. The attacking
party was composed principally of men
from Hopewell township the home of
the murdered marshal. The latter's
brother headed the mob. The result is
that two of the attacking party were
instantly killed.
The mob formed on the outskirts of
town and marched to the Jail in a body.
They went to work without ceremony
and commenced to batter down the
doors at the side entrance, making no
demand of the sheriff for the keys or
anything. There was no resistance to
the mob when it battered down the
door, but when it started to break down
the door leading to the corridor sharp
fusilade was commenced by the guards
AT first they fired in the air, but as the
attack became fiercer, the guards shot
to take effect. The killing put a tenn
porary stop to the onslaught, but it
made the mob like so many wild ami
mails. They left the building crying
vengeance on the sheriff, and declared
their intention to blow the Jail up with
dynamite.
Henry Mutschler is the name of one of
the dead men. He is a laborer about %
years old. He was drunk in the even
ing and was one of the agitators. The
name of the other is Christ Matz
LIKE WILD FIRE.
The news of the attack spread like
wild fire and hundreds of citizens hur-
ried to the scene.
All day the city has been shocked
from center to circumference over the
attempt to lynch Marshal Schulz's slay-
er. In a veritable uproar the streets
have been thronged all day with men,
some filled with morbid curiosity, but
many with trouble written plainly on
their faces.
The mob that attacked the Jail was
composed of the worst specimens of law
defiers that any community could pro-
duce. Whisky had been INDUCED in un-
til they were more like bloodthirsty
wolves than human beings. To reason
with them meant danger if not death
to the peacemaker. The mob came from
an entirely unexpected source. The re-
port was current that a crowd of farm
ers from Hopewell township was con-
gregating and organizing on the out
skirts of town and the attack was ex-
pected to be made by them, but instead,
it was done by fellows who had been
circulating in the vicinity of the jail
al evening. 1t was hardly supposed
they would dare to do such a thing and
the police made no effort to quiet them.
A SHARP WHISTLE.
Thus matters went on until about lis
am, when six men gathered on the
lawn about so feet from the Jail and in
a moment 30 others Joined them. Then
a sharp whistle was heard and out of
an alley on the opposite side OF the
street rushed fully 800 more, the leaders
carrying rope and several sledgeham-
mers with which to accomplish their
work AS the mob made the rush to-
wards the Jail they emitted yells that
were bloodcurdling, exceeding any saw
age yell ever uttered. A squad of po-
licemen who had stationed themselves
on the steps were whisked to one side
as though they were so many straws.
officer Kieffer, who made brave and
fierce resistance, was struck on the
head with sledge and kicked brutally.
He was carried home unconscious and
today he has been lowering between
life and death.
officer Fisher was thrown against a
brick wall and partially stunned, and
officer Hennessy was tumbled over on
the ground and kept there by a ruff
fan who held a murderous looking
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he did not lie still.
The other officers were treated in the
same way.
The mob went direct to the side en-
trance and commenced the onslaught
on the door with their sledges. They
were without any reason whatever and
made no demands for the keys.
Michael Schmidutz. a powerful team
ster, welded the sledge He was one
of the drunken agitators who appeared
early in the evening. The door was
broken into splinters in a short time.
With each blow the fury of the crowd
increased.
WILD RUSH.
When the entrance was gained there
was a wild rush and the hallway was
filled with the excited mob.
Sheriff Van Nest and three men stop
ped in the opposite end. He appealed
to them most bravely and strongly
several times, asking them for Gods
sake to disperse. 1t did no good, for
the men only grew fiercer.
The entrance to the corridor is first
protected by a heavy sheet iron door.
The lock was broken off with few
blows and then the remainder of the
heavy grating, Then it was that the
five guards who were in the portion
began to fire. At first they shot over
the rioters heads.
A guard, in an interview with re-
porter, said that the men swore to Kill
every person inside and to show their
purpose, they began 70 fire at them
The guards said no shot was fired by
them until the attacking party had
fired through the grating.
Henry Mutchler, the first man killed
was the one who carried the rope. He
was shot through the left temple, The
ball coming out on the right side, ano
he died in a moment.
Then Chris Matz received bullet
through the heart. He was picked VI
dead
This awful work and the determine
zion of the guards, awed the would-b'
Iynchers and they left the place cursins
wilder than ever.
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