The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-10-31

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on the scene-The Prisoner 10 spiP- .s.,
tied Away 20 Fremont Jail
TIFFIN, O., Oct Ss.-In an attempt
early Sunday morning TO svenge the
murder Of August Schultz, Tiffin's
popular city marshal, who was shot
down in cold blood by Leander Mar.
tin, alias Williams, farmer Of Hope.
we'll township, last Wednesday even.
ing, two more victims were added to
the tragic affair. At 1870 o'clock mob
Of $50 infuriated men, many of whom
were under the influence of liquor, At.
tackled the Jail in an effort to secure
Martin and hang him. A vo,ley from
. half dozen Winchesters met them
and two Of the mob were killed. They
are Henry Mutehlsr, jr.. and Christian
MatA
At daylight Sunday morning crowds
began to gather in the vicinity Of the jail
and Sheriff Van Nest, fearing further
trouble called out'Co, G. of the Sixteenth
regiment, o. N. g.. to maintain order.
This company, which is stationed here,
is not numerically strong, and the
sheriff, thinking Capt Loomis' men
would be unable to cope with . more
general civic uprising, telegraphed
Gov. Mckinley for more troops.
The governor complied with the re.
quest, ordering three additional com.
panies to the scene. During the day
one company each came from Fremont
and Sandu sky, and late Sunday even.
ing the company from Kenton arrived
on the Big Four. 1t is not believed
that there will be any further trouble,
| yet the friends of the dead men
threaten vengeance to the guards who
fred on the mob, and the dead mar
shaps friends say they will kill Martin
If they can get to him.
Martin was spirited away to Ere.
mont long before daylight but this the
| people refused to believe. The names
| of the guards who fred the fatal vol
ley are known only to Sheriff Van
Nest.
| Three hundred militiamen guarded
the Jail Sunday night
| Martin runs small farm near Wat
son Station, six miles south of town.
Wednesday afternoon he got into a
controversy with son of neighbor-
ing farmer. The boy who is scarcely
fifteen years of age, had refused to
obey some trivial request of Martin
and the farmer few into rage He
struck the boy with his fist and then
seized him by the neck. nearly strang-
ling him. The boy finally succeeded
in breaking away and, half dead though
he was, reached town where he told
his story to the police.
Officer Pat Sweeny and Marshal
Shultz Immediately started for the
Martin farm. Martin was still in front
of the house and apparently saw them
approaching, for he rushed inside, and
when they arrived had barricaded the
doors and was Watching from one o,
the windows.
the affair very seriously, and had ex
pected no determined opposition. They
walked direct to the door of the
house, but when they reached
close range, Martin opened fire from
the window. They blazed away
in return, but before more than half g
dozen shots had been fred both officer.
had fallen. Shultz died almost in
stantly where he lay. Sweeney hao
started to retreat from the house al
the first gunshot and succeeded in get
ting beyond range with two wounds
which were not fatal. Reinforcement:
arrived later from town and Martin
seeing that further resistance was use
less, laid down his arms and surrend
cred. The news of the death of Schult;
caused the widest excitement in towr
and among the neighboring farm
where the dead man was we'll knowl
and liked.
| A company of militia arrived Sunda.
night from Toledo and went into CAM
in the vicinity of the Jail, where thu
other four companies of the nationa
guard are on duty, making an armet
force of trained men sufficient to repe
any attack which even an organized
and heavily armed mob might make OF
the Jail. Col Todds, of Toledo, a
ranking officer, assumed command o
the militia, and the situation at a lat
hour Sunday night gave no indication
of another outbreak.
Has Smith Confessed?
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