The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-28


A Numbsr of Policemen Injured.
Brutal Conduct of tho RIoterS
CLEVELAND. Oct. GA special to the
Leader from THIN, Ohio, says; The
city has been shocked from centre to
circumference over the attempt to lynch
Marshal shultz'a SLAYER last night 1t
/. in voritable uproar, tho streets hay.
ing been throngsd all day with men,
,ome filled with morbid curiosity, but
many with trouble written plainly on
their faces. The mob that attacked the
jail early this morning waA composed Of
the worst specimens OF law.dsders that
any community could produce. Whisky
had been indulged in until they were
more like blooi,thirsty wolves than
human beinSss 10 reason with them
meant danger, II not death, to the peace
maker.
The mob camo from an entirely un.
expected source. The report was cur.
rent that a crowd OF farmers from Hope.
we'll township WAS congregating aud or
Eanizing on the outskirts Of tho town
aud tho attack was expected to bo made
by them. but instead it was done by
fellows who had been circulating In the
vicinity OF the jail all evening. Il was
hardly supposed that they would dare
10 do sucn u thing and the police made
NO effort to quiet them.
Thus matters went on until about
l:l5 q. IN. Six men gathered on the
lawn about fifty feet from tho jail and
in a moment ABOUT thirty others joined
them. Then a sharp whistle was heard
and out OF an alley on tho opposite aide
Of the street, and little to the west,
rushed fully 800 moro, tho leaders car
rynZ a rope aud several sleige ham.
ners with which to accomplish their
work. The slodges we're procured at a
stone quarry and tho rope was thick
enough TO hang dozen men. As the
mob made the rush towards the iRli
they emitted yolls that were blood.
curdling, eclipSinG any savage yell ever
uttered.
A MADDESED Noa.
A squad OF policemen, who had sta.
toned themselves on the steps, were
Thisksd to one side as though they
were so many Itraws. Officer Keller,
who made brave aud fierce resistance,
was struck on the head with q sledge
and kicked brutally. He was carried
home unconscious aud to-day he has
been lowering between life aud death.
Officer Fisher was thrown against a
brick wall and partially stunncd, and
Oaiccr llennes'y was tumblcd over in
tue grass and kept thero by riluan,
who held murdcrous looking club
over him and threatened death II hO
did not lie still. The other officers werc
treated in the same way.
Tho mob went direct to the BidO en-.
trance and commenced the onslaught
on the door with their sledges. They
Wero without any reason whatever and
made no demand for tho kOys. Michael
gchmidultz. a powerful taamstcr, wiold'
cd the sledge. lie was ono OF tho
drunken agitatora who appeared early
IN tho morning. The door wnI broken
IN ,pinlcrs IN short time. With each
blow tho iury OF tho crowd increased.
When tho entrance was gained thero
was wild rush aud tho hallway was
filed with exciind mon.
Sheriff YRnnoat aud three men stood
in tho opposite end io appealed to
iaem most bravely aud strongly several
times, asking them for Gods sake to
di,perso. It did no good, for the men
ouly grow ncTcer. Tho entrance to the
corridor Is first protected by a heavy
slice, iron door. Tho lock wa' broken
off with o iow blowI and then there rO'
manned the heavy grating. Then II was
Wat tho guards who were In that por.
ton, began to fire. At first they shot
over tho rioters hoadt
MUnDERoys INTENT.
a cugd in an Interview with a
Leader representative raid tho mon
sworc to kill every person insdo and to
,hoy tholr purpose, they began to fire
at them. The guards said no Bhot wa'
lfad by them until the attacking party
bad fred through tho grating lirst.
Henry Muichlof, tho llrst man Killed,
uu tho one who carried the ropu. lilo
vas shO. through tho loft tomplc, tho
bali coming OUT on tho right side and
No died instantly. Thea Christ Maiz
received bullet through his heart
NO was also picked up lead. This aw'
10 work and tic determination, Of tho
guards nwcd tho would.bo lynchors aud
'ioy loft tho place, cnrsIng and wilder
than ever. o.
Vie vindonO. Aynung iialinn Inborcr,
Ia.t with tho intention Of getting dYnn'
m'nio blow up tho building, but hc
never pnt In an appearance afterwards.
Hnioin tho midst Of tho attack Vim.
Uuuo rnshnd upon daughter OF tho
rHnrllI and thr0alonod to Kill her AM
other follow held revolver Clo'o to tho
ho1rl ol Andrew Greer, n ono.afmod
apniu.law Of tho sliotin, aud pulled tho
ttgsor but II missed ilro and tho next
Instance tho ono lal Of Gfeof irllod tho
Bpull.bO assassin to tho iloor. Tho
5N0rll'a family were upstairs anh one
ol tho mob ssolng them at tho top oil
tHo oainifl rushed iurlously vt them, but
some QUO throw him hondlonR TO lho
hpltDn.
TINS non golLRD.
Ictwoon q and o'clock llils morning,
attef Tho mob had moved further down
Tho street. tIo prisoner vas handcnilcd,
inkan through nIdO door aud thon 70 q
aldo alley. Uliofo CAtfiaRo wan In wait
Ing, puico CAnlaln falknor nnl Olll'
r1t Eysen0y took him TO hnndugEY