Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-11-01

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ana one OF the mob Icing them at the
head Of the sf6irs shed viciously at
them. but SOM threw him head
long To the b6{{6ih
Retwea5S and 4 o'clock this morn
ing, d eeE the mob had moved further
down the street, the prisoner was hand
cuffed taken through a side door and
thepBto a side alley where carriage
wall In waiting. Police Captain Faux
no and officer Sweeney took him to
yeandusky county as fast as the horses
Scene of the tragedy today by the hun
dreds. Many people refused to believe
that the prisoner had been taken away
and at o'clock crowd numbering
hundreds started to make another at
tack, but wiser counsel prevailed.
Finally to pacify them one of their
number who knew the murderer, was
allowed to search. He did not find the
tie
but they refused to believe him, when
Company e of the Second regiment of
militia of the city was called to guard
the building.
This afternoon a crowd again sur
rounded the place. They became so de-
termined that committee of six well
known citizens again searched the
building. Among the party was Mayor
Rex, and when they had finished the
search, he appeared on the front steps
of the building and in behalf of the
committee said the man could not be
found. Citizen Faulkner, who had just
returned from Sandusky county, spoke
to the crowd also. They could not help
but be satisfied, and the greater part of
them dispersed.
MILITIA ON HAND.
In response to the governors orders,
Company 1 of the Sixteenth regiment.
o. N. c., IS men; Company D, Sixteenth
regiment, with 45 men and Companies
G and 1 of Kenton arrived early this
| evening, and a strict guard will be
| kept for several days.
Many wild threats to lynch the sheriff
and kill his guards were heard, but it
| is believed there will be no serious
| trouble when the excitement has cooled
off.
| Adjutant General Howe and Colonel
J. A. Kuert came with the Kenton
special over 200 guardsmen are here.
THE GOVERNOR ACTS.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct Ex-Governor
Mckinley spoke at Cambridge yester-
day and at Canal Dover last night. He
is campaigning in a private car and
reported at this city after night. At
2:30 a. m. he was awakened in his car
by those bearing a message from Sher-
iff Van Nest of Seneca county that the
jail there was surrounded by mob
and was threatening to lynch Lee Mar
tin, who killed Marshal Schultz, who
was in the discharge of his duty last
| Wednesday night. The governor at
once directed Sheriff Van Nest to order
out the militia at Titan and wire fur
Their particulars. When the sheriff sent
further information Governor McKin-
ley ordered out the troops to be in
II readiness.
Adjutant General Howe was at his
h,me in Kenton and was ordered out
OF bed to Titan. Captain Bunker o.
the Sixteenth regiment. consisting oi
the Members in the vicinity of Titan
happen'd to be in Columbus and was
soon with the governor. When the for
mer had his regiment under marching
orders, they were held in readiness til
today when Governor Mckinley re
ceived word that the mob refused t.
believe Martin had been transferred t.
a jail in an adjoining county and tina
1t was becoming mole threatening thai
: ever. The sheriff wir.d that the GROVE
threatened to blow III the jail, a
though three different committees @
their selection could not Ind the pris
y oner in any of the cells. 1t was feare,
then that the mob would become in
!; censed because the prisoner had bee,
!. spirited away and the lynehers tlwart
ed. Then the company from Foster
Kenton, Clyde. Fremont and ohe
! places were ordered to Titan, but IT,
= governor heard advices from Howe an
Sheriff Van Nest that the four con
: panies that had arrived together wit
? the Titan company were able to pr;
tect the Jail, but it was still feare
there might be trouble.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for which an attempt ws
;, made to lynch Lee Martin at Tiff
y Ohio. this morning, was committed La
> | Wednesday.
Martin was a farmer living near Tt
fin. A warrant had been issued for h
/ arrest on the charge of threatening {
: kill Ezra Smith.
City Marshal Augustus Schulz an
$ Policeman Sweeney of Tiff1n went {
=. his house to arrest him Wednesday a
q ternoon. Martin was sitting in CO
ner with rifle in his hands and swol
he would never be taken alive. I'll
e officers sat down and tried to reaso
S with him, but to no purpose. Whe
Martins attention was attracted for a
y instant by a noise outside, the marsh;
d sprang upon him and grasped the riff
y Martin. growing desperate, disengage
S one hand and pulled his revolver an
I fired three times, all the shots takin
effect in the marshars body and he die
It in 20 minutes.
:. TAKEN TO CLEVELAND.
" Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 27.-Governc
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