The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-10-28
NO LYNCHTNG IN OHIO.
Brave Defense Of a Prisoner by a
Sheriff and His Guard.
TWO WOULD-BE LYNoHBRs KILLED.

IIFFIN, o., Oct 2S.-Ihe city has been
shocked from center to circumference over
the attempt to lynch Marshal Schultz's
slayer. The mob that attacked the jail
early yesterday morning was composed
of the worst specimens of law defers that
any community could produce. Whisky
had been INDUCED in to the extent that
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 report
was current that a crowd of farmers from
Hopewell township was congregating and
organizing on the outskirts of the town,
and the attack was expected to be made
by them. But instead it was done by fel-
lows who had been circulating in the vi
cinity of the Jail all evening. 1t was
hardly supposed that they would dare to
do such thing, and the police made no
effort to quiet them.
Thus matters went on until about 1915
a. IN. Six men gathered on the lawn about
fifty feet from the Jail, and in a moment
about thirty 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 carry
with which to accomplish their work. The
sledges were procured at stone quarry,
and the rope was thick enough to- hang
dozen men. AS the mob made the rush
towards the Jail they emitted yells that
were blood curdling, eclipsing any savage
yell ever uttered.
A squad of policemen who had stationed
themselves on the steps were whisked to
one side as though they were so many
straws. Officer Keiffer, who made brave
and fierce resistance, was struck on the
head with a sledge and kicked brutally.
He was carried home unconscious, and ia
now lowering between life and death Of
flcer Fischer was thrown against brick
wall and partially stunned, and Officer
Hennessy was tumbled over in the grass
and kept there by ruffian, who held a
murderous looking club over him and
threatened death if he did not lie still.
The other officers were treated in the
same way.
The mob went direct to the side entrance
and commenced the onslaught on the door
with their sledges. They were without
any reason whatever, and made no demand
for the keys Michael Schmidutz, n pow
erful teamster, welded the sledge, and
the door was broken in splinters in short
time With each blow the fury of the
crowd increased When the entrance was
gained there was a wild rush and the hall
ways was filled with excited men. Sheriff
Vannest and three men stood in the oppo-
site end. He appealed to them most
bravely and strongly several times, ask
ing them to disperse 1t did no good, for
the men only grew fiercer.
The entrance to the corridor is first pro-
tected by "a heavy sheet iron door. The
lock was broken off with a few blows and
then there remained the heavy grating.
Then it was that the guards, who were in
that portion, began to fire. AT first they
shot over the rioters heads One of the
guards declares the men swore to kill
every person inside, and to show their
purpose they began to fire,at them. The
guards said no shot was fired by them
until the attacking party had fired through
the grating first. 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 and he died instantly. Then Christ
Matz received bullet through his heart.
He was also picked up dead,
This work and the determination of the
guards awed the would be lynchers and
they left the place cursing and wilder than
ever. Vic Vindone, young Italian la
borer, left with the intention of getting
dynamite to blow up the building, but he
never put in appearance afterward. While
in the midst of the attack Vindone rushed
upon daughter of the sheriff and threat
ened to kill her Another fellow held a
revolver close to the heart Of Andrew
Greer, one armed son-in-law of the sher-
| iff, and pulled the trigger, but it missed
| fire, and the next instant the one fist OF
| Greer felled the would be assassin to the
floor
The sheriff's family was up stairs and
one of the mob seei ng them at the head OF
the stairs rushed viciously Mt them, but
some one threw him headlong to thC
bottom.
Between and o'clock in the morning
after the mob had moved further down
the street, the prisoner was handcuffed
taken through a side door and then to &
side alley where a carriage was in waiting
Police Captain Falkner and Officer
Sweeney took him to Sandusky county a.
fast as the horses could carry them Many
people refused TO believe that the prisoner
had been taken away, and at 10 o'clock Z
crowd numbering hundreds started tC
MAKE huOblltI hblttNhl bhb NAoNl NpAAiAHS
prevailed Finally, to pacify them, one o
their number who knew the murderer
was allowed to search the building HI
did not find the prisoner, and so INFORMED
the crowd, but they refused to believ
him. Then Company E, Of the Secont
regiment of militia Of this city, was calle,
to guard the building.
In the afternoon the crowd again sur
rounded the place. They became so de
termined that a committee of six wei
known citizens again searched the build
ing from cellar to garrett. Among tn
party was Mayor Fox and when they ha
finished the search he appeared on tin
front steps of the building, and in behal
of the committee said the man could nc
be found. Captain Falkner, who ha
just returned from Sandusky county, ,spok
to the crowd also. They could not hel
but be satisfied, and the greater part di
persed
In response to the governors order
Company l, of the Sixteenth regimen
thirtiy-hve men; Company d, Sixteent
regiment, forty-fve men, and Companit
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