New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-28


Tlfin's popular city marshal. who was shot down
In cold blood by Ieander J. Martin. alias VIII
iams a farmer OF Hopewe Township, last
: Wednesday evening two more victims were
added to the list OF dead. At 1:3o o'clock mon
Of 150 infurated men, many OF whom were uhuer
the influence OF liquor, attacked the jail III an
effort to secure Martin and hang him. volley
from a half-dozen Wnchesters met them ana
two Of the mob were killed The dead men are
Henry Mutchler. jr.. and Christian Matz
STORY OF THE CRIME.
Martin manaPeJ a small farm near watson
station six miles south Of town. On Wednesday
afternoon he got into a controversy with the
son OF neghboring farmer The boy, VINO IS
scarcely fifteen years OF age. had refused TO
obey some trivial request Of Martin ard the
farmer flew into a rage. He struck the boy
with his fist and then seis ed him by the neck,
nearly strangng him. The boy finally sue
ceeded In breaking away and half dead though
he was reached town, where he told his story
TO the police Officer Sweeney and Marshal
Schultz Immediately started for the Martin iarm
Martin was still In front Of the house and ap
parently saw them approaching, for he rushed
inside and when they arrived had barricaded
the doors ana was watching from one OF the
windows Sweeney and Schultz had not taken
the affair seriously and rad expected TO de-
termlned OF position. They walked direct to the
door OF the house, but when ;hey reached CLOS
range Martin opened fire iron the "lhuo"'
They blazed away in return, hrt before more
than kalf "A dozen shots mad been nied Dotl
officers had fallen. Schultz died almost instantly
wnere he lay. Sweeney had s;1rted 10 IetIe"'
from the house at the FIRST gunshOt ana sue
ceeCed in getting beyond range WIN t"o
wounds which were not fatal Eeirforcements
arrived later from town. and Martin. seeing tha'
further resistsrce was Useless, surrehie.cu' I
MI GtA
widest excitement in town and among tni
neighboring farms. where the dead man was
well known and liked.
SchultZs funeral held yesterday ana was
largely attended. the farmers for miles around
adding their numbers TO those Of the irlends OF
the marshal living in town. After the services
there was much talk among the popuace espe-
clally the farmers living near Watson. ana IL was
noticed evening drew on that Few OF the ti!ieIs
of the soil had taken their departure Tor nome
Nothing was thought Of this. however as the
farmers regard Saturday at this season OF tne
year as a holiday, and often make day oi II III
town" There was considerable drinking among
the town crowd and plenty Of talk about lynching
Martin but II was rot taken seriously. SherlH
Joe" Van Ness knowing Schultzs popularity
had. however, taken the precaution the day atter Yer
the murder place four or five guards In the jan
and arm them with Winchesters. lie sald this
afternoon that he really expected no trouble Dut
put the men there Just 10 be on the safe SIDE
| Al midnight most OF the saloons closed and the
town was apparently Cuiet. II was noticed that
| nearly everybody had disappeared. and the two
| pOllcpmen who DO night duty dtOuDu tHe DuslucsS
portion OF the handsome little city walked their
beats with apparently the usual dull night ahead
OF them.
THE ATTACK on THE JAIL.
out at the old fair grounds. just mile east
| OF the jail and courthouse. which ornament the
| exact centre OF the city, an exciting midnight
scene was being enacted. Beated residents MAX
! Ing for their homes in that portion OF the city
| noticed groups Of men In various parts OF the
| he and
| were augmented every few minutes by the ar
| rival OF people from various parts Of the city
| and country. No leader seemed In sight, now
ever Shortly after o'clock there was "A con-
! certed movement. and the mob. which had at
! last found leader. started into the city; me
| night was dark and the shadows cast by the big
trees which lined the pavements on both sides o.
the streets through which the mob marched
| added to the gloom.
! Of Heidelburg College ard arrived in the rear OF
the Jail at 13O After wait Of two or three
minutes the mob Win terrhs i yen uSnfr rusnfr
Courthouse anil the jail and IN twinkling were
demanding entrance TO Sheriff Van Ness's Of
fetal residence and the Jail. Many members OF
The mob had obtained edge-hammers. which
they used with quick effect on the light door
which leads TO the corr.d n between the Sheriff :
residence and the Jail proper This obstacle was
| demolished with a few sharp blows and the
bloodth hirstv mob su"ged inside the jail.
Sheriff Van Ness and his deputies were pre-
rsred for ntrudcrs. He met the first part OF tn
| mob and d.ne nded their instant withdrawal
on penalty Of the lew ard bodily harm If they
venturcd further. The brave officer of the law
faced the infuracd throng revolver I'm hand,
but he was overpowered by the reckless. partly
| intoxicat led mob, and his weapon vrested from
his grasp. ,
| easy progress toward the object Of their attack,
| imagined that the remainder Of their work would
| be a . easy. But they counted without the deter
| mined and heavily armed body OF six deputy
| sher,ffs who had been sworn in by the chief peace
officer of the county after the arrest OF schultz :
| murderer and placed IN an advantageous position
inside the jail with irOnclad orders To resist the
taking Of the prisoner at all hazards. The mob
was not aware even OF the presence Of these eX-
| ira Jail guards.
SHOT DOWN BY THE GUARDS.
After gaining access to the hallway and over
towering the Sheriff. the mob soon broke open
the solid steel door which separated them from
the Jail Beyond this IS a heavy semi-crcuar
arred door. which attacked with sledge-
hammers After pleading and threats had failed
to get the men TO desist The guards fired their
revolvers into the ceiling. The sound OF the fire
arms did not make the c-owd finch. AS last
| resort the guards following the command Of the
sheriff turned their death dealing weapons direct
/ rpon the attacking party and poured a Voley or
| lead into iis midst. The discharge Of six Win
| chester balls brought death to Henry Mutchler.
| tr.. and Christian Matz. They fell feess whore
they had stood helping in the work Of battering
down the obstacles 10 the cell In which Martin
| lay crOuchiDg
the bodies Of the two were carried away
by their comrades. This tragic check only served
10 add to the fury of the mob. the WORK OF
demolition brought To a stop only because
certain members OF the mob had gone from the
scene to secure dynamite with which To destroy
the iail and the inmates While the vain search
for the explosive in progress two police Of
hcers, Sweeney and Faulkner went to Martin
cell unlocked the door. hardcuffed him ana
took him safely from the jail by rear door
which the mob had not thought II guarding.
The hunted prisoner and his guards entered a
waiting cab at the door and we're driven at a
furious pace to Fremont TIVE wenty-four miles dis
tant.
The guards who had carried out the orders OF
their superior officers and upheld the law with
such terrible effect disappeared from the jail
as soon az word came that Martin was safely
Z he fo The mob quickly learned