Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-10-31
SENECA FARMER KILLS MAR
SHAL SCHULTZ, OF TIRFIN.
A Determined Mob Threatened to Lynch
the Murderer.
TWO OF THE MOB SHOT
DEAD.
The Prisoner Spirited Away tC
Sanduslxy.

near Watson. Marshal Schultz anu
Officer Sweeney left this city at p.
M, with a warrant sworn out by l..
Smith, neighbor of Martin, charg-
him with assault to murder and car
rying concealed weapons.
When Officers Sweeney and Schultz
reached Martins home, his wife came
to the door and the officers passed in
and found Martin sitting in the corn
er of the room. He had Winches-
ter rifle in his hand and said he would
not be taken alive. The officers tried
to get him to go, but when they at
tempted to take him, he shot Officer
Schultz twice, both balls taking eff
feet near the heart. Schultz died in
a few minutes. Officer Sweeney was
also shot in the hand. Sweeney
brought Martin to this city and
placed him in Jail.
TIFFIN, O., Oct. 27.-The city has
been shocked from center to circum-
ference over the attempt to lynch
Marshal Shultz's slayer last night.
1t is in veritahle uproar, the streets
having been thronged all day with
men, some filed with morbid curiosi-
ty, but many with trouble written
plainly on their faces. The mob
that attacked the jail early this
morning was composed of the worst
specimens of law-detiers that any
community could produce. Whisky
had been indulged in until they were
more like blood-thirsty wolves than
human beings. To reason with them
meant danger, if not death, to the
peacemaker.
Th mob came from an entirely un-
expected source. The report was
current that a crowd of farmers from
Hopewell township was congregat1ng
and organizing on the outskirts of
the town and the attack was expected
to be made by them. But instead it
was done by fellows who had been
circulating in the vicinity of the jail
all evening. 1t was hardly supposed
that they would dare to do such u
thing. and the police made no effort
to quiet them. Thus matters went
on until about 1:15 a. IN. Six men
gathered on the lawn about fifty feet
from the jail, and in moment about
| thirty OIlerS JOlneu Glleiu.
A sharp whistle was heard when
out of the head of an alley on the
opposite side of the street, and a lit
tie to the west, rushed fully 300 more,
the leaders carrying rope and sew
eral sledge hammers with which to
accomplish their work. The sledges
were procured at a stone quarry and
the rope was thick enough to hang
a dozen men. AS the mob made the
rush towards the jail they emitted
wells that were blood-curdling, eclips
ing any savage yell ever uttered.
A squad of policemen, who hac
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 heaC
with a sledge and kicked brutally
He was carried home unconscious
and to-day has been lowering be
tween life and death. officer Fishel
was thrown against a brick wall an(
partially stunned, and Officer Hen
nessey was tumbled over in the gras
and kept there by a ruffian who helt
q Misunderstanding club over hin
and threatened death if he did not
lie still. The other officers wer
treated in the same way.
The mob went direct to the sid
entrance and commenced the on
slaught on the door with thei
sledges. They were without an,
reason whatever and made no de
mand for the keys. Michae
Schmidutz, a powerful teamste1
welded the sledge. He was one O
the drunken agitators who appeare'
early in the morning. The door wa
BROKEN IN sPLINTERS
in a short time. At each blow tn
fury of the crowd increased. Whel
entrance was gained there was
wild rush and the hallway was filled
with excited men.
Sheriff Vannest and three mel
stood in the opposite end. He ar
pealed to them most bravely ant
strongly several times, asking then
for Gods sake to disperse. 1t did n,
good, for the men only grew fiercer
The entrance to the corridor is frs
protected by heavy sheet iron door
The lock was broken off with few
blows and then there remained th
the heavy grating.
i Then it was that the guards wht
were in that portion, began to fire
At first they shot over the rioters
| heads. A guard, in an interview
with q Leader reporter, said the mel
swore to kill every person inside, ant
to show their purpose, they began tt
fire at them. The guards said N,
shot was fired by them until tn,
attacking party had fired through
| the grating first.
| Henry Mutschler, the first MAJ
killed, was the one who carried tn,
rope. He was shot through the lef
temple, the ball coming out on th,
right side and he died instantly
Then Christ Matz received a bulle
through his heart. He was
ALSO PICKED UP DEAD.
This awful work and the deter
mination of the guards awed tht
would-be lynchers and they left tn,
place, cursing and wilder than ever.
Between 8 and 4 o'clock this morn
ing, after the mob had moved furthel
down the street, the prisoner wa
j handcuffed and taken through ,
| side, door to the alley, where GOV
cred carriage was waiting. Polio,
ICaptain F'allxner and Officer Sweene,
took him to Sandusky county as fas
tas the horses could carry them.
i Citizens viewed the scene of tn,
| tragedy to-day by the hundred. Man,
people refused to believe that th,
prisoner had been taken away, ant
at 10 O'clock crowd numberin,
| hundreds started to make anothe
lattaclS hnt wisar co1nsal nraxya;lad