Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-11-01

head Of the stairs. rushed viciously at
them, but some one threw him head
long to the bottom.
Between and 4 o'clock this morn
ing, after the mob had moved further
down the street, the prisoner was hand
cuffed, taken through a side door and
then to side alley where a carriage
was in waiting. Police Captain Faux
ner and Officer Sweeney took him to
Sandusky county as fast as the horses
could carry them. Citizens viewed the
scene of the tragedy today by the hum
dreds. Many people refused to believe
that the prisoner had been taken away
and at o'clock a 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
prisoner and so informed the crowd,
but they refused to believe him, when
Company II 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 I of the Sixteenth regiment.
Q. N. c., 55 men; Company d, Sixteenth
regiment, with As men and Companies
G and / 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.
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
2:3O a. m. he was awakened in his car
by those bearing message from Sher-
iff Van Nest of Seneca county that the
jail there was surrounded by a 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
readiness.
Adjutant General Howe was at his
home in Kenton and was ordered out
of bed to Titan. Captain Bunker Of
the Sixteenth regiment. consisting Of
the members in the vicinity of Titan,
happened 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 till
today, when Governor Mckinley re-
ceived word that the mob refused to
believe Martin had been transferred to
a Jail in an adjoining county and that
1t was becoming more threatening than
ever. The sheriff wired that the crowd
threatened to blow up the Jail, al
though three different committees of
their selection could not find the pris-
oner in any of the cells. 1t was feared
then that the mob would become in
Nr,o
spirited away and the lynchers thwart-
ed. Then the company from Foster,
Kenton, Clyde, Fremont and other
places We're ordered to Titan, but the
governor heard advices from Howe and
Sheriff Van Nest that the four COM
panies that had arrived together with
the Titan company were able to pro-
tect the Jail, but 1t was still feared
there might be trouble.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for which an attempt was
made to lynch Lee Martin at Tifin,
Ohio, this morning, was committed last
Wednesday.
Martin was farmer living near Tiff
fin. A warrant had been issued for his
arrest on the charge of threatening to
kill Ezra Smith.
City Marshal Augustus Schulz and
Policeman Sweeney of Tifin went to
his house to arrest him Wednesday af-
ternoon. Martin was sitting In a cor
ner with rifle in his hands and swore
he would never be taken alive. The
officers sat down and tried to reason
with him, but to no purpose. When
Martins attention was attracted for an
instant by noise outside, the marshal
sprang upon him and grasped the rifle.
Martin, growing desperate, disengaged
one hand and pulled his revolver and
fired three times, all the shots taking
effect in the marshals body and he died
in 20 minutes.
TAKEN TO CLEVELAND.
Columbus, Ohio, Oct. Ex-Governor
Mckinley announced at / o'clock that
the prisoner Martin had been taken to
Cleveland.