Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-11-04
PROTECTS HIS PRISONER.
Sheriff at Tiffin, O., Kills Two of q
Mob Of Would-be Lynchars
Militia Called.

Tifin, o., Oct. 2S.-A mob of infuriat-
ed men, many of them under the inf1u-
ence of liquor, made an attack upon the
county Jail at an early hour this morn
ing, intending to lynch r. J. Martin, who
murdered Marshal Schultz Two of the
rioters were killed by the guards, as fol-
lows
HENRY NUTCHLER, shot in the head
CHRIST. MATZ, shot through the heart
The mob came from an entirely unex-
pected source. The report was current
that crowd of farmers from Hopewen
township was congregating and organic
ing Oh 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.
The attack was a fierce one and was
brdvely resisted by the band of sheriffs
deputies inside. The mob, seeing THAI
it was unlikely to be successful, opened
ire on the officers The latter
responded, and the first shot brought
down Henry Alutchler, the man
who carried the rope. Then Christ
Matz got a bullet in the heart The
mob retired to count its losses and make
new plans, and the sheriff seized the
opportunity to spirit his prisoner away to
an adjoining county. Gov. Mckinley
called out the militia to protect the jail.
The crime for which an attempt was
made to lynch e. J. Martin was com
mitted last Wednesday, Martin was
farmer living short distance from Tif-
fin A warrant had been issued for his
arrest on charge of having threatened
to kill Era Smith, q neighbcr. City
Marshal Augustus Schultz and Police
man Sweeney of Tiffin went to his
house to arrest him. When the officers
reached Martins house, Mrs. Martin
IL, Now sit
in a corner with rifle in his hands
and swore that he would never be taken
alive. The officers tried to reason with
him. but to no purpose. When Martins
attention was attracted for an instant
to q noise outside, the marshal sprang
upon him and grasped the rifle. Martin
disengaged one hand and pulled his re-
volyer. and fired three times, all the
shots taking effect in the marshal's body.
Tifin, O., Oct. 28.-Scores of scowling
and ferce-visaged men are to be seen
in the streets of this city and curses
both loud and deep are invoked on the
heads of the persons who are held to be
responsible for the killing at the county
Jail early this morning of Mutchler and
Matz, members of the mob who tried to
lynch a prisoner. While it is not con-
sidered probable that another attack on
the bastile will be made, it would take
but little to fan the lurid fires of revenge
into another life-taking confagration. 1t
is certain that the presence of state
troops has not tended to paciication
of the people.
Indications, however, point to a speedy
termination of the trouble caused by the
riot Sunday morning. A conference of
the civil and military authorities has
just been held and it has been decided to
withdraw the militia tomorrow morning.
Further trouble is unprecedented after the
funeral of the victims, Mutchler and
Matz, but it is thought this can be pre-
vented by having private funerals. Rev.
Father Puetz today wired Bishop Horst
man at Cleveland asking for dispersal
ton to that end in the case of Mutchler,
and the request will doubtless be
granted.
One of the largest crowds Tifin has
ever witnessed will be here tonight, being
drawn partially by the Campbell political
meeting and partially by desire to see
the scenes of recent mob violence and the
militia on guard about the public build
ingS.