Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-02-29
SUSPENDED PUBLICATION.
Mitchell Is. d. Residents Effectually
squelch an Obnoxious Newspaper.

opucluh hh ODnONtOuH ENsNbphPoEs
Mitchell, S. D., Feb. 25.-Saturday |
evening the many business men of this
city met in an Indignation meeting, |
their heap of indignation being directed |
towards Il. II. Mcbride, editor of the |
Mitchell Mail. For the past four years |
Mcbride has, through his paper, acted |
as free lance and has, it is stated, |
heaped great deal of abuse and ridi- |
cule on leading citizens and various en-
terprises of the city. From this meet
ing committee of seven men was Sc
lected to wait upon Mcbride and offer
to buy his outfit, he to thereupon leave |
town. Mcbride agreed to answer the
proposition Monday morning. Monday |
the committee called on Mcbride with
the money to pay for the material, but
he was absent and the committee took
the entire outfit into the street,
sprinkled it with resin and set it on fire.
The act was accomplished in broad day
light and some of the most prominent
citizens were at the head of the move
ment. Mcbride left town Monday in o
buggy for parts unknown.
Before taking the summary az tion
noted, the committee appointed to ne
gotiate with Mcbride, being unable to
find him, appointed one of its number
| to act as the EDITORS agent, and turned
over to him sufficient cash to pay for
his plant. This ostensibly lawless act
at the hands of citizens is approved by
nearly everyone as a justifiable act of
a long-enduring and patient people.
This act is another link in the tragedy
of this papers editor, Bob Mcbride. A
story of blasted hopes, ruined lives and
the display it is said of the most malig-
nant efforts to ruin business men is
mixed up in the case. The history of
the immediate cause of this act of the
citizens of Mitchell is briefly told.
Bob Mcbride and John d. Lawler,
president of the National bank, were
q number of years ago on friendly
terms, the two being thrown together
to some extent, the former being editor
of the only democratic paper IN this
section and the latter prominent in the
councils of the democratic party.
About nine years ago Lawler married
Miss Ella Sturgis, daughter of Gen.
Sturgis, of the United States army, and
came to Mitchell to reside. He be-
came president of the First national
bank at that time, and continued i'll
that position to the present time,
When here Mrs. LAWYERS widowed sis
ter, Mrs. Dousman, of Prairie du Chen,
visited the Lawler family and ac-
quaintance with Mcbride resulted in
her marriage to him. McBride's pri-
vate character, it is alleged, was not Of
the best, and on the approach of the
nuptials of the pair Lawler advised
Mrs. Dousman of this fact, to no effect
however. Lawler manfully informed
Mcbride of what he had done, and their
friendship came to an end. Mcbride,
soon tiring of domestic life, sought
other and more exciting pleasures. An
Pstrangement finally resulting in di.
vorce followed, and Mcbride began Il
systematic series of attacks on
Lawler. He bent every energy to-
ward the undermining of LAWYERS
hank, and even went so far
rs to disparage through the columns
of his paper the good name of Mrs.
Lawler. Farmers who deposited in the
First national bank were known to Nc
I:ride, and those who were not known
were hunted up, and each and all were
maliciously given "tip" that they had
better take their money out of the
bank, and in consequence the banks
support among farmers has steadily
, decreased for the past three years.
Every weeks issue contained some al
fusion to the bank and its president
: based on falsehood, but appearing in
, sllch a manner that no action at law
,, , could be taken against him. This
t career of McBride's was idly looked
: upon by the people here until the news
,, flashed over the wires week ago thai
: john d. Lawler had suddenly died il
1 Sioux City of apopleHy, whittier he hat
! gone on business. The full force o.
: NlcBride's long-continued abuse ther
} game home To the citizens, and they
= resolved to rid the town of man who
; had endeavored to wreck the financia
j, interests of the town. The result j:
e narrated above.