The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-05
down ON THE SHERIFF.
More Trouble at Urbana
Likely to Result from
the Firing by the
Troops.
RELATIVES. WANT VENGEANCE
Bushnell Throws the Blame on
M'Lain-Urbana's Mayor
Talks.
RELATIVES. WANT VENGEANCE

Talks.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 5. 1sf.-A
special to the Dispatch from Urbana
says that Urbana this morning is very
dlfferent place from the Urbana of yes
terday. The city has resumed it's normal
condition and the scene has changed en-
tireiy. Instead of a. negro dangling from
a tree on the most prominent street corr
Fer, the excited populace thronging the
streets, the military and sheriff hiding
IN the county jail, the spectacle of a
peaceable community, fleeing sheriff, a
missing captain and military compaus
making themselves scarce is presented.
Nothing is known of the whereabouts Of
Sheriff McLain and Captain Leonard It
is the general understanding that the
Sheriff drove to Springfield and nobody
outside the Captains circle of Immediate
friends know where he went. 1t was re-
ported last evening that mob of 150 was
organizing to go to Springfield after the
Sheriff and such word went to Spring.
field, having the effect, it is said, of driv-
ing the Sheriff off to Dayton. He is
universally condemned by the people and
held responsible for the shooting OF citi-
zens by the militia
The citizens insist that he was over
Jealous in this matter and should have
refrained from ordering out the troops
Captain Leonard is condemned for order
ing the soldiers to fire and the company
for firing into a crowd of their fellow
citizens. After their escape from the Jail
the members of the company have not
dared to show themselves upon the
streets and many OF them have left the
city. liveryman took a timid squad Of
them to Springfield
Their troubles are not over with yet
Some of the wounded claim to know who
shot them and several tnrashings are laid
up. 1t is reported that Theodore Bell,
the father of Harry Bell, who was killed,
threatens to kill Captain Leonard on
sight.
The son was an unmarried man about
twenty years old. Baker, the other man
killed. was about thirty-seven years old
and married He was farmer, being a
tenant on a farm north OF the city. He
leaves wife and five small children.
Bushnell Biamss the Sheriff.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June s, 1ss7.-Gover-
nor Bushnell was asked by the Assoclat-
ed Press what, If anything he desired TO
say about the iynchang of a negro at the
Urbana JAIL He said dnsefreut thar a
to cali ON State troops In his county TO
protect persons ana property. '.The law
of Ohdo is peculiar in this respect The
sheriff at Urbana called the aoca1 COM
pany into service. was at Wooster.
word came to me at lib r. M, Thurs
day OF the pending trouble. I was at
tooth took the mesaengsr s Ss swenty en = snsnanss to e
find me. The word was from Captain
Leonard in command OF the Urbaaa 9on-
pany ISd OF state troops at the 5sA n wnacn sssl
was threatened.
Captain Leonard said he wanted help.
The Governor said he did not look upon
ing from the proger source. The tele-
They were secured BY. has r. NJ, I got
He told me he had forty men. told him
ne ought to be able to protect the pris--
oner and property with forty men. Il
have since learned he had flfty-fve men.1
He said he would do the best he could
but public sentiment was dead against
him.. said he had nothing to do with
the law. He did not ask for help. I left
the telephone office at midnight.
The shooting by the Urbana company
AT three A. M. a message came from
Sheriff McLain saying his force was in
adequate and for me to send help.
fantry, Springfield, to report with his
company to Sheriff McLain at Urbana
McLain that Captain Bradbury would re-
port to him.
Captain Bradbury arrived at Urbana
at or before seven A. NJ. Colonel Anthony
of the Third Ohio Infantry, to which is
attached the Springfield and Urbana COM
panies, says Sheriff MeLain told him that
to and talked with him (the Sheriff and
was directed by the Sheriff to return to
the train, or to Springfield, ana the
Springfield troops did return to the train
The lynching occurred not more than
thirty minutes later, according TO the
best information at the Governors office.
the Adjutant Generals Office here that
when he was ordered by the Sheriff to
return to the train. he sat in the presence
Of the sheriff M as as long s,S as ne could con-
The Governor said the sheriff did not
inform him of the existing trouble until
thing had been brewing several days. He
has been assured by all classes OF peo-
pie in Urbana that he did all that could
adj Adiutant @ General Axiine who was
present at the interview today, said the
Mayor of Urbana telephoned him that the
Governor and troops were in no way to
blame. they did all they could. If there
is any one to blame it is myself and the
sheriff, and so far as / am concerned
am perfectly will to take my share of the
blame.
The Mayor further said there was ample
provocation for the firing of the militia at
2:30 and he did not blame them for doing
their duty. The sheriff. he said, did not
manage things right and did not seem to
appreciate the gravity of the situation
until it was too late to avoid the lynching
without an awful slaughter of human
life.'
Sheriff Lying Low.
CINCINNATI, o.. June 5, 1Sq1-A
"Times-Star' special from Dayton, o..
says:-"Sheriff McLain, of Urbana. ar
rived in Dayton at eight o'clock last night
and was quietly conveyed to the home Of
his brother-in-law. A. j. Weaver. on LIN
den avenue. A great effort was made to
keep the presence of the Sheriff in this
city secret, and even after it became
known that he was here, it was. with the
greatest difficulty that he was located.
The purpose of the secrecy, as subse-
quently explained. was to avoid inter-
views.
The sheriff is completely worn OUT hav-
ing had no sleep for As hours. early
this morning he was seen at his bed
side. In explanation of his departure
from Crbana he said that he left at the