Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-04
RowD IH:N GATHERS TO STRING HIM UP

URBANA, o., June 4.-For two hours this
morning the Jail was surrounded by howl
ing mob of at least ! 900 to 800 people Ad-
vances were being made so close to TIE
guards that they at last opened fire on the
crowd, and at least twenty shots were fred
The killed were:
HARRY BELL, shot through the head
- HAGINS, shot through the body.
Wounded:
DR.. Charles Thomson OF North Lewisburg,
shot in the head.
West Bowen of Gable, shot in the hip.
Ray Dickerson, shot in the shoulder.
Dennis Graney, shot in the leg below the
knee.
zack wank, shot in the arm.
Sherman S. Deaton, shot in the hip.
Ray Mcclure, shot in the arm.
Physicians are on the ground attending to
the injured
The sheriff has wired Governor Bushnell
for assistance.
DETAILS OF FIRING.
When the shooting occurred a crowd of
1,O00 people stood congregated around the
Jail 1t had been rumored that an attempt
would be made on the Jail to hang Mitchell.
The crowd was more boisterous than at any
time since the prisoner had been confined
in the Jail.
The crowd was bowling for the prisoner
and more determined to secure Mitchell. Il
had crowded into the Jail yard and
crowdng toward the Jail. Captain George
w. Leonard, in command of the militia, at
dressed the crowd and gave them three min
utes to disperse. There was a general rush
from the Jail yard, but the crowd again re-
turned.
The noise had subsded the demonstra-
tlon was less pronounced. fully half an hour
had elapsed from the time the order was
given, when the roaring of musketry was
heard, yolley after volley was fired until
as many as twenty voleys had been fired into
the crowd. There was general panic for
a while and the dead and wounded were
carried in every direction in search of doc
tors offices.
DR.. Robert Henderson, DR.. H. E. Pearce.
Dr. ]. c. Burcher and DIR. Havens were
all called into service and their Offices looked
like regular hospital.
EARLIER REPORTS.
CINCINNATI, June 3.-The Commercial
Tribune's special from Urbana, o., says:
The grand jury was emPaneled today
and reported ct $50 tonight. after the ex-
amining of six witnesses the Indictment of
Charles Mitchell, colored, for the criminal
assault of Mrs. Eliza Gaumer white The
court thanked the jury for its good days
work" Then Sheriff Mclean and his depu-
ties brought Mitchell into court, dressed in
a soldiers uniform. AS the militia was on
duty about the court house and the jail, this
disguise OF the prisoner worked perfectly.
The crowds that were about the grounds
and in the streets did not know what was
going on and those who saw Mitchell en-
route from the jail to the court house did
not recognize him. The doors to the court
house were all guarded by the militia Prose.
cutting Attorney Waite represented the state
and Attorney Flaugher the prisoner. With
the military about the building and the
crowds outside Mitchell was badly scared.
He waived the reading of the indictment,
pleaded guilty and sentenced to the ex-
treme limit for criminal assault, OF twenty
years in the penitentiary. The hearing occu-
pied only a few moments. The court or
dered the sheriff to take the prisoner TO
Columbus tonight
After Mitchell was sentenced by the
court and the sheriff ordered 20 take
him to Columbus tonight, there was
trouble again. II was thought that the Off
GERS might get Mitchell through the crowd
disguised a soldier but his color pre-
vented this plan and a carriage was driven
up to the Jail. Then the mob broke in and
demanded the prisoner The Jail was
strongly guarded by the militia aud the
sherin felt secure so long as he did not ven
I ture out. The governor refused to send more
troops TO Urbana tonight and il looks like
the prisoner cannot be removed til tomor-
row. when reinforeements will be furnished.
Meantime, the local officers feel safe so long
az they remain inside the Jail.
The Pennsylvania depot was sur
rounded by a mob as well as the court house
and the jail. AS no train for Columbus will
leave now till morning. the crowd about the
depot has been dispensing since midnight
While crowds continue about the street, It Is
, not likely that there will be any attack
on the jail, as the people know how strongly
1t Is guarded. The only one hurt was eiti-
zen who crossed the line near the Jail and
was bayonetted in the hip.
The troops do not allow the lines crossed.
It is announced that no attempt will be made
to remove Mitchell TIL tomorrow. and then
it viii be done because the military s pres
ent-
sertbes Take nm Outing.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The delegates to the
convention Of the International League OF