Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-09

IaFN company hhu previously re- us -
10 serve longer and went TO the second
story of the sherifS residence and
tried 10 sleep
With no resistance offered, the crowd
at once made n rush for the side door.
two strong and determined men kick
ed it down in short order. and gained
admission TO the Jail. the crowd fot-
lowing. There were plenty of slcdge
hammers, chisels and other tools in
the crowd. and the men went TO work.
Part of the crowd had previously
forced themselves upstairs into the
private apartments of the sheriff.
and after looking about found bunch
of keys, which had been hid away and
| which proved TO be the KEYS TO the
Jail The crowd got into the Jail in
| short order. They did not wait 10 I'M
| lock the door TO Mitchelrs cell, but
burst the lock with sleigc hammer
and the door soon flew open. Mitchell
was standing in his cell and offered no
| resistance and did not utter a word
Some one in the crowd had a rope and
it was placed over the brute's neck.
and the crowd made for the door.
Mitchell following at the end.
| In going down the steps on the out
side OF the Jail, Mitchell fell down and
the rope slipped of his neck The
crowd surrounded him, jumped on him
like a thousand hungry dogs after one
bone.
The brute was kicked, beaten and
almost killed right then and there
The rope was quickly slipped over his
| head again and "A rush was made for "A
tree in the southeastern corner OF the
courthouse yard in front OF the court
I house The end of the rope was
| thrown over good strong linn % and a
| thousand willing hands pulled the
wretch up. The end was tied TO the
iron fence and Mitchell was left hang
ing there in full view OF several thou
sand people, 10 die the death hc had
! brought upon himself.
Ali this was done in shorter time
than it actually takes 20 tell the story.
The lynching took place at about ,:2O
| Friday morning. The men taking
part IN 1T made no attempt tc disguise
themselves, but it is not known who
did the work, and the person who at
tempts to find out will get himself into
serious trouble. This much is known.
| however, they did their work well and
that is all the people wish TO know
1t is doubtful if Mitchell died from
the effects OF the hanging. His miscr-
able life had been almost kicked out
of him when he fell down. II any life
remained in his carcass il was stran-
| glcd out 1t is the general opinion
| that he was unconscious when strung
| up. His body was left hanging for an
hour or more and the people OF the
| city hockcd to see IL. All classes of
| people came TO witness the spectacle.
/ 1t was finally cut down and placed in
an underwriters box and left lying in
! the courthouse yard open to public
| gaze.
! CoLUNBUs, O., June "a special to
the Dispatch from Urbana, O.. says.
Sheriff McLaiu says he telcCrapned
| to GOV. Bushnell At 10 y. IN Thursday
/ night for more military. The gov
! crnor replied that local power must be-
! exhausted first After the shooting
| the sheriff asked again for help lie
received no reply, but learned that
| Springfield colorcd company had been
/ ordered 70 come. The sheriff had the
| colonel at Springfield order a white
! company IN place OF the Negroes
Gov. Bushnell returned here at 2:3O
| p. IN. Friday. He exhibits telegram,
showing ne ordered support TO Urbana
when asked for it.
UEBANA, o., June , -Four prisoners
| escaped while the mob was taking
Mitchell out TO hang him.
The coroner returned verdict i'm
the case of Mitchell that he came to
his death by hanging in the court.
! house yard At the hands of an infuri-
| ated mob, whose names are TO me un-
| known
! At p. m. the body Of the Negro was
| removed from the courthouse yard in
| Undertaken Humphreys wagon. and
| the information was given out that a
! DR. Meyers would be here from Column
! bus after him for one OF the medical
! colleges.
| CINCGNNATI. June :. After thrilling
/ ride through a gauntlet of people VINO
| sought his life Capt Leonard who
/ commanded the company of militia at
: Urbana, arrived in this city Friday
/ evening.
/ A great deal of bitterness exists in
/ Urbaua over the killing OF the people
| on whom the militia fired, and Capt.
| Leonard thought it best TO leave for a
/ time. He took buggy from Urbana
/ to Springfield, and upon arriving there
/ found an immense crowd which had
| been informed of his coming
! he crowd was very dcmonstrativc
| and for "a time IL looked a. though vio-
| lcnce would be done Capt Leonard
| DAYTON, o., June .. Sheriff McLain.
. OF jrbana. arrived in this city Friday
| night at o'clock and was met az the
/ depot by his brothcr-in- law. Mr.. A. j.
I Weaver, OF Linden avenue, and was
| driven 90 the home OF the latter. The
\ fact of his presence in the city and his
whereabouts were not asccrtaiued.
. however, until late hour
/ lie said that he LEFT Urblna at the
\ urgent solicitation Of personal friends.
/ who insisted that his life was In peril.
. lie said that hc had mo- personal fears.
and thought he had demonstrated that
/ by his conduct fin the outbreaks OF trn
/ mob spirit lie had finally deferred.
I however. 20 the solicitations of I..
/ friends and left
| WOOSTER. o.. June D. Gov. Bushnell
/ while here Friday morning, heard OF
| the iyuching at Jrbaua In spcakino
of the conduct Of the sheriff Gov
. Bushnell said hc bad told that official
/ that tnc law must bee obcyed Asked
/ if he would take any steps toward
. ..I.