Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-10
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NEGRO BRUTE PA !, rs THE PENALTY
OF HIS FOUL CRIME.


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to Disguise.
Columbus, Ohio. June Ga special
from Urbana, Ohio, says: Click Mitch
OIL the negro brute. has paid the pen
atty Of his foul crime with his life. An
outraged people have taken the law
into their own hands and meted out to
Mitchell the punishment he SO richly
deserved, and have obeyed the com
mand of his PROSTATE victim, by lynch
ing him.
The sensational and unfortunate
events Of the night intensified the
feelings against Mitchell, il that was
possible, and the determination be-
came general that the brute should
not leave the town alive.
After the firing of the militia on the
crowd Of spectators during the early
morning hours, Gov. Bushnell ordered
Company B, Third infantry, of SPRING
field, to come here at once. The Spring
field militia arrived and left their
special train on the outskirts of the
city near the water works. The com.
pany, thirty-six strong, under Capt.
Bradbury, marched up town to the Jail
+ where they found it surrounded by
1900 people. The company marched
into the Jail yard and were met by
Hon. M. Lewis, who said to Can't.
Bradbury:
I'VE don't want you now"
"Who are you?"
Il am the deputy sheriff. replied
lewis There is the sheriff over
| there" pointing to Mayor Ganson, who
at that moment came forward from
the crowd on the court house steps
and proceeded to address the militia
and the crowd. The mayor assured
the militia their services were not
wanted, that the people were law
abiding and would assist him in pre-
serving order; that the company could
leave the court house yard; when
their services were needed he would
send for them. The Springfield COM
pany, without waiting for further or
ders, marched down the street to the
depot without as much as the sheriff
seeing them.
The local military company had pre-
viously refused to serve longer and
went to the second story of tho sher-
ifs residence and tried to sleep.
With no resistance offered the crowd
at once made rush for the side door.
Two strong and determined men
kicked it down in short order and
gained admission to the Jail, the crowd
following. They did not wait to I'M
lock the door to Mitchells CELL but
burst the lock with sledge hammer
and the door soon flew open. Mitchell
was standing in his cell and did not
offer any resistance and uttered no
word Some one in the crowd had a
rope and it was placed around the
brute's neck and The crowd made for
the door, Mitchell following at the end.
In going down rhe steps on the outside
OF the Jail Mitchell fell down and the
rope slipped off his neck. The crowd
surrounded him, jumped on him like Il
thousand hungry dogs after one bone.
The brute was kicked, beaten and al
most killed then and there. The rope
was quickly slipped over his head
again, and a rush was made for q
tree in the southeastern corner of the
court yard, in front Of the court house.
The rope was thrown over good.
strong limb, and thousand willing
hands pulled the wretch up. The end
was tied to an iron fence, and Mitchell
was left hanging there in full view Of
several thousand people, to die the
death he had brought upon himself.
The men taking part in it made no at
tempt to disguise themselves, but it is
not known who did the work, and the
person who attempts 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. His body was
left hanging for an hour or more and
the people of the city focked to see it.
All classes Of people came to witness
the spectacle. 1t was finally cut down
and placed in the undertaker's box
and left lying in the court house yard.
open TO the public gaze.
Gov. Bushnell has arrived here to
investigate the trouble, especially the
action of the troops. While the Ur-
bana company is overwhelmed with
local sentiment against their action
they are also liable for abandoning
their post Of duty. Capt. Leonard
withdrew the guards about a. M,
and the Springfield company took or
ders from the mayor instead of the
sheriff when they turned back from
the court house. Gov. Bushnell was
attending an encampment at Wooster
ana was met by delegation from
here on his return to Columbus. These
citizens from Urbana asked for protec-
ton by troops of Sheriff McLain'
against whose life threats have been
freely made, and if he was here now
It is believed that there would be
trouble again. Sheriff Nc Lain has
gone to Dayton. He escaped by the
pack door Of the Jail and claims that
dynamite was being prepared to blow
nm up. In the excitement and bit
1erness that prevails it is almost i'm
possible to get at the facts as to the
responsibility for the loss of life. but
It is generally claimed that Sheriff Nc
Lain ordered the troops to fire. 1t IS
believed there will be thorough IN
Vestisation into the action of the may