The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-06-11
FIRED INTO A MOB
lynching Spirit Met in Ohio with
a Deadly VoIIey.
TWO OF THE CROWD ARE OORPsEs

Jail Besieged by n Crowd That Howied for
the Blood of a Negro Who Had Been
RaiIroaded to Twenty Years Imprison-
ment for Assault on Woman-State
Guard Finally Fires a voiley.
Urbana, o., June 5.-In riot here at
2:30 yesterday morning four lives were
lost and ten citizens were wounded. At
1880 a. m. Charles Mitchell (colored), the
cause of all the trouble, was taken from
the Jail by Infatuated citizens and
lynched The two previous nights and
Thursday portended the gravest danger,
but no such results were anticipated as
those within the five hours from 2:30 TO
1880 a. m. yesterday. Including Mitchell,
there are five dead and ten wounded.
In addition TO this it is feared that Mrs.
Eliza Gaumer, who was criminally as
saulted by the negro, will not recover,
and several of the injured are in Sc
rious condition. Besides this list of cas-
ualities there is such intense feeling
against some Of the officials that 1t will
not be wiped out in the present genera
ton and further complications are APP
prehend in the future. While the past
two nights and the past two days wit
messed scenes Of lawlessness and blood
shed, yet the feeling at no time has been
as intense as it is now.
story of the Brute's Crime.
The body of Mitchell was exposed all
day in rough coffin, and it intensified
the feeling among the masses who wit
messed it.. The bodies of the citizens
who were killed were tenderly cared for,
and their funerals on Sunday will tend
to keep alive the bitter feeling. While
the wounded are being tenderly cared for
at their homes yet several of them are
crippled for life and will be living re-
minders of the trouble. One week ago
yesterday Mrs. Gaumer was crinlinally
assaulted in daylight at her home in
this city, near the court house. The brute
accomplished his fiendish purpose and
Mrs Gaumer was protrated. She felt
that 1t was a disgrace, and requested
her son to announce that she was as
saulted for robbery. 1t was given out
that Mitchell attempted to force her to
sign check for $500. But Mrs. Gaumers
condition became more serious, the facts
became known and also that the negro
was afflicted with the worst disease.
Tried Practically by the Mob.
The negro was first held for robbery,
but on last Wednesday he was arraigned
for criminal assault. Mrs. Gaumer was
unable to appear in court and the hear
ing was held at her home. AS Mitchell
entered the room she raised up and ex-
claimed: THE brute; hang him; how
dare you face me again, you BRUTE" and
Mitchell was hung yesterday in full view
Of Mrs. Gaumer's residence, which over
looks the court house and Jail yards.
Soon after the Identification on Wednes-
day at Mrs. Gaumer's home there was
talk of daylight lynching. Crowds sur
rounded the Jail that night and the sher-
iff and the local militia had trouble all
night in protecting the wretch. Thurs
day grand jury was lmpaneled and 1t
soon returned an Indictment for criminal
assault. Mitchell, disguised in soldiers
uniform, was brought from Jail into
court at night. He waived the reading
Of the indictment, pleaded guilty and
was promptly sentenced to twenty years
in the penitentiary, the limit for GRIM
inal assault