The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-04
BLOOD Runs.
Militia at Urbana, o., Fires on
the Mob
killing and WOunding Nearly a
Dozen People.
But the Mob Gets ''Click'
MitcheIl's Life
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
1t Breaks in the Doors of the
Urbana Jail
Takes Out the Prisoner and
Lynches Him.
HUNDREDS OF WOMEN
In the ThrOng See the CHASTITY
Spectacle.
Springfield Militia Pelted With
Mud and Driven Back.
NnVEPNOR IS COMING
GOVERNOR Is COMING.
Gov. Bushnell Leaves Columbus
for the Scene.
Bitterest Feeling for the Ma
tiOnal Guard.

Urbana, O., June 4.-Such a night of
horrors and such a morning tragedy
never before shocked the people of this
intelligent and order loving city. Ever
since the arrest of Charles Mitchell and
the sensational scene when his victim
swOOned in her bed as she identified
him as the "black brute" who had as
saulted her a week ago, and left her in
a pitiably critical condition, the feeling
against the prisoner Kept growing more
and more intense. The local militia, 55
men, were ordered to the jail to protect
the prisoner Then came the hurried
efforts of the officers of the law to get
Mitchell safely into the penitentiary.A All
the while the excitement among the peO-
pie grew more and more intense The
sheriff was foiled in his plan to get
Mitchell out of jail and ON the Columbus
train.
Night inflamed the excitement among
the citizens. The streets were thronged
all night. YelIs We're heard all around
the jail.
Finally at 2:3O a. m, came the attack
on the Jail when the militia fired on the
attacking party and as is usual in such
cases, struck more innocent spectators
than active law breakers. Such a sud
den catastrophe produced an explosion
OF wrath The sheriff instantly wired
the governor for more troops; sent the
message to him at Wooster. o. and as
quickly an order was sent to the Spring.
field Guard to report at once to Sheriff
NdSCIaIu- IL IS 10 the credit CT the Ma
tonal Guard that the order was obeved
so promptly that at 10 the Springfield
company was at Urbana. A desperate
condition was encountered. The revuI-
sion of feeling against the troops was
50 graf that on all sides the new addf-
ton TO the force was greeted with jeers
and hOOtlngS and the soldiers soon be
gan to be pelted with mud Fearing a
fresh outbreak and more bloodshed. as
the troops began to show signs of re-
slstance 10 the insulting mob, Mayor
Ganson ordered the troops to return to
the depot.
Then it was that the mob made a
1fesh assault on the jail The feeling
today is intense against the sheriff for
allowing the National Guard to fire nm
the people and there is a very. general
approval of The work of the mob.
DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING
Never was there such a calamity in
rms city as that which was enacted at
N-ou JnIS morning. Two men Law dead
@ @Ilo SIX more seriously wounded with
one or more that may die When the
shooting occurred an attempt was beirrr
liaue Dy the mob to enter the iail from
ne rear The militia were in the haU
OF the second floor and standing at tba
window John Higgins of West 7 ibertH1
ana another man had sIedge hammers
IN their hands and had broken the TIass
IN the door leading to the han frO,,9
which the Jail is entered. Sudder111 AZ ~
Inliltla opened fire without WarninS ar6
tIlssS41s y, IeIl back with the exclamation.
My GOd, L am Shot Then followed
tHe scene of death and destruction thar
~ oUShA otherS down. One of the manic
stricken citizens exclaimed mo one is
sade here except Mitchell" -
Ahhs city of 5000 inhabitants is an
unusually orderly one. WIN H. 81
Ieges II has always borne the highest |
reputation, but pandenonilIn9 1,eie11s5 |
last night. I'LL AelSHeu
Recently Mrs. Eliza Cau17er +ba
WIDOW or the late publisher of The r.,
o1iiSt % DSIIlocI al'WaS criminally assault
eu py CnafIeS Mitchell. alias C1icl1
Mitchell, notorious negro. who -. |
arraigned last Wednesday bl7t IL 80 80
tim was to i'll to appear in cOTrt ~
man was taken to her home for identi
hcauOn- As he entered the door sT1o
raised herself on her elbow and e1 L9
claimed; The brutel Hang him How
dare you face me, you brute?" In de-
fault of $1,000 bail, Mitchell was locked
up in the city prison, but on account of
the feeling was removed to the county
Jail the same night for safe keeDino
That night the jail was surrounded bv
a threatening mob that was held back
by the sherih's posse and the local
company of the Ohio national guard
Last night the situation was more
threatening than ever and Governor
Bushnell was called on for assistance.
but he refused to order the militia
from any other place here. This CITY
is only twenty miles from Sprinefiel6
and forty miles from Columbus, from
which places troops could have been
transported, but it was thought that
Mitchell could be taken to the peni-
tertiary quickly.
terday and Mitchell was indicted for
criminal assault Then the crowd was |
thrown of the trail by bringing Mitch |