The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-06

The Citizens Still Talk of Wreaking
Vengeance.
Sheriff Mclean and Captain Leonard
Have Disappeared, ard Their
Present Whereabouts Unknown
A Court rIartial in Store Over the
Non-Participation of the Spring.
field rliIitia Company.

fIeld IliiltIa Company.
URBANA, June 5.-The city has
quoted since the lynching of yesterday
morning.
Nothing was known here early to-
day of the whereabouts of Sheriff Nc
Lain and Captain Leonard.
1t was the general understanding that
the Sheriff drove to Springfield, but no
body outside of the Captains immedi-
ate circle of friends knew where he
went.
1t was reported last evening that a
mob of $50 was organized to go to
Springfield after the Sheriff.
Such word was sent to Springfield,
having the effect, it is said, of driving
the Sheriff off to Dayton. He is univer-
sally condemned by the people and held
responsible for the shooting of citizens
by the militia. The citizens insist that
he was altogether too officious, and
should have refrained from ordering out
the troops.
The Captain is condemned for order
ing the soldiers to fire, and the boys of
the company for firing into a crowd of
their fellow citizens. After their es-
cape from the Jail the members of the
company have not dared to show their
faces upon the street, and many of them
have left the city. A livery man took
timid squad of them to Springfield.
Their troubles are not over with yet.
Some of the wounded claim to know
who shot them and several thrashings
are laid up. 1t is reported that Smith
Bell, the father of Harry Bell, who was
killed, threatens to kill Captain Leon
ard on sight. The son was an unmar-
ried man, aged about twenty years and
a broom maker by occupation. Baker,
the other man killed, was about thirty
seven years old and married. He was
tenant on a farm north of the city.
He leaves widow and five children.
The body of Click" Mitchell, the
rapist, who was the cause of all the
trouble, is an elephant on the hands of
the city The body was secreted to
prevent the mob from wreaking VEN
geance on the remains. Threats of get
ting the body and burning it were free
ly made. Relic hunters had nearly cut
the coat off the dead man. Every
button was gone and even his shoes
and stockings were taken off and car
ried away.
The Mayor, c. H. Ganson, states that
the tragedy of night before last and the
lynching were entirely uncalled for
He urged the Sheriff to get the prisoner
out of town when he was first taken to
Jail, but the Sheriff neglected to do so.
The Mayor says there would have been
no trouble then. Concerning the militia
he says:
Il do not understand that the Gov
ernOr refused troops, as several COM
panies were held in reserve The
Springfield militia, after consultation
with the Sheriff, We're moved two
blocks away from the Jail to be in read
mess if needed. There was no expec-
tation of the lynching taking place at
the time. The crowd at my request,
partially dispersed as soon as the
away.
cat the time of lynching the Sheriff
and his deputies, together with twenty
of our county militia, were in the jail
on guard. 1 left the Jail some time be-
fore the lynching. The Sheriff had full
charge of the military as we'll as the
prisoner. Any part l took in the mat
ter was to keep innocent blood from
being shed and also to prevent lynching
if possible. No blame can be attached
to the Governor
1t is said there is a courtmartial in
store over the nom participation Of the
Springfield company of the o. n. G.
They were in the city, accompanied by
Colonel Anthony of their regiment. and
instead Of participating in the guarding
of the Jail they marched away under
the advice of Mayor Ganson. The COM
pany is said to have been at the depot
awaiting a train home while the lynch
ing was going on. Colonel Anthony
will no doubt have to explain.
The Springfield company was ordered
to report 10 the Sheriff. They marched
to the Jail, but had no consultation
with the Sheriff, as he did not appear,
and there is a question whether the
Mayor was authorized to speak for
him in telling them to retire.
Captain Leonard and the local COM
pany will, no doubt, have to explain
why they ceased to resist after firing
into the mob, and somebody will have
to explain how the keys happened to be
dropped down on the hall floor from up
stairs after the mob had broken in the
outside door. The Sheriff and militia
were all up there at the time.
The Sheriff plainly stated before leav-
ing the city that he and the troops re-
tired to the up stairs portion of the jail
and quit without offering any resist
ance simply because he was unwilling
to shoot down any more citizens.
There will, no doubt, be a military in
vestigation as to whether the Captain
acted under the Mayors orders in the
matter 1t is supposed the local COM
pany, being composed of Urbana boys,
who cried over the shooting of their
fellow citizens the previous night, alb
solutely refused to shoot again.
The Sheriff denies responsibility for
the shooting and so does the Captain
On the other hand the citizens assert
that the Sheriff himself fired the first
shot He asserts that at least five shots
were fired into the Jail from outside
before a shot was fired on the inside.
DAYTON (O), June 5.-Sheriff Me-
Lain of Urbana arrived in Dayton at
O'Clock last night and was quietly con-
veyed to the home of his brother-in-
law Efforts We're made to keep the
presence of the Sheriff in this city