Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-05
AFTER SHERIFF AeLAIN.
Citizens Of Ulblna Thifslins fol
More Blood.
Everyone Denies the Responsibility
for the acknowledgements Martial
ON tho Program.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June ga special
To the Dispatch from Urbana says the
city has resumed ils normal condl-
ton.
Nothing Is knowa OF the where.
nbouis OF Sheriff Nc Lain and Captain
Leonard. 1t is the general under.
standing that the sheriff drove to
Spring field but nobody outside OF the
captain's Immediate circle of friends
knows where he went.
1t wus reported last evening that q
mob of $50 was organized to 90 10
Springfield alter the sheriff. Such
word was sent to Springfield, having
the effect, 1t Is said, OF driving the
Sheriff Of 10 Dayton. He is univsr.
sally condemned by this people and
held responsible for the shooting OF
citizsns by the militia. The citizsns
insist that he was altogether too
officious and should have RETAINED
frsm ordering out the troops. a
The captain is cOndem neu for order
ing the soidiers TO fire and the boys OF
tine company for firing into q crowd of
fellow citizens. Alter their escare
from Jail the members OF the comp IL ny
have not dared tn show their faces
upon the street and many ,of them
nave left the city. A livery man took
tImid squad OF them TO SpnnR field.
Their troubles are not over with
yet. Some OF the wounded claim to
know who shot them and several
furnishings are laid up. 1t iis reported
that Smith Bell, the father OF Harry
Bell, who was KILLED, threatens to xiii
Capt. Leonard ON sight. The son was
an unmarried man, sged about 20
years, anu = bro0mmsker by occupa.
ton. Baker, the other map, was
about 81 years old and married. He
was q tenant on farm north OF the
city. He leaves widow and i've
children. 1Iua
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 meb from wrsaking venge.
anca on the ROMANS. Threats of get
ting the body and burning 1t were
iresly made. Relio hunters mad near.
ly cut the coat of the dead man.
Every button was gone and even his
shoes and stockings were taken Of am
carried away.
The mayor @. II. Ganson, states
that the tragedy OF night before last
aud the lynching were entirely un-
called for. He urged the sheriff to
get the prisoner out Of town when ne
wac frat taken to Jail, but the sheriff
neglected to do 81. The mayor says
there would have been no trouble
then. Concerning the militia he say:
III do not understand that the gov
ernor relused trooIR as several com.
panies were held In reserve. Toe
Springfield militia after q consultation
with the sheriG were moved two
blocks away from the jail to be in
reHdiness II needed, There was no
expectation Of tho lynohiDg taking
place at the time. The crowd, at my
request, paitiaiiy d,spersed az soon as
the Springfield militia started to
march away.
"At the time of the lrnching the
shenff and his deputies togelher with
twenty oil our county militia were In
the jail on guard. left the Jail some
time before tho lynching. The sheriff
had inli charge OF the military as well
Us the prisoner. Any part l took in
the matter was 10 keep Innocent biooI
from bsiDg sheu and also TO prsveat
iynching II possible. No blame can
lie attached TO the governors"
1t 10 said them 10 coutt-nattial IN
store over the non-pirticipaiion OF this
Springfield company Of the D. N. Il.
They were In the city, accompanies
by Colonel Anthony Of their rsgi.