The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-04
THE NEGRO HANGED.
Frightful Scene at tlle Jail Doors
Kicked Nearly to Death.

kAlcfAHO Nearly 10 E9eaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June A, 1S97.-A
special to the Dispatch from Urbana,
Ohio, says
Click Mitchell, the negro brute, has
paid the penalty. Of his foul crime with
his life. A noutraged 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 and wish of his PROSTATE, and as is
announced, dying victim. The sensational
and unfortunate events of the night in
tensified the feeling against Mitchell, if
that was possible and the determination
became general that the brute should
never leave the town alive.
After the firing of the militia on the
crowd of spectators during the early
morning hours, Governor Bushnell order
ed Company B, Third Infantry, of SPRING
field, to come here at once. The SPRING
field militia arrived here at T:10 this
morning and left their special train on
the outskirts of the city. near the water
works. The company, thirty-six strong
under Captain Bradbury. marched up
town to the jail, whence they found 1900
people surrounding the jail.
The company marched into the Jail
yard, and were met by Hon. M. Lewis,
who said to Captain Bradbury I'VE
don't want you now
Who are your"
I'm the deputy sheriff. replied Lewis
There ils the Sheriff over there" point
ing to Mayor Ganson, who at that partic-
ular moment came forward from the
crowd on the Court House steps and pro-
lad fni ad ba II,
crowd. The Mayor assured the militia
that their services were not wanted, that
the people were law-abiding and would
assist in preserving order. that the com
pany could leave the court house yard
would seTd for them. The Springfield
company, without waiting for further or
ders, marched down the street to the de-
pot without as much as the Sheriff see
ing them. The local military company
had previously refused to serve longer
and went 10 the second story of the Sher-
no resistance offered the crowd at once
made a rush for the side door, two strong
and determined men kicked it down in
jail, the crowd following. There were
plenty of sledge hammers, chisels and
otherS tools in the crowd and the men
went to work.
Part of the crowd had previously forced
themselves up stairs into the private
apartments of the Sheriff and after look
ing about found bunch of keys, which
had been hid away and which proved to
be the keys to the jail The crowd got
into the Jail in short order. They didn't
wait to unlock the door of MitchelPs cell
but burst the lock with sledge hammer
and the door soon flew open. Mitchell was
standing in his cell and offered no resist
ance and did not utter a word. Some one
in the crowd had rope and it was placed
over the brute's neck and the crowd made
fn1 ho OF 1,o
In going down the steps on the outside
of the jail, Mitchell fell down and the
rope slipped off his neck. The crowd sur
rounded him, jumped on him like thou
The brute was kicked, beaten and all
most killed then and there. The rope
and a rush was made. for tree in the
southeastern corner OF the Court House
yard in front Of the Court House. The
thousand willing hands pulled the wretch
up, The end was tied to the iron fence
and Mitchell was left hanging there in
sell self. 'i's = - = M f'
All this was done in shorter time
than it actually takes to tell the story.
The lynching took place at about 7.20
this morning. The men taking. part in it
made no attempt to disguise themselves.
but it is not known who did the work,
will get himself into serious trouble. They
did their work wen and that is all the
people wish to know.
1t is doubtful if Mitchell died from the,
effects of the hanging. His life had
been almost kicked out of him when he
fell down. It is the general opinion that
he was unconscious when strung up. His
body was left hanging for an hour or
more, and the people of the city hocked
to see it
All ciassss of people came to witness the
spectacle.
The body was finally cut down and
pInced III din unsertaker's box and left w.
ing IN the court house yard, open to pub.
lie gaze.