The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-10
-FOUR MEN WE'RE KILLED AND
SEVEN OTHERS WE'RE BADLY
WOUNDED.
DETERMINED MEN Renewed ATTACK
To Avoid Another Conflict, the
Sheriff and Militia Laid Down.
Military Reinforcements Were
\ BeEuiled From the Jail by
- MayOr-NO Attempt at
COncealing Identity.

of horror 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 assaulted
her week ago, and left her in pitiably
critical condition, feeling against the
prisoner has been growing more and
more intense. The local militia, fifty
five men, were ordered to the Jail to pro-
tect the prisoner. Then came the hur-
ried efforts of the officers of the law to
get Mitchell safely into the penitentiary.
All the while the excitement among the
people grew more and more intense. The
sheriff was foiled in his plan to get
Mitchell out of Jail and to Columbus
The streets were thronged all night
Finally, at 2:30 this morning, came the
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on the attacking party, and as is usually
the case, the innocent suffered instead
of the law breakers. But such sud-
den catastrophe well nigh produced an
explosion of wrath. The sheriff instant
ly wired the governor for more troops
sending the message to him at Wooster,
o., and as quickly an order was sent to
the Springfield Guard to report at once
to Sheriff McLain. 1t is to the credit
of the National Guard that the order was
obeyed so promptly, that at 1870 the
desperate condition was encountered.
The revusion of feeling against the
troops was heard on all sides. Fearing
fresh outbreak and more bloodshed as
the troops began to show signs of re-
sistance to the insulting mob, Mayor
Cannon ordered the troops to return to
the depot. Then it was that the mob
made a fresh assault on the Jail. The
feeling is intense against the sheriff for
allowing the National Guards to fire on
the people, and there is very general
approval of the work of the mob.
"Click" Mitchell, the negro brute, has
paid the penalty of his foul crime with
his life. An outraged people have taken
the law into their own hands and melted
out to him the punishment he so richly
deserved, and have obeyed the command
and wish of his PROSTATE, and, as is an
'Ynced, dying victim.
be sensation and unfortunate events
scfFthe night intensified the feeling against
Mitchell, if that were 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 or
dered the company, the Third infantry
of Springfield, to come here at once. The
militia arrived at 7:1O this morning, and
left their special train on the outskirts
of the city, and near the waterworks.
The company, thirty-six strong, under
Capt Bradbury, marched up town to the
Jail, which they found 1000 people sur
rounding.
The company marched into the Jail
yard and were met by Hon NJ. Lewis,
who said to Capt. Bradbury:
"We don't want you now"
"Who are your" came back.
81 am the deputy sheriff." replied
Lewis. "There is the sheriff over
there" pointing to Mayor Canon, who
at that particular moment came forward
from the crowd on the court house steps
land proceeded to address the militia and
4e crowd The mayor assured the
Militia that their services were not want