Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-06
URBANA PEACEFUL.
WHEREABOUTS OF SHERIFF AND
MILITIA CAPTAIN UNKNOWN.
BOTH OFFICERS CONDEMNED.
The One Because He Ordered Out
Troops-The Other because nc
Ordered the Troops to Fire--hiii-
tinmen Scare.

1rRRANA. O.. Juno 5.-Instead or
negro dangling from tree at the mus
prominent street corner. an excitea popu-
lace thronging the streets, and the mn
tary and Sheriff hiding in the county JAM
the spectacle of peaceful community
n neeinr sheriff. a missing captain. ana
a military company making themselves
scarce is presented. Nothing Is KNOWN
Of the whereabouts of Sheriu McLS'ii
and Captain Leonard. 1t IS the geneia'
understanding that the Sheriff drove 10
Springfield. and nobody outside the cap
tain's circle OF immediate friends KNOWS
where he went. II was reported las.
evening that mob Of 80 was organi%'"s
10 go to Springfield after the Sheriil' anu
such word went to Springfield, having 'he
etect II is said. OF driving the Sherii
off to Dayton.
He is universally condemned by the
people. and held responsible for the shoot'
ing OF citizens by the militia Inc cur
zens insist that he was altogether VIZ
officious in this matter. and should nave
refrained from ordering out the ,loops
n II
ordering the soldiers to fire. ana the boys
NJ the company for firing into crowd OF
their fellow citizens. Since their escape
from the iai' the members OF the conf
pany have not dared TO show their races
unon the street, and many or them nave
left the city. A liveryman took timid
squad Of them to Sprin gheld.
Their troubles are not over with yet.
Some of the wounded claim they KNOW
who shot them. and several thrashihss
are laid up. 1t Is reported tnat ''ne la.net
of Harry Bell. who was killed threatens
TO kill Captain Leonard on sighl.
The son was an unmarried man. aged
about % years. and a broom maker by
occupation. Baker, the other man Killed
was about 81 years old, and married. lie
was a farmer, being attendant upon d
farm north of the city. He leaves VIE
and three small children.
THE body of click" Mitchell. the negro
Iynched has been secreted. Before peins
removed from the courthouse yard, rene
hunters had nearly cut the coat OIL 'he
dead man. Every button was gone, anu
| even the shoes and stockings were taken
off and carried away.
FATALITIES UNCALLED FOR.
Mayor C.. II. Ganson states that the
tragedy OF night before last ana tne
| lvnching were entirely uncalled Tor. lie
| urged the Sheriff TO get the prisoner out
| of town when he was first taken TO JAN
| but the Sheriff neglected to do so.
The Springfield company was ordered 10
report TO the Sheriff. They marched TO
| the iail 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 telins
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| CAPTAIN Leonard and the local COM
| many 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 TO
| the hall floor from upstairs, after the
| mob had broken into the outside door
| The Sheriff and militia were up there al
| the time.
The Sheriff plainly stated before leaving
the city that he and the troops retired
TO the upstairs portion of the jail, anc
quit Offering resistance, simply because
he was unwilling TO shoot down any more
| citizens.
There will no doubt be military IN
vestigation as to whether the Captain
acted under the Mayors orders IN TINS
| matter. 1t is said the local company
being composed OF Urbana boys wh'
| cried over the shooting of their fellow
| citizens the previous night, absolutely
refused to shoot again. The Sheriff de
MES responsibility for the shooting, anc
so does the Captain. On the other hand
the citizens assert. that the Sheriff him
self fired the first shot. He asserts ina
at least five shots were fired into the
tail from the outside before q shot wa!
fired from the inside.
BUSHNELL FOR DEATH PENALTY
| COLUMBUS, O., June 5-Governo
Bushnell, in an interview tonight. sh'
he favored the enactment or law
making the penalty for extreme cases
criminal assault death. He thought ina
punishment commensurate with the de
| gree of crimes was the surest proven
ton of lynchings such as that at Uroana
He consulted one OF the judges of thu
Supreme Court upon the matter, and tn
latter conceded with his views.
MILITARY INVESTIGATION.
CINCINNATI, o., June 5.-A special L
the Commercial Tribune from Urbani
says: Adjutant-General Axline, Colone
Charles Anthony, and Adjutant Charlie
Startzeman. of the Third Regiment
reached the city tonight. They were IL
consultation with Mayor Ganson, Judg
Heiserman. and Deputy-Sherin Miller
General Axline stated that they cam
over to make some investigation as {
the course OF the militia. He also In
quired as to the danger 10 the officer
and soldiers should they return to III
city. lie felt that the Guards were actin
under orders, and wanted them TO retur
TO the city. He was told by the official
that in their opinion the feeling was no
sufficient against the Guards 10 max
their return dangerous.
| General Axline visited the scene Of tn
troubles and conversed with a number o
citizens in regard TO the officers. He re
turned to Columbus this evening.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
NEW YORK, June ga dispatch Z
the World from London says:
"The English papers, always Ssen {
disseminate any story derogator1 I
America. have published in great .etal
accounts OF the Urbana lynching. TIL
affair has caused much excitement
London. and the members of the ant
lvnching society have found anothe
strong argument for their organization
"a reporter Of the World called upo
the Archbishop of Canterbury in n
ference to the lyEching. and obtained III
following signed statement;
. 1.-The practice Of lynching cannot bu
be regarded with reprobation, as lower
. ing the dignity of national action In IN
punishment Of crime, and as putting thos
| | who punish on the same level Oh ur
5 | controlled passion as the criminals whoi
| they are punisning.
(SignedD TEMPLE,
I Archbishop Of Canterbury