The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-07
ANOTHER URBANA VICTIM.
WESLEY BOWEN DIES OF WOUNDS
RECEIVED IN THE LYNOHLNG RIOT.

when sheriff NacLain and Capt. Leonard
so Back-Bushnen for . New Death Penalty
URBANA, O., Juno Gone moro victim was
added to the fatalities Of Friday morning here
preceding the ~lynching OF the negro Mitchell
when Wesley Bowen died last night. Bowen
was shot In tho hip. having two wounds. The
physicians had some hopes of his recovery, but
on Saturday morning his strength gave way,
aud in the afternoon his decline was rapid.
Bowen lived at Cable, q small town on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, northeast of the city,
and he was ono OF the many country people who
formed q large part OF tho crowd that sur
rounded tho Jail and court house on Thursday
night. Wank, the other man whose condition
was considered critical, is not improved. and
although his death has been expected. there IL
hope that he may survive.
There was a mass meeting Of tho women OF
the city last evening, at which the ac-
ton Of the crowd in hanging Mitchell was
commended. They have called q mass meeting
for Monday afternoon at the opera house. They
will take steps to memorabilia the Legislature
and organize a committee to receive funds for
the families who may need help.
The call says the meeting Is that some exc
precision may bs given to tho universal sorrow
that pervades our city over recent events. and
regret that existing laws make such things
possible, and to take some action whereby the
lawmakers shall DO petitioned to do all in their
power to render mob law altogether unnecessary
and inexcusable."
A despatch was received here yesterday from
John @. Monroso Of Columbus starting a fund
for the families bereaved by the recent trouble.
1t was:
BLAKE and Dye: Accept congratulations on
work Of so-called mob. Women must DO pro-
tected at all hazards. Something should DO
done for families Of those killed. Put ne down
for ten dollars"
Adjt.-Gen. Axline OF Columbus with Col.
Charles Anthony and Lieut.. Startzman of
Springfield came to Urbana last evening to in
v~estigate matters. They will probably try to
discover why the keys of tho Jail were given
over to the mob and the militia sent up stairs in
the Jail. and the Springfield company ordered
home just at the time that they were needed.
None OF the prisoners has been returned to the
Jail who were let out by the mob.
Tho doors on the cells in the lower part Of the
Jail are so fixed that when one Is unlocked all
are open. When the cell in which Mitchell was
confined was opened all those on the first floor
were unlocked, and the men stepped out. z. T.
Lewis, the forger. was on the second floor. and
was not let loose. He was sick in bed, and was
SO frightened at the threats to blow up the Jail
that he became quito i'll.
Sheriff McLain is staying quietly at the homo
of his brother-in-law, A. ]. Weaver, ON Linden
avenue at Dayton. Great effort was made to
keep the whereabouts OF the Sheriff q secret,
and even after 1t became known that he was in
Dayton 1t was with the greatest, difficulty that
he was found. The purpose Of the secrecy was
The sheriff is completely worn out. In expla-
left at the solicitation of his friends and that
while he had no personal fear. he deferred to
'h BgyU w,shs ssi II s Tn %ss1sE' The Sheriff begged to
be excused from talking. He was married
9 si SSsP sS.s ct sp %GR.hi IL ssS Fl. h sSsssss 'Y Rses srts Mll R,s
has been J. apRSointed sheriff Tr He was the 9ccu,
piaf Harry q! Be- Bsi G% %So ss, dss. Rf has eau wss e maeS com.
ment, was a broom maker by trade. and worked
e. can 1hs fiiro ct fSSe at militia Hifisan and Is .i dia s shs riot die .hc
other employees, have notified the company not
to allow Campbell to retrun to work; The
sentiment against the members OF the militia is
should have dred over the heads Of the mob.
BY them. and It was found that some had dPod
seven or eight shots, while others had not fired
Ten Of the Urbana militia have been staying in
SSprinsfsld and may not be allowed to return
n nD%G now 1he srs sis sest IL ! Ied l ABOUT h the = city H staging
with friends. Most Of them left the city tonight
for other places. As an example Of the feeling
Urbana. and a friend OF. his stepped of. lie
sreot him. hin % but ns' the isso Pro Nero PHI hand nd was as REUSED a%nS d.
the man saying. he would not shake hands with
any OF the militia who had killed the innocent
Gen. Axline said that he went to Urbana to
some Investigations as to the cause Of the firing
Of the militia. He also inquired as to tho
f Sa1s' that to the he s SiiTSs' w sRs a SSlGasr'; und hs
orders and wanted them to return. He was
visited the scenes. Of the trouble and conyersed
with n number OF citizens in regard to the OFF,
GERS. He returned to Columbus this evening.
This morning at 10 O'clock a large crowd of
Pleasant I'm Chapel near SPFingneldi. and was
mains were laid in the cemetery adjoining. tho
coffin being literally covered with flowers from
The funeral OF Harry Bell will occur tomorrow
afternoon, and will be one OF the largest ever
s spEin IN this wit fify attend a FF o%inR many ao yth pe0 faet f tSat
Miss King. who was TO have been his bride. is
well known and highly respected there, .,.. :.
wo 0fRpi not 9 BE- safe kf oT Sheriff sfif M 5G;hhifn' or t9 CAPT. |.
Leonard to return until after the Bell funeral.
went TO join her husband at Dayton last even
4 great crowd visited Urbana to-day. All
who had wheels or could secure them rode to
the scene Of the lynching. Everything is gaie.
tho militia may return to Urbana with safety
coLUMBVs, o., June cit will probably be
McLain, WIG figured IN Urbans's lynehing
bana to-day convinced that such is tho feeling
against these officers In Urbana that. their APP
pearance there now might incite a riot result
Ing in violence to them. On arriving here
Gen. Axline found, a letter from Capt.
Leonard, dated at Cincinnati, recounting His
actions in the riot and asking his advice about
returning to Urbana. Gen. Axline ordered the
Captain to come here at once, and thinks he
should go directly to his home. The Captains
entire course in the riot is approved by Gen.
Axline. No word has been received from Sheriff
McLain. Gen. Axline thinks McLain's action
was coward!y, but says he will protect him II he
returns to Urbana.
Gov. Bushnell tonight in an interview said
that no fayors tho death penalty for criminal
assault. He said:
"If we had laws upon our statute books which
would make the penalty for criminal assault
death, we would have a great many
less crimes OF that character. One roasoi
tho people are disposed sometimes to take
the law into their own hands Is because they
/, think the law Is too slow and the punishment Il
too slight and too uncertain. They are afraid
: that when such u crime as that committed upon
{ Mrs. Gaumer. a respectable citizen OF Urbana
) is done tho law win fail to impose a penalty
1 an,,a IN tho rnaunitnda nf tha nfFanaa