The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-09
Raider Employed By Anti
Saloon League Kills Man
and Causes Riot
JAIL IS BATTERED DOWN
and RAIDER SWUNG UP
Victim of Mob's Fury Had Helped to
Raid Blind Tiger md in the
Clash He Shot End Killed
the Proprietor

Newark o., July S.-Carl Etherington,
. years old employed THURSDAY night by
the State Anti-Saloon league as blind
tiger raider, was lynched hA at 1920
o'clock tonight following day Of almost
continuous rioting.
The heavy doors of the Licking county
Jail were battered down and Etherington
was dragged from his cell. He was shot.
kicked and bruised before the street was
reached and the finish followed quickly.
Etherington early in the evening con-
fessed that he killed William Howard.
proprietor of the Last Chance restaurant
and former chief of police, in a raid of
alleged speak-easy saloons in scuffle at
1:35 o'clock this afternoon and narrowly
escaped lynching at the time.
When news from the hospital that How,
ard had died passed over the city at
o'clock tonight the fury of the mob took
definite form
Large battering rams were directed
against the doors of the Jail and the
deputies were powerless. The doors fell
after nearly an hours attack Crying
piteously. Etherington, curly headed
man from Kentucky who has been serv-
ing as strikebreaker since he was re-
leased from marine service three months
ago, was dragged forth.
IT did not mean to do it, sal he wall
ing.
His cries fell on deaf ears Fearing
that the mob spirit would not be satis-
fled with one victim Sheriff Link imme-
diately asked Adjutanr General Wey-
brecht for troops to protect six other
raiders.
While the mob was battering down the
doors of the .jaik Etherington was in his
cell. In an attempt to commit suicide he
smothered his head in his coat and set
fire to the. garment. He was caught in
time
In the melee as the mob was leaving the
Jail, eight prisoners held for petty offenses
escaped. One refused to leave.
AS Etherington mounted the block ready
for the swing he asked to make few
remarks.
.I want all you young fellows not to
try to make living like have done in
breaking strikes and taking jobs like
did," said he. II could have had other
work"
The rope cut his words short He hung
suspended for an hour while the crowd
quietly left. After the first excitement
-aere was no disorder.
- &c the finish there were hundreds of
women and children around, all anxious
to accompany male members out of curl
osity. No member of the mob was
masked and no attempt was made to con-
ceal their identity.
The leaders of the mob were personal
friends Of the dead man at one time.
Nothing Known of Victim
Columbus, O.. July s-Wayne B.
Wheeler. state superintendent Of the Anti
Saloon league tonight said that the men
who made the Newark raids today were
not in the direct employ Of the state
league. They were hired by the Licking
County Law Enforcement league, he said.
through an agency at Cleveland. of which
former Representative Pierce D. Metz
ger Of Cleveland is president
At Granville. Licking county, 20 men
were sworn in as special Officers and
given warrants to serve under the Woods
search and sei5ure act. 1t was planned to
raid nve Newark places where liquors
were reported being sold Illegally. 4
Superintendent Wheeler said tonight he
knew nothing concerning the special Of
dcers nor their home addresses.
Troops Held in Readiness
Columbus. o., July S-Although steps
were taken between 10 and II o'clock to-
night to call out the state troops. Ad-
jutant General Wcibrech and Secretary to
the Governor Long said they had received
telephone messages asking for relief.
Troop B Of the Fourth regiment and the
local company at Newark were ordered
held in readiness, but they wore subse~.
quently communicated with, saying the
mob had dispersed.