Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-07-14
Victim Was EmpIoye of Lick
ing County Law Enforce
ment League
Had Previously Confessed Kill
ing Saloon Keeper Dur
ing A Raid
lynChers Not Masked Nor
Make Attempt to Conceal
Identity

Newark, O., July 12-Carl Ethering
ton, aged o. employed by the state
anti-saloon league as a blind tiger
raider, was lynched here at 1926 p.
IN. Friday, following a day Of al
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,
confessed he had killed William How
ard, proprietor of the Last Chance"
restaurant and former chief of police,
in raid of the place.
When news from the hospital that
Howard had died passed over the
city at 9 last night, the fury of the
mob took definite form. A large bat
tering ram was directed upon the
doors of the jail and the deputies
were powerless. The doors fell afte'.
an hours attack. Crying piteOusly.
EtheringtOn, a curly headed Kentuck
ian who has been serving as strike
breaker since he was released from
the marine service three months ago.
was dragged forth.
81 didn't mean to do it," he walled.
His cries fell upon deaf ears Fear
ng that the mob spirit would not be
satisfied with one victim, Sheriff
Linke immediately asked Adjutant
General Weubrecht for troops to pro-
tect the six other "dry" raiders who
were held in the city prison in anoth-
er section of the town A hurried
guard was thrown out in their de-
Tense. The mob, after it's first taste
of blood seemed quiet, but it was
feared they would storm the city
prison before the night was finished
Etherington's last moments, while
he heard the mob battering down the
door, were spent in praying and writ
ing a note to his parents, farmers
near Willusburg, Kentucky.
What will mother say when she
hears Of this?" he kept moaning to
the jailers.
Howard, it is said, did not resist
the detectives when they entered the
place. 1t is said he put his arms
about EtheringtOn, to hold MIN,
whereupon the officer fired a bullet
into his head
Striking Baltimore and Ohio en-
ployes declare that EtheringtoR re-
Gently came to Newark as a strike
breaker Last night a strike breaker
was pursued several squares. He
saved himself by jumping through
window of a laundry.
The detectives arrived yesterday
morning with search and seizure war
rants secured from the mayor of a
nearby village. At the saloon of
Louis Bolton, a bartender, Edward
Mckenna, was hit over the head with
brass knuckles. The detective who
p hit him was pursued by a crowd who
quickly assembled. He was rescued
by the police. Officers with the pris-
oner were followed by the mob to
the Jail.
Licking county, of which Newark
Is the county seat, is dry, but the
anti-saloon league officials declare
the law is not enforced
While the mob was battering down
the doors, Etherington was in a cell.
In an attempt to commit suicide he
smothered his head in his coat and
set fire to it. He was caught in time
In the melee as the mob was leav.
ing 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
a speech. He said:
II want to warn all young fellows
not to try to make a living the way I
have done-by strike-breaking and
taking jobs like this. l had better
have worked, and would not be here
now"
A swing of the rope cut him short.
He hung there for an hour while the
crowd quietly left. After the first
excitement there was no disorder. At
the finish there were hundreds of
women and little children In the
crowd, all eager to accomplish his