Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-09
Official Report on Double
Tragedy in Newark, Ohio.
FOLLOWING SALOON RAIDS
County Officers Declared to Have
Been Responsible.
LYNCHING SUCCEEDS MURDER
Sheriff Negligent in Not Making
Demand for State Troops
to Repel Mob.

NEWARK. Ohio. July 9.-Adjt. Gen.
Weybrecht says Licking county onacials.
particularly Sheriff William Linke. are
for the lynching OF Detective
Carl Etherinston here last night. He
will so report to Gov. Harmon.
The lynching easily could have been
says Gen. Weybrecht. THE
established fact that the mob worked
at the Jail for two hours tells the story
of negligence. If troops had been called
for when they should have been the
state of Ohio would not now be dis
graced.''
Sheriff Linke did not call out the New
ark company of the Ohio National Guard.
Company G Of the 4th Regiment. Capt.
Priest says he was informed that it was
not even necessary to have men at the
armory in case of emergency.
Provision Of New Law.
The Eubanks anti-mob law. passed at
the last session Of the legislature, pro-
vides for immediate suspension OF the
sheriff in cases where he does not pro-
tect prisoners in his custody. Suspension
Is followed by a hearing before the gov
ernor.
Fully 500 people of the town, who I'M
last night aided in the hanging
of Etherington, an anti-saloon detective
face grand jury investigation. The
authorities have caused II to be known
that such an investigation will be made
as soon as the grand jury shall next con-
yene.
Funeral on Large Scale.
In the meantime nrena rations are be,nv
made for great funeral demonstration
for William Howard. former chief of
police. who died of a wound administer
ed by Etherington in the dry" raid
that ended so disastrously last night
of the detectives here are not regarded
as being in danger. but the police have
arranged to give them special protection
until the feeling has died away. 1t will
take days to bring the town. with its
many unemployed, back to its normal
All morning a crowd Of several hun
dred persons surrounded the morgue
where the bodies of Howard and Ether
ington are held awaiting word from rela-
tives. The telephone pole from which
the detective was hanged Is guardd from
the ravages of relic hunters. but before
the city officials encased 1t in sheet iron
the pole had been hacked half through
by those who sought mementos OF the
nights grewsome work.
The next grand jury will investigate the
lynching.
Cause Of the Lynching.
Etherington, who was an Anti-Saloon
League detective, shot ex-Policeman Will
was lynched on the public square at 1885
L. II 1s4l~
formed soon after the shooting and had
been threatening the Jail all day.
The mob deferred once on the mayor s
appeal to let the law take its course, but
the men gathered again when they heard
that Howard was dead, and got into the
county jail despite Sheriff Linke's efforts
to forestall them. Two iron doors which
barred the mob's progress were battered
down. This occurred. 1t Is claimed, while
the sheriff was telephoning to Columbus
for troops.
Howard did not resist the detectives
when they entered his place, but 1t Is
said he put his arms about Etherington
to hold him, whereupon the officer fred
a bullet into his head.
Striking Baltimore and Ohio railway
employees say Etherington recently came
to Newark as strikebreaker, and the
i'll feeling growing out Of the strike has
intensified that started by the murder.
Last night q strikebreaker was pursued
through the streets for several squares.
He saved himself by jumping through the
window of a laundry.
Raid on the Saloons.
The detectives arrived yesterday morn
ing with search warrants issued by the
mayor Of Granville. nearby village. One
of the first saloons visited was that of
Louis Bolton. where a bartender, Ed
ward McKenna, was hit on the head with
brass knuckles by detective. The de-
tective was pursued by a crowd, and the
police. with their prisoner. were followed
by the mob to the jail.
Licking county. of which Newark Is the
county seat, is dry under the Rose local
option law. but Anti-Saloon League Oh
Gals declare that the law is not enforced
Wayne B. Wheeler, state superintendent
Of the league at Columbus. declared that
the situation in Newark was brought
about by negligence on the part OF Mayor
Atherton in not UNFOLDING the law.
said the detectives sent to New
ark were from Cleveland.
James Henderson, a detective, was Sc
verely beaten by the mob. Ed Hale, chief
of detectives, was also roughly handled.
The Jail authorities may send nine men
arrested to Columbus. as they fear more
trouble. Most of the prisoners are from
Cleveland.