The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
doors GIVE WAY
. BEFORE FURY OF
AVENGINC MOB
Detective of Anti.Saloon
League Dragged Forth
and Lynched.
HAD CONFESSED
KILLING A MAN.
Newark, Ohio, Jail Is Stormed
and Prisoner Hanged After Day 4,
of Almost Continuous Riot
ing Caused by DRY" Raids
of Soft Drink''
Saloons. II


Thursday night by the stnte Anti
saloon League MS n blind tiger raider;
was Iynchcd here Mt 1885 Tonight,
following n day of almost continuous
The heavy doors of the Lick-i
ing County Jail were battered downs
and E:thcrinston wns dragged from his
cell. He was shot, kicked and bruised
before the street wns reached, and,
the finish followed quickly.
Etherington, early in the evening"
confessed that he killed William How
ard. proprietor of the Last Chance"
Restaurant. and former chief of police.
in a raid of alleged speak eastes," In
a raiding scuffle at 80 this after
noon. He narrowly escaped lynchinE,
at that time.
When news from the hospital that
Howard had died passed over the city
at o'clock tonight. the fury OF the
mob took definite form. Large bat
tering rams were directed upon the
doors of the Licking County Jail. and
the deputies were powerless. The
doors fell after nearly an hours at
tack.
Cries Falt ON Deaf Ears.
Crying pitsodsly. Etherington. a
curly headed Kentuckan. who had
been serving as a strike-breaker since
he was released from marine service
three months ago. was dragged forth.
,"I didn't mean to do it," he walled.
His cries fell upon deaf ears.
Fearing that the mob spirit would
not be satisfied by one victim. Sheriff
Links Immediately asked Adiutant-
General Weybrecht for troops to pro-
tect six other dry raiders, held at
the city prison in another section OF
the town. hurried guard was thrown
out in their defense The mob, afters
the first taste of blood. seemed quiet,
but it is feared that 1T will attack the
city prison before the night is in-t
ished.
Etherington's last moments. while
he heard the mob battering down the,
doors. We're spent in praying anda
writing note to his parents, farmers.
residing near willisburg. KY.
what will mother say when she;
hears of this?" he kept moaning to thes
jafler. Il
While the mob was battering down
the doors EtherIngton was in his cell. I
In an attempt to commit suicide has
smothered his head in his coat and set
fire to it. He was caught in time tot
save him
In the melee as the mob was leav-,
ing the jail, eight prisoners, held fort
petty offenscs, escaped. One refused
to leave
Makes Death Speech.
AS Etherington mounted the bloclsi
ready for the swing he was asked to.
make speech.
"I want to warn all young fellows
not to try TO make living the way,
have done-by rke-breaking and
taking Jobs like this he declared.
81 had better have worked. and u
wouldn't be here now"
| The swing of the rope cut him short.
He hung there for an hour. while ths
|
ci,ement there was no disorder. AT
| the finish there were hundreds of wo-
men and little children in the crowd.
all eager to accomplish his death.
| No member of the mob was masked
and no attempt was made to conceal
their identity. The leaders were per-t
sonal friends of the dead man..
Howard, 1t is charged, did not re-
sist the detectives when they entered
his place on the outskirts of Newark.
He, 1t is said. put his arms about Eth
erington as If to hold him. whereupon
the officer fred bullet into Howard's
head
Striking Baltimore and Ohio Railway
employees declare that Etherinston re-
Gently came to Newark as a strike-
breaker and the Ill feeling growing
out OF the strike has intensified that
due to the Staying to-day. /;
Strllxe- Breaker Pursued.
Tonight strike-breaker was pur-
sued through the streets for several
squares. He saved himself by Jumping
through a window OF a laundry.
The detectives arrived this morning
with search and seizure warrants proc
cured from the Mayor Of Granville. q
nearby village One OF the frst aa@
|loons visited was that OF Louis Boil
ton. where a bartender, Edward Mo.
Kenna. was hit over the head with
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