New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
A SHAKE-UP IN NEWARK
Harmon SuSpends Mayor and
New Man Gusts Police.
CHARGES AGAINST SHERIFF
Grand Jury Investigation Called
Two Negroes Arrested,
One a Deaf Mute.

Columbus, Ohio. July 11.-Governor Har-
mon took steps to-day looking to the re-
tirernent from office OF Mayor Atherton OF
Newark and Sheriff Linke of Licking
County. as q result of the recent lynching
Of Carl Etherington, a dry" detective for
shooting 10 death g saloonkeeper. The
Mayor was suspended for thirty days 81
rnultaneously arrangements were made at
Newark for the irnpanelling Of a special
grand Jury to begin investigation next
Monday into the Iynching, and the New
ark police arrested TWO negroes suspected
OF assisting in battering down the doors
o. the jail from which Etheri1>ston wss
taken and hanged.
Because OF formal complaint against
the Sheriff alleging neglect of duty, and
the announcement by Governor Harmon
that hearing would be held on July %,
there was a disposition on the part of state
officers to have Common Pleas Judge
Seward, who ordered the grand jury called,
delay the investigation so that a new
sheriff could serve the summonses. After
a conference with Judge Seward. Governor
Harmon finally decided not to interfere
with the Newark investigation.
Newark, Ohio. July 11.-Before he had
been in office an hour this evening J. n.
Ankele, the vice-mayor. elevated to the
Office of chief executive of Newark follow
ing the suspension of Mayor HERBERT Ath-
erton by Governor Harmon. had sum
marily removed Chief of Police Zergeibiel
and Police Captain Robert Bell
He gave. as his grounds for removal the
non-enforcement of the county option law
which resulted in the Iynching of Carl
%I1,-s
ed in their stead Charles HindeI, d former
deputy sheriff. as chief, and Patrolman
Charles Swank as captain. He gave them
orders TO begin the immediate enforcement
of all laws TO the letter
AS soon as the new police officials had
assumed office they caused the arrest of a
second negro, who is held in connection
with the Friday riots. Vance" Moore. of
GAINESVILLE. is alleged to have struck Carl
Etherington, the raider who was lynched,
just prior TO the fatal shooting of William
Howard. Moore is the second negro rioter
arrested, Levi Valentine, q colored deaf
mute, having been arrested in the after
noon.
Mayor Atherton, upon receipt Of a tele-
gram from Governor Harmon late this
afternoon. Immediately turned over his Of
fce to Ankele. 4 Will, of course, put up a
defence he declared. I have a witness
who will testify that the local dry leaders
refused point blank to file charges against
the 'speak-easies' with me, because they
did not want me to have the credit OF
cleaning u pthe town viii not step down
tamely''
Formal charges against Sheriff Linke of
Licking County for failure to stop the
Iynching were made to-day the paper being
signed by Charles ". Seward. Common
Pleas judge, and other prominent residents
of Newark The charges were Immediately
forwarded to Governor Harmon.
Judge Seward has issued a venire for a
special grand jury TO meet next Monday to
investigate the lynching.
This city has been for years in the
hands OF lawbreakers,' said Judge Seward
to-day, and the high officials of the city
and county have openly connived at viola
tions OF law and have defled the courts.
The tragedy OF Friday night has aroused
the city, and the Iaw-abiding element is de-
termined TO see that the lynchers are pun
ished."
The newspapers will not be allowed TO
publish the names of the special jury when
il is called later. The Attorney General
will take personal charge of the investiga-
ton when the jury meets. probably week
after next