Arizona republican., 1910-07-09
ANT|-SALOON LEAGUE MAN
Also an Enemy of Strikers The Proprietor of Sup posed Blind Tiger in a Dry County Killed in the Raid on His Place.

Newark. ohio, July S.-Carl Ether ington. 22 years old, employed on Thursday night by the State Anti-S Sa- loon league as a blind tiger raider, was lynched here at 10; 8 tonight following a day of almost continuous rioting. The heavy doors of the Licking cOun- ty iail were battered down and Ether ington was dragged from his cell. He was shot, kicked and bruised before the street was reached and his finish was quick.
 Etherington early in the evening confessed that he killed William How ward. proprietor of the Last Chance restaurant and former chief of police, in a raid of alleged Speak Easies" this afternoon and he narrowly escaped be ing lynched at that time. When the news was brought from the hospital that Howard died at o'clock tonight the fury of the mob took definite form. Large battering rams were directed against the doors of the Licking coun- tv jail and the deputies were power less The doors fell after an hour s work.
 Crying piteously. Etherington, a cur ly-headed Kentuckian who had been serving as strike breaker since he was released from the marine service three months ago, was dragged forth
 T didn't mean to do it,% he walled His cries fell upon deaf ears.
 Etheringtons last moments while he heard the mob battering at the in writing a note to his parents, farmers residing near Willisburg, Ky. What will mother say when she hears of this2" he kept moaning to the jail CTS
 Howard, it is charged. did not resist the detectives when they entered his place on the outskirts of the city, but but his arms around Eetherington as If to hold him, whereupon the officer fired a bullet into his head.
 Striking Baltimore X Ohio employees declared that Etherington recently came to Newark as a strike breaker, and ill feeling growing out of the strike intensified the raid today. Tonight a strike breaker was pursued through the streets for several blocks He saved himself by jumping through the windows of laundry.
 The detectives who made the raid arrived this morning with search war rants secured from the mayor of Gran vile, nearby village.
 One of the first saloons visited was that of Louis Bolton. where Edward McKenna, bartender, was hit over the head with brass knuckles. The de detective who hit him was pursued by a crowd and was rescued with diff culty by the police. The officers with their prisoner was followed by the mob to the jail.
 Licking county, of which Newark is the county seat, went dry under the Rose local option law, but the anti-sa- loon league officials say the law was not enforced Wayne B. Wheeler, state superintendent of the league. in an in terview at Columbus tonight declared that today's situation was brought about through negligence on the part of Mayor Atherton to enforce the law
 While the mob was pattering down the doors, EtheringtOn in his cell, in an attempt to commit suicide, smoth- cred his head in his coat and set fire to it 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 was asked to make a speech. T want to warn all young fellows not to try to make liv- ing the way 1 have done-by strike breaking and taking jobs like this" he declared ''I had batter not have worked or | would not be here now"
 The swing of the rope cup him short, He hung there for an hour, while the crowd left quietly. After the first ex- citement there was no disorder. Hund- reds of women and little children were in the crowd, all eager to witness his death No member of the mob was masked and no attempt was made to conceal their identity The leaders were personal friends of Howard.
 Fearing that the mob spirit would not be satisfied by one victim, Sheriff L.inke immediately asked Adjutant General Weybrech for troops to pro- tect six other dry" raiders held at the city prison in another section of the town.
 Sheriff William Linke during the. at tack was in his residence adjoining the jail frantically attempting to have the governors office answer his telephon- ed appeal for troops. He was inform ed by Secretary Long that the state considered that it was too late to be of service.