The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-09
Liquor Element Stirs Up At
tack On Faithful Sheriff in
Desire For Revenge.
CHILD OF OFFICIAL DIES
AS RESULT OF FRIGHT
Eley Is Attacked and Threaten
ed With Death Because He
Protects Prisoner Accused Of
Assault; Mob Minus Respect
For Oath.

| Lima, Ohio, Sept. s.-Liquor. q
thwarted attempt to break the prize
fight law. criminal assault and mob
violence are factors in bringing about
events which have resulted In dis
grace for this city and the death OF
one of its children.
There Is under arrest and being
held at the Lucas County Jail in To-
ledo. a negro named Charles Daniels.
who Is accused Of having attacked
Mrs. Baber, wife OF wealthy
farmer. A posse of farmers. believ-
ing Daniels guilty. but insisting on
| regular trial. captured him and
turned him over to Sheriff Sherman
Eiey. Fearing that an attempt would
be made to lynch the negro, the
Sheriff took him to the Ottawa
County Jail.
A mob was gotten together as
soon as the news of the alleged as
sault spread. Not finding the negro
in Jail, the mob seized Sheriff Eley
and roughly used him. His house
was invaded and his family SO badly
/ frightened that his little daughter
died next morning from fright and
fear.
Sheriff Eley was told that he would
be strung up unless he revealed the
location OF the negro. This re re-
fused to do. and the mob dragged
him about the streets, with a moose
around his neck He was beaten and
kicked and all but choked and An
ally. after much torture, he told tho
mob he had taken the negro to OF
tawa. In the confusion he managed
to escape. The Ottawa sheriff,
fearing repetition OF the attack.
sent the prisoner to Toledo. The
n n "a -
| Ottawa in automobiles. but not
| finding their victim, they dispersed.
Troops Held In Readiness.
I Governor Willis and Adjutant
General Houeh at Columbus have
been in close touch with the trouble.
ard ready TO send troops. Il needed.
at moments notice. However, it
! is believed that there will not be a
recurrence OF the mob demonstra-
ZION All the saloons Of Lima we're
OIL dered closed
! In trying TO name a cause for the
rioting. Lima people go back 10 last
Labor Day, when Sheriff Elev stop
/ ped the scheduled Dillon Gilbert
prize fight. which was an unlawful
event A certain class of saloon
loafers and others OF that stripe have
been vindictive against the sheriff
ever since. and the furious yelling.
/
would have killed the loyal sheriff.
( had he failed to give the desired in
/ formation, was made up OF this baser
element
( The nucleus OF the mob. II Is
agreed on all sides. started In a sa-
loon on the public square. 1t pro-
ceeded In hoodlum fashion down the
street, toward the jail When the
mob reached the Jail probably II
numbered 1000 persons, This num-
Der was augmented by the Curious
and idle until It reached 5000.
J The active ones at no time num-
J bered more than $50 or 200. These
were men OF the saloon. prize-fight-
ing stripe. Surrounding them were
several hundred sympathizers. ap-
parently urging them on. In addi-
ton there were two or three thou
sand men. women and children at
tracted as spectators
| 1t is said real attempt to punish
mob participants will he made.