Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-31
Mob Frustrated
 by Ohio Sheriff
WERE BENT UPON LYNCHJNG
 CHARLES DANIELS, A NEGRO
5000 ATTACK JAIL
An Armed Mob in Fifty Automobiles Start for Hospital Where Negro is Said to Have Been Taken Ky of- ficers.

Lima, Ohio, Aug. 3O-Enraged at the success of Sheriff Sherman Hey in spirtting Charles Daniels, a negro accused of assaulting Mrs. John Bar Der, young wife of a prominent farm CT out of their reach early this ev- ening, a mob tonight captured the sheriff, seriously wounding him, plac- ed a moose around his neck and fore ed him to direct a cortege of one hundred automobiles into the rough country north of this city where it is supposed the negro prisoner has been hidden.
 Whereabouts of Mob Unknown.
 The motor mob with Sheriff Hey was not located at a late hour, after deserting the scene where they had OverpOwered the Lima police and fire departments, broken into the jail, the courthouse and the residence of the sheriff and forced the sheriff's wife and other women to flee from their anger with a small baby in arms. Forced Sheriff's Wife to Open Cells.
 The mob formed around the Lima jail before dusk and leaders demand ed adTittance. Chief of Police Kin ney called out his entire force but the officers were overpowered in a hand tO-hand fight though the mob was heavily armed. It was announced that the negro had been taken by
  tai for the criminal insane and that the jail was guarded by but one dep uty and the sheriff's wife. Refusing to accept the announcement the mob forced Mrs. Eley to open the cells.
 Sheriff Beaten by Mob.
 Sheriff Eley returned later and was met by the mob at the city limits. They demanded that he deliver the prisoner or tell where he was hidden. 1,s refused to give up the negro. The mob then broke in the front door as Eley escaped through a rear entrance. He was caught when entering the Elks' home and attacked. His clothes were stripped from his body and he was battered and kicked by the mob. Two of his ribs were broken. A rope was taken from the trolley of @ street car and the moose placed about his neck. Hey held out even after the mob had thrown the moose over the cross arm of a telephone pole.
 Tortured For Half an Hour.
 After half an hour of torture and insults during which he pleaded for the mob to respect his duty and office, the half unconscious man surrendered. He was taken to a waiting motor truck which formed the head of a procession of automobiles into which the mob climbed. The procession then LtIL me Cl-A at HiSn speed
 Fire Department Called Out.
 While the mob held Eley Q prison CT under the telephone pole to which they threatened to hang him. Chief of Police Kinney called upon citizens to join his force but was refused. The fire department was called out but ar rived just as the mob was starting away. The motor fire trucks were run three abreast down the streets throwing chemicals on those of the mob that had not joined the motor procession and the men on foot were dispersed.
 Led By Band of Farmers.
 IL is understood that the mob was led by Q band of farmers from the vicinity of the Barber country home where the assault occurred early this morning. Mrs. Barber was slash ed with a razor and beaten into un- consciousness. It is thougk% she will die A posse of two hundred men with bloodhounds caught the negro Daniels in a, woods in the same town ship later in the morning.