| Show SHERIFF IFF TREMBLES BEFORE GOVERNOR Judson Harmon Ohio Executive Makes Personal Investigation of Lynching in Newark Ohio July 10 Tho sudden arrival of or Governor Judson Har flar Harmon Harmon NEWARK N mon late this afternoon wrought t consternation among tho city and county officials who are threatened with impeachment as a result of or Fri Tn Friday Friday day nights lynching Governor Harmon Adjutant Secretary Long and Lieuten Lieutenant ant Governor Chamberlain of or tho the governors staff arrived at the county jail jaU in an automobile at p m L L L L L L Tho arrival was waa absolutely unheralded r raIded aIded and the tho officials were taken completely by surprise Tho governor demanded to be taken over tho bat battered battered battered Jail and for thirty minutes he and Ills his start staff examined the tho structure minutely Sheriff William ex ox explaining explaining In detail every overy step of the mob The governor personally tested burs bars and examined locks Following the survey he ho ordered Sheriff to summon Prosecuting Attorney B D Smyth and the mayor Herbert Atherton On their arrival the party held a star chamber session I will havo have to take time Ume to consid consider er or this matter more thoroughly and any comment I have to make will be given from tho the governors office In Columbus was the governors only I statement to the reporters Sheriff and Mayor Atherton I reluctantly discussed ed the meeting I Criticises Sheriff The governor questioned me ma as to I why I 1 did d d not stop the tho mob by firing if It nece ar said saidI I told him that I 1 was Inexperienced in mob procedure and did not realize the seriousness of ot the situation until after the door had been battered down I then looked out and saw fac rac facing racIng ing ml me guns In addition there therl were dozens of ot women and children in inthe inthe the jail yard ard Had I ordered the boys boy to fire Into the yard the slaughter would have been frightful and my family as well wen wenas as myself and my deputies would have been murdered He lie asked me why I did not spirit the boy away In the afternoon I 1 told him I did not realize realo the danger dancer then He asked many man oth other other er questions but I answered them all aU Mayor Atherton declared that Mr Ir Harmon questioned d him relative to the recent alleged of ot the law ni oz d 01 hIs bio failure taU lire to tv unU fur for troops i he l the tho true situation T r 1 1 that Uil t I 1 was 11 enforcing the law to the best of any mans mana acUity and that after acter I addressed the tho mob pleading with thorn them to disperse I wont vent home and went to bed and ond thought they the would do likewise H Tho The mayor said both of the officials told the governor that although they had bad faced the mob at different times Umes during the evening they the failed tailed to rec recognize recognize a single face laco among the par participants Newark people believe that the gov governors governo erno 8 hurried visit pro ages the Im Immediate Immediate immediate mediate suspension of the sheriff and ond possibly the mayor Columbus Ohio July 10 I will win take action tomorrow morning said Gov Governor Governor Harmon tonight on his return from Newark He lIe refused to say B what his action would be but loft the In Inference forence ference that Atherton would be sus suspended In the morning on charges to tobe tobe tobe be filed by the governor under a law which provides for suspension of may mayors ma ors ore by the governor for tor thirty days during which wIdell time they shall ehan have hae the right to make their defense defene If n a do de defense tenee is not made mado within that time or if the charges are aro sustained sus suspension suspension pension pen lon becomes permanent The governor can take no action of at athi his hi own Initiative against Sheriff I I He must await filing flUng of charges against him hint by five citizens of or Licking county When these are filed flied he may then proceed In the same manner as i against Mayor Atherton |
