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Show ed me why I did not spirit the boy away In the afternoon. I told him I did not realize the danger then. He aiked many other questions, but I answered them all." The.WI Mayor. Mayor Atherton declared that Mr. Harmon questioned him relative to the recent alleged non-enforcement of the law and his failure to call for troops when he learned the true situation. sit-uation. "I told him that I was enforcing the law to the best of any man's ability and that after I addressed the mob pleading with them to disperse, i I went homo and went to bed and , thought they would do likewise." Abe mayor said both of the off I- i cials told the govenor that although I they bad fueed the mob at different times during the evening, they failed to recognize a single faco among the participants. Newark people believe that the governor's gov-ernor's hurried visit presages the im mediate suspension of the sheriff aud possibly the major. GOVERNOR HARMON IS INVESTIGATING NEWARK. Ohio, July 10. - The sud-rien sud-rien arrival of Governor Harmon lato tl-.ls afternoon wrought consternation among t ho city and county officials who are threatened with impeach- 1 incut ay a result ol Friday inghl's lnching. I Governor Harmon, Adjutant General Gen-eral Wc-ybrecbt. Secretary Long and Lieutenant General Chamberlain of Hie governors stall, arrived at the county jail in an automobile at 3:3) p. m. The arrival wns absolutely nuheralded aud the officials were taken toinpletely by surprise. Th governor demanded to be take over the battered jail and for thirty minutes min-utes he and his staff examined the structure minutely, Sheriff William Uncke explaining In detail every step of the mob. The governor person-nlly person-nlly tested bars and examined locks. Holds a Star Chamber Session. Following the survey he ordered Sheriif Lineke to summon Prosecuting Prosecut-ing Attorney Phil B. Smj th and -ihe rutor, Herbert Atherton. On their arrival the party held a star cbam-ler cbam-ler session. "I will have to lake time to consider con-sider this matter more thoroughly and any comment I have to make will be given from the governor's office Mi Columbus," was the governor's only btateiuent to the reporters. Sheriff Llncke and Mayor -Atherton reluctantly discussed the meeting. "The governor questioned- me as to whov I did not stop the mob by tiring if necessary." Lineke said. Sheriff Inexperienced. "I told him that I was inexperienced inexperienc-ed in mob procedure and did not realize real-ize the seriousness of the situation until the door had been banered f'own. I thiu looked out and saw facing me r.on guns. In addition there were dozens of women and children in the Jail yard. "Had 1 ordered the boyK to lire Into the yard, the slaughter would have been frlghtlul. and my family ai , well as myself. and my deputies would time been murdered.. He. ak- |