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The Ogden Standard
Ogden, Weber County, Utah
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In Newark, Ohio, formal charges were filed against Licking County Sheriff Dicke for failing to prevent the lynching of Detective Ethrington on July 8. Judge Charles W. Seaward signed the charges, forwarded to Governor Harmon, and issued a venire for a special grand jury on July 18 to investigate. The judge criticized local officials for conniving with law-breakers.
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Newark, O., July 11.—Formal charges against Sheriff Dicke of Licking county for failure to stop the lynching of Detective Ethrington last Friday night were made today, the paper being signed by Common Pleas Judge Charles W. Seaward and others. These charges were immediately forwarded to Governor Harmon.
Judge Seaward has issued a venire for a special grand jury to meet next Monday to investigate the lynching.
"This city has been for years in the hands of law-breakers," said Judge Seward today, "and the high officials of the city and county openly connive at violations of law and have defied the courts."
The tragedy of Friday night has aroused the city and the law-abiding element is determined to see that the lynchers are punished.
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Newark, O., Licking County
Event Date
July 11
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lynching of detective ethrington; charges against sheriff dicke; special grand jury convened to investigate
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Formal charges filed against Sheriff Dicke for failure to stop lynching; charges signed by Judge Seaward and others, forwarded to Governor Harmon; venire issued for special grand jury next Monday; judge criticizes city officials for conniving with law-breakers