Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 March 1884 — Page 1

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1% A Day of Feverish Anxiety *jfS _.and Night of Terror.

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All the Militia in the State Ordered by the Governor to Report at Cin* cinnati.

Reckless Firing by the Militia Last Night Results in Loss k%J of Life.^, j-'as

All Reports Agree That the Main Object to Lyneh Murderers .. Has Not Been Forgotten. DTit ui'iji

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At JKMnlght the Firing Is newed by the Hob From Boofe.

pS} y\ LAST NIGHT'S RIOT

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-"•W- ts Review of Saturday Night's Riot---Incidents of the Night-

Comments, Etc.

The Terrible Scenes After 3 O'clock tn the Afternoon. CINCINNATI, March 30.—At 3 o'clock

Fred Smaltze,a bartender at the Queen City Hotel, who bad been among the crowd annoying the militia at the bridge over the canal, on Main street, began to advance beyond the limit. The soldiers warned him to stop. He refused, and a soldier fired. The man fell dead. The patrol wagon quickly came, »nd, amid great excitement, bore the body off to Ha-

The plans for the protection of life and property have been maturing. There has been great lack of a head. Mayor Stephens has been dangerously ill with pneumonia, and yesterday left his bed at the risk of his life, to give directions. He spent the whole night In bis office and at points where he could do the most. To-day he is in great danger of a relapse, but his plans have taken shape and the virtual control of both the civil and military is in the hands of eminent citizens, with General J. D. Cox as the leading adviser. This morning the mayor issued a formal call for a meeting of the citizens to devise means for protecting the city from the ravages of the mob. A list of 100 names was selected. A majority of them were notified at once, the greater number of whom responded, to call at once at the mayor's office, and agreed to issue the following call and distribute it throaghout the city:

MAYOR'S OFFICE,

I.'FEFFLSHFTT CINCINNATI, March 80th JDEARSIR—You are requested to meet other citizens who have been appointed an advisory committee at the city buildings this (Sunday) evening at 7 o'clock. [Signed] THOS. J. STEPHENS, Mayor. shortly after the following proclamation tvas also issued:

CINCINNATI, March 80.

.Misguided men, alleging Indignation that {he criminal laws are not properly executed,'have themselves been led into the crime of assaulting public officers of the peace and destroying private property. I therefore, Mayor of Cincinnati, do hereby command all such persons to desist from their lawlessness and obey the constituted authorities. I call upon all good citizens to rallyfor the preservation of the public peacb. Such as are now wlllltig 16' -eh roll themselves as special police duribg the emergecoy will please report ttferoselves at the police station nearest their homes, where an officer in chafge Is hereby directed to ^enroll them and provide means of assembling them. Members of the G. A. R. are requested to assemble with their officers at their posts and report themselves by messenger to me for similar duty. Citizens are warned to beep the boys and youth of their families at home and all to remain quietly in their bouses except those organized and enrolled as above directed. All persons found on the street after 7 o'clock this evening will bo required to show good cause for being abroad. Authorities of the city and of the state are determined that order shall be immediately and permanently restored and the consequences of disobedience to this proclamation will be upon those who fail to regard it. [Signed] THOS. J. STEPHENS, Mayor.

The following was issued this evening: To Adjutant General Finlay

I hereby request that the governor concentrate In this city at once all the available forccs of militia, believing that the presence of a strong body of troops will save the necessity of further actual use. [Signed] THOS.J.STEPHENS, Mayor."

Accordingly, Adjutant General Finlay ordered 1. Entrekin, of the Sixth regiment, with headquarters at Chillicothe, to muster his troops at once and come to Cincinn ati by special train. This was done, and they arrived at 4 o'clock.

The following is a list of citizens above referred to: Thos. J. Stephens (ex-omcio), &. S. Davis, A. Hickenlooper, John E. Bell, Judge M. F. Force, M. J. Ryan, H. C. Uiner, L. M. Dayton, Thos. G. Smith, L. G. Weir,

M. Dougherty, Herman Lackman rlee M. Steele, Jacob D. Cox, John D. Hknkej jE- O. Eshelby, A. B. Furst, GaBy^Wnstein, C. P. Taft, Henry Mtjlhaueer, J. L. Keck, Henry papier, John Gilgour, Richarji W»th

era, James E. Mooney, A. t. Mullaney, W. W. Peabody, Michael Ryan, Edmund H. Pendleton, Wm. M. Ramsey, John C. Reiley, Lewis Seasongood* Thomas Sherlock, Omar Smith, Jr., John T. Geltermus, Geo. N. Stone, Wm. Sumner, Briggs Sauft, James Allison, Brent Arnold, Sidney D. Maxwell, Samuel Bailey, Jr., Dave Baker, J. B. McCormick, W. T. Bishop, Joseph L. Anderson, Lars Anderson, S. W. Bark, E, M. Bishop, Leo A. Brigel, A. H. Bugher, A. D. Bullock, Jr., John Church, John Carlisle, E. W. Kittridge, Powell Crosley, James Dalton, William F. Thome, Frank A. Tucker, John W. Warrington, R. W. Weatherhead, John D. Wells, Thomas B. Paxton, Charles W. West, Frank L. Whetston, Peter A. White, George WilBier, James S. Wise, July Freighburg, Adolph Wand, James Low man, Simon Wolfstein, Dransin Wulsin,George A. Thayer,FredSpringmeior,Henry Hanna, Herman Duhme, Ben Eggleston, Murat Halstead, John R.McLean.L.Markbreit, Jacob Elsassa, Thos.

J.Emery,Max Fleckheimer, James Gilmore, Thos. Gilfeir, A. T. Goshorn, Henry Haacke, Dr. A. C. Kemper Wm. N. Hobart, C. M. Holloway, Wm. Means, W. P. Hulbert, M. E. Ingalls, Edgar M. Johnson, Wm. L. Robinson, Thos. L. Taylor and John A. Caldwell. 3» S THE-DEAD.

So much error and uncertainty has crept into all efforts to give complete lists of the dead and wounded, that the following list is as perfect as can be made: $mmm

FCJJ KILLED. 54-^^

Jas. Condon, 72 Hunt street, carriage blacksmith leaves wife and three children.

John Haverkamp, Central avenue, coal cart driver, r. it Fritz Havemeyer, No. 25 Woodward, aged 41, hod-carrier wife and five children.

Frank Hettusheimer, 512 Central avenue, employed in Tenbrook's furniture factory support of his mother and stepfather.

Ben Fink, 401 Walnut street,"shoemaker support of his mother and family-

John Sagger, 99 east Front street married. Joseph Bessold, 1064 Vine street, cigarmaker, employed atRauch's.

Mike O'Day, foreman and driver for James Sheridan leaves a wife and mother.

Anton Fohler, 375 Clark street, near Harriet. fjgf John Dickey, Concordia street support of mother.

Frank Bergman, driver... ... Thomas A. Green, colore^,"son of the Rev. E. W. Green of Paris, Ky.

Coachman for Mr. Decamp iu Avondale. Anion Singer, 84 Cutter street, shoemaker.

John Golble, bartender for Russell on Pace between Fourth and Fifth. Samuel Keenan, 372 West Third street, employed at Sullivan on Vine street between Fourth and Fifth, (died of heart disease during the excitement).

Jacob Metzer, 39 Buckeye street, stone-cutter. Fred Sleusser, Logan, O., employed as bar-tender.

Four bodies unidentified are yet at Habig's. At the hospital the dying and dead are John J. Hennessy, 138 South street, widower, no family, was shot in the abdoman.

Henry J. Pieses, residence unknown, shot in the right breast. An unknown man was shot7 in the head.

Walter Fay, carriage maker, shot through both thigs and scrotem. Peter Raell, shot in the left foot and right leg.

Conrad Breslan, shot through the body. Capt. John J. Desmond, Lytle Greys, was shot through the head stole support of a widowed mother member of the law firm of Healy, Branon & Desmond.

Frank Reck, tinner, aged 34, shot in the leg. Michael Rafferty, laborer, Bhot in the abdomen very Berious.

Mike Shay, aged 22, horseshoer, shot in the thigh. Edward Zehnders, employed in surveying, left thigh.

James Leonard, salesman, left thigh. Jesse Bright, hotel waiter, right hand and right thigh.

Adolph Busen, bartender, right leg. Charleg Breadwell, carriage washer, right elbow.

Henry Dulle, aged 18, farmer, right knee. Samuel Fox, colored laborer, through right shoulder. •,

James Fay, aged 28, carpenter, through left ankle. Jackson Todd, aged 38, fireman of state repair boat on canal, in breast.

Charles Corker, carriage trimmer, in leg and twice in the chest. [There is along list of others, making a column or more.] gg

A PUBLIC MEETING).

A large number of citizens met at 7 o'clock to-night in the council chamber in the city building. Mayor Stephens presided. He briefly stated what had been done to protect the city and asked if it met with approval. "ExGovernor J. D. Cox and Gen. Andrew Hickeolooper were among the speakers. The general sentiment was in favor of upholding the mayor and adjutant-general in this action. After expressing confidence in the management of affairs the committee adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock in the morning.

ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.

This morning the 13th regiment, under the command of Colonel F. Picard, with the unattached second troop cavalry, Scott dragoons of Hillsboro. undej comijoaud of Captain Ed. E?

Mullenix,arrived by special train and in the evening the 17th regiment from Coshocton, arrived by way of the Pan Handle railway and were marched to the city park to be held as reinforcements to the soldiery on duty at the jail. Besides there are en route and to arrive to-night, one section of the 8th artillery, Dayton 11th battery, Cleveland 3rd regiment Covington, Ohio. This makes in all six regiments, two batteries and one troop of calvary, to be here during the night.

About 8 o'clock to-night a regiment from Columbus, guarding the Canal street Approach, was

FIRED INTO,

by one of the mob from an alley between Main and Walnut on Court The troops answered the challenge by a few shots, which were followed by a volley and several shots from the Gatling gun placed there. The number of injured at this hour cannot be learned.

The firing is now continuing at intervals in all directions. It is the purpose of the militia to clear the streets.

One volley fired down Main street wounded among others, Mr. Briggs Swift, a prominent pork packer, standing at the corner of Seventh and Main thiee squares from the court house, in conversation with Henry Hanna, a Third street broker. He was struck and most seriously wounded and was carried to his home in a carriage.

The following order was issued this evening: 3b Ctl. C. B. Hunt, OoU 9eo. D. Freeman, Capt, W. L, Hawkins:

The mayor has requested that troops be stationed at the following points, viz: Depot, channels, at the ^armory, music hall, Hammond street police station, city building, county jail and gas works. I have ordered Col. Entrekin to report at the city buildings. You will please make such disposition of your men as to comply as near as possible with the request of the mayor. The military are here in aid of the civil authorities acting under orders of the mayor in case of disturbance. Please direct the officers In charge to use forbearanoe as long as there is virtue In forbearance and not be (he aggressors but In the event that force Is required use It effectively In defense of life and property. (Signed.) E. B. FINLAY,

Adj't.-Gen'l.

At 9:25 word was received at general headquarters that a large mob bad broken into Music hall by breaking down the doors, and was trying to man a cannon on exhibition in power hall. Companies and E of the Sixth regiment were sent to drive them away, and succeeded without bloodshed in capturing the cannon and taking possession of the hall.

T«E STREETS

of Cincinnati present, this Sunday evening, a strange appearance, indeed* Innumerable concert halls, saloons, restaurants and other places of resort are closed, and knots of men are standing around discussing the situation. Instead of promenading the streets, or seeking the different places of amusement as usually on Sundajr evenings, the present appearance betokens the city under martial law. 10:30 p. m.—The 15th regiment has ust arrived. Composed of company A from New Lexington,Captain Therl, stationed at the city buildings company B, Zanesville, Captain Burkhardt, also at the city buildings company F, Zanesville, Captain Bruce, stationed at the Hammond street police station company G, fiom Newark, Captain Warden, also at the city buildings company C, Mt. Vernon, Captain Murphy, not yet stationed, and at the city buildings, awaiting orders, and company K, from Hebron, Captain Gret, awaiting orders at city buildings.

It is the common expression among citizens that the reception of the gang of determined men who composed the mob of Friday night was |j

A GROSS MISTAKE?

People say openly that it would have been better to have given up the crimnals who are being so carefully guarded and let thera receive well merited punishment, which it appears cannot be accorded by the proper legal process in this country. The presence of military and constantly arriving reinforcements seem to add to the mob's determination to hold their ground rather than to exercise an intimidating effect. DESMOND KILLED BY HIS OWN TROOPS.

It is now said with some degree of foundation, that the killing of Capt. Desmond was due to the awkwardness of the boys who compose the militia. He was Bhot by one of his own men in one of their charges upon the mob.

ENCOURAGING.

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At 11:30 p. m. the situation is most encouraging. The brief attack on the Music hall for the purpose of getting the cannon there was the only thing in the shape of an organized effort of any magnitude. It may be the various volleys fired into Court street and down Main street at 8 p. m. were merciful, after all, as they seem to have prevented the gathering of any large crowd at any point.

Later—At about 10:30 the crowd was breaking into the pawnshop at Central avenue and stealing pistols. A detachment of police soon settled the party and arrested a number of thieves without bloodshed.

At 10:30 Col. S. H. Church sent the following telegram to Jas. McCrea, manager of the Pan Handle railroad: "There is a much quieter spirit prevailing among the people in the streets. We rather think that the demonstrations for the restoration of the law has broken the backbone of the mob. The crowds are small in number, and while they are bitter in their opposition, they are afraid to provoke conflict. There is much wild rumor as tp (heir intentions, bat the

sober study of the situation impresses me with the view I have expressed." AMONG THE BVMOB8 referred toby Col. Church were that a large force was organizing in Covington and Newport to come here and render assistance that the Western Union telegraph office was to be destroyed in order to interrupt the tall for troops that Hunt's hotel was to be burned that tr quiet organization was taking place that would astonish everybody. The only one of these that seemed to be seriously considered was the one with reference to Hunfs hotel. The owner of this' is the colonel of the First regiment of militia. His establishment was closed early this evening and has not been reopened, but there has been no sign or' intention to disturb the place. In judging of the possibilities of the action ef

THIS MOB

its origin must be borne in mind. It is not organized to destroy property but to deal out justice to a criminal where the court failed. The destruction of the court house was not in line of its purpose and was not approved by hundreds who willingly would bave broken the jail to pieces in order to get at the murderers. Now that the military guard all jail approaches and are in power, the mob has no further cause to exist Disorderly groups are on the streets, here and there, firingrevolvers in the air, but there does not appear to be any purpose to wreak vengeance upon individuals.

There has been much «, 'J FEELING AGAINST THE JURY that tried Berner and quarters against his attorneys. One juror living in the city has left home. The attorneys have been quiet and it is possible they might be roughly handled if good occasion offered.

At the opening of the fire, about 8 p. m., four or five persons were killed and as many wounded, including, as reported, two women on Court street. The nameB of the injured have not yet been learned. But one man is reported shot at the Main street firing. Mr. Briggs Swift was shot, as already reported, while standing conversing witth a friend, some squares away from the court house. Since the above hour, occasional shots are fired by the military of either blank cartridges or into the air, to keep the streets clear within range.

Among the rumors not before mentioned is one that the Turners' society had met at their hall on Walnut street and armed themselves to join the m6brJfPtiffrepgiL 1U I1UI miflW. The Germans have been most intensely in- p1NCINN^TI

dignant at the Berner verdict. Should this organization enter the lists most serious trouble, may be expected, as they are men of such tenacity of purpose as to be well feared.

S BREAKING OUT AGAIN. 12:15 a.m.—The mob has taken possession of the roofs of houses in the* vicinity of Court and Walnut and are firing down upon the military in line in front of the court house. The crowd has almost entirely fallen back from Court street, leaving the street clear to Vine. Two men were carried into the drug store at Court and Walnut streets, seriously if not not mortally wounded. It is very evident the backbone of the mob is broken.

The two men who were last wounded, and who were taken into the drug, store at Court and Walnut, were Emil Pfersar, a tailor, who rooms about the Volksblatt office,shot while crossing the street, on his way home, and Wm. Cooper, of New Richmond, Ohio, Bhot while on his way to take a boat for home, from the theater.

The military seem to be getting entirely demoralized in their firing. The gatling gun on Court street in charge of companies A. and B, 14th regiment from Columbus is being used. The druggist above mentioned telephones that they are yet firing upon the corners and the mob is entirely dispersed. He says that half the bottleB on the shelves of his store are broken and other of his stock and fixtures destroyed.

There are as many as 2,500 or 3,000 soldiers in the city stationed at various points. 4

Undoubtedly the presence of this large force has brought the fearful riot to an end. The wildest communist sees that it would be folly to try to cope with this great power of the states.

Worn as they have been the police are quickly resuming control of the streets and are breaking up, whenever found, little bands pf maurauding thieves.

At 2 a. m. the police report everybody going home and the rity perfectly quiet.

Among the men in jail for participating in the riot is "Peggy" Warren, a member of the last legislature of Ohio. He is stud to have been among the most active in counciling the robbery of the gun stores.

T1|E LATEST.

One-half of the militia on guard at the jail have been relieved. Since the firing at 8 p. m. no one has been shot. Volleys since that time have been merely blinds to clear the streets. It has been learned that at the 8 p. firing no one was killed but three persons were wounded.

By order of the secretary of war a detachment of United States regulars were held in readiness to protect the United States property here if necessary. ...

Dr. Ransahoff reports the chances of the recovery of Briggs Swift very remote.

HonmenU of Militia.

CLEVELAND,

0., M*rch 30.—The First

bfl'tew of the light artillery, with shotted guns, left hen by special train forXJmdnnati.^ t-

COI4&MBU8, O., Much 30.—The litest moyetoent to get more force at Cincinnati, is to send the police forces of otherfdties and towns and clear the streeijp.

OQIiUMBUS*

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Militia la tht State Ordered Out —Bernar's RUk.

CofUMBUs, Ohio, March 30.—Gov. Hoadty official advices from members |of hiB staff in Cincinnati to-night ares^ch that he has ordered every militlry body in the state to report to Cincinnati at once. Seventeen regiment^ in all and five batteries. The or's advices when he retired at clock this morning were such ey would be needed, and he all to be re&4y for marchrders.* Most of them were ordered to Cincinnati during the drfy and the rest to-night. The officials have been called ran special trains for transporta-

Troops have been run into this uring the day on orders to renhere and this evening they dispatched to Cincinnati. The or's office has been crowded all day jwith counsel. It is the first general ajppearance of war here since 1865. Thef governor also ordered all state ammunition to the Beat of the riot, and borrowed a lot of supplies and equipments from the United StateB barracks. He has headquarters in the office|of General Manager McCrea, ot the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis railway, where a wire is kept free to himi to communicate with moving trodp8 and those in command at Cincinnati. With the troops called from this and other points, there is fear of contagious outbreaks, owing to the unprecedented excitement reported from different quarters. All railroads arejgiving military trains precedence in tjheright of way.

Berner has [been resting qnietly'in prison all day. The gates had to be closed against the public for chapel, owing to the multitude of curiosity gazers that appeared. No violence is possible here. It is very quiet, bnt the nif^it guard at the prison is small and there has been some talk of easy access to him.

REVIEW OF SATURDAY NIGHT.

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this morning an Associated Press reporter walked through the quarter of the city where the stormy scenes of the previous night had been enacted

The dawning was as peaceful and brilliant as ever seen against an exquisitely lighted |sky in the east. The smouldering ruins could be distinctly defined with its crumbled window openings looking like rude wounds. Over the ruins of the treasurer's office the northern part of the building a ruddy glow of fire was still visible while from other portions a thin white colored smoke and steam was rising as the water thrown by the engines fell into the burning contents.

Last night when the sun went down the occupants of the treasury office were sitting at the open plate windows smoking cigars and reading accounts of the previous night's attempts on the jail. There was no thought that in six hours those windows would be broken and the accumulated wealth of the contents of that great building in ruins, but this building, great as was its loss, was merely property. The other losses in that locality vi ere of human life.

ONLY SPOTS OF BLOOD

here and there in the trampled dust or on the brick sidewalks were to be seen. Only one hour before, on Sycamore street, below Court, 'lay four or five dead bodies of drunken or venturesome men who, in spite of the policemen's warning, had gone beyond the limit permitted by the militia and fell under the fire of the militia. No one dared go to take them away until the mob had dispersed and the streets were clear. Only two hours before, at 3 a. m., when a small crowd gathered at the drug store at Court and Walnut, one square west of the court house, to see the patrol wagon take away a dead man, the militia, mistaking this for a renewal of the mob, fired a volley, killing one and wounding a nephew of the proprietor of the store. One bullet struck an iron facing of the door and rebounding, crashed through a door near the head of the proprietor, who was using the telephone at the time.

Passing to the north side of Court, on Walnut, a sickening scene was pre sented. Here, apparently, the wounded had taken shelter behind a protecting building, or perhaps here the fatally wounded had crawled to die. Pool after pool of blood dyed the ground all along the curbstone. All along the street signs of blood were visible, and in a hallway three squares distant, on Main street, the floor was #meared with blood, where some unfortunate had crawled away to dress his wounds or die.

THE BURNING OF THE COURT-HOUSE was wholly aimless and malicious, except one might find an excuse in the the feeling that the crowd was angered at the place where the failure to do justice bad .been so marked. It did not aid at all in getting at the prisoners, nor in doing harm to the militia. It was purely wanton, nor was there any excuse for the failure to protect this property. The crowd was permitted to go to the vety windows and break them in with-

out resistance, and when opportunity offered some .:~'i

DEVILISH COMMUNIST

who gloried in pure destruction suggested to "cast some light on the subject." This was the brutal manner in which he talked. "This will be the Paris of America, sure enough" said another. With this leadership and with these motives chairs, carpets, desks were broken and piled in heaps in the treasurer's office and a match applied. As this was done silly headed or drunken hoodlums in the crowd cheered and yelled, "burn the d—d militia out." Just here occurred one ot the most melancholy events of the night—the killing of Capt. John J. Desmond. He had been apprised of the purpose to burn the conrt house, and was sent with a squad of militia to try put out the fire. The mob fired on him and a ball crashed through the head. At the same time, Private McGuire was short through the breast and fatally hurt. Captain Desmond was a young lawyer of much promise, a fine looking soldier, the pride of his regiment, and one whose loss on every account is deeply deplored. There was no use now trying to stop incendiaries. They went from office to. office starting fires, and in a few minutes, with the windows all broken out, inside the court house glowed like a furnace. The fire engines were powerless at first, because the firemen refused to go out without the escort of. troops and second because the crowd could easily have cut the hose and prevented the use of the engines. So the fire had its way. Office after office was reached by the flames, and as floors crashed and fell the crowd cheered.

THE BAD MAN A6EMENT

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of Sheriff Hawkins has been again and again commented upon to-day with reference to the loss of this building. An immense veranda, with huge stone columns reaching from the top of the first-story to the roof, and commanding Main and Court streets, formed a place where twenty men in safety could have cleared .the whole space witii two volleys, and could have made certain death to any more coming within range. Moreover, after the attack on the treasurer's office was made, it would have been the work of but a minute to have sent three times twenty men to all the front windows of the court-house building and driven the mob away. Instead, poor Desmond, with a mere squad, was sent to the first floor to put out the fire, and he was sacrificed. It wa& the gallant work of Colonel Freeman's Fourteenth regiment that finally ,ye the authorities control of the entire space about the court house and jail. Col. Hawkins had evidently misunderstood the motives of the mob. He thought the prisoners in the jail their objective point, whereas, if they had any purpose at all it was to take revenge on the militia for the previous night's reckless firing. Col. Hawkins therefore had given hiB whole attention to the protection of the jail and prisoners. His opportunities for knowing the exact situation were not good and he had reason to expect assistence earlies from outzide troops. The Fourth regiment was expected at nine o'clock. It was nearly 12 when it reached the court house.

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was a total failure. It marched to Eighth and Walnut and then marched back to the depot, it was afterward ordered to march to join the other troops at the jail, but the colonel stated his troops had scattered and he could not get them together. It was after all possibility of doing any good had passed when these troops finally gained the rest of the command. The conduct of Colonel Mott will probably be the subject of an investigation. So far as now known the failure of this command was not attributable to any indisposition of the men to do their duty.

The united testimony of men who had opportunities of observation was that from 200 to 300 men composed the mob of violent, but active rioters, and that they were not fully armed. They were stimulated by cheers and the presence of others, but the general opinion is that a very little amount of generalship would have been sufficient to put them to flight. This was strikingly proven when the attack was made on

POWELL'S GUN STORE.

about midnight. The first nufa who entered was shot dead. The second shared the same fate and the third was severely wounded. An effort was then made to burn the building but the proprietor from an upper window fired •nine well directed Bhots and the effort waB given up. It was shown later when another portion of the mob got the cannon from Music Hall and were met and overcome by a squad of thirty policemen, who captured the cannon and took it up to the jail and turned it over to the militia.

V?: INSIDE THE JAIL

the scenes were spiritless. The mob at no time made an impression on any part of the building unless by flight of harmless missies. The troops were lying on their arms, taking such rest as they could get, when not called for special duty.

The police, worn out, were lounging about in such manner as was most comfortable, thougb they had frequent calls for special duty. The prisoners were locked in the cells trembling with fear. Not one slept though the night -TO-DAY the gravity of tbo situation impressed pvery one. Every where solemnity

prevails. The appalling loss of property and frightful destruction of life brings people to a realization of the awful calamity. If any thing could intensify the honest indignation directed against the first cause of this outbreak the revelations of this morning does it There was a notable absence of mere curiosity seekers flocking to the scene to-day. The place seemed to be regarded with dread and at noon, even when the weather was delightfully pleasant there was not so much -travel" on the streets in that vicinity as is usual on ordinary Sundays. True Col. Hawkins has extended his lines by barricading all the streets leading to the court house for a distance of a square and the opportunity for seeing is not good. Still there seemed to be a lack of a desire to crowd about the place. Deep feeling (gainst the militia was shown all the time. -Every now and then during the forenoon stones were thrown at them whenever a chance offered. This became so annoying that so far as practicable the police were placed next to the people. Epithets were shouted, and threats were not wanting, whether in earnest or for the sake of terrifying the boys in blue, could not be told. "Wait till to-night, wait till we get good and drunk and we'll hoist you blue-coated men from behind your bonnets!" were among the things said.

INCIDENTS.

News Item* About Saturday Night's Blot, Collated .from Cincinnati Papers.

Excitement was rife on*'Change yesterday, and in every nook and corner of the hall could be seen little knots of men, all talking in low tones, but with deep emphasis, of the events of the previous evening. Discussion as to the advisability of resorting to mob violence was prevalent, and was argued on, pro and con, by both sides. The feeling as to the justification of the acts of Friday evening was quite pronounced, although a number of men who thought the contrary were to be found, and when one of these latter met the former, then indeed was the tug of war and words, and arguments were bandied about with great earnestness, and in some cases with extreme excitement and feeling. Every one on the floor of 'Change joined heartily in the denunciation of the so-called criminal lawyers," and nameB of gentlemen quite prominent in that branch of the legal department were tossed about with more denunciation than respect, and when Mr. Thomas Campbell entered, and with springy step 'dedcJOBjifi&sion the floor was greeted with silent indignation, which gradually deepened into something more pronounced. Upon being espied by Mr. Joseph Wright, that gentleman approached him and suggested the advisability of Mr. Campbells departure. Mr. Campbell and Mr. Wright then had some words, after which the former gentleman took his departure, and as he did so a sigh of relief was heard all over the chamber. ThiB little episode was the subject of considerable comment during the rest of the session. "Number eight" was the mosVmysterious case of all. He was removed from a saloon on Walnut street, between Court and Ninth street. He was attired neatly and had his pockets well filled with trinkets, a gold watch, considerable money, a lot of car tickets, a tooth-brush and a number of "French" photographs were among them. He was presumably an Eng lishmen, and his mustache and diminutive side-whiskers bad a foreign air about them. In fact, he was rather a handsome fellow. He had several English business cards and a receipted London bill made out to Kenan, Esq. A bill of the Cincinnati Gas Company, receipted, bore the name of Samuel Kenan, and the address No. 473 WeBt Third steet. Pieces of a letter, torn in two, when placed ogether read as follows:

CINCINNATI, March 21,1884.

THE TANG YE (Limited)—Gentlemen: For your loan, many thanks—for your loan of ten pounds. Stopped in Rochester, N. Y., two weeks, and just arrived in Cincinnati. I remain, yours very truly, SAM'L KENAN.

There was not a drop of blood visible. His head was moist, but no wound or fracture could be seen, and upon examination his body was found perfectly sound. "This man, perhaps, had heart disease and was frightened to death," was the remark of Coroner Muscroft. "It reminds me of bloody battles during the war," said a veteran army surgeon at the city hospital last night Men were brought in constantly with the most horrible looking wounds. With very few exceptions all were made with large balls that tore fearful looking holes. Some were gasping their last as they were carried in on stretchers others had only hours or minutes to live, and many were certain to lose arms and legs.

Asa sense of the magnitude of the public* disaster began to spread throughout the city, people became awe-stricken and the more respectable of the saloons closed their doors. The gambling houses by tacit common consent shut down at about half-past 10 o'clock.

It has been suggested that at wentyfive cent subscription be started for the benefit of needy families of those killed and injured in the defense of the court house and jail.

The James Turk who was shot Friday night was npt Jamep L. Turk employed in the Commercial-Gazette composing room.

A number of large-size musket balls were feqnd Saturday morning jmbe4

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ded in articles a half dozen squares from the riot, The following characteristic dispatch was received from the criminal bt3i£:

COLUMBUS, March 29—10 p. m.—Berner laIn the grand, cooler. Thank God. JOE MOSES.

Judge Baxterof the United States circuit court, yesterday ordered all the United States prisoneis removed from amilton county jail to the Montgomery county jail at Dayton

Otway Cosgrave, county solicitor who came from Columbus last evening, says that almost every station whe^e the train stopped a number of the roughest looking characters were in waiting td board the train, all with the intention of coming to this city, and it is certain that they wanted to get here for no good purpose.

Dr. Arthur Le Boutillierreceived his' wound in Court street, near the Debolt exchange, where he was assisting Dr. Marcus to dress the wounds of people shot down from the jail. He was struck by a rifle bullet in the back of right shoulder, at a point corresponding with the middle of the seam uniting the sleeve to the coat He is a talented and accomplished young gentleman, net yet twenty-eight yiars of age, son of Mr. James Boutillier, the well known dry goods merchant, with whom he and his wife and little 'son reside on Walnut Hills. Curiosity! took him to the scene at the court house, but he stopped by the way to respond for medical assistance, and in the noble line of duty to suffering humanity, fell himself a victim to violence.

The bloodiest street in the city last night was South Court street. Here the militia charged on the crowd two or three different times. The first charge was made about half-past ten o'clock, when five men were shot, three of whom were killed. The shots came from the extreme eastern portion of the street. Quite a number of people, in trying to escape from the flying bullets, were knocked down in cellarways and were badly injured by the surging crowd. The next volley was fired from the north, and one man was killed and a little boy mortally wounded. The third volley came from the east, and resulted in the killing of thre men. An, aged man in a blin state of intoxication was coming ea on the street, and the militia told to stop. He was npt able to comprehend them, and they fired on him, and he fell lifeless on the street with hie body completely perforated with bullets. A prominent paper mill man of Hamilton, Ohio, had a close call. He was slightly under the influence of liquor, and started to go~east oixiU3.Cwb C$%ct street. The militia told him to stop, and lie refused to obey. Several of his friends pulled him into the crowd just as the soldiers raised their guAs to fire.

EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

What the Commercial Gasette said Teaday Morning.

Mr. T. C. Campbell (Berner's attorney) sends a card. He is mistaken in one particular. He would not try a case that way if it was to be done tomorrow. Trials of that kind will not in the future be fashionable.

The mistake has been made throughout the unhappy excitement in this city which has had such terrible results, of undertaking the force of the public indignation. The long continned maladministration of the laws, and the defiant attitude of the evildoers, with the apparent hopelessness of speedy remedies, have produced a sense of resentment stronger than those who have not had especial occasion to familiarize themselves with the prevalent teeling could have conjectured. There has been, in addition to this failure to understand the dangerous conditions around us, a series of deplorable mistakes, leading on the supreme disaster that is upon us. There is a large amount of personal responsibility to settle, but this is no time for that. First, we must have order and peace.

The destruction of the court house by fire last night, is of itself a great public misfortune, and the loss of records will make confusion for many a year. For a long time before the house was fired there were many threatB that it should be destroyed, and these seemed to grow rather out of the theory that it was a temple of injustice than from any idea of the savage stratagem of burning and smoking out the prisoners in the jail and their guards.

It is a mistake to talk about the mob at the jail night before last as toughs and roughs. The men active and earnest in the movement were not, as a rule, of the vicious class. They were largely workmen—a good example of the plain people. There was but one reply made to the protests of citizen that the mob was a mistake, and that was to this effect: "There'fs no justice here. If" a man has money he can commit murder and get away, it must be stopped." Of courBe it must be stopped. The reign of the criminal ring was over before there was a drop of blood shed. Public opinion had only to thoroughly declare itself in these cases, and the thing is done. It is miserable that honest men should go killing each ether on account of the murderers in the jail, while sconndrelB whose crimes bave done the misch: are pandering to the passions that are rife.

Throughout the city yesterday there was a strangely unanimous sentiment of regret that the riot of the night before had not resulted in the execution of some of the most obnoxions of the crowd of murderers in the jail. That would have made peace. It was felt that the public indignation was just,