Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-11-04
Fighting n Mob.
CONDUCT OF A BODY
OF KENTUCKY MILITIA.

0OM a NIL COANDCOA VI n 49ODA
OF KENTUCKY MILITIA.
CINCINNATI, November IA.
Lexington, Ky, special says
Troops guarding Neal and Craft
while on their way to the steamer
Granite State were attacked by q
mob. The soldiers fired, and sew
eral were killed and wounded of
the attacking party. The priso
ners and troops got safely on
board, when the mob seized a
train and headed off the boat at
Ashland, Ky, where another at
tack was made. The troops re-
turned the fire, and again num-
Der Of the mob were killed and
wounded. So far as known only
three Of the soldiers were wound
ed, and they but slightly. Private
dispatches received here place the
number of killed at five and
wounded at thirty. The steamer
Granite State has passed Ports
mouth, and unless the fog pre-
vents will reach Maysville to-
night, where the prisoners will be
transferred 10 the railroad, to be
taken TO Lexington"
+ ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A special dispatch to the Com
mercidl from Ashland, KY, re-
ceived late this evening, says:
This noon twenty-five men and
boys, who were partly intoxicat-
ed, seized an engine and car and
went on To Catlettsburg against
the advice of sober men, who last
night gave up all OF getting the
prisoners from the military.
When they reached Catlettsburg
| they made no effort to capture the
prisoners, who were safely placed
on board the steamer Granite
| State at 3 O'Clock p. NJ. The crowd
| then FASTENED back to Ashland,
and about twenty of them went
to ferry-boat, and, by the use of
pistols, compelled the captain to
put out TO intercept the Granite
State Their attitude was SO ridi-
culous and their cases SO hopeless
that the affair would have been
farce but for the reckless discharge
of revolver in the hands of one
| the boys on the ferry boat. 1t
was answered at once by a volley
from the soldiers. The balls pierre
ed the boiler of the ferry boat, and
the escaping steam completely
disabled the mob. By this time
a great crowd had gathered on the
/ banks of the river and in the
houses. The soldiers turned their
guns on them and fired without
provocation. Here the mischief
was done.
Only three were wounded on
the ferry-boat, wnilea all the others
on the cauSaity lisE were Of the
peaceable people on the shore.
The following is list Of the kill.
ed George Keener, James Nc
Donald, Colonel Rsppert, ana an
infant III its mothers arms. pnose
seriously wounded are John Baug,
Charles Balinger, While Serey,
Win Springer, Mrs Serey, Ora
nam Randall and Robert Pritch-
ard. The following are slightly
wounded: Martin Dunlap. Alex
ander Harris, John Gdllaher, Ju-
Illus Sommers, Thomas B err, Mrs.
B. Butler, A. III. Dickson, Thos.
Demerara, N. + Ball, DIR. Hills,
Martin Gear, Robert Lowther
and j. w. House. Colonel Rep
pert as a highly respected citi-
zen, 20 years cd Mrs. Butler was
q quarter ola mile away, attend
iug meeting held TO organiz9
public readiug-room The citizens
regard the firing on the ferry-boat
AS justifiable, bu5 have no words
10 express their indignation al the
firing on peacea5le citizens"
One account 10 the Gazette says
that the f.rfyboal sigualled the
| Granite Stale to land when she
came alongside the ferry phen q
pistol was fred on the f rry. AT
Ter lnuG tne soldiers On the Gran
ite STATE feed only one vOIey into
| the fry i.eu turned and fred on
! tbe people ou shore, and kept it
up while in r8uge. Tie soldiers
lje of be story is uof yet heard.
| uIGitlnn 50 chose before named,
j snn 3 ST wa killed. The baby
Euied was Mr.. Mart Duuiap's
chi @
"H5Ore Pork and Hess HELL"
senator Voorhees, thought he had