New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-02

- The consequences were shocking.
Twenty-nine persons are known to nave oeen
tllea or wounded 1t is said that the per
,ous on shore did not fire shot.
DETAILS OF THE OCCURRENCE.
.zs COLLISION BROUGHT ON BY SOME BOYS "ho
,TrrNprED TO STOP THE STEAMER WITH THE
TROOPS.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 1.-lntense exclternent
was created here this afternoon by the reoelp. Vi
minors subsequently confirmed. to the enecu tna'
the State troops guarding Neal and Craft inc ASH
land nurderers, had been attacked Oy "OO
of citizeus. and that fighting had ensued re-
s.,,ing in the death of half dozen men and the
wounding of a score or more. Crowds gathereu
.hont the bulletin boards and watched
eagerly for news, which came forward
slowly. The news of the first con-
A,ct was received with much anxiety
inasmuoh as il was known that the Lexington
troops were in the van Conflicting rumors In
creased the excitement. and 1t was not until
o'clock that il was learned that only two OF the
Lexington Guards had suffered injury. henry
Home and Lee Randall, two young gen.
temen of Lexington, were wounded Inc
announcement was made later that six OF the moo
had been killed and twenty-three wounded
report was prevalent that the west
.-r Union telegraph wires had been cut
20 prevent an application for more troops
from being sent. large number OF volunteers
were enlisted here ready TO start at the first sum-
mons from Governor Blackburn.
From information received the following appears
70 be a correct statement of the unsuccessful but
bloody attempts on the part of the mob to secure
possession of the prisoners:
Craft and Neal, having been granted change OF
venue 10 Carter County. would have been taken 10
Lexington by the Elizabethtown, Lexington ana
Big Sandy Railroad yesterday, to await their trial
In February but Major Allen. IN charge of the es-
oort. was advised that citizens would tear
M the track and attempt to capture his
urisopers 1t was then decided 10 take
them 10 Maysville by the steamer Mountain
Bow last night but a fog arose and the boat
could not get away. Then 1t was decided TO
nut them on the Granite State as she passed
down to-day. About 1920 this morning several
huudred men took a locomotive and several
cars at Ashland and proceeded to Catlettsburg Ihe
authorities were apprised of their approach and
the prisoners were taken at once to the boat, where
artillery was planted to command the grade Two
companies of troops left In charge of the pris
ouers two were stationed at the head Of the grade
and the others at different points, completely COW
enng all avenues TO the wharf.
When the train from Ashland arrived a committee
of five was sent 10 demand the prisoners of Major
Allen. who said ne would not surrender them while
he had man left The leading citizens succeeded
By earnest persuasion In keeping the mob from
preeipitating themselves upon the military, and
conflict was avoided for time. After the Granite
Stale left Catlettsburg with the prisoners and their
escort the c liens boarded the train and returned
10 Asha d, arriving few minutes ahead OF the
boat They disembarked and about thirty or forty.
mostly wild bows, boarded the ferryboat and started
cut to hail the Granite State, which had wnistled
to land, but was huuying by near
the Ohio shore. The ferry boat had reached
uld-river as the Granite State passed her. The
steamboat had disegarded the ferryboats signal
TO land About this time some one on the terryboat
fred revolver and the military opened murderous
fire, piercing two steampipes aud the boiler man
head There no further reply from the disabled
feryboat Several persons on her were wounded.
but none killed
The fire of the soldiery. it is said. was still kept
up but was turned principally against the crowd of
ct. All who were killed aud mortaily wounded
were shot the grade whence, II is
claimed, not shct had been fired. After all tho
shooting had ceased from the ferry boat the mill
tary kept firing long they could see the boat
o soul in town.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.