The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-11-05

Mob Violence.
Mention was made in these columns
yesterday Of the removal OF Neal and
Craft, the Ashland murderers, from
Lexington to CatIettshu.g (Keniucky)
under n strong military escort. A dis
patch dated Lexington, Ky, November
lst says:
The troops guarding Neal and Craft.
"h;ls on the way TO tho steamer Gran
it, State. var" attacked by a mob. The
soldiers fred ami several were killed
and wounded of the attacking paEiy.
The prisoners and troops got safely on
board, when the mob seized a train
and beaded of the boat at Ashland.
Kentucky, where another attack was
male. The troops returned the fire
and again n number of the mob were
killed aud wounded. So far as known
but three of the troops were wounded,
and they but slightly. Private dis
patches received sbers place the num-
Der of killed ut five md wounded at
thirty.
Trains going from Catlettsburg to
Ashland last Eight were searched by a
mob for the prisoners Neal aud Craft.
The streets were strongly guarded by
military last night.
An Ashland, KY. dispatch of Novem-
Der LIST says: This noon twenty-five
men and boys. partly intoxicated. seized
an engine and car aud wen, TO Catlst,s-
burg. a3nins; the advice OF other men,
who last night gave up all hope of get.
ting the prisoners from the military.
when they reached CGtl-ttsBurg they
made no effert to capture tho prisoners,
who were safely placed on tho steamer
Granite State at 3 p N. The crowd
then hastened back to Ashland and
about twenty Of them went to the ferry
boat, aud by the use CT pistols COM
PEELED the captain to put out to inter.
cep' the Granite State. Their attitude
was so ridiculous and their case so
hopeless that the affair would baye
been n farce but for the reckless dis
charge of a little revolver in the hands
OF II OF tho boys on the ferry bout.
IL was answered at once by a volley
from the soldiers. The balls pierced
the boiler ard the escaping steam com.
pleted the disabling Of the mob. By
this lime a great crowd had gathered
on the banks and in the houses. The
soldiers turned their guns on them nnd
hred without pTovocatiou. Here tho
mischief was done. Only three wero
wounded on the ferry boat, whilo all
others in the c~asualty list wsro peacea.
BILE people on shore.
Foul psrsone. among whom were
Colonel RePpert aud an infant in i,s
moth'r's arms. were killed and eighteen
wounded. Colonel Rcppsrt was n
highly respected citizen. seventy years
old. Tho citizens regard the firing on
tbs ferry boat AS %justifable, but have
no words to express their indignation
at the firing on peaeeabls citizens.
Mujor Allison, in command OF the
troops which fred npon the people a,
Ashland, has made an extended state.
meut. He says the mob which came
down TO Cs,lsttsburg stated that thsy
had 1000 determined men and that
when thcy got to Ashland the troops
would be overpoworsd; that the train
containing the mob kept alongside the
boat and fred many shots at 1t, tue
troops not returning the ere, unde,
orders. AZ Ashlsnd the ferry boa,
came out and its occupants began firing,
and 1t was not until several of the sol.
disrs had been wounded that the com
mand wss given 10 return The ere. The
soldiers h.od only at those on the ferry
boat, and II persons on tho shore wsr,
hi, II was b, III they nsedlcssly e1
posed themselves in tho mob. whom |,
was necessary to oppose with force.