Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1884-04-02

CINCINNATI IN ARMS.

For the killing of w. II. Kirk, December
4, 1898, VIM. Berner WAS sentenced last
Friday in Cincinnati to the pen" for 20
years and to pay costs of prosecution. A
venal jury however allowed him to escape.
mass meeting of indignant people and
leading citizens of the city packed Music
hall the following evening. Leading citi-
zens denounced the jury in bitter terms
and attention called to the fact that al
ready forty murderers were incarcerated
in Cincinnati prisons. The press, the
pulpit and the people of that ty for
years have cried ont against the failure to
enforce their laws. Ex-Senators, EX-
Governors and leading merchants were in
the mob. Berner confessed his guilt in
Jail and that he had bargained to sell the
body to medical institute. After the
meeting the surging crowd proceeded to
the jail The entire police force and
malitia were called out, but the latter fail
ed to show up in full number which was
significant ThTjail was set on fire, the
alarm gwen bat the people cut the hose
into a hundred pieces. The militia com
menced firing with intention to scare but
giancing balls fataiiuy wounded several.
In the meantime Berner was disguised by
Deputy Sheriff Dominick and placed Oh a
! train for Columbus. A mob made for
him while the train was stopping at Love
land a few miles out Of the city, but
owing to the carelessnnSs of the deputy
| in not having him in irons he made his
escape, knocking down and jumping over
| a lady as he bounded ont of the car. On
the following day the Jail was fortified in
every way possible, and gantling gun
| placed at the east side. Two regiments
| from Dayton and Columbus arrived
| Placards were placed all over the city
which reads as follows:
| Public safety demands immediate action.
| Organize vigilance committees in every
ward. Heal sores by purifying the body,
serve notice to criminals, criminal lawyers,
| gamblers and prostitutes to leave Hamil-
| ton county within three days and remain
away forever, or suffer the penalty. AS
/ long as the present clique of criminal
| lawyers that infest the city are permitted
to remain and corrupt juries, outrage
justice and shield criminals, just that long
| will our citizens be murd' red, our prop
erty destroyed, and projection by law be
denied. Make one clean sweep while we
are at IT, A vigilance committee of 800 in
each ward, composed of the best citizens,
can, by earnest work, cleans the moral at
mostphere i'm three DAYS. Organize at
r-once and serve notice to all disreputaple
character. Ia the ward to leave, and never
return. The reputation Of shis city de-
mands change, or wickedness will reign
supreme,
In the meantime the Governor Of Ohio
called out the entire military force Of the
State. At 1890 p. NJ of the day following
the outbreak, the mob overpoworsd the
militia. broke into the Jail and commenced
shooting every one in sight. They forced
an entrance int, the court house and
poured petroleum over the floors, and that
magnificent structure with all the records
was destroyed. The 6 lttling gun was
turned ON the horde but the mob captured
it also. The mob gutted every gun and
ammunition store in the city. In tn,
meantime word came that 1000 men had
started from Newport with dynamit,
bombs. The widest excitement tool
! possession of every one. The mob came
into possession Of four cannons. Or
Sunday morning l6 We're known to hav,
been killed, AMI over 100 wounded
There were some inconsiderable dem
onstations made during the day but tn,
police and malitia were masters of tn.
situation. Three thousand soldiers ar,
stationed in the streets. Gov. Hoadley Il
severely criticised for his hesitancy il
sending troops. The mayor of the cit,
was sick IN bed with pneumonia. but go
out Of bed at the risk of his life ant
made ordF out of chaos. At last report:
twenty eight are known TO bave beeI
killed while II is estimated that owe
atty lives have been lost, and abop, 10
are known to be wounded, many OF then
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