Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-30

, snow tnat ne Hhu bcen put Vut Va VI
, way.
( All day changing crow ds have fllle'
tie streets NJ near To the Jail as they
were permitted TO come. The jail ant
court house occupy the square, bound
ed west by Main. east by sycamore
north aud south by narrow street!
called North and South Court
The court house fronts west OF
Main, and reached from North Couri
to South Court. The jail Is circular
building with two wings extended
north and south. aces east on Syc
amore street aud the yard IL inclosed
with high stone wall, surmounted
by an iron fence. The east end front
has doors leading into the residence OF
the jailer, which opens ON the side
walk. The entrance proper to the jail
is reached by
a STONE WINDING STAIRWAY
leading down TO an area twelve feet
| below the sidewalk. Here was the
beginning of the attack last night.
The crowd could surge up TO the very
door of the jailer's residence, and could
fill the area in the lower door, which
they battered open with heavy
sawed beam obtained from n new
building near by. The same beam
and half dozen more have been car
ried into the jail to-day and used
as pops To secure all the outer
doors. They are long enough
to reach hack To the solid wall or pill
lars, and the work OF battering down
the doors would be exceedingly DIM
cult now. The Jail office and jailer's
residence have scarcely an unbroken
article about them. Even the large
heating stove was wrecked. Turnkey
Mcliughes' wife and children passed
the night in terror. McHughes was
compelled 10 serve with Sheriff Haw
kins until the mob was
expelled, while the mother |
and her children in the rooms
above heard The shots of the soldiers
aud shouts OF the mob, and witnessed
the destruction of furniture. To add
to the horror, the mob yelled,
'TAKE OUT THE WOMEN AND chill
DREN,
we are going to set n barrel of coal Gil
Oh fire and we will put barrel of
powder on that The coal oil was
fired, but the mob had no powder.
finally, at > Il. m, took his
and wife down the inner
stairway and out through the tunnel
10 place of safety.
Sheriff Hnwk ins has acled all day rs
though he expected n renewal of the
attack at night with increased viO-
ence. lie has called for troops, ny
elsewhere stated, and has called out
lis own command, the Veteran rcgi.
nent, composed of soldiers in the last
war. Col. Hunt has also mustered ms
many of HIS First regiment as could he
out, aud the Jail has all the
appearance OF fortress, except heavy
guns. That most fearful OF street
engines of destruction, the Gatling
run, belonging 10 the police force,
Il also on duty. Late yesterday
'vening the police and soldiers were I
,usy under the sheriil's direction {
BARRICADING THE STREETS
n every direction at distance of one |
yards fronrthe Jail. Heavy
ransfer wagons were upturned in the !
treets, and building material, wood,
tone and iron, from the neighboring q
uildings were appropriated To con |
truct strong defenses for the
purpose of preventing rush !
1 people to the vicinity of l
he Jail. The mob tonight would
ave first to storm these barricades be-
ore getting within reach of the Jail 4
'hese thorough preparations, added to I
he lac, that more troops are coming, Il
any hold the mob In check. The fact .
:, no organized mob Is known; that of /,
asst night was not premCditated, but q
vas spontaneous, growing not out of |.
ncendiary speeches and resolutions ut l.
he meeting, for these were all con- /
crvative, hut out of the fact of !.
ieat body of men being together on the d
treet with common feeling Of In
enGe Indignation of the criminal force ,
played Nv Berner, the jury and the ,
,eneal slnckness of the administra-
ration of Justice 10 murderers. The
ilOb's spirit grew by degrees, and
rRs not the result of settled plan.
'o-day circulars have been distributed
alling for the organization Of vigil
ance committee of 400 from each ward.
Is anonymous, and seems to have
respectable backing.
DERNER IN THE pENITESTIArY.
Private advices from Columbus say
hat Berner was safely deposited in
he penitcntiary about $50 o'clock to-
light.
hlaNEN lNt III T. Al IAAh'
Cincinnati, March %, . y. m.-While
'heriif Hawkins has carefully protect
'is front and TANKS by barricades rs
lready described, he neglected To pro-
ect his rear, which was the court
Iouse front, looking west on Main
treet. An immense crowd has gath
red there, and the large plate plass IL
eing crushed in 10y boulders. This
viii give entrance To the Jail yard aud
all through the tunnel, but OILY to n
mall number at Il time. Troops from
Columbus are not yet here.
0;i5 pm.-rhe lire alarm has lust {
ounded from Court and Vine, two
quares rom the court house, caused {
" fire in the treasurer's office, which ,
) on the first iloOr of the conrl
ousos. There Is an immense bonfire
II front of the Second National bank,
orner Court and Main. directly oppo- {
ito the treasurer's Office. All The
lrge glai windows In the front Of the
curt house are broken TO pieces. The
lob are
FIRING REvohvERs,
hrowing boulders and yelling. Tie +.
niiitIa fired into the mob from the !,
curt house, but there WAS no harm !
one so far M known, ana II IL sup /,
osed they used blank cartridges.
'he mob is greater than last tight, and .
here are more drunken men in It.
Wild rnmors are niloat that the mob
las quantity OF dynamite; another
umor h TINT 5000 men are coming +,
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