The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-04-03

icspond until they should receive al, oscc
VI troops The scene now was !, thrift,
one-tne entrance to South Court II 70
snd North Court street at Main we
guarded by platoons of police. In front
enem was the bowling mob cheering ii
: names as they leaped higher and hiehr
Il1ii Inc canal bridge on the north
elgnth street on the south, Main sire
!, WIS one dense mass of human being
Court street for two SQUARES distant as +.
as vine was filled with people viewing I'll
awful destruction.
m, 1here was no organization of the mol
lhere were not more than 200 or 300 actiy
palIiclpants IN the deeds of violence.
was purposeless, whimsical body, actin
upon impulse and with no leadership. an
the merest tyro in management could wit
Ine troops in the jail uselesslv emnloved !
Trying to protect the murderers there con
nned, nave easily cleared the street an,
saved the courthouse.
a crowd of four young men who had po
past the police on Sycamore and Mint
sIleets STARTED up Sycamore street towar,
ILe paTrlcade. They were called to by tn,
nuiiCia al tne Darrlcade to halt, but pait
no need, and without another word OF
eM1a1 a1 tley were shot down, their bodies
illed with bullets. This served to frighter
the police, land they Rugged the walls closet,
on either side of Sycamore street the resi-
of the night. '"o 'e''
meantime the delayed Fourteenth regi
menu came up Sycamore street on double
quick. charged on the crowd and soor
cleared the space in front of the burning
courthouse. But this was done at the cost
OF human life. They fred and the halls
Killed tour men. From this time. which
was AFTER twelve o'clock, the mob's power
was broken. 1t was after this that a por-
lion OF Them went to Powell's gun store
20 geE arms. Powell made most gallant
ana eHectual defense of his property. John
Connolly, private Waterman, called out to
them not TO smash the windows, and if
G Gney were going to enter to do so decently.
Iney acted ON the suggestion. AS they
went In a report of pistol was heard
from within, and the foremost man of the
mob fell. A second shot and another man
Went down. Hesitating moment another
Iioter advanced and more shots were fred.
FIVE men had fallen. two of them dead
and three wounded. The dead were John
Dngan, OF Jones street. and Thomas A.
Given, colored. 321 Court street. II is
SAID that the pfoprietors fired these deadly
shots, SNo ''e''''1'
About a. m, when small crowd gath
cred at The drug store at Court and Walnut
Stfeets, one square west of the courthouse.
10 see the patrol-wagon take away dead
man, the militia, mistaking this for re-
neWal OF the riot, fired volley, killing one
man ana Wounding the nephew of the pro-
prietor of the store.
The daWning day showed fearful scene.
1t was as beautiful morning AS ever
opened upon the city. The courthouse
was mass of ruins within. and the stone
walls were blackened and broken about
the windows BY the heat. Portions were
stlll burning and one fire engine was play
ing ON 1t. Blood stains were visible on all
the streets. Everything was quiet. and
even the militia were not to be seen. Po-
licemen YEARLY paced their beats about
the barricaded streets.
a Would-be leader, a big heavy German
on Main street, shouted 'sBoys, follow
me; Let's go around to the jail-yard gate
and burst it open. !" A yell went up from
those around him, and about fifty men and
boys, many OF them carrying clubs. axes,
hammers and broomhandles, formed in line
and went around North Court street, fol-
lowed by the surging crowd. They were
met by volley from the soldiery, and pell-
nell they went, heads low, brandishing
their weapons. Two of them were seen
10 fail. A lighted torch had scarcely been
applied TO the courthouse when Capt. j. ].
Desmond, Capt. Devine, Sergeant Nc.
Lean and private Mcclure, with q detacb-
mene OF militia. came from the courthouse
rotunda hurrying to the treasurer's office
with view to saving the public property.
AS they appeared in view o bullet from
the mob went crushing through Des-
head, killing him instantly. Ser |
geant MOI can, OF the first company D.
was shot in the shoulder, and private Nc |
Gulre was shot through the lung.
AS the flames of the courthouse spread |
The crowd in the street grew denser and |
lenser, and as the flames went leaping in |
TO the second floor terrific volley of mus |
kerry was heard from South Court street
where barricade had been built. and be-
hind which the militia had laid ON their |
arms. The crowd had forced it's way past |
5he police, and Was approaching the mus |
SetS OF the militia, when the deadly storm /
)f lead put the crowd to flight, and they |!
ran toward Main street for their lives.
The heat from the burning building had
now become intense. but driven before the
Volley, the crowd rushed into the searching
heat, which was so intense that they were
forced to get down on their hands and |
knees and crawl. Man after man was seen |
to reel and fall
AS the crowd reiterated twelve men were
shot, six fatally, and imprecations and de-
lune1atlons were cried out in wild con- |
fusion. Set the armory on fire p Burn |
'he toWn!'' kill the soldiers - The |
cool and collected portion of the crowd |
was constantly carrying away the dead and |
lying to drug stores in the neighborhood. |
q private houses and to patrol wagons
hat were kept busy running back and |
orth to the dead-house and the various
hospitals. Records thrown from the burn |
ng courthouse were picked up by infuria-
led people and hurled back into the flames |
o pc consumed. A dead man picked up,
had In his pocket a new mem /
)randum book upon which had just been h
MANY poor men will not work
o-day."
PEACE RESTORED.
CINCINNATI, CHIo, March 3l,-To-dav
he city has been thoroughly guarded by
he State militia, and the feeling of Sc
urity Is perfect. From the first it must
70 confessed the people were inclined to
ympathlZe with the purpose of the mob to
Jet the murderers out of jail and hang
hem. While the mob held sway on Fri
lay and Saturday nights there were about
w men actively engaged in the attacks on
he Jail and in assaults on the soldiers.
Behind them were 5000 or 1900 men, not
ii roughs by any means, cheering them on.
To-day the feeling on the streets every-
where and among all classes is one of regret
18th because the mob failed to get the
nurderers and hang them, and because SO
nany lives and so much property have been
wasted. The sole motive Of Fridays mob
vas to hang the murderers. On Saturday
light the mobs motive was revenge for
he loss of their comrades.
Yesterday time was taken to rest and be-
ONE calm, and to-day men of all classes are
efiecting soberly. On Saturday everybody
enounced the militia and the sheriff. The
olice throughout have given perfect salts
action. OnSunday the denunciation Of the
lilitia was less violent. The general ex- .
ression was, "They were Obliged to do as
hey did, To-day the feeling against the ,
lllitia has almost entirely disappeared.
lore charity is shown in criticising Sheriff
Hawkins, and at the same time he is
famed for not letting the mob GO on and
AXE the murderers after they had gotten
] the cell-rooms.
There is also feeling that the terrible
esults of the last three days will be that {
lost OF the murderers now in Jail will be ,,
wen the extent of the law, and that it /
Ill be necessary hereafter, as precaution '
IT the public safety, to summon jurors for =
lurder trials who are above suspicion, t
Around the barricades, which shut off r
access to the courthouse for hundred
lrds distant, the crowds to-day were
mailer than they have been any day since :