The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

to claimed that he and his cempan-
ion were cigar makers. When the
express arrived large crowd had
gathered waiting for the pair to board
the train. As the train moved from
the depot the pair was seen trying
to board it Berner was rushed on
the platform of the first ladies car.
with the mob at his heels. Devote
was grabbed by several of the mob,
while Others crowded their way into
the moving car after Berner, who
rushed TO the end ofthe car, jumped
of. and, turning down dark street,
disappeared
RECAPTURED.
Unencumbered by handouts De-
voto got on the rear platform of the
sleeper and WAS next heard of at
Morrow, from where he telegraphed
to Mayor Clinton, asking if the mob
held the man, saying that it was
Berner. This morning about II
O'Clock Berner was captured near
Montgomery. He was captured by
Bailiff Joe Moses, and is now safe in
the penitentiary, where he arrived
at seven O'Clock this evening.
The widest excitement of the
mob still prevails around the Jail
and court house.
A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Even the large heating stove was
wrecked. Turnkey McHugh's wife
and children passed . night OF ter
ror. McHugh was compelled to
serve with Sheriff Hawkins until the
mob was expelled, while the mother
and the children in the room above
heard the shots OF the soldiers and
the shouts OF the mob. To add to
the horror the mob yelled: Take
o, t the women and children; we're
going to set fire to barrel of coal
oil and we'll put a barrel of powder
on that. The coal oil was fired, but
the mob had no powder McHugh
at , a. m, took his wife and children
down the inner stairway and out
through the tunnel % d place of
safety.
Sheriff Hawkins has acted all
day as though he expected a renew
al of the attack to night. He has
called for troops.
a GATHERING RAM.
The telephone wires were broken
off early in order to prevent any
communication with the outside.
When the wire on the inside was
made away with a huge beam was
seized by as many men as could get
hold of it and used as battering
ram TO break down the iron door,
which WIS the last obstacle between
the infuria.ed mob and the wretched
prisoners who We're listening with
terrible dread 10 the laundering
blows. 1t only took a minute TO
batter down this door, which is now
lying in the rotunda, the latter be-
ing filed with cots for the use OF the
wern-out policemen, who relieve
each other At the south of the ro-
tunda is corridor leading TO the
yard, divided by q stout iron gate.
The locks Of this were broken The
mob only got to the second floor,
where Berner's cell was located. A
determined effort was made to fire
the Jail. A barrel of coal oil had
been obtained by the mob and roll
ed down the steps, the head knocked
IN and lighted candle applied to
it. The fire department and police
succeeded in extinguishiug it before
any damage was done, and the oil
was poured into q sink basin
The patrolmen are out in full force
and extra police have been enrolled.
Three companies of State Militia az
rived this morning, and more are
expected to-night-among them the
Fourteenth regiment, from Colum-
bus.
FIRING on THE MOB.
Colonel Hunt, commander of the
militia, gives this version of the fir
ing on the mob: when we endeav.
ored to pass through the tunnel we
found it occupied by a mob. Just
as soon as the two leading files made
their appearance the mob began fir
ing on US, and three or four men fell
badly wounded. The deputy sheriff
who was with us. s.ordered the men to
fire, which they did, and cleared the
tunnel In every instance the men
fred under orders. Most Of the gun
shot wounds came from the indis-
criminate firing OF the mob.
This account of the firing is di-
rectiy contradicted by Officer Won
Seggern. He begged the soldiers not
to shoot.
THE MILITIA To THE RESCUE.
The militia arrived, and, with the
policeman, made up a strong guard
of about three hundred. Attempts
were made to barn the jail by throw
ing barrel of coal oil into the kitch.
en-, but the flames were extinguished.
The cell of the colored murderer,
Ben Johnson, was attacked. but the
mob did not succeed in taking him.
The Jail and its adjoining yard were
finally cleared, but the mob about
the Jail remained until broad day
light this morning. The militia
fired, and many a stray shot was
also fired indiscriminately by the
mob. Tie number of killed and
wounded will probably reach over
fifty.
THE BLoODsHED BEGINS.
CINCINNATI, March, 30.-At 1920
O'Clock the militia charged the mob
on Court street. John J. Dismon,
one of the captains of the First Reg
iment, Ohio National Guards, was
shot dead. He was young lawyer,
and much respected. Sergeant Nal
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