The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30

Press INDIGNATION over the Berner verdict
The best men IL the city signed The cali I Tor Il.
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the most prominent citizens. The COMMITTEES
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iSE preamble and resolutions. which were
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pec.y with reference to The sry !ysts% ' 'H' emu e.
Capt. Kemper in his speech. cited, the Dukes
t Ha e. NSh the nry let Dukes free
several other cases. showing The lish. puni II.
an exhortation to secure better enforcement
| OF tho law.
GEN. HrcKENLoopER's SPEECH.
Gen. Andrew Hicksnlooper's speech was
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but simply by my presence to encourage and unite
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40 TIE JAIL"
When tho meeting adjourned and tho Q, 900
hs was ans d.
crowd. not knowing that BerneE had been taken
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kins expecting some demonstration, had thr.
soon startled BY a heavy. blow on tho outside
door. and they Immediately realized that an
VA Fire. PTs1s Marsha B"nter tsanhana
and the riot alarm was sounded. The mob had
sna
the north outside door The blows rained
last and strong. but tie iESn door resistsd u
men on the outskirts OF tho mob. growing I'm.
patient at the, delay. and determined to do
throw stones Mt the building and fire pistols
into the air. ENCOURAGED by these demonstrn.
he hs4 a
deer without effect and the mob became trsn
fire to tho building was made. and thousand;
q voices t1ok up the cry The thrr9,ng started
20 shout fa arose from the 'front.' The Doors wers
to give vay The Hlpws were Guoh
they came from steam hammer
BATTERINa DOWN THE DOORS.
Suddenly the doors few of their hinges, and
the howlinE mob d ryshed bsl NELL int t th
stairs. Here they were met By detail Of po.
lice nd ri and forced baS1
en hs Gp pSn FAILING n he
pushed Sh5oaEh nv %PSSE aS2 4, rs
scrambled Into the apartment Of JaiIer Brady
who made rush for the south door I leading e
the second which Is hsr
and the mob went through in great numbers.
When the mob entered the Sheriff's force
he
which separates the reception room from the
cell room. This Is at the foot OF the stairway
leading up to the cell room. The reception
room was damned and he mob Kept San1
through the list OF murderers confined in thu
building. There seemed to be no leader. Email,
tall muscular negro began to give orders an,
and the plank. used as q batterlng ram. wa,
brought to bear against the iron door sherif
with drawn revovers. The Sheriff, said calml,
that It meant death to enter that door. MI IN.
the colored leader gave. the word to swing thu
plank. He was instantly obeyed. and the gat,
went VENUE up. x second stroke from the batter
| ing ram made the gate weaken percepti n3iy
and and It flow opan. Sheriff Hawkins had IL
structed his men, not to fire. as he DID no
the mob. but they flew by him and up tn