The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
THE CINCINNATI RIOT.
The Situation Still Threatening, and
Total Mismahapament CharreO

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port, four additional deaths have
occurred at the disqualified Brek-
enhorSt, Leroy Simmons, Chas. Miller,
and Andrew Nickles. The exact
number of deaths and wounded will
probably never be ascertained. There
are many wounded who were carried
away by friends, but the number
| killed outright or dying at the hospi-
tai up to midnight last night is forty
one, as shown by the city undertaken S
and hospital records.
The number of wounded, as shown
from the same source is 120. There
are probably half as many more
wounded, but not reported.
The citizens committee has decided
to raise by subscription 100000 to be
| used 10 pay 1000 extra police. This
sum will be a loan to the city until the
moneys expended for this purpose can
be raised by proper appropriation and
returned. This is to enable the with
drawal of the military.
FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
CINCINNATI, April 1.-The morning
has been free from any incident indi-
eating any change in the situation.
The proposed relief of the militia by q
civil force cannot be put into opera
ton speedily, if at all, as the selection
of suitable men and their equipments
must take time.
The militia still keep the streets
barricaded as strongly as ever, not
even allowing the Mount Auburn line
of street-cars, whose track runs a dis
lance of two squares within the line,
to pass through. AS to the state of
public feeling, it cannot be
said that the original impulse which
actuated the men taking part in the
demonstration Saturday night has
been removed or lessened by the pres
ence of the military. On the contrary,
the events of Friday and Saturday
nights have given rise to a new feel
ing, that OF indignation against the
militia, and only the hopelessnesS of a
conflict with this powerfully armed
force prevents an attack upon it.
The newspapers, usually conserva-
tive in tone, speak with great free
dom to-day on the situation as it now
is.
The Valksblott Germany says:
The calling out of the militia on Fri
day night can only be characterized
as a grand mistake. Our militia
know and can do nothing, 1t appears,
but shooting. If reliance had been
placed on the police force order might
have probably been restored without
loss of life.
The Free Press (German) says: "The
Indignation of the people is on the in
crease on account of the rough and
wholly unprovoked shooting upon
peaceful citizens, and upon women
and children, and that increase of in
dignation is becoming more and more
fearful. We may decide, upon two rea-
sonable grounds, that the shedding of
blood is not yet ended, but will begin
afresh." 1t then blames Sheriff Haw-
kins, Mayor Stephens and poor Hoad-
ley-the first two for mismanagement,
and the latter for not coming here to
see for himself what the situation re-
quired.
The Commercial-G Gazette, in an edi-
Jorial to-day upon the situation, speaks
in the strongest possible condemna-
ton against Sheriff Hawkins for call
ing out the militia, and takes an &C
count Of the salvage from the three
| days terror. The result, 1t declares, Is
simply the saving of jail full of
murderers. 1t adds: "The reign of
law and order is restored in Cincinnati
that law and order which makes
murder the safest trade, and which
has made important the administra
ton of law against crimes of the
greatest atrocity."
Captain Folger, who commanded
the detachment of militia which fired
the first shots, has published card
| DENYING the statement that he or
! dered his men to fire. He says: Sheriff
Hawkins gave the order in the words
"give to 'em, boys-firel" and in the
excitement l could not stop them, sc
I cried out: "For Christ's sake, boys
fire high" My men would
never have fired if il
had not been that four of them
were wounded with stones and shots
from the crowd, and they shot on the
sheriff's order. 1 have been in the
war, and would rather face an enc
my than such a crowd of citizens,
with whom have fellow feeling,
and l would not raise or give any or
der such as had been given.
| CINCINNATI. April 1.-The soldiers
are being ordered home. The 18th
and 18th regiments, from HillsborC
and Columbus respectively, including
the independent companies, Govern
or's Guards and Duffy Rifles (colored
from Columbus,
STARTED HOMEwARD
this afternoon. These regiments hay'
been on continuous duty three days AN
, nights at the court house and jail de
Tending the barricades at the mos
dangerous points, and also the objec
| Of the attacks of the mob. Befor
, starting to the depot the troops wer
J drawn up in line before tn
Jail, and highly congratulated, and
commendatory dispatch from Cover
nor Hoadley was also read to then
The governor spoke of the dangerou
+. position they had defended, and of tn
bravery shown by the officers an
men, and thanked them heartily fo
the soldierly manner In which the
: had responded to the call and di
. charged their perilous duty.
The troops remaining in the cit
:, not yet on active duty are: The Is
J. I'd, 9Th, 18th, 10Th and 18th companit
l of the national guard, together wit
e batteries. They will take the plac,
: of those ordered home, and will then
selves gradually be returned to the
S respective homes.
: Courts have been re-establiShed
e the public library buildings. Copi
of the pleadings will be submitted f
originals on application to the-co
The grand jury will resume its sessit
at once, and arrangements will be ma
for a speedy trial.
! Barbados about the court-hou
, and Jail cease to attract much attenti'
8 now. Still, crowds gather abo
Il them, and many people went with
s the lines to-day, on passes, to look
r. the ruins. Quite number of womt
': were among the sight-seers.
II ONE OF THE VICTIMS.
G. CINCINNATI, April 1.-The funer
l. of Captain j. j. Desmond, of the m
tia, killed in Saturday nights rio
took place to-day from the cathedr
A detail of troops attended and, de
k mourning was manifested ever
IS where.
h A WELCOME HOME.
10 COLUMBUS, o., April IAN unusr
,o demonstration attended the return
IL the Columbus military from Cine
e natl this evening. At all static
st along the line crowds came out
al greet the men with cheers, and
IL Columbus all the space in and abe
We the depot was damned by peoI
Ten thousand persons were at the
pot and along the line of march to I
armory. A post of the G. A.
al several hundred strong, sons of vet
Cd ans. ex-members of the goYernC
&C. guards, Columbus cadets and ex-s
id diers received the regiment at
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