Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-30

Bernsr spr.n2 from bis SEA-; and Il r;
ed for the front ear. Tie crow,
thought /; Vas Berrer trying To - - pe
and bore bin 20 to- ground. He ".
Clicked, beaten and slrnest killed befor
tue mist Ike Va dl~cov-red B-rne
had Hpsung from hi seat. bat in at
tempting 30 jump from the platform
Tell nead!ong 10 the ground. 1t W.
dHuS;iess this accident that preven.e<
the crowd from recognizing hlfa.
tram bov, VITO vas standing on tn,
platform At the time, SAYS Berner Ealkes
around The car and entered from th'
rea'. Meantime the Wild mob had dis
covered t1eir mistake aud were ever
more infuristed than before. Berne
walked about txo-lhiris Of the v.I
throuoh the "ar when one of the depa
ties who had seen him jump from tn.
train cried: There he goes. Now catct
olm. Immediately Berner started or
run. and again jumped from Ene tram
which had by this time started 10 Dnl
out from the station. Oae of the de
puties ran after him, while the one wht
nad been mistaken for Berner vas still
held by tn. crowd. Joe Moses and
tnird deputy remained on the train.
BEBsER HAS PROBABLY ESCAPED.
the train men DO not think that Bsr
ner Was captured. They believe that
after jumping from the train the second
time. be ran between tae Llt1ie Nj IN
tram and second tran which "a.
standinR on the track, aud. tau, ev I'd
Ing the mob, escaped to tie field. tn,
tram boy brakeman and conductor
verify these statements.
THE RIOT AT MORROW.
When the first sectioa of the train
the one that l. td been attacked It l. we
land, pulled into Morrow. another moi
was waiting To capture the prisoner
he moo was composed of 10 or -.
men. only part OF whom were masked
Before the tr IN stopped they climbed
on the engine, into tue cars ana on the
steps, eager TO &c. pos session of the
murderer. Same OF tn.. men attempted
To force the engineer to top the train
before 1t got into town in order tha
they could swing Berner from the bridge
near by. They hunted through the pas.
s+oPer, baggage and sleeping cars, com.
p.eting the search Just as The train
called way from the town. Morrow i
ht.eeH miles northeast of I,Oveland
Moses ana the deputy got off here. and
We're so excited that they could hardly
speak.
SIMILAR SCENES.
The second section of the Little
Miami, which starts from Cincinnati Il
"A 1out fifteen inmates after the first
witnessed almost the same seen tn 4
had been enacted before At I.oveIand
the Wild mob Was still yelling and
searching for B.rn-r. Many mel
rushed upon the train, thinking that
perhaps an attempt would he made To
snngaie him through. As the train
pulled ont wlld cries wers heard saving
that the search would be continued al
dwight, when the fugitive would be
easily recognized.
At Morrow the mob WAS at the depo,
waiting for the second section. and
when II arrived the same frenZied effort
was made to discover the object of theil
search. la spite of the excitement, NJ
attempts were made to delay the trans
aud they came in on time. The passen
gers and rain men of the second Sec
t!on gave the same thrilling account.
that We're given before. and state thai
the excitement was increasing.
MORE TROUBLE FEARED.
Colonel Hunt eer.phed the Gov
ernor to be in readiness, and His Ex
ce!lency will remain over Sunday SO a,
To cali O9t more troops if necess sry
Colonel HHnt made requ,sltlon on tbs
Adiutant General for 300 rounds Of
D.. (. a 80
Cincinnati. Passengers on the mora
inc ana noon trains from Cincinnati
state that the most intense excitement
ex sta all along the way. large crowd:
bang gathered at the stations anu
threats being made agai 81 the deput.
sheriff that they would suffer if the,
did not succeed in their securing abou'
the country to produce B-rnsr, or show
that he had been put out of the WAY.
GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
COLUMBUS. March 29.-Speoial train,
have oeen sent cut for companies frou
all tbs surrounding towns. The Gov
ernor h:s gwen orders.a and large force
OF troops will start from here at three
O'Clock by special train for Cincin-
Dail.
COLONEL HUNTS STATEMENT.
Colonel Hunt, commander of the
gives this version of the riot
"Wheu We endeavored to pass througf
the tn mel We found 1t occupied by the
mob. WHO. just as soon As the two lead
ing tile3 made their appearance. began
t fire on US. and three or four of the
leading men fell badly wounded. Tn.
,h.,, rIaV aa
tae men to return the fire, which they
did and cleared the tunnel In every
instance the men fred under orders
More gunshot wounds caIas from indis-
crimint,e firing by tee mob" Thu
account of the firing Is directly contra
d,cted by Officer Won Seggern, whose
story has been told already. he legged
the soldiers not 20 shoot.
NOTHING HEARD OF BERNER.
Nothing has been heard of Berner
The Deputy Sheriffs left Loveiand this
morning In "A carriage. going towarc
Cincinnati. and giving rise To tle sus
p,clon that Berner had come here t,
hide. but that is mere guessing. Iht
crowds IN the vicinity of the court house
ami jail continue large. although tn,
police and soldiers prohibit all acces
to the front and sides of the Jail or t
the streets for a square In every direc
ton. The apprehension Of trouble to
night grows stronger. 1t Is rumoreI
that Campbell county, kentucky, vii
send 500 men to rescue the rioters ar
rested last night, who are still In jail.
BERNEB RECAPrURED.
Berner was caught at Fosters Cross
ing about $50, and is IN charge of OH
Gers who will take him to Columbus.
BERNER PROBABLY SAFE IN COLUMBUS
Berner was brought by train from
Fosters Crossing to Meanwhile. In IL
direction of Cincinnati. where he VA
transferred to the Columbus accommO
dation. and locked mp III an express Cal
He passed Loveiand and Morrow al
right, and shoaia by this time. Is pm.
be IN Columbus.
THE SCENE OF THE CONFLICT.
All day changing crowds have fille'
the streets, as near to the jail AZ the
were permitted to come. The jail Is
circular building. with two wings OK
tending north and south, and facin
east on Sycamore street. The yard
enclosed with high stone wall. sur
mounted by an iron fence. Zoe eastern
front has doors leading INTO the resi-
dence of the jAiler. which opens on tn
sidewalk. The entrance proper To til
ia,i il reached by stone winding Stair
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