Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-25

2HEn 1tCDCoNoN
r,.nts-Tbe Court House Rurned-Many
Ad,itions to the Killed and Wounded.
CINCINNATI, O., March 3l%.--Throughout
the entire day Saturday excited crowds
could he seen standing Oh the corners all
over the city, but more consplcuously III 1he
vicinity of the courthouse, discussing the
fearful scenes of riot of Friday night. Much
fear was felt by law-abiding citizens thai
the trouble would be renewed at nightfali,
more especially as it was noticed that many
of those who had taken a prominent part Ill
the actions of the rabble of the night before
were very greatly under the influence OF
liquor.
Governor Hoadly was kept informed as
to the condition of affairs, and during the
day ordered the Fourteenth Regiment OF
State Militia, together with the Dutfey
Guards and Governors Guards, OF Columbus,
the Fourth Regiment, Dayton, andtwo COM
panies of the Thirteenth Regiment, to pro-
coed at once under arms to this city.
There has been great indignation at Tom
Campbell, the principal counsel for Berner.
Saturday he received the following:
March 29.-T. c: CAMPBELL: 1t
is our desire to avoid any further bloodsled;
bur, being firm in our determination t., rld
our city of worthless and dangerous char
ucters, we herewith command you TO leave
the city Of Cincinnati within twelve hours,
now and forever, or suffer the consequences
A CITIZENS.
Campbell appeared on the streets guarded
by a dozen men. He is the criminal lawyer
who has been charged with corrupting
jurics. The crowds shouted: Hang hin!'
He went OH 'Ci,ange, but was told that it
would not be safe for him to remain there.
While he hesitated about leaving a crowd
gathered about him, and he was pushed be-
fore it out Of the door.
An infiammatory appeal was distributed
through the crowd, calling for the forma-
ton Of a vigilance committee Of three hun
dred in each ward, and the signing OF notices
to sail ~disreputable characters in the ward
to leave and never return. Tn reputation
of this city demands a change, or wicked
ness will reign supreme"
An attack was made upon the Treasure
er's Office in the Courthouse. The doors
were battered down and all entrance effect
ed. 1t is supposed coal-oil was poured
about the room. At any rate, a fire was
started soon afterward. 1t burned tiercely.
although the building is fire-proof. The
fire department was called out, but the mob
refused to permit the tiremen to get near
the Courthouse. An effort was made to
set the armory on fire, but it was unsuc-
cessful.
At 1890 the militia charged the mob on
Court street. John j. Desmond, one of the
Captains of the First Regiment, Ohio Ma
tional Guard, was shot dead. He was a
young lawyer and much respected. Ser
geant Malone and Private Mcclure were
killed in the same charge. Many were
wounded. The mob fell back, but followed
the militia when they returned to the Jail.
At midnight the militia were compelled
to leave the courthouse and withdrew to
the jail-yard. About one o'clock the militia
charged OH the mob and drove them down
Sycamore street. Two of the mob were
killed in the charge. One Of them was a
boy not more than twelve years old. The
Calling gun was brought into use at this
time and its work was deadly in the ex-
IRENE, those falling victims to its murderous
fire being all shot to pieces. One man was
struck by more than a dozen bullets. At
this time the mob permitted the fire engine
to begin pumping in order to keep the flames
from spreading to other buildings, but no
water was allowed to be thrown on the
court house.
At eleven o'clock the whole courthouse
was on fire. One of the fire companies tried
to force its way through the mob, but was
driven back precipitately. The rioters then
battered the engines to pieces with axes.
The building was burning from cellar to
dome. The law library and Recorders
office were broken open and cords of books
and records piled up wherever there was
woodwork. The court house was a solid
structure three-stories in height, and has
stood twenty-five years. 1t was built almost
entirely OF stone and iron, and was thought
to be tire-proof. The safe and vaults in the
Treasurer's office probably stood the heat,
but the records of the courts, the Auditor,
and the Recorder are gone. The mob yelled
with glee about the burning building.
After the recapture Of the cannon from
the rioters it became evident that nothing
further could be done toward capturing the
jail, and the mob soon afterward began to
disperse, and before half-past four O'clock
in the morning the turbulence and riot of the
night had ceased entirely, and the i'm
mense crowd dwindled down to merely a
few knots OF men here and there on the
corners. Smouldering ruins, pools of
blood and pickets of militia marked the
section about the courthouse and Jail. The
monetary loss was fully S., 900, 0OO.
All the criminal indictments were
destroyed, and now there is nothing to show
against the prisoners in the Jail. The coun-
ty records are safe.
SUNDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.
CINCINNATI, o., March, 31.-As the dav
wore Oh the excitement grew and it was
PLAIN more trouble was brewing.
AT 2 in the afternoon a crowd of about
one hundred men and boys collected on the
north side of the canal, between Main and
Walnut streets, and the boys, to amuse
themselves, began throwing stones into tile
water. Several stones were thrown at the
bridge at the Main street crossing. A SQUAD
Oh soldiers who were at the south end
OF the bridge commanded Thorn ~
deslst. The boys called the soldiers
names and began to advance iowa I'd
the bridge. The soldiers cried "Halt," and
MAO scarcely given the command when a
volley OF firing followed. Fred Smaltz
aged twenty-five, supposed to be a bar,
keeper at the Queen City Hotel, was shot in
the side, the ball passing entirely throuph
ms BODY; Five or six Shots were counted
oy the observers. Company A, of fine Fnur'
teenth Regiment, commanded by Cantain
y. Z. L.. Pugh, did the shooting. Two or
three other men were wounded. INT uot
seriously. ou' hos
II is impossible to obtain a correct LIST NJ
the Killed and wounded. The Ne1rs.joun.
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