Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-04-04


shot in the shoulder by soldier, through
a jail window. Cobb was n bystander on
the sidewalk. The crowd claims that the
soldiers are firing unnecessarily upon
outsiders, who were merely lockers on,
On the other hand, the soldiers
feared an effort TO burn the place 10 blow
II up by rolling coal oil barrels into the
basement aud justify themselves In clearing
the sidewalks on that account. II Is said
that d number of women spectators have
been hurt with random shots. The firing
of guns is stlll heard at intervals.
WOUNDED ny THE SOLDIERS,
2:30 A. M-The firing by tho soldiers
from tho windows had been terribly de-
structlvc. The following wounded have
been gathered into q dry goods store at the
corner of Court and Walnut Streets, and at
q hotel near.
james Green, dying.
Walter Il. Fay, dying.
james q. Turk, mortally wounded.
i. SOhner, bad wound on the thigh.
E Ed Dulcf, shot In the legs.
jackson Tod, badly wounded.
DIR. Charles Muscroft, police surgeon,
slightly wounded.
Chris Won Scggern, special policeman,
slight wound
These were all bystanders, and there is n
growing bitter feeling against the soldiers.
The mob has taken all the arms they want
from kittridge's store, including small
cannon.
A BLOODY BATTLE IN PROSPECT.
A. M.--Loud reports from the vicinity
Of the Jail indicate either that the mob Is
firing cannon or that the barrels of
coal oil are being exploded. These
We're rolled into the lower part of-the
Jail some time ago. The mob has organ
lied and marched up Main street just now
with fife and drum. Firing still continues
with the prospect of a bloody battle.
A REIGN OF TERROR.
CINCINNATI, March 30.-All day yester-
day changing crowds have filed the streets
rs near to the Jail as they were permitted
to come. The Jail and court house occupy
the square bounded west by Main and east
by Sycamore, and north and south by mar
row streets called North and South Court.
Street and reaches from North
Court to South Court. The jair
which is circular building with two wings
extending north and SOUTH .faces east on
Sycamore Street and the yard is enclosed
with high stone wall surmounted by an
iron fence. The eastern front has doors
leading into the residence OF the jailer
which open on the sidewalk. The en-
trance proper to the jail is reached by
q stone winding stairway leading down
the area twelve feet below the side
walk. Here was the beginning of
the attack at night. The crowd could surge
up to the very doors of the jailer's residence,
and could fill the area In front of the lower
door, which they battered open with heavy
sawed beam obtained from new building
v,nn htr rl,,p hnn n,,I tnlf
more have been carried into the jail, and
used rs props TO secure all the outer DOORS
They are long enough to reach back to the
solid wall or pillars, and the work of batter
ing down the doors would be exceedingly
difficult now. The Jail Office and jailer's
residence have scarcely an unbroken article
about them. Even the large heating stove
was wrecked. Turnkey McHugh's wife
and children passed night of terror.
MclIugh was compelled to serve with Sher-
i'll Hawkins until tine mob was expelled,
while the mother and children in the rooms
above heard the shots of the soldiers and
the shouts of the mob and witnessed
the destruction of their furniture. To
add to their horror the mob yelled:
"rake out the women and children,
we're going to set fire to barrel of
coal oil and We'll put barrel of powder
VII tilut. luc COtl VII WAS llltu, DuI lllc
the mob had no powder. McHugh finally,
at two a. M, took his children and wife
down the inner stairway and cut through
the tunnel to place of safety. Sheriff
Hawkins has acted ali day as though he
expected n renewal of the attack with in
creased violence. He has called for troops
and has called out his own command, the
Veteran Regiment, composed of soldiers of
the late war. Colonel Hunt has also must
cred as many of his command, the First
Regiment Ohio National Guard, as could be
brought out, and the Jail has all the appear
ance of a fortress except the heavy guns.
That most fearful street engine of destruc-
tion, the Gatling gun, belonging to the
police force, is also on duty. Late in the
evening the police and soldiers were busy
under Sheriff Hawkins direction barrlcad-
ing the streets in every direction at dis
lance of one hundred yards from the jail.
Heavy transfer wagons were upturned in
the street and building material, wood,
stone and iron from neighboring buildings
were appropriated to construct a strong de-
fense for the purpose of preventing rush
of people to the vicinity of the Jail. A mob
would have to first storm these barricades
before getting within reach of the Jail.
These thorough preparations added to the
fact that more troops are Gming may hold
the mob in check. The fact is, no Or
ganiZed mob is known. That of last night
was not preineditated. 1t was spontaneous,
growing not out of any incendiary speeches
and resolutions at the meeting, for these
were all conservative, but out Of the fact
that there was a great body of men to-
gether on the street, with n common feel
ing of intense indignation over the criminal
farce played BY the Berner jury and Mt the
general slackness In the administration Of
justice to murderers. The mob spirit grew
by degrees and was not the result of any
settled plan. +r..
A TERRIBLE NIGHT. fHaH..II
While Sheriff Hawkins carefully pro-
tected the front and ilanks by barrlcades
as already described he neglected to pro-
tect his rear, which was the court house
front, looking west OH Main Street, and al
this hour an immense crowd has gathered
there and the large plate glass windows are
being crashed in by powders. This will
give an entrance to the jail yard and to tht
Jail through the tunnel, but only to small
number at time.
THE COURTHOUSE FIRED.
9:45 p. m.-The fire alarm has just
sounded from Court and Vine two squares
| from the Court House, caused by fire IN
the Treasurer's office, which is on the frs
floor of the Court House. There is also
an Immense bonfire In front of the Secont
National Bank, corner of Court and Main
directly opposite the Trcasurers Office.
All the large. glass windows in the from
of the court hotso are broken to pieces
The mob is firing reyolyers, throwing
powders and yelling. The militia fired int
the mob from the court house, but MS IL,
harm was done so far as known, 1t Is sup
posed they used blank cartridges. The mol
Is greater than last night, and there ar,
more drunken men In it. There nre vii,
rumors ailoat that the mob has quantity o
dynamite. Another rumor Is that 800
armed men are coming from Kentucky b
reinforce the mob
When the inlammable substance wa
thrown into the Treasurer's Office the troop
fired with ball and drove the mob back I,
] Vine Street. Many were wounded anC
I possibly many killed. The Treasurer's olic
is already doomed, and the court hous
seems likely to burn down. Armory Hall