New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-01
rnr Rlors Rlynwlp RY MIR. HALsrEAD.
TnE pAVA0F Vor 80 cnEAr As WAS s'Ir"'hD
uurrnrNr KINDS oF Mons Each pAf'
M rrtEaRAFH TO rHE rMhuNEl

Tur DAMAGE Vor 80 CUEAT As WAS NlIfo'hD-
purrnrvr KINDS oF Mons Each DAY
M rrtraRGFH 10 rHE rNsuN1l
CrvcivxAu. March ~ The numbcr Of persons
KILLED aud wounded In the riot thus far is about
.,,ss r,e last fatal shot fred In anger mp {" 'h,s
,.,t,irs cr,s Bred between four and five o'clock
this morning thongh a poor soldier hoy was IN
hauflv Killed tlis evening hy the accdental dl'-
,b,rpe of his guu. The court house rs not the
utter ruin it WIS 10 first supposed 20 be. n large
propottion Of the valuable records have been
savod The money that was in the Treasury - an
safe. Tho vaults. which wcro very heavy are
mainly gnod We have confidence that there VIII
NOT be- "a repetition of the tcrrors OF three nights
that will be so memorable here. Bni only the
overwhelming force of stat, troops prevents iurIner
disastrous demonstrations The determination 10
lynch the gang of murlorers in prison ana To reoaN'
Tho crowd of rioters who have been made prisoners
Is something terrific and secret meetings were hc'
TODAY that would mcqi mischief IL there were not
thousand rifles and several batteries at hand IL
is .hts display Of power, making assaults by the
mob hopeless. that will prevent fresh outbreaks
Tho urc.cnce of regular soldiers from Newport Bar
tssks ri the Sub-Trclsurv last night was an ele-
ment Of confidence. In stormy times the blue cloth
works we'll II happens that the city Controller
had complete list of the names of the taxpayers
of the city and county. and their addresses The
tax bills give q description and valuation oi the
property. These are valuable now.
rHRrE KINDS oF MODS.
The rioting ON the first night was largely 10y
NorLinrmcn of good character who resented the
fact that murlcrcrs who have money 90 set IN mo
ton the machinery of criminal lawyers have had
freedom here The second night the spirit oi
the Commune appeared and petroleum was put 10
use as bv the Parisians when they are pleased TO
burn their public buildings The third night the
number of determined men had been largely re-
duced aud there ,vcr' swarms of boys. Oithe crowd
that was smashing pawubrokcrs' shops three wclr
grown men. and they were thieves. They had a
,abble of bows. generally from seventeen 90 nine
tecn years of age. and one testified in the police
CONT TODAY chat ne was thirteen. aud going on
fourteen years of age" ont of sixty rioters
gathered IN for attempting to seize a battery OF
cannon M Music Hall only ten were men. The
POST were boys Some we're very bad ones, while
others seemed 20 want excitement above all things
Aud 80 the crowds have deprecated from honest
mon. misguided but animated by righteous wrath
kindled against ,ystcmatizcd infamy Of the most
outrageous character. 10 vicous rabOle of boys IN
The hand, of the lowest despcradOes. The excited
reople had a real grievance 10 begin with. The
administration of the criminal law here has been
damnable aud the influence OF sheer criminals III
public affairs alarming. That which has happened
will. we NAY hope make IrcSistible the influences
thar lend 10 better WAYS. MURAT HAISTEAD.
Editor OF The Commercial Gd;ct'e.l