Morris tribune., 1884-04-02
H. w. RANDALL,
THE MOB LET LOOSE.
The Excitement Over the Berner
Trial eliminates in Riot.
Cincinnati in the Hands of M0b-..
Deadly work by the Militza---
Eerner Escapes The
End NotsYet.

CINCINNATI, March 29.-William Berner
has been sentenced to the penitentiary fer
twenty years, and to pay the costs of the
prosecution. This is the extreme penalty of
the law for mansaughter. Berner was in
dicted for murder in the first degree, for kill
ing William H. Kirk, Dec. "a, 1885, but es-
capped through the stupidity or duplicity
OF the jury. The outrageous verdict rem
dered last Monday by these jurymen,
caused intense excitement, and a call for
mass meeting of our citizens in the Music
hall signed by prominent business men
brought out an immense crowd, which liter
ally packed the house until there was not
even standing room. Among those who ad-
dressed the meeting were Judge Carter and
sX-Lieutenant Governor Hickenlooper. The
speakers denounced the jury in unmeasured
terms, and referred to the fact that there are
upwards of forty murderers in the county
jail awaiting trial. The crowd was
greatly worked up and made all
sorts of outcries and demonstrations.
After the meeting was over, surging,
bowling mob started at once for the Jail,
where they forced an entrance, and are now
trying to batter down the doors.
LATERAL midnight the mob was still
battering away at the Jail, having beaten
down two doors and prying at the third,
which would give them access to the cells
The mob also secured two leaders from Ken
tu cky, and worked Systematically and
earnes' ly, with every prospect that they will
carry their purpose before they desist.
At - O'Clock it is reported that the mob
had set fire to the Jail.
The First regiment of the Ohio national
qua: ds were drillingi in their arnlory. couple
of squares away from the Jail. Sheriff
Hawkins brought over detachment, and in
trcduced them into the Jail through the Gel
lar. The mob filed the corridor. They
We're ordered to withdraw, but refused, and
the militia opened fire on the crowds,
shooting perhaps sixty rounds. The corridors
were filed with smoke and the gas went
out Fandemonium reigned, but the mob
was driven out. What the effect of the shoot
ing On the mob was is not known Two
policemen were shot by the rioters. One
mititiaman, one civilian, and one boy were
also wounded, the latter seriously.
1:3O a. NJ. The fire engines responded to
the alarm, but, after much difficulty in get
ting near, found the alarm false 1t was oc-
by a bonfire built near the Jail.
1:43 A. M.-News just comes from the Jail
5ha- the mob is not defeated yet. They have
ment and taken the guns. More firing has
been done at the Jail.
"A. NAT 2 o'clock the number of the
mob was, perhaps, from two to three thou
;and. They were swearing that they would
Tet get in and hang all the murderers inside.
For the purpose of getting more arms and
the mob is now in the extensive
gun store Of B. Kittridge & Co., the largest
n the city.
2:30 A. M.-The mob has just broken into a
,un-store and are getting arms and am
LATER.-Flve persons were shot in the Jail
-ard. They were taken away in patrol
wagons and it is impossible to learn their
lames or the extent of their injuries. Two
II three policemen were struck with bould-
rs.
The mob has now fired the jail.
Newton Cobb, of Manchester, Ohio, was
hot in the shoulder by a soldier through the |
all window. Cobb was bystander on the
idewalk. The crowd claim the soldiers |
we're firing unnecessarily upon outsiders
Who were merely lookers-on. On the |
ther hand the soldiers dread an effort |
o burn the place or to blow it up by rolling
oal-oil barrels into the basement and Justify
themselves in clearing the sidewalks on that
ccount 1t is said number of women
pectators have been hurt with random
hots The firing of guns is still heard at in
ervals.
One of the men killed is named William
-ates, laborer, and member of the mob
The firing by soldiers from the windows
as been terribly destructive.
The following wounded have been gath
red into the drug store at Court and Wal
ut streets, and at the hotel near: E. James
reen, dying; Walter E. Fay, dying; James
urk, mortally wounded; F. Soehner, bad
ound in the thigh; Ed. Dulleff, shot in the
'gs. These were all bystanders, and there
growing feeling against the soldiers.