Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-30
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CINciNSArI. March % The following handful
was given wide circulation through the city to-
day Public safety demands immediate action.
Organize vigilance committees in every ward.
Heal by purifying the body. Serve notice to crim-
inas' eFi2lnsi = A sl9Pssrs ana ri,' a,e1 aa
remain away forever or safer the penaity. As
long the present clique Of criminal lawyers that
infest the city are permitted to remain and cor
rupt juries, outrage justice and shield crimn ais
just that long will our citizens be murder
tion By the law be denied. Make one clean
mittee Of 900 in each ward, composed of the
best citizens, can by earnest work cleanse the
moral atmos Bherc in three days. Organize at
once and serve notice to all disreputable char
acters ia the ward 10 leave and never return. The
reputation Of the city demands a change, or wick
odRess will reign supreme
EIGHT PERSONS KILLED.
II O'cioct p. Mt Is rumored that the mob
has captured the Gatling gun from the police.
Roweii's gun store has been broken open and the
mob are getting all the available arms and am
munition. 1t Is reported that eight persons have
been killed. The FIRE is still raging at the court
house, and it seems impossible to save the struct-
A NIGHT OF BLOOD.
lGdaight Such a night Of blood as this has
not before darkeued the history Of this city. 1t
IS iu.3ssible TO ascertain the true situation.
scene Of the riot. One man has just been shot
81 Fountain Square, SIX squares from the court
body out. Lieut. Desmond entered to subdne the
went their own way because the mob
would not allow the firemen to use
though slowly, as the great structure was strong
ly built at a cost of probably s25O,oCJ, and was
that means irreparable loss in valuable records,
some of them Of great historical interest and one
of the second best law libraries in the United
States The enrriaEe factory near by Is also re-
ported on hre, and m the present chaotic condi-
tOn of affairs there IS nothing TO prevent
UNTOLD Loss FROM THE FIRE
except lack Of material to give it start. When
the mob had robbed POwel's gun store il was
fired. patrol wagon responded 20 the alarmi
others This ire was, however, eNtinsuished.
The mob has lost ali control and seems bound on
destrpletion' pure and simple, ,b turning the
purpose Of lynching the mUrderers' and its Dc
struction only adds loss 10 disgrace. The firing
upon the mob has been merciess. whether the
firing was done by aGatlinF gun or by the soldiers
from The inside ST the jail for the past hour. no
by wounds. At nabiSate's
-FOUR DEAD MEN.
unknown are lyIng. at the Cincinnati Hospital
many mere, while twenty or more wounde'
are teore and waEpns still coming with y
Nhle the heleagured troops and NJ wi
the Jail and courthouse were ke nee a., u
mob at bay they we're any mi, 1S;t;, ;n
nd i9r haS,o5 1he PfoPised 4to troops from Coiambu
an age, while the flame - a" ; nnui wi eeyhf' if
Wild mob, now wholly ev5pd any control nr re
,ybo ornossI tbcr, ready 20 kill anyone nl
~ Eiir,,r,scati - Ii was nearly midnight wheI
L Ihe .egiment reached the scene The,
fa work. ed PLUCK and silill formed for fear
sTj5S i he'd and they are in the jail yart
BESIEGED GUARDS AND PoLrcR.
The Fourth Regiment arrived at tho pther sid
Of the city, and after marching rsrt way TO tb,
depot Col John W. narner ~ d-,,,so, I'.sa ~ VI y
Is hIar oil r.ta 81.
ton 70 GOV. Hoadly, and has received a reply or
aering the Fourth Regiment to repeft to the jai
forthwith and JON the others. Col. Harper sen
an order to the Fourth to join Col, Haw kins n
the 1all by direct or indirect route. That orde
informed than the mob was sin sI, force M
blocking the streets in the vicinity of the court
mouse ihouEh not apparently accomplishing any
thing, he has modified ae order With n vievg ;,
hfertlog further bloosshod.
TNPICIL MOB OF MADMEN
q. tto.t Z M-,By an unaccoun,abie motiv
me moo stands "a the streets in range Of the sat
filers gsns, apparently couftiur death There /
90 Feso od' no purpose apparent. It's typiea
tnoh II madIuon- just now q man who yentnr,
aesr the scene saw Vullcy grcd aud a ma,
pamed I'd Nallagher, when this man hnppepe,
seriously Wounded At this hour there iGeSs Is no ee
sauon OF hiring by the soldiers. Indeed
has grown heaN ter and IS accounted for by u state
lncut that tho mob hayo procured "A cannon. Col
Harper order 10 the Fourth Rerment has ius
been gwen. 1t directs the colonel to march hi
-utl quietly up Fourth street to Sycamore, theme
un sycamore tu the jail and 90 dispersc whateve
hee may De IN the way, but az oil events TO join
the other troops now in the ail. IL tells him tina
the troops there viii be looking for him II vii
ee nearly an hour before this order can be carrie
ihto elect. In tho meantime the firing continues
and there is q possibility that the Fourth regimen
may reach the scene wiiheut cncountering muc
Fesis2nSe. The mob AZ this time seems to D
gathered Princip,aly at the corner of Main an
-tih'A streets Ger cover. The scenes durin
shis memorable NIGHT have boeu indeseribable
No mob eeela have been less equipped by organi
. -at.on ~ leadership chan this one, nor does
GOOD r.sn CT leadership.
THE PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE
made during the day we're al against an attac
from Sycamore Euoet. Main street was left eX
was made TO firing the trcasurer's Office Th
troops are all gathered in the Jail. The Fire De
sntil an escort OF troops vcre sent. Whom III
urst cngiue appeared the mob, with drawn re
NsiNers, warned thcm 20 go fuEthor. Tie
&6eycd while a hand 10 hand d-,ht was in progress
The police now and then made q rush for th
crowd and arrested number or rioters, takin
them into the iai!. They refused 20 give thei
names in every instance. Many OF them wer
ueii-,tressed- EoOd-lookiur men.
TELEGRAM IRON THE GOVERNOR.
pram;
CaLuNpus, O.. March -. lSSi.
To Col. John ". Harper:
shall remain nj wire in General Manage
MtCrear's Office all uirht n necessary Gen. Fin
tey leaves for Cincinnati On the first train. kee
GE0, HoADLY.
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
It Is stiu impossible TO tell how many dead an
wounded thcre are. Nine dead bodies Hrc in tn
Ta1atsciery- AZ the hospital u I o'clock ar
be fslowug; ktlled-tapt, Jack esnond, sho
aead; J. Hcttcusteiin. shot through the breas,
Fatally wounded-Alhod Hopkins, G. Bloom, J
Camper, severely Daniel Christman, twice Il
the leg; Henry Budds. thigh; joel knauss, righ
les; Edward RhciEi, right leg below the knee
krcd Eekenhorst. right lee above the knee; Nm
S1AiEan, lhighs John hgrth, boy fourteen year
Yl9, she9lqc5t 0eorEc " i-e, iett side, serious
--Nifl Baitzc. eighteen YEAR old. hsv diving
fhiliP haabc- shot IN she brcai; seven dead me
are IA ihc lasc'ger office, corner Vine and Cana
streets, three dead men were al the corner q
Court and Vine, but could not be reached. Ru
ana Lieut.. Tom q Neara, Of the police force
were killed ia the Jail. but this cannot DC vcrifc
a. this time, as communication with the jail
O.CGeek 4.M.-The eood news comes that tn
SrpNd has az gone irom the vicinity Of the court
nouse, and that hre-cngiuss are PLAYING on n
TIRE Tbs eavriaEe-factory FIRE seems TO hay
sseg eS5insuishSd s, @ BY !hs mob The fourteept
uiii now have no difficulty in getting there
STARTLING NEWS.
2;sa o. Cicck 4. M-The startling fact has IL
stationed on Fourth and Walnut streets. The
are said 90 have obtained them from Music Hal
Iney are eviJcnuy posted here 90 await th
coming of the Fourth Regiment, While
is expected sromeutarily. Instead Of a
hight being over, Il now looks as
She soldiers and police Will be oyerpowere
uy thc mob. The Sourtcenth Reriment has bee
Nldrtt ln lruuN OF TIE courthouse With unlOaln
guns. They are kccting the crowd beck, but Al
pelted with hrtckhats and occasionally a pist
ball l. Tired. Lieut. ligrctt has been waunds
IA tue leg. The police are worm out, and be-id'
have no arms st 70 cope with the mob. The trooI
are insult cienuy supplied with ammunition
There are no signs Of the Fourth REGIMENT n
ports from the depot say that the are sea
tered and when Col. Harpcrs order arrived, Il
colonel commanding was unable 70 set the trnol
together. IL Is evident that the mob must
permitted 70 enter the jail, or the power Of n
state must Ice put forth with much greater vro
before the eno OF Tins trouble Is reached.
THE SPIRIT OF THE MOB wEAKENRD.
y Clock A H.-rhe mob who had possessic
OF the cannon At the corner Of Fourth and Wa
nut seemed TO have had no powder. They We
trying 70 secure sulnc. They had obtained kc
Of iron. 20 be used Instead of canister, and Ne,
moving mp kourth street when q sqnad of thir
Policemen. under command OF Lieut.. Rurk
emer-cd from the Hammond street stationhaus
only h;Hi square south Of Fourth street and.
gallant charge. without ariue single mist
shot. captured all their guns. and CON pistc
dispersed the mob. There were no casualties q,
cept from the use Of clubs. The police all ii
way through have shown remarkable bravei
and GOODNESS under an circumstances m
capture has weakened the spirit OF the mob
sucn an eNtont that they are not likely 30 raj
arain during the night. During the attack
- tpWei Gul store NJ. Powell defended
tfuperfy, and kilira n least thges iaen. 0ae =
ceant sers he killed seven.
- LETTERS FROM THE People