The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-04-02
IN All-Erght Struggle. in Which
Many Were Killed.
r,e head Uncounted and the Wound
ed Uncared for,
Fire Resorted to by the Flends in
Human Form.

IISCINNAli, h@i
mornings bright sunlight revealed
the terrible havoc of last nights
work at the court house square.
smoking ruins, pools of blood,
AIMED MALTA and yelling, excited
crowds stood out in bold relief.
The military were stationed behind
planks and beer kegs across Main
street of Ninth, across Court street
lust east of the market space, across
Nam street at Canal, across Syca-
more street Just north and south of
the Jail, and across Court street at
Canal. The soldiers at all these
points, except Court and Canal, be-
ionged to the Fourteenth regiment
Of Columbus. AT the latter point
the Duffy guards, colored were sta
toned. All the soldiers stood with
their muskets prepared to fire. some
distance from the militia and further
from the court house. AS each OF
these points was surgIng mob num-
bering fully 1000. The individuals
comprising these crowds were OF
every description, men, women and
Children. A large majority were
men, and were very demonstrativc.
ANY change of position of the nall
Tia was greeted with wells and boot
ngs. There was Il constant pressure
Of the crowds towards the barricades.
but line of policemen Immediately
n front of the various throngs press
ed them back after clubbing them
over the heads and arrestn. z the most
aggressive The various streets be
tween the barrlcades and court
house square were almost deserted
and presented
STRANGE SIGHT.
Blue uniformed maliiianen went
through various evolu,ioas rs the
were relieved in squads tor break
last. Stacks of inuskets and piles
of knapsacks were scattered
over the streets Here and there
a few soldiers were sitting on
any available object, reading the
newspapers. Deholt's restaurant
was IN state of great activity as
tlie after file OF malitiamen marched
INTO their breakfast Here and there
on the sidewalks were numerous
blood STAINS, where some unfortu-
nate had been killed or wounded.
About the court house ruins of
smouEtering and blackened public
records, rescued too late from the
burning building. The two brass
canncns captured from the mob at
night occupied prominent position
on Sycamore street. Fire engines
NOS + and 7 were PLAYING on the
'ulns. What was yesterday a mag
innocent county building loomed up
A SAD MoNUMET
!" the mob's violence. Its walls all
remained standing. hnr almost every
'n'hS consumed, the iron work
WARPED and twisted and the stones
cracked and SCARED. The roof had
alsappeared and the sun shone un
instructed into the criminal court
room where Berner was tried. Much
q Tue court aonse WAS built of iron.
aicH and stone and the shells of the
'sfioos stories and rooms. a> we'll
y me IRON stairways still remain sol
u Outside the building the
'acant door and window spaces
e'etied the ruin within. Some
'''ohe and steam arose from the
'eaiis eNtmguished fire. On the
'of'ii side the shutters on the audi
oss office windows were warped by
ut neat, whilc Inc entire fiout OF
nc building showed many little light
oioFed >pecks where bullets had
hpped off pieces of the stone. The
buildings also showed
'afks sron rocks. brlckbat> and
''uadef>, y. the immense quantity
COUNTY RECORDS.
iose onis OF the recorders office
e'e saved. and those partially in Il
condition. The fire reach
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