Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-30

try ~ being sco1red By officers I'D Cit
zens. aud If fo1ud alive ne wil. c-f-
tainiy be Iynched.
DIED FROM EIs WOUNDS
Officer Damn died At O'Clock s:1m
the effects of his wounds.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF TIE ATI4ck
The crowd around the jail -oou
reached 1000 people. There seemed
to be about go men in the lead. who
took the initiative in all steps. bat said
little. As sooh as ii "a learned III the
Jail that there Was mob on side.
Sheriff Hawkins called up Fire Mar
shall Border by telephone, and the fire
alarm Was sounded. while the Sheriff
and posse made sil preparations TO re-
pei an attack. On the way to the j Ill
tie mob secured a long. heavy scant-
ling, which they used rs , catering
ram. They began operations en the
north side of the door ana knocked
a hole large enough to admit a man.
body, through which the mob crowded
thick and fat, and about 30 mounted
the stars. They were met by a Diet al
of police and the Sheriff aud forced
back into the office. BY this time the
mob outside had procured "a long.
| 'NA'' ''N-'', HA-h Ifs-I4LG IL va al IRON
| railing Ill front Of the Jail, pushed it
through window into the second
story. With tbs ley broke out the en-
tire sash ana inside shutters and
scrambled into the apartment. Of Jailor
Brady. 1his succcssf0i move encour-
aged the crowd. Eho iuads u rush for
the south door leading to the stree,
from the second story. which is here
level with the pavement. This soon
gave way and tie MOI went through In
great Sumbers. The Sneriri's force
consisted of thirteen men. When the
mob entered, these withdrew hastily
INTO the jail proper. leaving between
| them and the mob the he wv. grated
iron doors which separated the recap
ton room from the celi-room. This IL
1T the foot Of the stairway leading up
To- the ceIl-room.
| CALLING FOR THE MURDEEFEs.
The reception room was jamrned. and
the mob.kept calling Give Us B4rner
Give u Johnson - and 40 on through
the list of murderer5 confined in the
jill.
| LEADER FOUND.
| There seemed to be 10 leader, but
| finally tall, muscular negro began TO
give orders. and the mob quickly obey
ed. A space was cleared, and plank,
used as Il battering ram, WAS brought to
| bear against the iron door.
BOLD SHERIFF
Behind the door stood Sheriff Haa-
k,us and his men with drawn revoIvers
The Sheriff said calmly that it meant
death To enter that door.
GATHERING THE GATES.
The crowd wavered a moment and
hesi,ated. and then the coIOred leader
glva the word to swing the plank. He
trembled with the whack A mighty
shout went up. A second stroke of the
battering ram made the gate weaken
peroeptibly. TEE third ioosened its
folts, and It flew open.
IN THE JAIL.
Sh-rlff Hawkins had instructed his
men not to fire, IA be did not wish to
she'd blood. He attempted address
the mob, but they flew by him up the
| @i4ding iron stairway to the cells.
They sought Berner, but soon discover
ed that ue had been moved.
AT JouNsoN's CELL.
They hen went to the Cell of john
son, one of the murderers of the Taylo
| family at AvondAle. The Mortified pris-
oner suffered more than death as he
looked on the determined men OH the
outside. A powerful plank was brought
up 10 batter down the door of the cell.
but the small space prevented Its use
with effect Besides the Deputy Sherll.
caught hold of tho plank and prevented
lis beinn used.
TIE MoBs FIRST CHECK.
Meanwhile Chief of Police Reilly
hearing that the men were III the jail,
entered through the ronrt house and
throueh the tunnel to the interior Of the
Ill., With this combined force the men
we're put off the currld ,rs aboul the cell 3
| and the mob seemed tn be repuls-d.
Not shot had been fired up u this
time by the forces within the Jail The
| staIrwa, WIS aga n IN the possession of
| the Sheriif's forces, and u struggle he
| gan for IT. At the gate the colored ring
leader was seized by Lieutenant Damn,
struck on the head and dragged inside.
Then the gate WAS closed, several Others
| being arrested about the same time.
| The batt,ring ram was broken In two.
an served IA brace for the gate. The
| mob seemed To DE repulsed. and the
story went out, spreading through the
Inside crowd only To inaame them
more Their efforts we're reduuhled at
| all the entrances and the southern gate
to the yard was broken.
| THE MILITARY CALLED OUT.
| Meantime Sheriff Hawkins sent an
order to Colonel Hunt. commanding the
| first regiment of militia, TO report tn
him in the jail with all the men po'si
| bic. Ouly 40 men we're on duty, and
these vent to he Jail, passing through
the court house and the tunnel already
mentioned.
| THE FIRST DLooDsHED.
| Here occurred the first blOodshed
| The farther end of the tunnel wis
guarded by Officers Pellman and Won
Secgern. As the soldiers approached
by inrees with guns pointed. Officer
Won Seogern threw up MS hands ana
seouteu: For Gods sake don't shoot
here: you will kill your friends" With
out ticking the warning the command
fire" was gwen. and voliey went rat
Ting through tie tunnel. Oih,er Me ans
fell pierced bv four balls, aud Won Sig
pern WAS shot IN the side and head.
Sew. raj of toe militia were shot bv their
own guns. THIS voiiey had tue effect of
clearing the jul. bnt fof two hours
| thereafter efforts were made to destroy
the ahoie building.
EFFORTS To FIRE THE BUILDING.
A barrel Of coal oil WAS poured down
into the lower part of the j.il and set
on fire, but the officers within managed
to extiueulsh it. The carpenters ONCE
furnished sDiue wood and that was Also
fired. but AS thu Ill was mainly stone
and iron this effort was futile.
| FIRING FROM ruE WINDOWS.
The crowd threw bouldess and fired
pistols promi caeusly at the windows
and the mlliti, meantime fired from the
windows at the crow. Sheriff HAWKINS
tried to control the firing by ordering
that not more than one man nre AT
time. and then only to frighten, and moi
to KILL but the men we're uncontrollaole'
and fired at the crowd, doing deadly
| work.
QUIET RESTORED.
The crowd afterwards broke into the
\ Veteran Armory and kettridge's gun