The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-31
4 Reign Of Terror Holds Porkopolis
In Hand.
From Had TO Worse speads the SauguI
nary situation.
The lrate Mob Unchecked, and Tn,
quelled Rules the Roost.
Lamentable Cowardice and Iucompst.
ence Of the 0flcsrs.
The Blaze Of American Commuslsm.

good news comes that the crowd has oil
gone from the vicinity OF the court house,
and that nre engines are playing on the
6re. The carriage factory Ere seems to have
been extinguished by the mob. The
fourth regiment has not yet reached the
court-house, but will now have no difficulty
10 getting there.
7:20 Q. m.-The startling TACT has just
been discovered that the mob have
TaREE CANNON
stationed q. the corner OF Fourth and Wal
nut streets and are said to have obtained
them from Music hall. They are evidently
nov posted here to await the coming o.:
the fourth regiment which is eI-
pected momentarily. Instead OF the
iigh, being over II now looks as II both
soldiers and police will be ovsrpowersd
BY the mob. The fourteenth regiment
has been placed In front OF the courthouse
with unlosded guns. They are keeping the
crowd back but are pelted with brickbats
and occasionA ally pistol is fred. Lieuten-
ant LiRgett has been
WOUNDED IN THE Ike.
The police are worn out, and besides have
no arms ft to cope with the mob. The
troops are insufficiently supplied with am
munition. Thre IL no sign Of the fourt h
regiment. Reports from the depot say the
men scattered and when Colonel Harper's
order arrived, the colonel commanding.
was unable to get the troops together
1t is evident the mob must be permitted
o enter the jail or the power OF the state
must bsput forth with much greater vigor
before the end OF the trouble is
reached.
3 Q. m.-The mob In possession Of
the cannon on Fourth. and Wash
ington streets seemed TO have no
powder. They we're trying to
secure some. They had obtained kegs Of
iron to be used instead of canister, and
were moving up Fourth street where .
squad OF thirty policemen. under comman d
/ OF Lieutenant Is 1rke, em sreed from Ham :
mond street station house, aud with a GAL
liant charge, without firing pistol, captur.
ed all the gums ard dispersed the mob.
There we're no casualties except from the
use Of clubs. The police all through have
shown remarkable bravery and boldness
under all circumstances. This capture
weakened their spirit to such an extent tn at
they are not likely to rally again during the
night. Daring the attack on Powelps gun
store, Mr.. Powell defended his property,
and killed at least three MEN. One account
says he killed seven.
BkRNEB TALKS.
CoLuxsUs, o., March 30.-Berner said to
a press reporter that he was induced to
make his confession of deliberate murder
by parties around the all. who told him that
If he confessed he might get free. This
was before he engaged a lawyer. After
wards he had four attorneys and their chief
aim was to destroy the effect Of the confess
sion he had made. They we're successful
in this aud by tsohnicslilles succeeded in
practically keeping the confession out OF the
evidence in the case. Tom Campbell, Of
Cincinnat,i, was the leading lawyer OF the
four and to his efforts was due the fact
that Berner was convicted only OF man.
daughter.
cARICArURKs OF CAMPBELL
of nature to arouse pref udice and incite
indignation eyainst him we're circulated in
Cincinnati yesterday and have been posted
In Columbus to-day. Berner's associate In
the crime, nepro, who has not been tried,
is one of the prisoners in the Hamilton
county jail.
LAY OF rHR GROUND,
CINCINNATI Maroh 30-[3:05 q. m 1-Com-
parative quiet is rendered. The mob has
dispersed. The dead are still lying in the
streets In the vicinity Of the conflict and
safe estimate OF the killed is fifty
to sevenly.hve, o1ly small
their names procured. The rumor about
the killing OF Colonel Hunt and O'Mesra is
false. There we're three or four slight cas-
usltie. In the all. The colonel of the fourth
re giment is not able to collect his men, bu
Colonel Church, OF the governors staff, IS
endeavoring to get him to join the rest Of
the command
CINCINNATI, March 30-Q m).-There has
| been no change In the situation since the
| m, b dispersed this morning. Although the
weather is delightful and although this is
| Sunday. the Q reefs are comparatively GEAR
| of people THE streets are barricaded now in
all directions, keeping the crowd square
away from the courthouse and all.
ALL THE MILITIA.
General Finley, sdjutant-general here,
aud all the svsiiaDle militia Of the stare
have been ordered here at the quickest pos
| sible time. Every body looks for repeti-
ton TO night OF last nights bloody and aim
less work.
| ABArTRRY THAT MEANS BUSINESS.
| CLEVELAND, March 30.-rhe first battery
Of light artillery with shotted guns has left
here by special for Cincinnati.
ABAR KEEPER sHor.
CINCINNATI, March 30, 3 p. m.-Fred
Smaltz, a bar keeper at the Queen CITY ho-
| tel has Just been shot bv q militia man
at Main and Canal streets and instantly
killed.
| REpoRrER's PATHos.
CrNcrsYATI, March 30.-At daylight shil
morning the Associated Press reporter
walked through the quarter Of the city
where the stormy scenes Of the previous
night had been enacted. The dawnine
was a. peaceful and brilliant as ever seen
Against the exquisitely tinted sky In the
east the broken walls Of tue burning
courthouse we're distinctly defined
with its crumbled window open
ings looking like rude woundI