The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-04
THE CINCINNATI RIOTS.
The City Quiet and Better Feeling Shown
Toward the Militia.

CINCINNATI, April 3--Matters continue quiet
everywhere in the city. Portions of the barri-
cades on Sycamore street, near the Jail, remain,
as a rallyingpo point in case of any further attack
The lower portion of the courthouse will soon
be protected by board fence to keep out
crowds The militia is still on duty The Seven
teenth Regiment patrol the sidewalks all around
the courthouse and JAIL and keep everybody
from approaching nearer than the curb stone
Though almost every building in the vicinity is
marked by bullet holes, which ordinarily would
draw crowds of sight seers, there are compare
lively few people about.
There is no change in the situation about the
court house and jail tonight except that the
crowd of seers became greater during the after
noon and much more friendly feeling is mani
Tested toward the military guard still surround
those buildings. The soldiers until to-day have
been very careful not to venture upon the
streets in uniform, and even to-day i'll some
quarters their presence would be likely to cause
bad feeling, but great mass of people con-
denim hostility to the militia as a class because
of mistakes make by few. The death of Leo Vo-
gelgesang of Columbus, makes fifty dead from
the riot Further details aseertaned about the
death of Captain Desmond tend TO show that
there was no deliberate murder in his case, but
without being aimed directly at any one. 1t was
dark where his troops were at the time, and his
death was not known for some time to his own
command.
AT meeting of Socialists held tonight, it
was expected some action would be taken on the
subject Of riots, but the matter was not dis
cussed. 1t is announced they will hold meet
ing on Sunday next, for the purpose of discuss
ing the recent disturbance.
Alfred Hopkins, another victim of the riots
died tonight This brings the death list up to
fiftyone. He was an old captain and pilot on
the river, aged ifty-three
The Trades Assembly tonight passed vote
of thanks to members of the veteran regiment
of this city, who refused to go to the defense of
the murderers in the jail, and commended the
members of the Fourth Ohio National Guard
regiment for refusing to march to the jail on Sat
urday night, to take part in the attack on
the mob. They also voted to ask
the Dayton assembly to pass vote of thanks to
members of the Fourth regiment in that city.
This action was not taken without opposition
from some of the leading members but major
ity favored it.
The News Journal has an interview with S. A.
Phillips, a member of the jury who tried Berner,
who has been accused of going to st. Louis to
escape mob violence Phillips says he went to
St Louis in pursuance to plan made before the
Berner trial began that he was at
the Music Hall meeting on the
Cincinnati without molestation until Sunday
night He says the first ballot of the jury
showed seven for acquittal. He was for murder
in the second degree, and the second ballot was
eleven for manslaughter. and one murder in the
second degree. He yielded at last, because OF
sickness in his family, and he was told he would
be kept there thirty days unless he agreed.
After thirty-six hours he voted for manslaughter
and that ended it. He thinks the newspapers of
Cincinnati are responsible for the outbreak.