Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-03
TIE CINCINNATI RIOTS
TWO NIGHTS OF BLOOD IN THE
QUEEN CITY.


Anarchy Rampant MN over tne Clty
All the stale Troops Called Ont
Murat HaIstead's Letter - Quiet
This Morning.
Dispatches from Cincinnati early Satur.
day say that 10000 people oongrs-
Rssed last night before the Cinoinn att
isil, in which William Berner, the mur.
derer, had been confned, and threatened
to lynch other murderers held there.
The mob refused to disperse, although
fred upon by the police.
Bsrner was indicted for murder, but in
spite OF the elearest evidence the Jury
who tried BIN brought ia q verdict of
manslaughter in the first degree. Several
of the Jurors have been mobbed sinos the
trial, and fearing that a mob might carry
out the threats publicly made, the authori-
ties determined to take every precaution
to protect the prisoners.
William Berner was quietly brought
before Judge Matthews at 2 O'Clock yes
tsrday afternoon and sentenced to the
penitentisry for 40 yesrs-the full limit
Of the law-and was Immediately taken
to Columbus.
CINCINNATI, March 2s. AT AIS o. 10.
the mob Sas firing cannon. The firing
OF soldiers inside the jsil was terribly ID.
structive and great many have b,en
wounded.
THE WOUNDED.
CINCINNATI, March 29-9 q. m.-There
Ia still quite a large crowd around the
jail, but 1t Ia collected there by curiosity.
The military are still on guard and no
further attack is anticipated.
The following is a list Of he killed and
wounded last night: Private Edward
Msthert, slightly Private Herman Rose,
slightly; Private Harry Rolling, seri-
ously; Private Charles Gibbons, slightly;
Policeman Philip Manp, seriously DR..
Arthur Boutiliier, arm shattered
Henry Yaeger, slightly John Greff,
fatally; Martin Rafferty,, fatally C, l..
Bartling, seriously; - Lawton,
slightly - Donnelson, eighty
Mike Hohr, slisntly; Adolph Busher,
slightly; Cyrus Johnson, slightly;
Reed, slightly J. A. Leonard, slightly
Jack Bergman, slightly W. McMinner,
slightly.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-Among the casual
ties at the Jail in addition to those already
reported are Mary Smith, fatally, G.. Miller
seriouhy and a man from Virginia, who re.
fused to give his name, seriously wounded.
As the meeting at the music hall adjourned
last night the attention Of the people was at
tracted by the shouts OF young man, who
cried out "To the jail Come on, follow
me, and hang Berner !"
Although there might have been an inten-
tion to organize mob this WAS the first time
1t found vent. The cry was soon taken up
and spread rapidly. 1t was reported on the
the streets this morning that Berner, who
was on his way to the pententiary when the
riot began and who escaped from his guard,
had been recaptured at Loveland.
The hDwavar
One story is that Berner, in running from the
crowd at Loveland, ran into the Miami river
and was drowned. This was not improbable
as the night was very dark, and no trace of
him has been found. The whole country is
being secured by excited citizens and II he ID
found he will certeinly be lynched.
Officer Num- died at at oc,ock this morn
ing from the effect of his wounds.
1t now appears that Berner, after he was
sentenced, was disguised and placed in
buggy with Deputy Sheriff Dominck Devote
and driven to Linwood, where they got
aboard the Merrow accommodation and
went to Loveland to await the arrival of
Criminal Deputy Joe Moses, with the neces-
sary papers for his committal to the peniten-
tiary.
1t became known that Berner was at Love.
land, and crowd gathered when the train
with Moses on board came in, and Dovoto and
Berner went to board it, The crowd made arush
for Berner. He ran through the car and
escaped.
CoLuMDus, o.. March 29.-The latest &C
counts OF the mob at Cincinnati ii and at Love.
land, which tried to lynch Berner, state that
trains are being stopped and the feeling at
Cincinnati is very demonstratiye.
The riot alarm has been given here calling
together the troops, For hale an hour the
Fourteenth regiment has been resting on its
arms waiting for special train to take 1t
to Cincinnati.
The Fourth Regiment at Dayton, has also
baap OrIprnH Uny bou
ordered out other troops.
The New York Hgratd Sunday pub
lished the following teegraphio letter
from Murat Halstesd, giving sucoinct
statement of the public feeling which
made possible the terrible riots in Gin
ciunsti.
To the Editor Of the Herdld This city has
been III a bad way for some years as to its
public affairs and has been growing worse.
The administration Of Justice has beon espe-
eially degraded. The result has been several
frightfu scenes recently. One was the kill
ing of a family for the chance Of selling their
bodies to medical college. Last week boy
who had seven times confessed that he was
guilty OF numbering his employer for money
was found guilty of mauslaughter. Public
sIasperafion, especially among the working
men, has been extreme. The cry has been
that man with money could commit murder
and get away, and there was too much truth
In it.
On Friday night there was an indignation
meeting intended by those who called it to
prevent, rather than promote violence. But
the result was a march to the Jail. 1t ID
believed there was an organization to capture
the JAIL which contains more than ~ muir
derers, and to hang the lot The Indignation
meeting precipitated the attack, and it WAS
made in confused way. There were no
effective leaders. In the horrible conflict
that occurred several were killed and about
~ wounded. The situation just now is
dreadful. There is an enormous mass OF
people about the Court house. One corner of
1t is on fire. Captain Desmond, of one of
the local companies, has just been killed
while trying to put out the fire in the treas
urers Office. Troops are arriving from the
state capital.
But fear 1t is too late. The mob is too
formidable to be overcome by other than
veteran troops. There is reason to expect
that before morning there will be great dea
OF bloodshed and destruction OF property.
MURAr HALsrEAp.
CINCINNATI, March 29-1O.20 p. m.
SATURDAY NIGHTS RIoTING
All day Saturday changing crowds
hlled the street, approaohiug as near to
tina Jail as they We're permitted to go. The
Jail AMI court house occupy the square
bounded on the west by Main street, on
the east by Sycamore street and on the
north and south by narrow streets, called
North and South courts. The court
house fronts west on Main street and
reaches from North court to South court.
The Jail is circular In form with two
wings extending north and south. 1t
faces east on Sycamore street and the
yard Is enoircled with high stone wall,
surmounted by su iron fence. The
eastern front has doors leading into the
residence of the jsiler, which opens on
the sidewalk.
The entrance proper to the Jail Ia
reached by winding stone stairway,
leading down to an area of IL feet below
the sidewalk. Here was the beginning
of the attack Friday night. The crowd
could surge up to the very doors of the
jailer's residence, and could fill the area
In front of the lower door, which they
battered open with heavy sawed beam
obtained from new building near by.
Sheriff Hawkins spent the day in pre-
pairing for the expected night. He called
out his oTn command, veteran regi.
msnt composed of soldiers Of the late war;
Colonel Hunt also mustered within the
Jail as many OF his regiment as could be
brought out; the Gstling gun belonging
to the police force was also brought ont,