St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-30


past thirty hours. After leaping from the
train last nighthe wandered over the country
keeping in sight of the railroad and finally
rested in a box car on siding till nearly day.
light, when he broke for the woods and wal
oyertaken about 10 o'clock by Deputies Moses
and Devote, who kept up the chase with bug
gies They had difficulty in keeping him
concealed during the day, and finally drove
to Fosters Crossing, the next station beyond
Loveland, where they had previously arranged
to meet some newspaper correspondents.
They had changed Berner's clothes,
put a derby instead of soft hat on him and
had him so changed that no one would have
recognized him from the description They
turned him over to two correspondents, and
then claimed that they had failed to find their
man. There was quite a crowd at the place,
however, before the train arrived there at (
O'Clock, and the people suspected them and
called for Berner, but they got off safely.
Berner was at once taken into q closed ex-
press car by the journalists, and the officers
were in the coaches, pretending to be en-
route to the capital for advice, and they kept
the governor advised by the conductor send
ing dispatches from every station,
and the governor got the Off
cials to have the train stopped
half mile from the depot here, and close to
the penitentiary, where Berner was taken on
the run. There were crowds at all of the
stations, making Inquiries, and multitude
awaited the train in and about the city here,
but they were given the slip. A detachment
of fifteen police and large number of prison
guards had been quietly located at the sub
urban crossing where the party alighted, and
they succeeded in getting there one by one
without arousing suspicion. They made a
/ large crowd, however, on double quick to
the prison gates. Berner was scared nearly
to death. He was the first man Warden
/ Thomas ever saw glad to get behind the
walls. He rejoiced when he was inside and
wanted something to eat and a chance to rest.
After supper he related his trip with every
one he met, cursing and boiling for his
blood. He is eighteen years old, sentenced
to twenty years, and hopes to outliye it, He
retired early to attend chapel tomorrow,
resting the first day. Gov. Hoadly has three
regiments and two batteries ordered to Gin
cinnati, with instructions not to leave the
Cincinnati depots unless absolutely neces-
sary. Adjutant General Finley is en- route
to Cincinnati and the governor is sitting up,
waiting to see the night through. The ex-
element is abated here since Berner is here,
lodged where he cannot be taken out.
COURT HOUSE BURNING.
CINCINNATI, o., March 30, GAS p. ma
fire alarm has just sounded from Court and
Vine, two squares from the court house,
caused by fire in the treasurers office,
which is on the first floor of the court house.
| There is also an immense bon fire in front
of the Second National bank, coruer of Court
and Main, directly opposite the treasurer's
office. All the large glass windows in front
of the court house are broken to pieces. The
mob is firing revolvers, throwing boulders
and yelling. The militia fired into the mob
from the court house, but as no harm was
done, so far as known, it is supposed they
used blank cartridges. The mob is greater
than last night and there are more drunken
men in it. Wild rumors are afoat that the
mob has a quantity of dynamite. Another
that 5000 men are coming from Kentucky
to reinforce the mob. Sheriff Hawkins has
sent deputies to the depots to hurry up
the troops. When an inhamable substance
was thrown into the treasurer's office, the
troops fired balls and drove the mob back to
Vine street. Many are wounded and proba-
bly, many killed. The treasurer's Office Is
| already doomed and the court house seems
likely to burn down. Armory hall, in Court
| street, near the court house is on fire. Cap
tain Desmond, of the First regiment is
killed Sergeant Malone is seriously wound
ed, also Private McBrair. The crowd is
threatening to destroy Hunts hotel on Vine
street near Fourth street. owned by Col.
Hunt, commandingthe first regiment, and
guests are removing now from the place.
The troops from Columbus are momentarily
expected when the trouble must be worse.
Travel on the streets is becoming dangerous.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE CALI
The following handbill was given wide cir
culation through the city to-day: ''Public
safety demands immediate actionl Organize
vigilance committees in every wardl Heal
sores by purifying the blood! Serve notice
to criminals, criminal lawyers, gamblers and
prostitutes TO leave Hamilton county within
three days and remain away forever or suffer
the penalty. As long as the present clique OF
criminal lawyers that infect the city are per
mitted to remain and corrupt juries, outrage
justice, and shield criminals, just
that long Will our citizens to be murdered
our property destroyed and protection by the
law be denied. Make one clean sweep while
we are at it. A vigilance committee Of 800
in each ward, composed of the best citizens,
can, by earnest work, cleanse the moral at
mosphere in three days. Organize at once,
and serve notice to all disreputable charac-
tiers in the ward to leave and never return.
Il
or wickedness will reign supreme"
THE MOB AIMING.
II MT is rumored that the mob has
captured the Calling gun from the police.
Powells gun store has been broken in and
the mob getting all available arms an ammu-
milton. 1t is reported eight persons have
been killed. The fire is still raging at the
court house and it seems impossible to save
| the structure.
NIGHT OF BLOOD.
| Midnight a night of blood as this
as not before darkened the oistory of Cincin-
natl. 1t is impossible to ascertain the true
situation. A man has been killed several
| squares from the scene of the riot
one man was just shot at
Fountain square, six squares from the
court house. The fire was started by rolling
in barrels of coal oil, setting it on fire, and
keeping everybody out. Lieut.. Desmond
entered to subdue the flames, and was in
stantly killed. The flames went their own
way, because the mob would not let the fire.
men use their engines. The flames went on
unchecked, though slowly, as the great struc-
ure was strongly built, at cost of probably
a quarter of a million, and was made to
Withstand fire as far as possible. To lose
that, means irreparabe loss in
valuable records, some of them of
great historical interest and value;
and of the second best law library in the
United States. A carriage factory near by is
also reported on fire, and in the present cha
otto condition of affairs there is nothing to
prevent untold loss from fire except lack of
material to give it start. When the mob
had robbed Powelrs gun store, it was fired.
A patrol wagon responded to the alarm, and
the mob fired, killing one man and wounding
others. This fire was, however, extinguished.