Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-03-31
THE CINCINNATI Mob,
A Bloody and Barbar0us Riot
The Court House
Burned.
The Soldiery Fire Upon the
CrOwd--A Large Number
of Persons Killed and
Wounded.
The Mob Act Like Madmen,
and Military Poorly Di-
rected.
A Terrible and Ghastly Page in
the History Of the City.
Berner Retaken and Lodged
in the Penitentiary.
A Terrible and Ghastly Page in
the History Of the City.
Berner Retaken and Lodged
in the Penitentiary.
ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE OF BERNER AND
PLACING HIM IN THE PENITENIARY.

fLAtiNo hih IN ihE
CINCINNATI, March 30.
1t now seems that Berner after his SEN
tence was disguised and placed in a buggy
with Deputy Sheriff Dominica Devote and
driven to Linwood, where they got on board
the accommodation train and went to Love-
land, there to await the arrival of the crimi-
nal deputy, Joe Moses, with the necessary
papers for committal to the penitentiary. 1t
became known that Berner was at Loveland
and a crowd gathered. When the train with
Moses on board came in and Deputy Devote
and Berner went to board it, the crowd made
a rush for Berner, who ran through the car
and escaped and is still at large. At mid
night three musket shots, fired for the pur-
pose of soaring the mob, resulted in the
glanciug balls striking at least four peIsons,
inficting injuries which may prove fatal in
one or two cases. The volley seemed to
check the movements of the mob though the
crowd did not disperse from about the Jail
The mob made no effort to shoot so far as
known. At IL. 80 A. NJ. it was reported that
the Jail had been fred by the mob and threats
were heard on the street that the fire
department would not be permitted to extin-
guish the fires. The fire engines Responded d
promptly and after much difficulty reached
the building only to find it false alarm. 1t
now appears that there was an actual con-
fiict between the mob and military. One of
the mob was killed. This seemed to break
their spirits though they did not retire hastily.
number of brickbats were thown at the
soldiers and the police, but generally not
much bitterness was displayed on either side
The greatly superior strength of the defend
ers of the Jail over the unarmed lmpromptu
mob was so manifest when the former opened
fire, it would have been utter folly to make
any further effort. Some % or 80 men were
arrested in the Jail. The jailer's residence
in the Jail was roughly handled. windows
broken and the furniture smashed. From
this number made their way to the kitchen
and thence to the lower corridor. After the
REIMBURSEMENT of the main effort to get at
the prisoner. the mob fingered outside, throw
ing stones and brickbats at the windows.
At ] As the mob broke into the armory of the
veteran regiment and took possession of
their arms. The mob next broke into the
gun store of c. Kittridge & Co., the largest
| in the city. and in short time the force,
greatly superior to the militia, had gathered
| about the Jail and the attack was renewed.
| The soldiers opened fire from the windows
with terrible execution. Three persons were
| fatally wounded and two others badly hurt.
| At 3 A. NJ. the loud reports from the vi
cinity of the Jail indicate that either the mob
was firing cannon or that barrels of coal oil
were being exploded. These had been rolled
into the lower part of the Jail some time pre-
vious The mob, having been organized,
moved up the street with a fife and drum,
the firing still continuing with the prospect
of bloody battle.
At3l5 the police gained full control OF
the Jail and the greater portion of the mob
dispersed for the night. One member of the
| patrol was killed.
TERRIBLE PROCEEDINGS AT THE SCENE oP THE
| RIOT,
| CINCINNATI, March 20.
Beruer was caught at Fosters crossing at
2.3OP p. NJ. and was brought by train to
| Niamisburg in the direction of this city
where he was transferred to the Columbus
accommodation train and locked up in an
express car. He passed Loveland and Nor.
| row all right
CoLuMBUs, March 2S.
l.3oP. M.-The riot alarm has been call.
ing the military together for half an hour.
The l4th regiment are resting on their arm:
waiting for the special train to take them to
Cincinnati The 4th regiment, with head
quarters at Dayton, have also been ordered
by the governor to fall in for orders.
2P. M-Special trains have been sent on
for the companies at the surrounding towns
The governor has given the order and a largt
force of troops will start from here at
O'Clock by special trains for Cincinnati.
DAYTON, March %.
Four United States prisoners were brought
here from Cincinnati at 7.40 P. NJ. in chargs
of government officers. At the depot thu
impression vas conveyed that they were tn
Cincinnati murderers and q mob attacke'
them as they were being transferred from tn
train to the Jail. With difficulty they wer
prevented from accomplishing their purpose
The prisoners are nov safe in Jail and an an
nouncement has BEEN made to the mob tha
thew are government prisoners. The fourtl
regiment of this city left for Cincinnati thi
evening.
CINCINNATI, March %.
Sheriff Hawkins has acted today As thougl
he expected a renewal of the attack tonigh
. with increased violence. He has called TO
, troops as elsewhere stated and called out nj
own command. a veteran regiment, compose
of soldiers of the late war. Col. Hunt ais
mustered as many of his regiment - coui
, be brought out, and the Jail has all the ~
pearance of fortress, except heavy guns
. The gattling gun belonging to the police
on duty. Laser in the evening the polio