The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30

oNT HUNDRED RIorERS KILLED.
The Strsets Barric&sed aud the Jail a Fsrf,.
6eation-TrsSPs ComiaE from Columhu.-
The Worst Net Over.
The excitement IN Cincinnati over the
Berucr case brought on serious rio, in
tbst civ Friday night. From various tele.
grams We condersc the following par;ic,,-
lars o. the aaam:
FRIDAY Il was reported that an orgsulza-
ton VS. formed by the Germans not only
to hauz Berne., but the other prisoner, in
the jsll charged With murder. Berper
wa indicted for murder, bat In spite a
the cicsTcs' evidence the jury who tried
him brought 10 q verdict 81 mansiaul hter
in the first degree. Several oi the Jurors
have been mobtcd since the trial. and lear
Ing shat p Rob might carry out the threats
publicly made, tho authorities determined
% tske every pTccaution 20 proteci the
prisoners.
Berncr MAS quietly brought before judge
Matthew's at O'Clock Fqdgy afternoon
and sentenced 20 the peDiientiaTy for iwtE-
IS yCarS-lhe fun limit n the l2w-and was
Immediately taken % Columbus.
NASS-NEETING or CITIZENS.
q "
Hall Friday uicht in response 10 o cali bv
reputable citizens 70 take action or tie
ReIuer verdict. most al whom could not
get inside the building. strong resolu-
ti0ns we're adopted condemnins tie YER
diet. and a Committee on Legislation WIS
appointed.
The meeting was presided over by Or.
4. 4. hcWpcr. who made q conservative
speech. taking for his topic the prevalence
Of crime throughout the whole country.
lie then spoke Of The ,pecial prevalence Of
tht crime Of murder in that county and the
necessity Of more certai0ty in the admins
trst Oh 81 punishment for that crime. His
remarks WeTe not intended % awaken
mob spirit, but when the meeting ad-
jourued the people, by a common impulse,
moved down Twelfth street. where shouts
4 began 70 be uttered. - To the JAIL" and
The crowd then moved bodily in that dr.
rectiol and began an attack on the front
door. AZ forty minutes past NJ night the
riT-2l3rn was sounded, SummOnin- the
entire police force 70 the Jail. the vast
crowds 81 people gathering in that vicinity
RAPIDLY increasing.
ATTACEISC THg JAIL.
The police, upon arriving in the vicinity
q the jill, commanded the crowd 10 move
OF. and, not being obeyed. fred, but a no
one Wa hurt il Is presumed that they fred
in the air. Il j. said that that was the in
terii0n q tke police, they being deeply II
sympathy With The movement 10 condemn
Ibc outrageous Berner verdict.
\ shot or two wa fred from the Jail. but
The crowd refused u move. They had
good le1der, and at ~ O'Clock were hard
u work trying 10 force open the jail door.
TIE JAIL CAPTURED.
All u. 4 part Of the crowd had 20,
inside the Jail. They had previously
broken into 4 blacksmith shop and had
taken all he tools they could find.
TIE militia were ordered out. bat large
numbers failed 70 appear, and there was
general disposition. 50 faT As could be seen,
70i % interfere with the mob. Nothing
bid been heard from Sheriff Hawkins, who
was inside the courthouse and could not
- reached. Mayor stephens was confined
70 bis house by sickness, thus leaving the
sheriff holly responsible for the preserve
ton % order, except for the assistance Of
the CHIEF o. police.
TUE MILITIA FACING TIE mob.
The First regiment. Ohio National
Guard. entered the jail al hali-paSt II
O'Clock. hsviDg been marched through the
front entrance Of the courthouse. and
thence through a tunnel into the Jail.
where the mob was jhrOn-iug. The
police inside the Jail arrested some Of the
frst members OF the mob that entered. but
arrests soon became Improbable. and the
police RETAINED from using their pistols.
II appears that Berner. after he was son
ftenced. vas disguised and placed in q
buggy With DeQuty-Sberii DOminick De-
. ycto and driven 10 LinwOOd. where they
rot aboard the hurrOw accommodation
i and went 70 LoyelaDd 10 await the arrival
q CrimiusLDeputy Joe Moses with the
necessary papers for his c0mmi:tal 10 the
peoi.entiNy.
II seems, however, that AZ LOyel2nd
Bener ran through d crowd that was
waiting TO lynch him and escaped.
FIGHTING N TIE JAIL-FOUE WOUNDED.
s. midnight about thirty musket-shots
wers fred by The militia for the purpose
Of saring the mob. The result was that
To- dancing balls struck at LEAST four per-
sons. Inficting injuries which may BE- fatal
ID The case Of one or two. Policeman Num-
and Private Cook were the worst hurt, the
bfter having been shot IL the breast.
FALsE ALAgE.
About 100 saturday morning It was
reported that the jail was on nre. HE
alarm was turned in and the engines re-
spOnded promptly. When they succeeded
in reaching lie sceEe o. the not II was
found that the alarm was false. having
been oeeasioHed by : bonfire in the
street.
when the inner door between the re-
eepiion-rOom and eell-roOms OF the jail
was broken down the military fired INTO
the mob. and Lew Kent, laborer, one OF
The mot. was shot and killed. This seemed /
70 break the spirit Of the mob, though /
they did not retire hastily. A number OF
brickbats were thrown by them at the sol I
diers aud police, but generally there was
not much bitterness Of feeling displayed on Z
either side.
The greatly superior strength Of the de- 4
lenders OF the Jail over the unarmed I
aud impromptu mob was so mani- 1
fest when the former opened Ere that II 4
would have been utter folly 70 make any
further effort The jailer's residence, in I
the jail. which was entered by 2 portion Of
the mob, was rudelY handled. Windows I
were broken and the furniture was smash I
ed. Prom this 4 number Of men made 4
their way into the kitchen and thence 10 1
the lower corridor Of the jail. After the 4
REIMBURSEMENT OF the main effort 70 pet al
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