The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-03

doors and causing other destruction BY q
miracle those stragglers escaped, but their as
sailants, thus encouraged, pressed on the long
line Of police to whose protection the militia
men owed their lives. The fusilade of stones
continued, the windows of the treasurer's Office
were demolished and the rioting began in ear
nest
The flames, gaining Roadway, created draft
fury so that in q short time the lower story of
the building looked like huge furnace. About
1880 o'clock the flames appeared through the
floor of the auditors Office, and in q short
time the whole office was ablaze The flames
were, of course fed by splendid fuel, the hun
dreds of volumes of records burning very
rapidly.
The crowd surged back and forth on Court
street west Of Main, as volley was fired by
the militia The court house square was
packed with people, as was also the street up
as far as Main. On Main street there were
very few people after the first volley, where
several we're wounded and killed. Before the
building was fired the release of the men arrest
ed on Friday and imprisoned as leaders was de-
manded and refused. The crowd would there
fore allow no one to approach the fire for the
purpose of extinguishing it. An alarm was
sent in, but when the engines arrived the fire.
men were advised to return to the houses, and
they acted on the advice.
Capt Devine and J. ]. Desmond, captain of
Company c. FIRST regiment, attempted to drag
q line of hose in the treasurer's Office and they
persisted in their efforts to reach the fire. after
being warned. There was an explosion and a
flash, and Capt Desmond dropped dead, with
the top of his head shot of. This was the sig-
nal for regular fusilade. There was no
further attempt to put out the flames until the
arrival of the Fourteenth regiment, which
formed in q squad facing the 'front.' when one
Of the files opened fire, kill g by-stander
on the sidewalk and getting a series of pistol
shots in return. Col Fred Heube, in charge
of Calling gun, then turned at the crowd,
and two or three persons were wounded, the
regiment cleared the street in front Of the
court house.
All this while and all night there was fighting
going on between the soldiers at the barricades
before both the Jail and court house and the
mob. The latter party were mostly armed with
pistols, some having guns. They would fire
on the soldiers who would reply, and now and
then in volley they would drop half dozen.
The mob would howl and veil and charge for
ward only to be repulsed. Nobody ever Sc
cured such connected view of them as to en-
able their number to be estimated, but coSE
ing spectators as all rioters, therss Tfufst have
been
AT LEAST TWENTY THOUSAND.
and not unlikely twice as many. They extend
cd for squares in various directions
THE BLooD1EsT STREET IN THE CITY
last Saturday night was South Court street
Here the militia charged on the crowd two or
three different times. The first was made abou!
1880 o'clock, when five men were shot, three
Of whom we're killed. The next volley was
fred from the north, and enc man killed and a
little boy MORALLY wounded The third volley
came from the east, and resulted in the killing
of three men
The remarks of the crowd were significant,
and Tom Campbell counsel for Benner and
the jury We're damned by everybody. Men
swore by awful round oaths that if they could
catch Tom Campbell and the jury they would
hang them sky high, and then hurl them to hell
Again and again was the attempt made to reach
the jail yard gate from North Court street;
wounded and dead were left each time. Per-
sons shot all hours of the night. The most
Srlt shown by any one way from the court house
was by those on guard at Powel's gun store,
ammunition, they tried to put coal oil over the
front and set it on fire, but it was put out
Meantime those inside were showing fight, and
from the second story fought them of, killing
at least one, and it is thought three, in a win
dow. On the other side Of the street there are
eight bullet holes within radius of fifteen in
ches
About o'clock Sunday night regiment from
Columbus guarding the Court street approach
was fired into by one of the mob from an alley
between Main and Walnut, on Court The
troops answered the challenge by few shots,
which were followed by voley and several
shots from the Calling stationed there. The
number of injured at this hour cannot be as
certained The firing was now continued at in
tervals in all directions. It was the purpose
the militia to clear the streets. One volley
fired down Main reetwounded, among others,
MIR. Briggs Swift, l prominent pork packer,
standing at the co. ner of Seventh and Main,
three squares from the court house, in CONVEX
sation with Henry Hanna, Third street bro
ker. he was struck and most seriously wound
ed, and was conveyed to his home in carriage.
At 9:25 word was received at general head
quarters that a large mob had broken into
Music hall by breaking down the door, and was
trying to man q cannon on exhibition in Power
hall Companies D and E, Sixth regiment,
were sent to drive them away and succeeded
without bloodshed, capturing the cannon and
taking possession of the hall There has been
much feeling against the jury that tried Ber-
ner, and in some quarters against his attorneys
attorneys have been quiet, and it is possible
they might be roughly handled if good occasion
offered At the opening fire, about p. M,
four or five persons were killed and as many
wounded, including, as reported, two women
on Court street
Several regiments of state troops were sent
to Cinsinnaf, and these with the knowledge
that several companies Of regulars we're near,
Quoted the mob. On Monday at 2 o'clock q.
m, the police reported everybody going home,
and the city was perfectly quiet Among the
men in jail for participating in the riot is
peggy" Warren, . member of the last legisla-
ture OF Ohio He is said to have been among
the most active in counselling robbing gun
stores.
At o'clock Fred Smalze, bartender at the
Queen City Hotel, who had been among the
crowd annoying the militia at the bridge over
yond the limit A soldier warned him to stop.
He refused, the soldier fired and the man fell
dead. The patrol wagon quickly came, and
amid great excitement bore the body of to Ha-
big's.
Here apparently the wounded had taken shelter
behind protecting buildings, or perhaps here
the fatally wounded had crawled to die. Pool
after pool of blood dyed the ground all along
the curbstone. All along the street signs OF
blood were visible, and In o hallway three
squares distant on Main street the floor wa
snaesred where some unfortunate had crawled
to dress his wounds or die
The burning of the court house was wholly
aimless and malicious, except one might find IN
excuse in the feeling that the crowd was angered
1T the place where failure to do justice has
been 90 marked
Benner has been resting quietly in prison al
day. The gates had to be closed against the
public for chapel, owing TO the multitude q
curious gazers that appeared No violence il
probable here. It Is very quiet, but the might
guard at the prison il small, and there has beer
some talk Of easy access to him.
The list Of the killed outright is - follows
James Condor, No q, Hunt street, carriage
blacksmith, leaves wife and thfUe children.
John Haverksmp, Central avenue, coal carl
driver.
Fritz Havemayer, No. q woodward. aged Al,
hod carrier Leaves wife and five children.
Frank Hettersheimer, No 512 Central avenue
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Support Of his mother and stepfather.
Ben Fink, 40l Walnut street, shoemaker,
supporting his mother and family
John Saggler, 90 East Front street, married
Joseph Beeold, 1864 Vine street. cigar maker,
employed ct Rauch's
Mike O'Dsy, Sloo street, between Carr and
freeman, driver for Jsmis Eharrsdsn, leaves
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