The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-29
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Story of the Riot as Told by the Regu-
lar Press Report,
ticulars.

To the Western Associated Press
CINCINNATI March 28.-Ten thousand people
gathered at Music Hall, in response to a call by
reputable citizens, to take action on the Berner
verdict. Many could not get in. Strong reso-
lutions were adopted condemning the verdict,
and committee on legislation was appointed.
The meeting was presided over by DIR.
A. C. Kemper, who made q conservative speech,
taking for his topic the prevalence of
crime throughout the whole country. He
then spoke of the special prevalence of the
crime of murder in this country and the neees-
sityfor more certainty in the administration of
punishment for crime. His remarks were not
intended to awaken the mob spirit, but when
the meeting adjourned the people, by common
impulse, moved down to Twelfth street. where
shouts began to be uttered, ITO the JAIL" and
the crowd then moved bodily in that direction,
and began an attack on the doors of the prison.
AT $40 the riot alarm was sounded, summon
ing the entire police force to the Jail. Vast
crowds of people are gathering in that vicinity
Berner was removed after his sentence this af-
ternoon, and is now on his way to Columbus,
but if the mob gets in the other murderers will
be lynched.
jail, commanded the crowd to move The order
not being obeyed. they fred, but, as no one was
hurt it was presumed the police fired in the air.
1t is said that this was the intention of the po-
lice, they being deeply in sympathy with the
movement to condemn the outrageous Berner
verdict A shot or two was fired from the Jail
bat the crowd refused to move They have a
good leader and are still 40 p. NJ at work on the
Jail door.
INSIDE THE JAIL.
At II p. NJ the report from the Jail is that the
crowd has got inside They had previously
broken into a blacksmith shop and had taken all
the tools they could find There is difficulty in
getting information about the mob's move
ments, because the streets all around the court
house and jail are jammed
A reporter for the Associated Press says that
at IL o'clock from the stone wall of the Jail
yard, he saw great crowd of men inside the
jail but they had not yet reached the cell-room
They were well supplied with tools, and were at
work at the doors. 1t was possible they would
have to go through stone wall, which would not
be easy. There is apparently, no resistance to
the mob and, on the other hand, no
violence has been offered to persons by the mob,
except that Adam Maegley, policeman in
patrol-wagon, was struck with brick and
slightly hurt This act is condemned by the
mob. The patrol-wagons are standing in front
of the JAIL surrounded by people. The militia
has been ordered out, but large numbers failed
to appear, and there is a general disposition so
far as can be seen, not to interfere with the mob.
Nothing has yet been heard from Sheriff
Hawkins, who is inside the courthouse and can
not be reached Mayor Stephens is confined to
his house by sickness, leaving the Sheriff wholly
responsible for the preservation of order, except
for the assistance of the police,
APPEARANCE OF THE MILITIA
1l:30 P. M.-The First regiment Ohio Nation
al Guard has just entered the Jail, having been
marched through the front entrance of the
Courthouse and thence through tunnel into