The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03

r. the gathering of any large CT I'd a
+, any point.
ID About 1919 z. III. the crow wa
le breaking into the pawn shop on Gen
h tral avenue, and stealing pistols 4
+. detachment of police soon settled thi
d party and arrested a number O.
i thieves without bloodshed.
The crowds are small in number
and while they are bitter in their op
= position, they are afraid to provoke {
o conflict. There is much wild rumol
n as to their intentions. Among the
= rumorS referred to were that large
= force was organizing in Covington
:: and Newport to come here and render
C assistance that the Western Union
/, telegraph Office was to be destroyed in
s order to interrupt the call for troops
4 that Hunts hotel was to be burned
/ and that quiet organization was TAX
f ing place that would astonish every
: body. The only one of these that
3 seemed to be seriously considered
: was the one in reference to Hunts
{ hotel. The owner of this is the colonel
of the First regiment of militia. His
, establishment was closed early to-
, night, and has not been re-opened, but
there has been no sign of any inten-
ton to disturb the peace. In Judging
, of the possibilities of the action of the
mob, its object must be borne in mind.
1t is not organized to destroy property
but to deal out justice to a criminal,
where the court failed. The de-
struction of the court house was not
IN line with its purpose, and was not
approved by hundreds who willingly
would have broken the Jail to pieces
in order to get at the murderers.
DIsorderly groups are on the streets
here and there firing revolvers in the
air, but there does not appear to be
any purpose to wreak vengeance upon
individuals. There has been
MUCH FEELING AGAINST THE JURY
that tried Berner, and in some quar-
tiers against his attorney. One juror
living in the city has left home. The
attorneys have been quiet, and it is
possible they might be roughly hand
led if occasion afforded. At the open
ing fire about 8 p. m. four or five per-
sons were killed and as many wound
ed, including as reported, two women
on Court street. The names of the in
| Jured have not yet been learned. But
| street firing, Mr.. Briggs Swift, who
was shot while standing in converse
| ton with a friend some squares away
from the court house. Since the above
hour occasional shots are fired by the
military Of either blank cartridges or
in the air to keep the streets clear
within range.
Among the rumorS not before men
toned is one that the Turner's society |
had met at their hall on Walnut |
street, and armed themselves to join |
the mob. This report is not verified. |
The Germans have been most intense |
" indignant at the Berner verdict. |
Should this organization enter the |
lists serious trouble may be expected |
as they are serious, and are men of such
tenacity of purpose as to be well
feared.
FIRING FROM THE ROOFS.
1915 A. M.-The mob have taken
possession of the roofs OF houses in the
vicinity of Court and Walnut streets
and are firing down on the militia in
line in front of the court house. The
crowd has almost entirely fallen back
from Court street, leaving the street
clear to Vine. Two men were carried
into the drug store on Court and Wal
nut streets seriously if not mortally
wounded. 1t is very evident the back
bone OF the mob is broken.
CINCINNATI, March 31.-2 A. NJ
All the available military forces
of the entire state are now stationed
in this city, or on their way. 1t is
said that the railroad stations
throughout Ohio present the fearful
appear of war times, and no descrip-
tion can give any idea of the excite
ment that prevails. In addition to the
military, the police force from all the
leading cities are notified to be in
readiness to move to Cincinnati.
The two men last wounded, and
who were taken into Klnsbach's drug
store, at Court and Walnut, were
Emit Phizer, tailor, who was shot
while crossing the street on his way
home, and Mr.. Cooper of New Rich
mond, Ohio, shot while on his way to
take boat home from the theatre.
The military seem to be getting entire
ly demoraliZed in their firing. Court
street is in charge of Companies A and
b, of 18th regiment from Columbus
The druggist above mentioned tele-
phones that they are yet firing upon
the corners, and the mob is dispersed.
HesayS half the bottles on the shelves
of his store
ARE DEMOLISHED,
and other of his stock and fixtures
destroyed. There are as many as
$500 or 1000 soldiers now in the
city stationed at various points,
They are: First regiment, Cincin-
natl, Colonel G. B. Hunt command
ing; Sixth regiment, Chillicothe, Col.
Enterken commanding; Thirteenth
regiment, Hillsboro, Col. Packard COM
handing; Fourteenth regiment, Col
umbus, Col. Freeman commanding;
Seventeenth regiment, Coshocton, Col
Pocock commanding Governors
Guards, Columbus, Capt. Bliss COM
handing; Ninth Battalion, Spring
field, Maj, Harper commanding; First
Battalion, Cleveland, four guns, Capt.
Smithnight commanding. Maj.
Thorpe will arrive from Cleveland at
5 o'clock with the Fifth regiment,
numbering about two hundred men,
in addition to detachments which have
left by express from Toledo
MONDAYS SCENES.
CINCINNATI. March 31.-3 A. NJ.
Undoubtedly the presence of
the large force of troops has brought
the fearful riot to an end. The wild
est communist sees that it would be
folly to attempt to cope with this
great power of the state. Worn as
they have been, the police are quickly
resuming control of the streets, and
are breaking up wherever found the
little bands OF marauding thieves.
Officers now report everybody going
home, and the city perfectly quiet.
Among the men
IN JAIL.
for participating in the riot is "Peg-
gy' Warren, a member of the last leg
islature. He is said to have been
among the most active in counseling
the robbing of gun stores.
3:15 A. None half of the militia on
guard at the Jail have been relieved.
No one has been shot lately. The vol
leys that have been discharged were
merely blinds to clear the streets. 1t
has been ascertained that at the p.
m. firing no one was killed, but three
persons were wounded, Pfser and |
Cooper and one man whose name not
reported.
BY order of the secretary of war |
detachment of the
UNITED STATES REGULARS
| are held in readiness to protect United |
States property here. if necessary.
Dr. Ransohoff report the chances of
| the recovery of Briggs Swift very