The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
THE CINCINNATI RIOTS.


The sole absorbing topic of talk at the hotels,
on the streets everywhere yesterday was the
Cincinnati riot and there was general and deep
regret that that hitherto orderly city should
have been the theater of such reckless roting
and soul-sckening massacre. Coming from Gin
cinnat the terrible event was not only sur
prise-it was shock. Had it come from Chi
cago the city of the fast mail trains there would
have been less surprise. Every one conceded
that this deplorable state of affairs had been
brought about by a lax observance of law and a
criminal lenency in courts and juries that now
as rule, allow the murderer to escape the death
penalty.
Everybody being in this spirit, the verdict of
the jury in the case of Andreas Korner, the wife
murderer, met with hearty appreciation When
it was understood that their verdict had been ar
rived at las it should have BEEN without any in
timation from the outside as to what was going
on IN Cincinnati the awakening of the
public conscience in the matter of iuries, that
appreciation was even warmer
From early in the morning yesterday until
late at night crowds of people focked to all
places at which there was any likelihood of hear
ing from the now appropriately named Paris of
Ameriea-Parisan even TO the barGcades III the
streets, and the furious mob fighting with paw
smith shops.
The affair was discussed everywhere-in the
streets, at home, in the hotel lobbieS-the conse
Grated place of worship was not free from the
intrusion of the subject. The pastor of the
the Second Presbyterian Church found the
papers were being read in the sanctuary, not
only i'll the rear pews, but directly under the
drippings of the pulpit as it were. Everywhere
the utmost surprise was expressed at the mex
plcable delay Of the officials in moving on the
Of
crushing it, and the most severe criticisms were
made against Governor Hoadly's course in the
matter. 1t was the unanimous opinion that
the safety of the public, life, peace and property
lay in dealing with the mad rioters in the most
vigorous manner.
The Journal, knowing the anxious interest
taken by our citizens in the riot, as the news
of fresh bloodshed came over the wires on
Saturday night, hastily made up its mind to give
the public the benefit of its news. A special re-
porter had been sent to Cincinnati and his dis
patches began to arrive. AT 1l:30 o'clock Su-
Sunday paper. Not compositor was in sight.
He Immediately started and within forty
five minutes, though Saturday is the com
postors holiday on this paper, thirty
of the force were found and all put to work The
mailing clerks, pressmen, proof readers. tee-
graph editors were all found, and yesterday
mornings paper was the result. a showing OF
what rapid, competent, wel-disciplined force
can do
The sale of yesterdays Journal four page
sheet of solid reading matter without a line of
advertising, astonishingly rapid. II was
snapped up eagerly and notwithstanding the ar
rival of the Cincinnati papers at IL o'clock, the
sale continued until late in the afternoon Il com
parison with the Cincinnati papers showing that
the Journals account was better more straight
forward and satisfactory than thatof the foreign
papers. The extra sold for as high as ten cents
so late as o'clock in the afternoon.