Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-03-31

dued. The mob is beyond all control, and
seems bound on destruction pure and simple
The burning Of the court house gives no aiC
in the purpose of lynching the murderers
and its destruction only adds loss to dis
grace. The firing on the mob has been mer
eiless, whether by the soldiers or the gatlins
gun cannot be told, as nothing has beer
heard from the inside of the jail for the past
hour. No one can estimate the loss of life
or the number Of wounded. At Habig's un
dertaking shop four unknown dead men are
lying, at the Cincinnati hospital as many
more, while over 20 wounded are at the lat
ter place and wagons are still coming in
with more. 1t was nearly midnight when
the l4th regiment arrived on the scene. They
with pluck and skill
! FORMED FOR THE FEARFUL WORK
of clearing the streets. This work was ac
complished. and they are in the Jail yard
with the besieged guards and policemen.
The 4,h regiment arrived at the other side OF
the city, and afte marching part way to the
scene turned and went back to the depot.
Col. John w. Harper. aid-de-camp to the
governor, who is here, telegraphed this action
| to the governor. and he received reply or
dering the 4th regiment to report at the jail
| forthw ith and Join the others. Col. Harper
sent an order to the 4th regiment to join Col.
Hawkins at the Jail by direct or indirect
route. That order was given at l2.45 A. NJ.
but when informed that the mob was still in
force and blocking the streets near the court
house, though not apparently accomplishing
anything, Col. Harper modified the order
with view of averting further bloodshed.
The rioters stood in the streets within range
of the soldiers as if courting death. There
is no method, no purpose apparent. 1t is a
| mob of madmen. just now man
who ventured near the scene, saw a volley
| fred, and man named Edward Gallagher
| fall dead, and several others were wounded.
At this hour Cl A. M J. there is no cessation
of firing Indeed, it has grown heavier, and
is accounted for by the statement that the
mob has procured cannon. Col. Harper
orders to the 4th Regiment have just been
given. They direct the colonel of the regi-
ment to march his men quietly up Fourth
street to Sycamore street, then up Sycamore
to the Jail, and to disperse whatever mob
there may be in the way, but at all events to
join the other troops at the Jail. He has in
structed them that the troops there will be
looking for him. 1t will be nearly an hour
before the orders can be carried into effect.
Meanw hile the firing continues. There is a
possibility that the 4th regiment may reach
! its destination without encountering much re-
| sistance. The mob seems to be gathered at
the corner of Main and Ninth streets, under
cover. The scenes during this memorable
night have been indiscribable.
| No mob could have been more poorly
equipped or lack more in leadership and
organization than this one, nor does it seem
that the military and police have had any
settled plan or competent leaders. Prepara-
tions for defense made during the day were
all against an attack from Sycamore street
! Ao;r laft nd
say no opposition was made to firing of the
treasurer's office. The troops were all gath
cred in the Jail. The fire department re-
fused to respond to the alarm until an escort
of troop. was sent. When the fire engine
appeared the mob warned them to go no
further.
CINCINNATI, March 30.
3.45 A. M-Comparative quiet is restored
The mob has dispersed. Many of the dead
are still lying in the streets near the scene of
the conflict, and it is safe to say that the mum.
.bcr of killed is between 80 and 10. Only a
small part thereof have heen identified. There
were three or four slight casualties in the
Jail.
| p. M.-There has been no change in the
situation since the mob dispersed this morn
| ing. The streets are now comparatively
clear of people, and barricaded in all drec.
tions, keeping the remaining portion of the
crowd square away from the court house
and Jail. Adjutant General Finley is here.
| All the available militia of the State is or
dered here in the quickest possible time.
Everybody looks for a repetition tonight of
| last nights bloody and aimless work. The
weather is delightful.
3 A. M-Fred Smalley, bar-keeper at
the Queen City hotel, has just been shot dead
! bp the militia man at the corner of Main and
Canal streets.
9.30P. M.-Firing has begun near the
court house and is heavier than any time
during last night.
| At daybreak the Associated Press reporter
walked through the quarter of the city where
the scenes of the previous night had been
enacted only an hour before. On Sycamore
street, below Court. Law four or FIVE dead
bodies of drunken men. who in spite of the
police warning had gone beyond the limit
when they fell under the fire of the soldiers
No one dared go and take them away till the
mob dispersed and the streets were clear.
| At g A. NJ. when a small crowd had gath.
I erdd at the drug store, at Court and Walnut
streets, one square west of the court house,
to see the patrol wagon take the dead men,
the military mis.aking this for a renewal
fred a volley, killing one end wounded the
nephew of the proprietor of the store. Pass.
! ing TO Inc nOrtn slue Oh 1OuTt sIfecI. on
Walnut, a sickening scene was presented
PooL AFTER POOL OF BLOOD
dyed the ground along the curbstone and in
a hallway, three squares away on Main
| street, the floor was smeared With blood
There was no use trying to stop the incend
aries they went from Office to Office starting
fires and in a minutes the inside of the courI
house glowed like furnace. The fire de
partment were powerless. because the fire
men refused to 20 out without an escort o.
troops. Office after Office was reached by
the flames and as the floors fell the crowt
! cheered.
The management of the sheriff has beer
| adversely commented on with reference Il
the loss of the court hoese. This building
was an immense structure with huge stone
columns from top of first story to the roof
and formed place where the men in safet,
could have cleared the whole space with
two volleys and could have made it certain
death to any man coming in range. Col
Hawkins had misunderstood the motives o
the mob. He thought the prisoners wer,
their objective point, whereas if they ha'
any purpose all it was to take revenge on tn
militia for the previous nights firing. Col
Hawkins. therefore, had given his whole at
tention TO protecting the jail and prisoners
His opportunity for knowing the situation