The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-29
"a TERRIFIC TUSSLE
WITH "A BIG CINCINNATI. MOB.

WITH IA BIG CINCINNATI, MOE
The Righteous ladiSsssiou Of ten Thosssn
People spars Thea to s.orm tho JAli-Ths
' Police Powsrlats = nliitia Called
out to Qa.ll the Dlsturbascs. !
CINCINNATI, March 2S.-Ten thousan,
people gathered at Music Hail in respons
to a call by reputable citizens to TAX
uction on the Barner verdict. Many coul,
not get In. Strong resolutions were adoptet
condemning the verdict and committe,
on legislation was appointed. Upon ad
journment vast crowd moved directly te
the jail, where 1t began an attack on The
front door.
At 0:40 the riot alarm was sounded
aummoning the entire police force to The
Jail. Vast crowds OF people are gathering
in that vicinity. Bsrner was removed
after bis sentence this afternoon, and Is
row on his way to Columbus, but II the
mob gets In other murderels will be lynched.
The police, upon arriving In the vicinity
Of the jail, commanded the crowd to move,
Not being obeyed they fired, but as no one
was hurt, 1t WIS presumed the police fired
in the air. iiS4y ~ G6r' III,
A ahot or two was fired from the Jail,
but the crowd refuses TO more, They have
good leader, and are still no r. ny at
work at the jail door. y h
The meeting In Music Hall was presided
over by DR.. A. 9. Kemper, who made a
conservative speech, taking ior a tonic
the prevalence of crime throughout tle
whoie country. He then spoke Of the spe.
cial prevalence Of the crime OF murder in
this county and tho necessity for more cei +.
tainty in the administration Of punishment
for crime. His remarks were not intended
to awaken the mob epirit, but when the
meeting adjourned the people by COM
mon impulse moved down to Twelfth street.
where shouts began to be uttered, ITO the
jail y, and the crowd then moved bodily
in that direction. At II ocloct p. Al.
the report from the jail Is that this 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
their mevemenls because the streets ali
aroundthe court house and jailare jammed.
Tho reporter Of the Associated Pres. SAYS.
at II o'clock from the stone wall Of the isil
yard tie eaw agreat crowd Of men inside
the jail, but they had not yet reached tbs
cell room. They were well supplied with
tools and were at work at the doors. III
was possible they would have to 20 through
stone wall, which would be easy.
There is apparently no resistancs to the
mob, and on the other band no violence
has been offered to persens bv the mob.
except that Adam Maegley, one Of the
policemen in tho patrol wagon was struck
with brick. and slightly hurt. This act
WAS condemned by. the mob, and now
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 thera Is a general
DISPOSITION 30 iar as can be sseu not to in
terfere with the mob. 7-1 ! :,
At 1880 o'clock the ii,st regiment OF the
Ohio National Guard entered the Al, h,y.
ing been marched through the front en-.
trance Of the Court House, thence.
through the tunnel into the Jail, whore the
mob is thronging. 1t now remains to bs
seen whether the militia will do ANYTHING
to Illustrate the purpose OF the mob. :.
The, police inside of the Jail arrested
some Of the first memberB Of the mob that
entered, this soon became impractics and
the police RETAINED from using pistois. II
now appears that Berner, alter his Bentence
was disguised and placed in q buggy viii
Deputy Sheriff Domnick Deyots, aud
driven to Linwood, where they got aboard
the Morrow accommodation, and went to
Lovelaud to await the arrival OF Criminal
Deputy Joe Moses with the necessary Do.
pers for tho committal to the psaitentiary.
1t became known that Berner was at
Loveland. 4 crowd gathered when the train
with Moses aboard came in aAd when De-
vat and Berner went to board it the crowd
made q rush for Berner. He ran through
a car and escaped, and iB still at tlargs, -
MlDS1GnT.-About thirty Shots with
muskets were fired by the militia ior The
purpose Of gearing the mob, The result
was the glarcing balls struck at least iour
persons, intiictipg injuries which NAV be
fatal in the case Of oue or two.
Policeman Mutt and Private Watchman
Cook are the worst hurt. The latter was
shot in the breast. The volley seemed to
have checked the movement OF tho mob,
though the crowds are not yet dispersed
from about the Jail. There does not seem
to be any doubt that these wounds were
inflicted by the firing Of the militia. The
mob made no effort to shoot 30 far as
is known, ,sr. /. = E5EE!f - - /
b. 1880, x. M:-It now appears there was an
actual conflict between the mob and the
military. 81. ~, ~, !, =. 4 h;5I,,I M
When the large door between the
reception - room - and cell rooms was
broken down the military fred
at the mob at that place and Wm-
kats, a laborer, member Of the mob was
shot and killed. ! This seemed TO break The
spirit Of the mob. \, ,Ts -.
l:45 A. News just comes from the
jail that the mob have not been detpated
yet. They have broken into the armory OF
the !. Veteran " Regiment and taken
the guns. More firing has been done al
the jail. The mob is now. looking for am.
munation with prospect OF success,
COLUMBUS, o., March 2s.-Passanuers
arriving here on the midnight train from
Cincinnati, report that Berner, tLe mur.
derer, en- route to the penitentiary,. was ia
ken from the train by q large mob at Love
land, and it is thought he has been
lynched.i ~ 5.,I:.II
!. Blew ont The Gas. g,S,5,i5Fd,, I;
Special Di.paieh to the Inieli0ncer. ,!5 -.
GRAFTON, WA, March 2S.-A young
colored: women who. came from Cumber.
land lest night to work at the Grafton
House, was iound unconscious this morn.
ing and the gas in the room turned on full,
She will probably die. It is supposed she
d pew out TIE gas On retiring last night.
Sa if.ei Fire nt Cndiz junction. 4 M ID
Special Correspondence Of he In.tligeneer. "