Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-04-01
with several pieces of artillery, had
reached Cincinnati.
POSSIBILITIES RENEWED.

HOSFlLlTlES RENEWED.
By o'clock Saturday night, the
mob reinforced until it was probably
10000 strong was ready to renew the
attack with firearms, rocks and any
thing else that could be uNd as a
weapon. All of the approaches to
the Jail were guarded by troops. Be-
fore the hour of midnight another
attack was made on the Jail and tie
reign of blood was once more in
augurated. The mob was repulsed
but returned and set fire to
the magnificent court house
which was burned and all of
the valuable records destroyed.
AT THE COURTHOUSE.
"Such scene as that around the
courthouse and county Jail was PEI
haps never witnessed before. 1t was
once of carnage and bloodshcd almost
unparalleled. A surging mass Of hui
mainly boldly faced the bayonets of
the militia, demanding as the price
of their withdrawal the surrender of
men confined in the Jail on the charge
Of murder. The demands were not
omplied with, and a terrible slaught-
er Of human beings was the result.
Before dusk Colonel Hawkins sta
TONED his stntincls at various points.
and none TO soon. Immediately the
people commenced to gather. As their
numbers Swelied they became more
defiant and less 0bcdient to the COM
mands Of the militia and policemen.
Matters stood thus, new arrivals con-
stantly putting in an appearance UNI
til about 8 o'clock. Suddenly, with
ont Il moments warning, rush was
made Oh the guards. Some few were
overpowered and disarmed, wlnle
others were driven back. Several
men acting as leaders burst open the
door Of the county treasurer'S Office.
Several barrels of coal oil were rolled
in and a match touched to them. In
an instant the Office was in flames.
The release of the men arrested on
Friday night and imprisoned as lead
erS was demanded and refused. The
flames quickly crept up the stairs,
leading from the treasurer's office to
the auditors from there in turn they
passed to the prosecuting attorneys
office and the recorders Office, and 80
on. When the engines arrived the
fircmen were advised to return to
their houses, and they acted upon the
advice. Captain Divine and j. j..
Desmond, captain of Company G, 1t
regiment, attempted to drag Il line OF
hose into the treasurer's Office. They
persisted in their efforts to reach the
fire after being warned. There was
an explosion and flash, and Captain
Desmond dropped dead, with the top
of his head shot OIL. This was the
signal for regular fusilade. Volley
after volley was fired, AMI scores
dropped in their tracks. Tho
records in the different offices were
food for the flames. They finally
reached the law library, the value o
which was almost incalculable. Year,
: had been spent in making the collec
ons, only to have the whole col
sumed in single night.
1t was founded in 1884 and held
over 1900 books.
An inestimablc loss is thrown up
on property holders by the destruc
ton Of the general index series an(
records Of deeds, mortgages, and leas
es. All these precious documents wer
treasured by Auditor Rabenstein
Without them, titles to property will
be most difficult to establish. Litiga
ton is certain 10 spring up on al
SIDES"
The l4th Regiment, 735 men, an
: rived at 3 o'clock and charged ant
5 dispersed the mob around the court
house and kept three engines throw
ing water on the wreck. The mol
} was reinforced and by daylight ha,
/ four cannons and were still deter
: mined to fight.
Sunday morning the troops ha,
out pickets and every man who ven
: turcd inside the line was shot by tn
militia. About midnight a crow,
attempted to gut Powell's gun stor
but after the proprietor had kille
two men and wounded two other
from an upper window the attemp
was abandoned. ...
During the day Sunday peace com
mittees were organized, proclamation
1 were made. by the Mayorand the Stat
I troops continued to arrive, all tn
{ Ohio militia being ordered to Gin
cinnati. ....
e At % Sunday night, a mob brOk
c into Music Hall and gotta cannon bu
= two companies Of soldiers charge
, them and got in from them withou
: blood-shcd. This was the only thin
}. in the shape of an organized effol
1 Sunday night. About II o'clock tn
| mob from the house tops fired dow
: on the militia and wounded two cit
1 zens.
: The extent of the casualties Sur
day night was four wounded an
none killed. The warlikc movement
of Sunday Ovcrawcd the mob and b
Monday quiet was restored and seN
y, eral thousand soldiers werein posses
: sion of the city.