The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-30
War Between a Cincinnati Mob
and the Police and Military.
When Laws Fail the People
Assert Themselves.
The Murderer Escapes, but is
Recaptured.
He May be Lynched Yet.


the crime for which Berner was
to-day genteDced TO twenty yeara, is
briefly as follows: VIM. II. XII K
was murdered in his stable last
February by Berner, who SIT cd be
hind the door, and when his victim
entered smashed his head with
a hammer, robbed him Of $400, put
the body into the wagon Of the MUIR
dered man and hauled it off and
dumped it into Mill Greek, where
it was found two days later.
Newton Cobb, of Manchester, O.,
was shot in the shoulder by soldier
through the Jail window. Cobb
was a bystander on the sidewalk.
The crowd claim that the soldiers
are firing unnecessarily upon outs
siders, who are merely lockers on.
On the other hand the soldiers
dread an effort to born the place or
bow il up by rolling COIL oil barrels
into the basement, and justify
themselves in clearing the side
walks on that account. 1t is said a
number Of women special r. nave
been hurt with random shOts.
The firing of guns is still hs ard at
intervals. The mob is now looking
for ammunition with the pres; ect
of success. The first reg ment's ar.
mory has been guarded for three
nights in anticipation of thi. affair,
but the Veteran regiment, OF which
Sheriff Hawkins is coloDeI, did not
take the same precautiOn. For the
purpose of getting more aims and
ammunition, the mob is now in the
extensive gun store OF b. Kittredge
& Co., the largest in the city. In a
few minutes o greatly superior force
to the military will be about the
jail, and serious results must follow.
Some are talking about getting can.
non at the Music Hall.
Cincinnati, 90, 20 m.-Tbe fir
ing by soldiers from the windows
has been terribly destructive. The
following wounded have been gath
cred into a drug store on Court and
Walnut, and a hotel nesr: E. James
Green, dying; Walter E. Fay, dying;
James Turk. mortally wounded: +.
Soehner, bad wound in the thigh !;
Ed. Dnllef1, shot in the legs. These
were all bystanders, and there is
growing q bitter feeling against the
soldiers. The mob has taken all the
arms they want from Kittredge's
store, including small cannon.
3 a.m.-Luud reports from the
vicinity Of the Jail indicate either
that the mob is firing cannon or
that barrels Of coal oil are being eX-
ploded. These were rolled into the
lower part of the jail some time ago.
The mob has organized and marched
up Main street Just now with fife
and drum. Firing still continues,
with the pros pect f q bloody battle.
SIS a.m.-rhe firing by cannon
was by the mob, about fifty Of the
leaders Of which said they were
thirstlng for revenge. 1t does not
appear that they have produced
any effect The police have full
control OF the jail and the greater
portion of the mob has dispersed. 1t
is thought now the work for the
night is over. Jos. Stern, member
of the patrol wagon force, who
was shot, is dead.
Qa.m.-Thers is still quite large
crowd around the Jail, but collected
there by curiosity. The military is
still on guard and no further attack
Is anticipated. The following are
the additional wounded last night:
Private Edward Muthert, slight
Private Herman Rose, slight; Pri.
vate Harry Rolling, serious; Private
Charles Gibbons, slight; Policeman
Phil. Num-, seriously; Arthur Bou-
illier, arm shattered; Henry |
Yaiger, slight; John Griffith, fatal; |
Martin Rafferty,, fatal; G. L. Bark |
ng, serious; Lawton, slight; Don.
lelson, slight; Mike Hole, slight; |
Adolph Busser, slight; Cyrus John.
ION, slight; Reid, slight: j. A. Leo-
ard. slight; Jack Bergman, slight; |
NcMinner, slight: Mary Smith, |
q; > George Miller, serious. A man
rom Virginia, seriously wo' nded,
efused to give his name.
AS the meeting at the Music Hall
adjourned last night the attention
# the people was attracted by the
hout Of young man. who cried
ut, "To the Jail, come on, follow
ne and hang Berner." Although
here might have beta an intention
o organize mob, this is the first
ime that it found vent In decided.
expressions. The cry was soon taken
.p and spread rapidly.
There was q report on the reefs
his morning that Berner had been
and hung at Love,
and. This proved groundless
)ne story is that Bsrner in running
rom the crowd at Lovelaud, ran
ito the Miami River and was
This is not improbable
9 the night was very dark and no
race was found Of him. The whole
ountry is being secured by excited
tizens, and if found alive he will
srtainly be lynched.
Officer Num- died at four o'clock
ON the effects of his wounds. |,
The crowd around the jail soon
,ached 10000 people. There seemed
, be about 200 men in the lead vino
,ok the initiative in all step, but (