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

| w men the llndlQmdDie SUBSTANCE was blIOWll
into the treasurers Office the troops fired ball
and drove the mob back to Vine street. Many
are wounded and possibly many killed
| THIS COURTHOUSE BURNING.
The treasurer's Office Is already doomed and
the Courthouse seems likely to burn
d9wn. Armory Hall IN Court street
near the Courthouse is on fire. Captain Des-
mond of the First regiment, has been killed
| Sergeant Malone is seriously wounded, also pri-
vate McBrair The crowd is threatening to de-
stroy Hunts Hotel, on Vine street, near Fourth
owned by Colonel Hunt, commanding the First
regiment. The guests are removing now from
| the place. The troops from Columbus mo-
1nentarily expected, when the trouble must be
worse. The travel on the streets is becoming
| dangerous.
The fire was started by rolling in barrels of
coal oil, setting it on fire and keeping everybody
| out. Lieutenant Desmond entered to subdue
the flames and was instantly killed. The flames
went their own way, because the mob would
not let the fremen use the engines, The flames
went on unchecked, though slowly, as the great
structure was stone and built at a cost of proba-
bly, quarter of million, and made to
withstand fire as far as possible. To lose that
means irreparable loss of Invaluable records
some OF them of great historical interest and
| value, and of the second best law library in the
| United States. A carriage factory near by is
also reported on fire, and i'll the present chaotic
| condition of affairs there is nothing to prevent
untold loss from the fire. except lack of material
| to feed it,
! When the mob had robbed Powells gun store
| it was fired. The patrol wagon responded to the
! alarm, and the mob fred killing man and
! wounding others. This fire was, however, eX
| tinguished. The mob has lost all control, and
| seems bound on destruction pure and simple.
The burning of the Courthouse gives no aid
| in the original purpose of lynching the murder
ers, and its destruction only adds loss to dis
| grace.
A NIGHT OF BLooDsHED.
| II P. Mt is rumored that the mob has cap
| tured the Gatling gun from the police. Pow
ellis gun store has been broken in and the mob
is getting all the available arms and ammun
ton 1t is reported that eight persons have
been killed The fire is still raging at the
Court house, and it seems impossible to save the
| structure.
| MIDNIGHT a night of blood as this has
not before darkened the history of Cincinnati.
1t is impossible to ascertain the true t,.ation.
Men have been killed several squres from the
| scene of the riot. One man was just shot on
| Fountain square, six squares from the Court
| house.
The firing upon the mob has been merciless,
whether by the Gatling gun by the soldiers
cannot now be told, as nothing has been heard
from inside of the jail for the past hour No
one can yet estimate the loss Of life
or injury by wounds At Habig's
four dead men, unknown, are lying. At the
| Cincinnati Hospital there are as many more,
while twenty or more wounded are there and the
wagons bringing more.
While the beleaguered troops and police in the
Jail and Court house were keeping the mob at
bay they were anxiously waiting for the prom
ised troops from Columbus and Dayton. The
| delay of an hour seemed an age, while the flames
were raging and the wild mob, now wholly L.
yond any control 20 son, filed the streets,
ready to kill anyone or all.
REINFoRoEMENTs.
1t was nearly midnight when the Fourteenth
regiment reached the scene. They, with de-
termined pluck and skill formed for the fearful
work of clearing the streets. Their work was
| accomplished, and they are now in the Jail yard
with the besieged guards and police. The
Fourth regiment arrived at the other side of the
city, and after marching part of the way to the
scene of the mob, turned and went back to the
depot Colonel John w. Harper, aide-de-
camp to the Governor, who is here,
telegraphed this action to Governor Hoady and
has received a reply ordering the Fourth Regi
ment to report to the Jail forthwith and join the
others. Colonel Harper sent an order to the
regiment to join Colonel Hawkins at the jail by
| a direct or indirect route. That order was given
at l2:45 A. NJ but upon being informed that the
mob was still in force and blocking the streets
in the vicinity of the Courthouse, though not
apparently accomplishing anything, he has modi-
fed the order with view to averting further
bloodshed.
NO CESSATION OF FIRING.
My an unaccoun, BILE motive the mob
stands in the streots-in range of the soldiers
guns, apparently counting death. There is no
method. no purpose apparent 1t is typical
mob of mad men, Just man who ven
tured near the scene saw volly fired
and a man named Ed Gallagher whom
this man happened to know fall
TINS hour there is no cessation of the firing;
| indeed it has grown worse, and it is accounted
for by the statement that the mob have pro
cured cannon.
Colonel Harpers order to the Fourth regiment
has Just been given 1t directs the Colonel to
march his men quietly up Fourth street to Syca
more, thence up Sycamore to the Jail, to disperse
whatever mob may be in the way, but at
in the Jail 1t tells him the troops there would
be looking for him 1t viii be nearly an hour
before this order can be carried into effect
Meantime the firing continues. There is pos
sibility that the Fourth Regiment may reach the
scene without encountering much resistance.
The mob, at this time, seems gathered principal
| ly at the corner of Main and Ninth streets un-
der cover
Scenes during this memorable night have been
Undesirable. No mob could have been less
equipped by organization Or leadership than this
one. Nor does it seem the military and police
have had any good plan or leadership
| The preparations for the defense made during
| the day were all against attack from Sycamore
street Main street was left exposed, and wit
nesses say almost no opposition made to fir
ing the treasurers Office The troops all
gathered in the jail The fire depart
ment for once refused to respond
to. the alarm until an escort
OF troops was sent When the first engine APP
peared the mob, with drawn revolvers, warned
! them to go further. They obeyed. while
hand tohand fight was in progress. The police
now and then made rush for the crowd and
arrested number of rioters, taking them into
the jail They refused to give their names in
| every instance. Many of them were well dressed
and good looking men.
Rumors are abundant among them that Col
onel Hunt and Lieutenant Tom OAlara, Of the
| police force We're killed in the Jail. Ths cannot