New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-30


natl this evening.
THE WORK OF THE MOB.
A DETERMINED SEARCH FOR BERNER-ThE CROWD
np,yFN RACK BY MILTIAMEN-kILLEp AND
WOUNDED. .
CINCINNATI. March 29.-When William
Berner was sentenced yesterday 10 the Peaentry oi
twenty years for the murder OF william H. MITE ,"o'
December he was Immediately disguised ana placeu ~
hu,sv with Deputy sheriff Domuick Dovoto, ana drVeu
IN Ijpwood There he was placed on an accommodation
train ard taken 10 Loveland' where lie "'s
held until the arrival OF Criminal Deputy sherin
Moses with the necessary papers for MS commits" W
the PenteLtiary Later in the day. when the omeers az
tsmrted 10 board the train with Beer, rush was made
for the prisoner large crowd that had gathered at inc
station Berner, who not handcuhed al once lusno
through tue ladies' car knocking down woman man
sbouted TRAIN robbersi Shoot him." Four revolvers
were drawn but Berner escaped before any SHOTS were
fred He jumped of and was seen by woman 10 run "
the Ilver bank, where he passed ont OF s.sat'
AN INDIGNANT MASS MEETING.
The peope city ignorant OF these facts put
IN Music Hall 900 people had gathered at the caI OF
reputae citizens Gncuding Reuben Springer Richard
Smith and Henry Unsep, TO take action III re-
gard 10 the dsgraceu verdict Beer having been found
guilty OF manslaugbter nOtw outstanding his confession
of deliberate murder Captain Andrew C. Kemer pre-
sided but he did make nhammatoIy speech Strong
resolutions condemnng the verdict were passed ana
Oh the adjournment OF the meeting the crowd moved
directly TO the ia believing Berner still 10 be there The
cry of young man. To the Jail Come on, follow me-
and hang Berner" seems to have started the crowd
toward the jail There may have been an Intention 10
organize mob but II the cry Of the young man. whoh
taken up and spread rapidly was 'Ao hiS' ss
Of any such intention.
The crowd pushed on toward the JAIL which was reached
in few minutes within moment or two after the jail
was reached banging at the front door
with scantlings choered on by crowd OF
5000 or 1000 Between the cheers the
ord
itca meeting The crowd had not been long at the jail
before II had reached 10000.
FORCING AN ENTRANCE INTO THE JAIL.
As soon as IT learned in the jail that the mob was
outside Sheriff Hawkins called up Fire Marshal Burker
by telephone, and the riot alarm sounded. The
Sheriff his posse made all preparations to repel any
attack on the way to jail The mob secured long, heaVy
seantling used IL baering ram, beginning oper
atlons the north outside door and making hole large
enough TO admit mans body. through which the MOB
crowded thick and fast, about fty men mounting the
stairs. The met by detail of police and the
Sheriff and were forced back into the jail office
BY this time the mob outside procured long, heaVy
board placing 1t the iron railing In front OF the
ia pushed 1t through window into the second story
With this they the entire sash and the inside
shutters and scrambled into the apartment of Jaier
Brady. This encouraged the crowd, and rush was
made for the south door leading to the street from the
second story, which is here level with the pavement
This soon gave way and the mob went through In great
The Sheriffs force consisted o. thirteen ln'n
When the mob entered these withdrew hastily into rhe
ia proper leaving between them and the mob the heavy
grated Iron door which separates The eptloioom rom
the celoom. This is AZ the loot OF the stairway leadS
w to the cell room. The recepuon-rOom was JImheu
and the mob kept ealing " GIVE us BeTheI: give us
johnson !! and so on through he i,St o. nuoeieS oo
tined IN the building. There seemed TO be no eadSf.
Finally tall muscular negro began 10 slye 9io1 t
plank, used batlerng ram was brought 10 PEA
behind the with drawn revolver The sheriff salg
II meant death TO enter that door Tue crowd Wavered
the word to swing the plank. He was immediately
obcyed. and the gate Tembied win TIE shoeh eShS
shout went no stroke from the batiernS-rdm
made the gate weaken percepuoly ana thlrd iooscne
it from ITS bolts and it few open sneTn HAWKINS haI IN
blood. He attempted 10 address the mop put uti
room Tbry sought for erner but soon discovered that
he was Then they went to the cell Of Johnson one
OF the murdeTeIs of the Taylor family at AYonIale me
horTcd prisoner suffered more than death "a he looked
on tc % M dr nj tbe cell hut The ANAL space pre-
vented ts With effect BESIDES the oepny sheIlhS
oaught hold OF the plank and prevented It's Deng used
KEPULsED The POLICE AND THE MILITIA.
In the meantime Chief Of Police Reilly hearing mat
the men were in Jail entered through the Court House
and through the tunnel to the interior OF the jail
with this combined force tho men were put ont OF the
corridors about the cells and the mob seemed 10 DC le
pulsed Not a shot fired mp To this time by the
forccs within the Jail The stairway again in pos
session al the shehs forces and struggle began 1or
the iron gate The cOlorcd rinsloadcr was seized by
lieutenant Dunn struck on The bead and dragged IN
side Tho cate then closed About the same time the
batteng-rm. broken IN two. served a. brace for the
gate The mob seemed rcpulsed. and the story went out
spreading through the crowd only T. inlamc II 10 more
serious efforts These efforts red0ublcd al al tc
entrances and the southern gate 10 the iai-yald vas
broken DOWN In the meantime sheriff HAWKINS sent
an order Colonel Hunt commanding the 1T Req
lnent of militia, report 10 HIN at the jan WIN al le
men possible Only about forty men were ON utll. ana
these went the Jail passing through the court House
and the tunnel already mentioned. Here occurred the
first MODd~hed. The further end OF the tunnel was
guarded by Officers Num- and Won seescrn. As thc
Soldiers approached by thrccs with guns pointed, Oihcl
Won Scggcrn shouted For Gods sake. don't shoot
you'u kin Your friends" without needing the warning
The command to fire given and q YOlley went rat
fling through the tunnel Officer Num- fcl, pierced ny
four hall, He died at four O'Clock this morning Won
the militia shot by their own guns This yolcy
had effect Of clearing the jail but Tor two hours
thereafter efforts made on the outside "oesiry
the building 4 barrel Of coal oil poured down INTO
;he lower Part of the Jail and set fire but the officers
within managed TO eXtnguSh the flames. Inc keepers
Office furnished some wood. and that also fired, but
as the ial IL mainly stone and iron, ms cn"It
proniscuously at the windows and the militia fired
from windows al the crowd. ShCrln liHW-
this firing by ordering that not more
than one should fire at time. anu then only 10
Yrighten-nOt kill But The mon were uncOntrOuaDIe
and fired at the crowd doing deadly work. Later the
gun store procured BY the time this was DONE
however the crowd had thnned out that no further
attempt made, and at $3.50 this morning quiet
restored.
BERNER'S CRIME AND TRIAL.
Shortly before Christmas William IL. Kirk,
In dieaDn AIRED