St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-31
CINCINNATrS RIOT.
Raging Furiously Through
out the Night, With Fire
and Bl0Odshed.
The Court House Burned and Gun
Stores and ArmOrieS
Sacked.
The Troops at the Jail Reinforced by
Two Regiments of the State
Guards.
The Mob without Leadership or Organization
But Desperately Reckless.


Private Chas. Gibbons, slight.
Policeman Phil Num-, serious.
DR.. Arthur Dontillier, arm shattered.
Henry Yaeger, slight.
Sohn Griffin, fatal.
Martin Rafferty,, fatal.
G. S. Bartling, serious.
Lawton, slight.
Donaldson, slight.
Mike Hole, slight.
Adolph Busser, slight.
Cyrus johnson, slight.
Reid, slight.
j. A. Leonard, slight.
Jack Bergman, slight.
w. McMinner slight.
Mary Smith, fatal.
Geo. Miller, serious.
A man from Virginia is seriously wound
ed, but refused to give his name.
AS the meeting at the Music hall adjourn
ed last night, the attention of the people was
attracted by the shonts eff young man who
cried out: ''To the Jail come on follow me
and hang Berner!' Although there might
have been an intention to organize a mob,
this was the first time it found vent in a de-
cided expression. The cry was soon
taken up and spread rapidly
REPORT OF BERNER's DROWNING.
A report was on the streets this morning
that Berner had been recaptured and hung
at Loveland, but this proved groundless. One
story is that Berner, in running from the
crowd at Loveland, ran into the Miami
river and WIS drowned This is not i'm
probable, as the night was very dark and no
trace is found of him. The whole country
is being secured by excited citizens, and if
found alive he will certainly be
lynched. Officer Num- died at 9
O'Clock from the effects of his wounds.
AN ENTRANCE OBTAINED.
The crowd around the Jail soon reached
10000 people. There seemed to be about
200 men in the lead, who took the initiative
in all steps, but said little. As soon as it
was learned in the jail that mob was out
side, Sheriff Hawkins called up Fire Marshal
Bunker by telephone, and the riot alarm was
sounded. The sheriff and his posse made all
possible preparations to repel the attack. On
the way to the jail the crowd secured a heavy
scantling TO be used as battering RAM and
began operating on the north outside door
They knocked a hole large enough to admit a
mans body, through which the mob crowded
thick and fast. and about fifty mounted the
stairs. Here they we're met by detail OF
police and the sheriff and they forced them
back into the jail Office. By this time the
mob outside had procured long heavy
board, and placing it in the iron railing in
front of the jail, they pushed it through the
window to the second story. With this they
broke out the entire sash and side of the
shutters, and scrambled into the apartment
of Jailor Brady. This successful movement
encouraged the crowd, who made rush for
the south door, leading to the street from the
second story, which is here level with pave
ment. This soon gave way, and the mob
went through in great numbers. The sher-
ifs force consisted of thirteen men, and
when the mob entered these withdrew hastily
into the Jail proper, leaving between them
md the mob the heavy grated iron door,
which separates the reception room from the
cell room, This is at the foot Of the stairway
leading up to the cell room. The reception
room was iammed and the mob kept call
ing:
''Give us Berner,"
"Glve us Johnson" and so on through the
list of murderers confined in the Jail. There
seemed to be no leader but finally tall
muscular negro began to give orders, and the
mob quickly obeyed. The space was
cleared, and the plank used as a battering
ram was brought to bear against the iron
door. Behind the door stood the sheriff and
his men with drawn revolvers. The sheriff
said calmly that it meant death to enter that
door. The crowd wavered a moment, but the
colored leader gave the word to swing the
plank and it was instantly obeyed, and the
gate trembled anda mighty shout went I'D.
The second stroke from the battering ram
made the gate weaken perceptibly, the third
loosened its bolts and it flew open.
THE sHERIFF's POLICY.
Sheriff Hawkins had instructed his
men not to fire, as he did not
wish to spill blood. He attempted to address
the mob, but they flew by him, up the wind
ing iron stairway to the cell room. They
sought Berner but soon discovered he was
one of the murderers of the Taylor family at
Avondale. The Mortified prisoner suffered
more than death as he looked on the deter
mined men outside. The powerful plank
was brought up to batter down the
door of the cell, but the small space
prevented its use With effect.
besides, the deputy sheriffs caught hold of
the plank and prevented its being used.
Meantime Chief of Police Riley, hearing the
men were in the jail, entered through the
court house and through the tunnel to the
interior of the jail. With this combined force
the men were put out of the corridors about
the cells and the mob seemed to be repulsed.
Not a shot was fired up to this time by the
forces in the Jail. The stairway was again
in possession of the sheriff's forces, and the
struggle began for the iron gate
THE LEADER CAPTURED.
The colored ring leader was seized by Lieut
Dunn, struck on the head and dragged in
side. Then the gate was closed Several
others were arrested about the same time.
The battering ram wBs broken in two and
served as brace for the gate The mob
seemed repulsed, and the story went out
Speeding through the outside crowd, only to
inflame them to a more serious effort. Their
efforts we're redoubled at all the entrances
and the southern gate TO the Jail ward
was broken down. In the meantime Sheriff
Hawkins sent an order to Col Hunt, com
handing the First regiment of militia, to re-
port to him, in the jail, with all men posi-
bic. Only about forty men were on duty,
and these Wentto the Jail, passing through