The Republican journal., 1884-04-03
Anarchy in Cincinnati.
THREE DAYS RIOT IN THE GAR
DEN CITY.
Willful Destruction of the Court
House by Fire.
The Troops Repeatedly Fire
Upon the EOb.
MORE THAN Owe HUNDRED MEN KILL
ED AND WOUNDED,
THE ENTIRE MILITIA OF OHIO OR.
DERED TO CINCINNATI.
THE CAUSE OF THE RIOT.

other man was convicted of murder in the first
degree. but through the eXertions and influence
OF Berners relatives and friends the Jury found
nm guilty only Of manslaughter. The verdict
was received with intense Indignation and the
jury and the prisoner We're threatened with
lynchlng. Berner was sentenced FRIDAY to 20
years imprisonment. In response TO "a cali 49,
600 people assembled in Music Hall in the even
ing to give expression to the public indignation.
Strong resolutions were passed and committee
appointed TO take action in the matter. On adj
Journment the vast crowd moved directly to
the Jail, where they began an attack on the
front door. 1t is believed there was an organ
ization to capture the Jail, which contains more
than twenty murderers. and TO hang the lot
The Indignation meeting precipitatcd the at
tack. and it was made in a confused way. There
were no effective leaders With rioters and
spectators, there must have been congregated
at one tim over ten thousand people about the
Court House and Jail. Just about midnight the
mob on y camore street succeeded in baierng
open the entrance aud forced their WAY into
The Jail office. At twelve o'clock the people
were Iii fun possession of the lower reception
room Of the Jail. Meanwhile the fight continue
ed and the mob succeeded in otitcting an en-
trance to the very cells of the murderers contn-
cd there.
THE MILITIA TO THE RESCUE.
The militia arrived and. with the policemen
made mp Il strong guard OF about three hundred
Attempts were made to burn the Jail by throw
ing barrel of coal oil into the kitchen. but the
flames were extinguislcd. The cell of the color
ed murderer. Ben johnson, was attacked, but
the mob did not succeed in taking him. The
lail and liz adjoining ward were finally cleared
but the mob about The iail remained until broad
daylight Saturday mornino Th,, militia fired
and many a stray shot was also fired iudis-
crimnately by the mob. The number of killed
and wounded will probably reach over fifty.
AROUND THE PRISON.
me NlGnllN OF the jan during Saturday wis
crowded by vast shifting throng of excited.
determined men. who crowded upon the soidl-
er> on duty there As close d. possible and scan
ned the lail WIN hungry look that betokened Il
continued desire TO wreak vengeance upon the
Wfelehed criminals within Its massive walls.
BEKNER's ESCAPE AND RFCAPrURE.
The ,nob onIv got ia the sa,opd fIoo,. ,hor.
R,,ner'. .lI -. ami ii ,l,.;,nI ntt;'I I
riIaI 10 SOMA IN, ~ tI III" ~'n.' ,'''
bus tn anSurr his s.fatv V-hito ~, =. ,,.i, a.
which h. had hean t.il.n frn,,, thn ;aii -,
carriaor in rh,-er of ntticpr. he i,nn,Iet fran,
thr la6p>. ,ar.,ol o..,t1nL h,t
and landed in The nenifenti,rV sp " S,r,ml
day uifht 4 CoIunLns I....Iat.h .at.s ~,
h~,I :, most aynntf,I o,rs,i.nn'' ~.
hunrS after L.anin,, from tho tr,i, bn ,y,ujar,
over the country in sight of the railroad and
i lia rested III D9N car on sldlns uniii day
IiShl, "HeN ne TOOK ior thG WOODS. lie was
and Deyal. who had kept up the. chase with the
aid Of horses and buggie>. They had difficulty
in keeping Berner concealed during lie day
and finally drove to Fosters Crossing the neyI
loi pe? ohd 1oNei'iiiu' where theN hlu pre-
Tbay had ,l.noad Bnrnn, T,i
i neH hiu t'iahSeu hcIhei tIo'hes 50 no one
Noul1 na Ia ItcoShi|Gu MIN from me descrlp-
corrDsponJ1uts and Then rlaimnd tha,, bad
failed to fuI tl,s man ,Thn,, ,,.., ,it ia'',
crowd at ti,;s ,,Iarn hnu.nv hforo tt tt,i'
arrived thrra al fn,,r n,,.i,nt .,,d tb ,,i
S1,s,,e ti,,lr tha,,, ,IIl ~ IP "iin i i pe'li,
of Safely Rprnar WIS If n,,,n tai,an into ~,
pIur,ss n,r in which IN. v,s ,.on,,l,';nJ a., ,',i
iou4n,,Ii.ts lvbiIr the otfirer. Won't into ~.
n.s.eugar car ana nrntap1Iad f., h, .,l,,t ~,
The canitol for advire md ala Thel to,'t ,ho
t,ov4rnnr advised hv las,,atnba t::,,', ,. a.
.t.tio, .,I la,.,n,I,,.,'t itf;I ~ -
train h.,if ma fam, H., Ia,,l. lie
ia tho ,,on;+nnti.r,. NV, p,' '''i -
Nitbout lnI,, rrio,.o ,,,l.I1 .',,i w. an ~ "
st,in,,s MI i,,, i,l,,,;'i, Na9"u' az a.! tio
AWAITING in nd ho,t ,he nt ti'
given the Sin. 4 ,iriarhment Of tiftenn unii,.a-
mo-, mi :, L,,.,, ,,,I,,,i. - w.; -, lO Nv
haan nuin,l, r6,ti,i t ,h " n i,9o vs. ''
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SATURDAY NIGHTS FIGHTING.
All day long SATURDAY. changing crowds filled
the streets of Cincinnati, apuroarhinp * near
the iail "a, they were permittdd 70 90. A. half
pa>i 9 the mob. by mean, of barrels of roal oil
started fire in the Treasurer, office on IN.
first floor OF the Court House. All fine windows
in the front of the building were broken. and
the mob surrounded the building tirinr rryol-
vers and yelling. The militia fired on them
from the building with blank clrtritIor,. h,u
,i l al i"a'''u WIN n'!I anu ufoNe inc
wa, broken into and Numbered TRAVEL an I'M.
streets IN almost any part If the city hera,ne
dangerous, pcopIe i'm one or two instances ha-
ing shot down squares away from The scene Of
ho~tilities Lieut. Desmond. who entered 10
>ubdue the flames. was instantly killed Thn
fire HAD full SWAY because the mob would mot
allow the tiremen to use their engines and il
went oil unchecked thounh hu,rnino SLOWLY, -,
the great structure was strongly bniIt, hnvinu
cost probably $3.50 GOO. and hrino infenIInd ~
withstand fire. The destruction of His hniId.
ING mean, irreparahle loss - il contains win
able records. many of them of e,rr.tt histnrir.,l
interest a. well as "A valuable collection Of law
books. While the belea@uer4d troons and no.
nv ~ tt'I t'i 'ilu CVuii liouSe were Keeping
for the promised trooI,s FROM |";,l'',' Uni
DAYTON, The DELAY of an hour seemed an afe
while the flames were RAGING and the via n'1h
now wholly beyond nuy IonfroI or re.,"nn tiiIai
the streets ready ia Kin iii VIA ,r'o in ~ J.;
way. Ii WAS nearly midnioht when tba Enurl
teenth p,gimnnt roiIi H. " iioii tii' pui-
with determined pluck and skill formed for
work was arcomnIishrd md NOV aro now w -,
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