The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1884-03-30

pulled into Loveland Berner was placed
on the car next to the sleeper. As the
train came to a stop, a bowling mob
nearly 900 men, some masked, made Z
dash for the cars. There he is; catch
him - One of the deputies started
for the front end of the car. The crowd
thought it was Berger trying to escape
and jumping upon him, beat him almost
killed him before the error was discov-
cred. Berner had sprang from his seat,
but in the attempt to jump from the plat
form he fell headlong to the ground. Il
was doubtless this accident that prevented
the crowd from recognizing him. The
train boy says Berner walked around the
car and entered again from the rear. In
the meantime the mob discovered the
mistake and were even more infurlated
than before Berner walked about two
thirds of the way through the car when
one of the deputies, who had seen him
Jump from the train, cried, there he goes
now, catch him. Immediately Berner
started on run and again jumped from
the train, which had started out from the
station. Several started in pursuit. Train
men, however, do not think Berner was
captured,
When the first section of the train, the
one that had been attacked at Loveland,
pulled into Morrow, another mob was
waiting to capture the prisoners. This
mob was composed of 80 to 200 men,
Before the train started they climbed
down the steps, and some attempted to
force the engineer to stop the train be-
fore it got into town, so they could swing
Beuer from the bridge near by They
hunted through the passenger, baggage
and sleeping cars, ending their search.
Just as the train pulled away from town.
The second section of the train witnessed
almost the same scene that had been
watched before at Lovelaud. The loud
mob was still yelling and searching for
Berner. Many men rushed upon the.
train thinking an attempt wouldbe made
to smuggel him through as the train
pulled out. Cries were heard saying the
search viii be continued until daylight.
LATER.-CNcNNATI, March 2o.-
Berner was caught at Fosters crossing
about ago this afternoon. and is inscharge
of officers, who viii take him to Column
bus.
All day large crowds have filed the
streets as near to the Jail as they were
permitted. In the attack last night the
&foWd would surge up to the doors of the
iailor's residence and the house now has.
scarcely an unbroken article about it,
even the large stove was wrecked. Turn
key McHughes' wife and children passed
anight of terror. McHughes was com
PEELED to serve with Sheriff Hawkins until
the mob were expelled, while the mother
and children in the rooms above heard
the shots of the soldiers and shouts of
tn mob and witnessed the destruction
Of the furniture To add to the horror
ihS mob yelled to take out the woman
ard children as they were going to set oil
afire and would put barrel of powder on
that. The coal oil was fred, but the mob
had no powder. McHugh finally took
the children and his wife down the inner
stairway and out through the tunnel to a
place of safety. Sheriff Hawkins has
acted all nay as though he expected a re
newal of the attack at night with increased
violence. He has called for troops. as
elsewhere stated, and has called out his
own command of the Veteran regiment
composed of soldiers of the late war.
Hunt has mustered as many of his First
regiment as could be brought out and the
Jail has all the appearance of a fort
ress, except the heavy guns. That
most fearful engine of destruction, the
gatling gun, belonging to the police
force. is on dgtY. The police and sol
dicrs were busy under Sheriff Hawkins
directions, baricading the streets in every
direction. At a distance of 100 yards from
the Jail heavy transfer wagons were upturn-
ed and building material wood, stone from
the neighboring buildings were appro-
priated to construct a strong defense for
the purpose of preventing a rush of peo-
pie to the vicinity of the jail. The mob
tonight would have 10 first storm these
barricades before getting within reach
of the. jail These preparations added
to the fact that more troops are coming
way to hold the mob. No organized
mob is known. That of last night was
not premeditated, it was spontaneous.
but out of the fact that great body of
men were together on the streets wife a
common feeling of intense indignation at
the criminal farce played by the Berner
Jury, and at the general laxness of the adj
immigration of justice The mob spirit
grew by degrees and was not the result Of
a settled plan. To-day circulars were dis
tributed calling for the Organization of a
vigilance committee of 800 in each ward. |
Ii is anonymous and seems to have no re-
spectacle backing.
o:4s D. ma FIRE alarm was sounded
form Court and Vine streets two squares
from court house caused by a fire in the
treasurers Office, also, an immense bonfire
in front of the Second National bank on
the corner of Court and Main streets
directly opposite the treasurers office. All |
the large glass windows in the front of
Court House were broken to pieces by the
mob firing their revolvers
and throwing bouldcrs. The
militia fred into the mob from
the court house but as no harm was done
SO far as is known it is supposed they
used blank cartridges. The mob is much I
greater than last night and more unken
men in it. Wild rumors are aaoat that
the mob has dynamite. Sheriff Hawkins
has sent deputies to the depots to hurry /
up the troops When the inhamable
substance was thrown into the treasurers
Office til t oops fred with ball and drove
the mob back. Many are wounded and |
possibly many killed. The treasurers
Office is already doomed and the Court
House seems likely to burn down. The
Arm nv hall on Court street near the