The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-11
BLOODY BUCKEYE RIOT.
s4raphic Details Of the Dcstrucr1on
Wrought ia Cincinnati by the
Infnriated Mob.
-f-wcnGvsssven Lives EaoriHcsd ana q
Large Number wonndsd-Ehe
Revised List.

i Ands all on account Of q verdict of maIslaughter
against a man named Benner for the murder
OF William Kirk, who had confessed the crime.
On Friday night, an attack was made on the
Jail. The military were called out and fired on
the mob from the windows. Among the
wounded were James Green, dying; Walter Fay,
dying: James Turk, MORALLY wounded; f..
Zohner, wounded in thigh; Ed EULER, shot in
leg; jackson Todd, badly; DR.. Charles Mus
croft, police-surgeon, slight wound. Finally
the mob finding that Berner had been
spirited away, dispersed. Benner was
taken TO the State Penitentiary 1t Columbus.
His escape greatly incansed tho people, andthe
rioters broke ont afresh. Tn court house is
in ruins, and all that is left of it is tho great
heavy walls and vaults, which are hoped to DO
fire proof, but which are not opened All re-
cords of every kline are destroyed, not one, so
far az ia known, being left. What that entails
ia easier imagined than described. One of the
most valuable law libraries in the world is gone.
Taxes cannot be collected nor titlcs proved.
The military came only after the court
house was in flames, and Cincinnati has paid
dearly, indeed, for their folly. Shortly after
dusk Flew scattering militia mon, upon whom
all seemed anxious to wrcak revenge for the
wreck Of tho early morn, appeared in the
throng, intent upon joining their comrades in
the court house. ssKill them, kill, kill" was
heard upon every side, willie stones and mis-
siles Of every kind few over and about them,
crushing through the windows, b~atsering dow
doors ana caAaing other destruction. BY q
miracle thuse strag2less escaped, but tlie.r ns-
%sal1ants, thus encouraged, pressed on the iOrg
limo of police to whose protection the militia
men owed their lives Tho fusiladc ofstoacs
continued, the windows of the treasarer's Office
were demolished and tho iioting began i'll ear
nest.
The flames, gaining Roadway, created a draft
through the building, and that increased their
fury 20 that in a sheet time thu, w story of
the uildinglonkeilike a huge furnace. About
1850 o'clock the tlaines appeared through the
floor OF the auditors Office, and in a short
tirae,the whole Office was abIaze. The flames
were, OF course fed by splendid fuel, the hun
! drs1s OF volumes Of records burning very
RAPIDLY.
street west of Main, as q voilcy WIS fred by
the militia The court house square was
packed with people, as was also the street up
as far AZ Main, On Main street there were
very few people after the first yolley, where
several wcre wounded and killed. Before the
building was fired the release of The men arrest
ed on Friday and inlpfisonea rs leaders was de-
nlanded and refused. The crowd would there
fore sllow no one TO approach The fire for the
purpose of eStirignishi,g 1T. An alarm was
sent In, but when the engines arrived The fire.
men we're advised 10 return to the houses, and
they acted on the advice.
Capt Deyine and ]. j. Desmond, captain of
Compapy y. First regiment, attempted to drag
. iine of hose in the trrasurer's Office, and they
persisted in their efforts to reach ahe fire, after
being warned. There was an explosion and .
flash, and Capt. Desmond dropped dead, with
the top of his head shot oil. This was the sig
nal for 4 regular fusilade. There was no
further attempt to put out the flames until the
arrival Of the Fourteenth regiment, which
formed in a squad facing the front, when one
of tho files opened fire, killing u by=stander
on tho sidewalk and getting = series of pistol
! shots in return. Col. Fred Heube, in charge
OF q Calling gun, then turned at the crowd,
and two or three persons were wounded, the
regiment cleared the street in front of the
court house,
All this while and all night there was lighting
| going on between the soldiers at the bariicades
before both the jail and court house and the
mob. The latter party were mostly armed with
pistols, some having guns. They would fire
on tho soldiers who would reply, and now and
The mol wonld howl and yef and charge for
ward only to be Iepulsed. Nobody ever Sc
cured such o connected view of them as to en-
able their number to be estimated, but count
ing spectators as all rioters, there must have
been
AT LEAST TWENTY THOUSAND.
and not unlikely twicea as many. They EXTEND
ID for squares in various directions.
THE sTREET IN THE CITY
last Saturday night was South Court street.
Here the militia charged on the crowd two or
three different times. The first was made about
lU.pSO Ciock, WuGu UVe men We're SuOl, GATe9
of whom were killed. The next volley was
fred from the north, and one man killed and a
little boy mortally wounded. The third volley
came from the east, and resulted in the killing
of three men,
The remarks of the crowd were significant,
and Tom Campbell counsel for Benner and
the Jury were damned by everybody. Men
swQre by awful round oaths that il they could
caSh Tom Campbell and tho jury they would
hang them sky-high, and then hurl them to hell.
Apoir, ND a fro IN, v.t,,o t1,o n ktap, ~ ~ n IL b., ran,f,
the jail yard gate from North Court street;
wounded and dead ware LETT each time. Per-
sons shot NIL hours Of the night. The most
grit shown by anyone way from the courthouse
was by those on guard at Powelrs gun store,
it was STACKED by a party who wanted to get
ammunition, they tried to put coal Gil over the
front and set it on fire, but it was put out
Meantime those inside were showing fight, and
from the second story fought them of, killing
at least one, and it is thought three, in a win
dow. On the other side Of the street there are
eight bnlletholes within q radius OF fifteen in
ches.
About s o'clock Sunday night a regimentfrom
Columbus guarding tile Court street approach
between Main and Walnut, OIL Court The
troops answered the challenge by a few shots,
which were followed by d volley and several
shots from the Gatling stationed there. The
number Of injured at this hour cannot be as
certained Thstiring was now continued at in
tervals in I'LL directions. 1t was the purpose o
the militia to clear the streets. One volley
fired down Main reetwounded, among others,
M. Briggs Swift, , prominent pork packer,
standing at the co. ner Of Seventh and Main,
three squares from the conrt house, in CONVEX
sation with Henry Hanna, aT'hird street bro
/ ker. He was struck and mostaeriously wound
ed, and was conveyedto his home in o carriage.
AT BIS word was received at general head
quarters that a large mob had broken into
Music hall by breaking down the door, and was
trying to man a cannon on exhibition in Power
hall. Companies D and e, Sixth regiment,
were sent to drive them away and succeeded
taking possession Of the hall. There has been
much feeling against the jury that tried Ber-
ner, and in some quarters against his attorneys.
Our juror living in the city has left home. The
attorneys have been quiet, and it is possible
they might be roughly handled il good occasion
four or five persons were killed and as many
wounded, including, as reported, " women
on Court street.
Several regiments Of state troops were sent
to Cincinnati, and these with the knowledge
that several companies of regulars were near,
quoted the mob. On Monday ut 9 o'clock a.
m, the police reported everybody going home,
and the city was perfectly quiet. Among the
men NAL for participating in the riot is
ture OF Ohio. He is said to have been among
the most active in eounselling robbing gun
stores.
ATT o'clock Fred Sfnalze. bartender at the
Queen City Hotel, WIG had been among the
crowd annoying the militia at the bridge over
the canal on Main street, began to advance be-.
yond the limit "A soldier warned him to stop.
He refused, the soldier fired and the man fell
| dead The patrol wagon quickly came, and
amid great excitement bore the body Off to Ha-
bigss.
Passing to tho north side OF the court on
Walnut street, a sickening scene was presented.
Hers apparently the wounded hadtaken shelter
behind protecting buildings, or perhaps here
the fatally wounded had crawled to die. Pool
After pool Of blood dyed tho ground all along
the curbstone. AL along the street signs OF