The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

~ thr.s men entsrfug abreast. just before this
ShsrI1 Hswhfns. perhaps because he found the
resistance Of the police eimoss pxve' ssht Iot
who were under arms In thar Am
orv hard by. These men were ma cned over
and were taken into the jail through the tunnel
tom Main street just as the rty working at
the gates were about to take possession OF the
cell room the order Was given TO nre, or at least
NrfuQ commenced. the Result was, beside the
,noment at least moral control They took adj
vanta ge OF this and cleared the jail through tho
sycamore street entrances, while the wounded
were taken out by the main reef way A.,
nv OF the State Guard and capturet all the
cnus and ammunition OF the trooIs, and
thus armed sna hn no6 kpu for
and woundng fifteen. The mob returned the
fire but did n. damage. The heavy firing drove
the crowd away, but the mop M Moax geo, w VIII.
fired by rolling coaLoii barrels into the base
ment and firing them. At the same time a can
non was brought up by q crowd OF ABOUT nfty
men the leader Of whom said they were thirst
ing for revenge. The cannon was hired a num-
Der of times, but produced no elect The 20.
lice by this time "A a. M had gained fuil controt
of the jail aud the greater part OF the mob bad
dispersed A summing OF tn casualties OF this
night of horror showed eight persons either
dead or dying, and seventeen wounded, some or
II now appears that Berner, after his SEN
tence, was disguised and placed in buggy
with Deputy Sheriff Dominick Devote and
driven to Linwood where theygot aboard the
Morrow accommodation, and went TO Loveland
to await the arrival OF Criminal Deruty Joe
Moses with the necessary papers for his COM
initial TO the penitcntiary. IL became known
that Berner was at Loveand and a crowd gath
cred Nhen the train with Moses aboard came
in and Devote and Berner went to board 1t. the
crowd made susn Tor and Il s At Large
Quiet regned throughout the early part OF the
day. but, in anticipation of a renewa OF trouble
Gov. Hoadly ordered three regiments OF state STAT
The approximations of .ut the sovess sps
fully realized. Early In the day anonymous
circulars were distributed through the city call
ing for the organization OF vigilance commit
tee of 800 In each ward. Calling gun was
taken to the jail and the streets were barricaded
by police and soldiers for 100 yards militia
regiment was placed inside the jill, and seven
ty-five policemen were stationed outside About
y o'clock stones were thrown through the jail
windows, and pound dynamite cartridges were
displayed by rioters. At 10 o'clock the treas
urers office in the court house was set on fre.
The troops fired on the mob from the windows,
with deadly effect Captain Desmond, o. the
militia, endeavored to suppress the flames and
was shot dea by the rioters. The hre-engines
were not allowed to work. The wells OF the MOB
could be heard for six blocks and they APP cared
to be thoroughly organized. The Dayton militia
arrived at the depot, but found 1t impossible 10
reach the battle-ground. The ffamts consumed
the court house, with the county records and
one OF the most valuable law libraries in the
United States. The l4th regiment marched TO
the jail at midnight, but the 4th regiment turned
back to the depot after hearing OF the atrocltles
being pcrpetrated. About 10 o'clock a. IN. the
Calling gun was turned upon the rioters
with deadly effect. The mob broke into the
Armory Of Battery B, took three cannon, and
dragged them several miles, creating intense
CONSERVATION police squad fired on them,
and recovered the pieces but not before the mob
had broken several stores open TO sea ch for
the Sheriff. Firing between the mob and the
militia stationed about the jail was
kept up at intervals through the
night. Twenty eight persons were killed,
and sixty or more severely wounded
The police were entire masters of the situation
shortly after midnight, and the Saba b broke
ruins, pools OF blood, and pfckets of militia
marAed the section about the Court House
and jail The monetary loss was July
Sl,000,00'. All the criminal indictments were
destroyed, and now the g Is nothing to show
against the prisoners in the Jail he county
records arc safe. Five cad bodies lay on Syca-
more street he wounded had sought shelter
behind protecting buildings on Walnut street.
and POOL after pool of blood spotted the ground,
while in the Railways the floors were smeared
with blood.
The troops were lying on their arms, taking
such rest as they could get when not called for
special duty. The police, worn out, were also
lounging, abont in such manner as was most
comfortable. The prisoners in the Jail were
locked In their cells, tire bling with fear. Not
one slept through the night.
One OF the sadoest episodes Of Saturday
night was the killing OF capt. John Desmond
he had been arprised of the purpose to burn
the court house, and was sent with squad
OF militia to try to put out the fire. The mob
fired on him and the ball crashed through his
head. AT the same time Private MCGUIRE was
shot through the breast and fatally hurt. Capt
Desmond was young lawyer of much promise,
hnc-look1ng soldier, the pride OF his regiment,
and one whose loss is on every account deeply
deplored The IRE engines were powerless; ;
first, because the firemen refused to go out with
out an escort OF oors, and second, bee 1use the
CT ovid could easily have cut the hose and pre-
vented the use OF the engines. So the fire had
its way.
all saloons closed for twenty -four hours, and It
was fairly compiled with, He then asked Gov
ernor Hoadly to send on all the available mill
tia, and special trains were soon set in motion.
the Sixth Regiment. from Chillicothe being the
first TO arrive. ALI persons were warned to
keep off the streets after dark. At 80 last even
ing the rattle OF the Calling gun showed that
the conflict with the mob had recommended.
Briggs Swift, prominent packer, while con-
versing with q friend on Seventh street, was Sc
Ss ,otsrS bro Gy Gsy hTd oy militia .h
were elected by two companies OF tn. 9th fe0i-
ment. After this the mob dispersed, and quiet
fighting include eight men killed and fifteen
wounded. The total killed for three days was
seventy-fivc; wounded, 15O
1t app, ars that Berner, one of the murderers
OF Kirk, who escaped at Loveland, ran several
miles up the track, spent some hours in an
empty freight car. and then took to the woods.
He was found by two bailiffs, who were driving
along in search OF him. He gave way to tears
like child. The officers drove TO Eos er's
Crossing, remaining until dark when they pro-
eeeded 10 Columbus, and placed the prisoner In
the penitentiary. notwithstanding determined
attempts to lynch him Il. o. Campbell, the
Cincinnati lawyer, who Berner's chief
counsel, has been warned away from the city.
Following is q partial list OF the killed and
m ortaly wounded:
James Condor, carriage blacksmith; John
Havenkamp, coal-cart driver: Fritz Havemyer,
hodcarrier; Fl ank Hettusheimer. employed In
furniture factory; Ben Fink, shoemaker;
John Sagger; Joseph Besold, cigarmaker;
Mike o Day, driver; Anton Fohler, John Dickey,
Frank BERGMAN. Thomas A. Green, colored; An
ton singer shoemaker; John Goeble, BAR ender;
Sam Henan, Jacob Meter, stonecutter: Fred
SleusSer, bartender: four bodies unideD titled;
Joha j. Hennessy, Henry j. Peiser, an unknown
man, Walter Fay, Peter Roefl, brewer; q. Bres-
lau, Capt. j. j. Desmond, of the Lyle Greys;
Police Officer Joseph Stern, Police Oticer Philip
Num-, Henry Rates, cabinet maker; G. Il. Met
Mary Smith, Will Rates, Z. Raabe. John Hetten.
calf Jesse Bright, John Griffith, Martin Rafferty,,
sheim. Alfred Hopkins, Charles Bloom, j.
Camper.