The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03

night would have first to storm these
barricadeS before getting within reach
OF the Jail. These thorough pre-
parations added to the fact that more
troops are coming, may hold the mob
in check. The fact is, no organized
mob is known, and that of last night
was not premeditated. 1t was of
spontaneous growing, not out of in
cendiary speeches and resolutions at
the meeting, for these were all conser-
vative, but out of the fact of great
body of men coming together
on the street with common
feeling of intense Indignation
at the criminal farce played by the
Berner jury, and the general slack
ness of the administration of Justice
to murderers. The mob spirit grew
by degrees and was not the result of a
settled plan. To-day circulars have
been issued calling for the organiza-
ton of vigilance committee of 800
from each ward. 1t is anonymous,
and seems to have no respectable
backing.
MAKING PREPARATIONS.
COLUMBUS, March 29.-Special
trains have been sent out for military
companies at the surrounding towns.
The governor has given the order and
a large force of trO-lS will start from
here at o'clock by special train for
Cincinnati.
READY FOR ACTION.
COLUMBUS, o., March 29.-The sit
uation has become critical and an Or
der has been issued calling the military
together. For half an hour the four
teenth regiment have been resting on
their arms, waiting for the special
train to Cincinnati. The fourth regi-
ment, with headquarters at Dayton,
has also been ordered by the governor
to fall in for orders.
THE MURDERER CAPTURED.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-Berner was
caught at Fosters Crossing about 40
p. m, and is in charge of officers who
will take him to Columbus.
HE ESCAPES THE MOB.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-Berner was
brought by train No. 23 from Fosters
Crossing to MEANWHILE, in the direc-
ton of this city, where he was trans
ferred to Columbus accommodation
train and locked up in an express car.
He passed Loveland and Morrow all
right, and should by this time & p. M
be in Columbus.
SAFELY LODGED IN PRISON,
CINCINNATI, March 29.-Private
advises from Columbus say: Berner
was safely deposited in the peniten-
tiary about $50 tonight. At 9p. M,
while Sheriff Hawkins carefully pro-
tected the front and TANKS Of the pris-
oner by barricadeS already described
he neglected to protect his rear, which
was the court house front, looking
west on Main street. An immense
crowd has gathered there, and the plate
glass is being crushed ID by boulders
By this an entrance will be made to
the jail yard, and to the Jail through
the tunnel, but only to small mum
Der at a time. No troops from Co.
lumbus have yet arrived.
At 9:45 p. m. the fire alarm has
just sounded from Court and Vine
streets, two squares from the court
house, caused by fire in the treaSu'
rer's Office, which is on the first llDol
of the court house. There is also an
immense bonfire in front OF
the Second National bank,
on the corner of Court and Main
directly opposite the treasurer's office
All large glass windows in front OF
the courthouse are broken to pieces
by the mob firing revolvers and throw.
ing boulders at them. The Yellow
militia has just fired into the mob from
the courthouse, but as no harm is
done so far as known it is supposed
they used blank cartridges. The mob
Is greater than last night, and there
ORC moro drI1nl XQn man in If
Wild rumors are af1oat that the moi
has a quantity of dynamite, and viii
use it. Another says that 1900 men
are coming from Kentucky to rein
force the mob. Sheriff Hawkins has
sent deputies to the depots to hurry uI
the troops. When an intiammable
substance was thrown in the treas.
urer's office the troops fired ball and
drove the mob back to Kline street
Many are wounded, and possibly many
killed.
The treasurer's office is already
doomed, and the courthouse seems
likely to burn down. Armory hall
in Court street, near the courthouse
is on fire.
Capt. Desmond of the first regiment
is killed; Sergeant Malone is seriously
wounded, as is al 50 Private McBriar
The crowd is throa ening to destroy
Hunts hotel on Vine street, neal
Fourth, owned by Col. Hunt, com
handing the first regiment. The
guests are removing now from the
place.
Troops from Columbus are m omen
tarily expected, when the trouble
must be worse. Travel on the streets
is becoming dan gerous.
HE is Gagged.
COLUMBUS, o., March 29.-Bernel
was landed in the penitentiary at 8 P
NJ. tonight, being accompanied by q
strong guard of specials, commanded
by deputy sheriff Joe Moses of Cincin.
natl. He had most eventful expe-
rience of escapes for the past thirty
hours. After leaping from the train
last night he wandered over the coun-
try, keeping in sight of the railroad
and finally resting in box car OF
the siding until nearly daylight
when he broke tor the woods, and was
overtaken about 10 o'clock by deputies
Moses and Devote, who kept up the
chase in buggies. They had difficulty
in keeping him concealed during the
day. and finally drove to Fosters eros.
sing. The next station beyond Love
land, where they had previously ar
ranged to meet some newspaper cor
respondents, they had changed
Berner's clothes,put derby instead OF
soft hat on him. and had him Sc
changed that no one would recognize
him from the description. They
turned him over to two correSpon-
dents, and then claimed that they had
failed to find him. There was quite a
crowd at the place, however,
before the train arrived at four o'clock,
and the people suspected them, and
called for Berner, but they got off
safely. Berner was at once taken into
a closed express car by the journal
lists, and the officers were in the
coaches pretending to be en- route to
the capital for advice and aid. They
kept the governor advised by the con-
ductor sending dispatches from every
station, and the governor got the Off
Gals to have the tram stopped half a
the penitentiary. When Berner passed
along, there were crowds at all stations
making inquiries and a multitude
waited the train he. e, but they were
given the slip. A detachment of tif-
teen police and large number of
prison guards had been quietly located
at the suburban crossing where the
party allghted, and they succeeded in
getting there one by one without
arousing suspicion. They made a
large crowd, however, in the double
quick to the prison gates. Berner was
scared near to death. He was the first
man Warden Thomas avar saw Glad