Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-30
EASTERN NEWS.
Frightfal Tumult and lnSurrGChon
in Cincinnati.
THE CITY OUTRAGED BIZ THE NAL
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Over Ten Thousand Men Be-
siege the Jail.
THEY DRY, RELEASE UNTO
US THE FEL0Ns."
Distressing Scenes of Wounds
and Death.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL. ]

OlNClNNAIl, MaICA aJs~AhO moh
ner committed one of the most atrocious
and cowardly murders ever perpetrated
in this city last February. He lay in
waiting behind a stable door and with a
heavy iron hammer Drained W. 81. Kirk
as the latter entered. He then took the
body away in Kinks wagon and threw it
into a milf creek, in which it was found
two days afterwards. He was tried and
on technical pleading, escaped penalty OF
death, and was sentenced to 20 years in the
State Prison at Columbus. The sentence
outraged public sentiment, and q mob in
volving many of the best and quietest
citizens of Cincinnati has been pending
and ready to break forth at any moment.
Friday night 10000 people gathered in
Music Hall and strong resolutions were
passed condemnlng the verdict. The vast
crowd, enlarged by additions at every step,
went to the Jail. Up to 10 O'Clock P. NJ.
they could make no impression on the door.
Up to midnight there was nothing but
tumult. Shots were fred by the police
and q regiment of the National Guard
was called to defend the Jail.
At 1890 A. M. Saturday morning the
alarm was given that the Jail had been set
on fire and that the mob wanted to make
a holocaust of all the unhanged felons
contained in it. The alarm was false.
At 1915 O'Clock A. NJ. on Saturday
the mob, hitherto without arms, Quilted
the gunstore of Kitridge Il Co., the largest
in the city. At 2:30 A. M. Saturday the
soldiers had fired, and several citizens had
been killed and a number wounded. Loud
reports came from the Jail, and il was
thought the mob had added q cannon to
their small arms. The excitement pre-
vailing was awful, and the confusion not
to be described. Meanwhile Berner had
been disguised and shipped off to prison.
Up to 7 A. NJ. Saturday Joe Green was
reported dying from the effects of shots
by the soldiery; James Turk, mortally
wounded; F. Soebner, ugly thigh wound;
Edward Dalief, legs broken; James Stern,
shot dead.
CINCINNATI, March 29.-9 A. M.-There
is quite a large crowd around the Jail, but
it is collected there by curiosity. The
military is still on guard. No further at
3 tack is anticipated. The following are the
additional killed and wounded last night:
Private Edward Muthert, slight; Private
. Henry and Private Harry Rolling, serious;
Private Charles Gibbons, slight; Police
man Phil Num-, serious; Arthur Boutil-
lier, arm shattered; Henry Yaiger, slight;
+ John Griffith, fatal; Martin Rafferty,, fatal;
@. l.. Barlin, serious; Lawton, slight; A.
D Donnelson, slight; Holier, slight; A. Bur-
ser, slight; Cyrus johnson, slight; Reid,
slight; Leonard, slight; Jack Bergman,
slight; W. McMinner, slight; Mary Smith,
fatal, and George Miller, serious. A man
| from Virginia was seriously wounded.
He refused to give his. name. AS
the meeting at Music Hall ad-
. journed last night, the attention of the
r people was attracted by the shout of q
young man, who cried out: ''To the Jail
Come on. Follow me, and hang Berner."
e Although there might have been an inten-
a ton to organize q mob, this first time
found vent in decided expression. The
cry was soon taken up and spread rapidly.
There ia q report on the streets this morn
O ing that Berner has been r~ecaptured and
hanged at Lovelsnd. This proved ground
q less. One story is that Berner, in run
d ming from the crowd at Loveland, ran
= into the Miami river and was drowned.
This is not improbable, as the night was
3 very dark, and no trace was found of him
The whole country is being secured by ex-
= cited citizens, and if found alive will GER
tainly be lynched.
Officer Num- died at 4 o'clock from the
Q effects of his wounds. Tit crowd around
! the Jail soon reached 10, 900 people. There
seemed TO be about 200 men in the lead
who took the initiative in all steps, but
a said little. AS soon as it was learned
!, in the Jail that there was a mob outside,
= Sheriff Hawkins called up Fire Marshal
r Bunker by telephone, and a riot alarm
3 was sounded. The Sheriff and posse made
all preparations to repeal an attack. On
the way to the Jail the mob secured q long,
:. heavy scantling, to be used as a battering
. ram. They began operations on the north
side Of the door, and knocked q hole large
= enough to admit a mans body, through
4 which the moi crawled thick and fast, and
so mounted the stairs. Here they were
met by a detail of police and the Sheriff,
I and forced back into the Jail Office. By
: this time the mob outside had procured a
long, heavy board, and placing it in the
iron railing in front of the Jail, pushed it
through the window into the second story.
With this they broke out the entire sash
and shutter, and scrambled into the apart
) ment Of Jailer Brady. This successful
) move encouraged the crowd, who made
. a rush for the south door, leading
to the street from the second story, which
is here level with the pavement. This
soon gave way and the mob went through
in great numbers. The Sheriff's force
, consisted Of 13 men when the mob entered.
These withdrew hastily into the Jail proper,
leaving between them and the mob a heavy
grated iron door, which separated the re-
~ception-room from the cellroom. This is
at the foot of the stairway leading up to
the cellroom. The re~ception-room was
jammed, and the mob kept calling, "Give
us Berner Give us johnson r. and so on
through the list of murderers confined In
the Jail. There seemed to be no leader.
Finally, a tall. muscular negro began to
give orders. and the mob quickly obeyed.
A space was cleared and the plank used,
and a battering-ram brought to bear
against the iron door. Behind the door
stood Sheriff Hawkins and his men with
drawn revolvers. The Sheriff said calmly
that it meant death to enter that
door. The crowd faltarad a momen and