The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-03

the clerks Office, except POSI-
bly, sons books, receipts and 3
small amount of money which
were In the safe was destroyed. The
pending are in ashes The FIRE also
made clean sweep In the
offices of the probate court.
All records OF wills. marriages and de-
ceased persons estates have been swept
from existence. The duplicate for the
June collection Of taxes went with the
rest.
IN THE TRRAsURER's OFFICE
! all that could be consumed by fire was
destroyed. In the office of the county
commissioners everything was de-
of the safes IN the sheriff1s and auditors
| Offices are destroyed.
The law library, the second best of the
kind IN the country, was totally consum-
| ed. The loss will be $125, 600.
The only combustible thing in the
whole court house certainly safe is the
| set of records of the recorders office.
Probably the contents of the
treasurer's safe are unframed and pos
siblY some of the contents of the safes IN
the offices of the county clerk, county
commissioner, sheriff and auditor, and
in the common pleas court room i've
I NAY OO
else Is In ashes. The totsl loss to the
county by last nights work at the court
house, is estimated at over 81, 600, COO.
FIVE DEAD BODIES
of drunken or ventnresome men, who, IN
| spite of the policemen's warning, had
gone beyond the limit permitted by the
militia. No one dared go take them
away until the mob had dispersed and
| the streets were cleaE-
At q. m, when q small crowd gath.
cred at the drug store at Court and Wal
nut, one square west of the court house,
to see patrol wagon take away a dead
man, the militia, mistaklng this Tor
renewal of the mob. fired volley, kill
ing one and wounding nephew OF the
proprietor of the store.
Passing to the north side of the court,
on Walnut, sickening scene was pre-
sented. Here, apparently, the wounded
had taken shelter behind q protecting
| building, or perhaps here the fatally
wounded had crawled to die. Pool after
pool of blood dyed the ground all along
the curbstone. All along the streets
signs of blood were visible, and in hall
way, three squares distant, on Main
street, the floor was smeared with blood,
where some unfortunate had craWleo to
dress his wounds or die.
| bOhNAAN OOOAhA hOOS-1'
The burning of the court house was
wholly aimless and malicious, except
one might find an excuse in the feeling
that the crowd was angered st the place
where failure to do justice had been so
marked. Il did not aid at all in getting
TO the prisoners and doing harm to the
militia. 1t was purely wanton, nor was
there any excuse tor the failure
to protect this property. The crowd
was permitted to go to the very windows
break them in without resistance and
when opportunity offered some devilsh
communist, who gloried in pure de
structIon, suggested to cast some lighl
upon the subject. This was the trivial
be the Paris of America. sure enough
said another. With this leadership and
with these motives chairs, carpets
and desks were broken and piled
nheaps IN the treasurer Office and the
match applied. AS this was done the
silly headed or drunken hoodlums in the
crowd cheered and yelled: Burn the
id militia out" Just here occurred
one of the most melancholy events OF
the night, the killing OF Cap
tain John j. Desmond. He haC
been appraised of the purpose
to burn the court house and was sen
|
the fire. The mob fired at him and /;
ball crashed through his head. Cap
tam Desmond was q young lawyer o.
much promise and fine looking soldier
the pride of the regiment, and ont
whose loss on every account is deepl!
deplored.
THE OUTLOOK AT NOON.
| To-day the gravity of the situation i
: impressed on every one. Everywhere
, solemnity prevails. The appalling los
} of property and fIightful destruction o
: life bring people TO the realization Of tn
awful calamity. IF anything could in
| tenslfy honest INDIGNATION directed
against the first cause, this outbreak ant
revelations this morning does it.
The deep feeling against the mllili
t was manifested all the time. Every nov
. and then during the forenoon stone
!. were thrown at them whenever the or
: portunity offered. This became so ar
!. moving that, so far Is practicable, tn
! police were placed next to the people
4 Epithets were shouted and threats wer
not wanting, whether in earnest or TO
s the sake of terrifying the boys in blu
could not be told. wait till tonight
: Wait till we get good and drunk, an
t we'll hoist you blue-coated men froE
!. behind your barrelsr' were among tn
: things said.
: Plans for the protection OF life Q
!. property have been maturing. There ha
e been great lack of head. Mayor Steph
3 ems has been dangerously i'll with pneT
. monia, and yesterday left his bed at tn
risk of his life to give directions. II
spent the whole night in his office an
4 at points where he could do the mos
: To-day he is in great danger OF relaps'
|. but his plans have taken shape. Virtuf
I,cE osrv F1.SlffnrNz ID I
8 the hands of eminent citizens, with Gel
eral J. D. Cox as leading adviser.
T The result was q meeting OF 100 cit
b zens and the issuing of proclamatid
d by the mayor, calling on those unlav
fully engaged in rioting to desiss, an
} asking the citizens to enroll themselvI
as special policemen to assist in saviu
y the property of the city.
}. FIRING COMMENCED.
d About 8 o'clock to. night the regimes
p from Columbus, guarding the Cou
y street approach, was fred into by one [
i the mob from an alley between Main az
d Walnut on Court street. The trool
e answered the challenge by few shot
1t which were followed by volley, an
, several shots from the Calling gun ST
i toned there. The number of injured,
re this hour, cannot be ascertained. II
1f firing is now continuing at intervals
re all directions. 1t is now the purpose
% the militia to clear the streets.
One YOlley was fired down Main sire
II and wounded, among others, Mr.. Brig
y Swift, a prominent pork packer, WI
re was standing at the corner OF SeYen
g and Main, three squares from the cou
p house In conversation with Henry Hal
re ma, Third street broker. He was struc
most seriously wounded and was CO
1 cd 80 hfc N ooN
THE MOB AT MUSIC HALL.
AT 8 % word was received at geneE
Ut headquarters that g large mob b
e. broken into the music hall by breakil
of down the door and was trying TO man
- cannon on exhibition In Power ha
Companies D and E of the Sixth rel
NC ment were sent TO drive them away a.
ut succeeded without bloodshed. capturi
~ the cannon and taking possession Of i
Us ahall.
SALOONS CLOSED.
o The streets of Cincinnati preset
n this Sunday evening strange eppe
de anee indeed. The innumerable conc
he hall saloons, restaurants and other pla(
OF OF resort are closed, and knots Of %
as are standing around discussing the sitE
IN ton. Instead Of promenade
as- the streets or seeking
en- different places of amuseme
40 as usual. Sunday evenings progrl
IS presents an appearance which indeed
as tokens the city under martial law. I
IFS 9Th regiment has just arrived 90 80
N, M. Il Is 3 common expressi
IN among citizens that the receipt
ID. Of the gang OF determiH
men who composed the N
mt of Friday night wss 3 gross mistal
IN The people say openly that it WoE
lis have been better TO have given uD 4
~ criminals who are being so carefu
en- guarded and let them receive the v
nd merited punishment, which it appe.
az cannot be accorded by proper legal p
nd cess in this country.
ed THE SITUATION ENCOURAGING.
om At IL 80 D. m the situation was N
he eneouragin0 The brief attack on Mn