Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-29
MAODENED MOB
I'D at the Unjust sernsr Var-
dict
npt to Break Open the IaI' d
Cincinnati,
;ut srs Prevented by the PoIlce
and Military
yho Fire Upon Them and Kill One
of Their Number.
'hst Then Burst Open an ArmorN
Secure Guns
Return to the Work OF De-
struetion ard Death.

I| fSitErf, o., March y len LuOuS1It
'sen|s gathered at Music Hall in response
ns&ll by reputable citizens, to take &C.
* ~ the Bernsr verdict. Many could
1T "a in. Strong resolutions were adopt
~ tdemning the verdict and q commit
a. III legislation was appointed. Upon
f,c1tnment the vast crowd moved direct
xt1hhe iail where they began an attack
q fhsfront door. At 9:40 the riot alarm
y.s n,undsd, summoning the entire police
orcs u the isiL. Vast crowds OF people are
sthering in that vicinity. Berner was re-
aoyed after his sentence this morning and
tuowoa his way to Columbus, bu! II the
,oh "a in the other murdersrs will be
Fpched.
Fired Upon by Police.
Tha police upon arriting in the vicinity
fth4jail commanded the crowd TO move.
ot biGs OOeyed they fired but as no OGe
"a hbrt II was presumed that the police
red "a the air. Il is said that IS the intsn-
on al the police they being deeply n
ruYt'hy with the E.OYsment 70 condemn
ie cttrageSus Bsrner verdict. A sT0t Or
20 Hss tired from the IsIl but the rroSd
A0st6 TO move. They hSve good ~a'i"r |
ID ara still 10 ?. Il ~ work az thA a
por. IT II r N. the report !
ON the iail is tnst the croSi |
a got inside. They had preyiOusly 0'O- |
ca mo blacksmith shop aud had taken !
1 the tools tNey could lind. There is I
ifculiy in getting information soOut !
ieir D. Oyements because the streets all |
Cunr the Court House and Jail are
nms
An porter Of the Associated Press
ysa a II o'clock from the stone wall of the
IA Yard be saw great crowd of men |
isid8 the isil but they had not yet |
ssched the cell room. They we're we'll 1
rpplikd with tools and were at work
L the doors. lt was possible /
isy Fou,d have 10 90 through 3 stone
al. Which would be easy. There IS ap- |
arsntly no resistance to the mob, and on
10 olher hand no violence has been offered
F., perlCns by the mob except that Adam
IssRi1y, one Of the policemen in the patrol
eeoH wa struck with brick sDd slightly
urt. This set is condemned By the mob, |
od ucw the patrol wagons are standing in
'ont q the Jail surrounded by people. The
lillfla has been ordered out, but large
umbsrs have failed 70 appear and there is
genefbl disposition so far as can be seen
ot 10 interfere with the mob Nothing |
as get been heard from Sheriff Hawkins,
'ho Is inside the Court House aud cannot |
. reachet, Mayor Stephens is confined |
, his house by sickness, leaving the Sheriff |
holly responsible for the preservation Of |
rder eTcept for the assistance Of the Chief |
Police.
The FirstRsgiment OF the Ohio National
uard has Just entered the jail having
zen marched through tbs front entrance |
The court house and thence through q
lnrel into the Jail where the mob is
Ironeiug. IL now remsins to be seen
hether the militia will do anything |
itrustrste the purpose of the mob.
Midnight.
About thirty shots with muskets were
ed by the militia for the purpose Of scar
z DE mob. The result was the glancing
llisstruck 1t least four persons iutlicting
iuries which may be fatal in the case OF
le o. two. Policeman Mutt and Private
ok are the worst hurt. The latter was
ot ID the breast. A volley seems to have
lscked the movement OF the mob, though
q crDwds have not yet dispersed from
out the jail.
The iail has been fired by the mob aud
q moi ard the crowd on the streets say
ey viii CIT the hose to prevent the fire
lpaztment from eXtiUguishing il. The /
% NJ ms TO think 3 wholesale hOlOcaust
= u ~ means Of accomplishing their
srItkc.
fhefre engines responded TO the alarm,
= aster much difficulty in getting near
und he alarm false. IL was Oc-
sio~sd by bonfire built near
. fail. As the building is stone |
u iron il would be difficult to fire it /
ON Without. Ii now appears there was /
! sctnal conflict between the mob and the |
ilitary, though il is still most Likely |
1T he wounds Of the police and |
ilitary by the fire OF the latter |
ere made when the inner door
tween the reception room and cell rooms |
AZ broken down. The military fired on |
e mob at that place and VIM. Kent, q
smber OF the mob was shot sud killed. |
his ssemed 10 break the spirit Of the
OBJ though they Hid not refine hastily.
I:i5 a. ~.
News Just comes from the Iail that the
% "a not defeated yet. They have broken
10 ia armory of the Veteran regiment
"a taken guns More firing has been done
the iail. The mob is now looking for
nmunition. with a prospect Of success.