The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-04
Saturday Nights sroody work.

lldNcO OIL cllntr sue.
Saturday Nights bloody work.
The vicinity of the Jail dnrinp Saturday
was crowded by vast shifting thronr of cX-
tleu, determined men, who crowded upon
the soldiers on duty there AZ close as possible
ana scanned the jail with a hungry look that
betokened continued desire to wreak ven
Beahce upon the Wretched criminals within
It's massive walls. There was. however a
sullen silence about the ncighborhood which
was Ike the precursor Of a storm Travel
was suspended, and soldiers guarded every
approach. although the path of every sentinel
was outlined by far extending sea of people.
'olne OF whom for hours viewed the scene
win vacant stare. At the same time every
step tai zen by the sentncls was furtivelv
watched. The crowd was composed
NANNY OF brawny, capable men. and
there were no women and children ainou~
them. The whole OF the Sycamore street side of
1ne JAZZ Presented an cXpan,c of de olation.
ne window pan"s We're all broken: the
frames were in splnteIs or had entirely dis
appeared, and the stout iron bars were bent
as IL ny sudden convulsun 1t appaais
mat nothing on that side had escaurd the
Jury OF the mob The outer doors OF the iail
Once, which are composed of heavy iron.
were al battered up. Axes slcdgeham,ucrs
and heavy beams were brought to hcnI,
AGAINST them. In the Office signs of the VIC
renee OF the mob were seen eycI'y-whcrr
~ night the popular fury took a new turn
ana a most disastrous one The crowd was
Iull OF rage against the military for shooting
citizens the night before They ,vrrn liz
appointed that they had not succeeded in ret
ting the twentY-three nurdcrcI.s ont of fine
jan ana hanging them. The rage AGAINST the
Jury that had allowed Bcrner To Gsraue tLe
gallows and the cumbersome criminal Law.
winch had allowed the jail to become pom
itttu WIN muluererS. was now turned against
ClTIyHn
rlehced officers, that had killed and woundcG
SO many OF their number the night before
icing that they were not able to cone with
the militia they expressed their dcspor9tio, in
Wanton destruction Of The courthouse
At li'at Il few bOulders were thrown in
~ ri LIie windows from Main street
nlS throwing of bOulders soon grew general
ana many OF the crowd fired revolvcls ana
guns AT Tile windows. The militiD took 5,u
hotiCe OF this, and so the crowd was cucour-
aged a few boys at first broke into fla
treasurer Office, gathered furniture. riIrd if
up ana set 1t ON fire The inccndialv frv,r.
grew, and one after another of the Office, v...,.
treated in the same way. At Irnrtb FL.
crowd reached the SheriH-S office. AttnrtLny
had thrown in a tre-hrund thcv rushed m,
south Court street and broke in the door. 49,.
nat SIDE. This was the signal for rnas.a,i..
ne troops drawn up behind the harricadn 4.
sycamore street opened fire Thare ,,.r..
twelve men of them. and thoy firel ot i.,
,,d ,,i,, l1',,i re rounds only were fret.
,rb;In ti w "ll"u IN every direction. Mean
I;r,I., ''ie oourl mouse burned on With9rt
ainmod e. ~" enc IRE department was no.
''. Im,t as - En- l,'t ,Iii;.
,,uttnd tbn lo,, "i'i'1S increasing flames lad
Su,'eu tHe loWef lioofs and had begun ID
,. i W, nli'o 'ile 9lilc3S' NoleyS of hHsl,eIr
't,d+ , rom lhe direction Of South CoUil
ta'J, ,. "hCie n5rilcade lad bc5n erected.
i,",, ,"i ~ Ssuleu Nlie the boom of can
i V I Tnt ,,e tLisnte9e2 crowds ran for their
hnIet. .f,,,ol. 'n NV aMtu! storm OF lead. The
}uli , struck against the brick buildings un