The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-03
ORDER REIGNS ONCE MORE.
The Barricades Removed from the Gin
cinnati Jail and Courthouse.
The Bravery of the Fourteenth Regiment
COmmended-PreparatiOns for Holding
COurt-The Dead to Date.
PEACE AND QUIET.

OlNCINNATI, AD11l Z-Onb OF the most eQCOul-
aging outward signs of the supremacy of order
has Just appeared in the removal of the barTi-
cades i'll the streets about the Courthouse. At
noon the first street cars of the Mount Auburn
line were permitted to pass through, after being
shut out since $3.50 o'clock Saturday evening,
when the pistol firing and stone-throwing began
near the Courthouse. Travel of all kinds at
once was resumed about the Courthouse. One
of the first lots of freight delivered on North
Court street was an immense quantity of bacon
to the pork-house opposite the Courthouse.
There is no longer that MANAGING look of pre-
scented arms but very few soldiers are pacing
the sidewalks around the Courthouse, for the
purpose of preventing venturesome ones from
entering the dangerous structure. The entire
military force will be withdrawn to-day, except
the Seventeenth Regiment, which has orders to
remain until further orders.
The latest revised list of the dead and wound
ed makes the dead 45 wounded, 1873.
While Main street and North and South Court
streets are open to public travel, the barricades
in front of the jail Sycamore street are still
IN position. These cause comparatively little IN
terruption to business, and they make it impos-
sible for the crowd to press closely on the jail.
At the burial, yesterday, of Adolph Meinking,
one of the killed on Saturday night, his father
tainted at the grave and was carried home in an
unconscious condition and died before morning.
The executive committee of fifteen holds meet
ings with closed doors because their duties are
advisory and they regard it wise to keep infor
nation and plans from the general public. At
the meeting to-day the only business transacted
proper for the public to know was the adoption of
resolution advising againstholding public meet
ings in the city where the riot and its incidents
would be discussed. While all signs are hopeful
and the belief generally is that further violence
IS probable, there is some apprehension among
those charged with preservation of order.
Tonight the barricades are all gone and the
militia is simply patrolling the sidewalks around
the jail and Courthouse. They have no moes
tation, not even taunting, as they had on Sun
day when behind the barbados. Feeling has
had time to cool, and the good conduct of the
Fourteenth Regiment in prompt obedience, sol
dierly bearing and unhinching bravery, facing
the desperate mob around the burning Court
house, tends more and more to develop respect
for the State troops; Nothing could have been
finer than the behavior of these troops
in that charge To-day, they are
returning to their homes at Delaware
and Marysville, they are welcomed proudly by all
citizens as the detachments from Columbus
were last night. Naturally enough, the foremost
among those doing honors to the young soldiers
are members of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. Old soldiers are glad to recognize u true
soldierly spirit
The conduct of the Fourth Regiment appears
worse the more it is known Sheriff Hawkins
to-day says he sent Deputy Sheriff Max Buckeye
to meet Colonel Mott and escort him to the jail
Nhen ne reached Nlltn ana V Inc Streets
four squares from the jail, the Colonel
halted and said he would go no further
until he was met by the sheriff himself.
Mr.. Buckeye reported this, and Sheriff Haw-
kins, though wearing the uniform of a colonel
and therefore a special target for the mob, went
to within a square of Mott, and sent Buckeye to
tell him to come on and waited half an hour
when Buckeye returned, saying. The cowardly
men will not come" Mr.. Hawkins then re-
turned to the JAIL and the Fourth regiment
marched back to the depot. The next day the
colonel with portion of his command, reported
at the jail, and has been ON duty until to-day
when they were relieved.
Colonel Hunt, of the First regiment
makes vigorous protest against the
charge that his troops fired reck-
lessly and without orders. He says in the
most trying situations they behaved like veter
ans. He corroborates Captain Foellgers state
1nent that the first firing was by direct order of
Sheriff Hawkins and adds that Captain Foellger
ordered the men to shoot high. He says the marks
on the walls show that they did fire high Several
troops were hit by missiles and some were shot
All firing by the troops on Friday
night was by direct order of the
sheriff. To have disobeyed or refused to go into
the jail would have been cowardice as well as
subjected the men to severe penalties. The
Colonel says the men were prosecuted, threat
ened to have their houses burned and to be dis
charged from places of employment. He thinks
Che regiment will disband. The suddenness
with which large body of troops was thrown
into the city devolved a most difficult
task on the Quartermaster-gen Mi
chael Ryan, man wholly mex
perienced He has filed the requirements
of the emergency in such manner as to satisfy
the troops and merit the approval of Adjutant-
general Finley In many accounts of Saturday
nights mob, reference has been made to the red
flag borne, it was supposed by communistic
organization. 1t has been ascertained that this
ensign had no such significance; that it was sim
ply flag captured in the sheriff's Office, used
by him when selling property at auction.
1t has been determined to build tenn
porary quarters for the Criminal Court
in the jail-yard. to be ready in two weeks. The
grand jury will assemble at once in the old
Armory; near Court and Walnut streets Pro-
vision has been made for the accommodation of
all courts, and legal business will proceed as
usual. The law librarian has applied to all State
authorities for donations of court reports stat
utes, etc, as nucleus for new library.
The deaths to date number 49, OF the killed
IL were born in Germany and Is were born in
America of German parents Among the dead
are one Irishman and one Welshman
Governor Hoadly's Recommendations.
COLUMBUS, O., April 2. -Governor Hoadly in
message to the General Assembly, to day,
III, -