The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31
PREPARING AGAINST ATTACK.
Energetic Measures Taken to Prevent an At
tack by the Mob.

Energetic Measures Taken to Prevent an At
tack by the Mob.
To the Western Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, March 29-The jail at o'clock
this morning, presented a dilapidated appear
ance, and q threatening crowd of 1000 or 600
men was still standing around. The military
was still standing guard, bat no further at
tack was anticipated.
Crowds in the vicinity of the Courthouse and
jail continue large, though the police and sol
dierS prohibit all passage to the front and side
of the Jail. Apprehension of trouble tonight
grows stronger. 1t is rumored that Campbell
county KY, will send eight hundred men to res
cue the rioters arrested last night and still in
Jail.
Sheriff Hawkins has acted all day as though
he expected a renewal of the attack at night
with increased violence, He has called for
troops, as elsewhere stated, and has called out
his own command, the veteran regiment, COM
posed of soldiers of the late war Col Hunt has
also mustered as much of his regiment as could
be brought out, and the Jail has all the appear
ence of fortress except heavy guns. That most
fearful engine of destructon-the eating
gun, belonging to the police force-is also on
duty. Late this evening the police and soldiers
were busy under Sheriff Hawkins direction bar
Reading the streets in every direction at q dis
lance of hundred yards from the jail Heavy
"ansfer wagons were uptured in the street. and
building material-wood stone, or iron from
neighboring buildings were appropriated to con
struct a strong defense for the purpose of PRE-
venting a rush of people to the vicinity of she
Jail. mob tonight would have first TO storm
these barricades before getting within reach of
the Jail These thorough preparations, added TO
the fact that more troops are coming, may hold
lied mob is known. That of last
night was net premedtated 1t was sponta-
neous. growing not out of the incendiary
speeches and resolutions at the meeting, for
these were all conservative, but out of the fact
that great body of men was together on the
street, with a common feeling of intense indigna-
ton at the criminal farce played by the Berner
jury and at the general sackness of the admins
tration of justice to murderers The mob spirit
grew by degrees, and was not the result of a
settled plan. To-day circulars have been dis
tributed calling for the organization of vigilance
committees, 300 in each ward. 1t is anonymous
and seems to have no respectable backing, and
is as follows:
Public safety demands immediate action Organize
vigilance committees in every ward Heal the by
purifying the body notice TO criminals criminal
lawyers gamblers and prostitutes to leave Hamilton
county within three days and remain away forever
suffer the penalty As long the present clique OF
criminal lawyers that nfest the city permitted to
and corrupt iuries outrage Justice and shield
criminals, just that long will citizens be
dered property destroyed, and protection by the
law be denied. Make clean sweep while are at
it. vigilance committee of 300 in each ward COM
posed of the best citizens by work cleanse
the moral atmosphere in three days Organize at
and notice to all disreputabe characters in
the ward to leave and never return The reputation
of the city demands change, wckedness will
reign supreme"
A Columbus dispatch states that Governor
has as
ordered to Cincinnati, with Instructions not to
leave the Cincinnati depots unless absolutely
necessary. The Adiutant general is en- route to
Cincinnati, aud the Governor is sitting up, wait
ing to see the night through. The excitement
has abated here since Berner is lodged where he
cannot be taken out