Omaha daily bee., 1884-03-31
A MOB OF MANIACS.


FELL DEAD.
and several others were wounded. Az TINS
hour there is no cessation OF the hring; indeed,
Il has grown heavier, and is accounted Tor by
the statement that the mob have procured n
ramon. Col. Harper's order to the Fourth
regiment has lust been given. II directs the
colonel TO march his men quietly up Fourth
street co Sycamore; thence up Sycamore to
the iail and disperse whatever mol may be In
the y,v. but nc all events to join the other
troops now In the jail. 1t tells him hat the
troops there will be looking for him. 1t will
he An hour before this order can be carried
Into effect. Meantime
THE FIRING CONTINUES.
There Is a possibility that the Fourth regi-
ment NAV reach the scene without encounter
ing resistance. The mob at this time seems
gathered at the corner of Main and Ninth
streets under cover. The scene during this
memorable night have been indescribable.
No mob could have been less equipped by
organization or leadership than this one; nor
does it seem that the military and police have
had any good plan or leadership. The prepar.
| atoms for defense made during the day were
against an attack from Sycamore street and
| Main street was left exposed. Witnesses say
the treasurer's office. The troops all gath
cred in the Jail, and the fire department for
once refused TO respond to the alarm until
AN ESCORT OF Roops
was sent. When the first engine appeared 1t
was met with drawn revolvers and warned to
go no further. Tney obeyed. While a hand
to.hand fight was in progress, ike police now
| and then made n dash for the crowd and ar
rested q number of rioters, taking them into
the jail. They refused to give their names in
every instance. Many of them were well
dressed and good.looking men. 1t Is still
impossible to tell how many killed and
wounded there or O. Nine bodies are
IN THE MoRGUE
| at Hebig's. One Is Dugan, the furniture man.
ufacturer. At the city hospital at lo'clock
were the following:
Captain Jack Desmond, shot through the
head; Henry j. Peiser, shot through the head;
John Hettensheim, shot through the heart.
Fatally wounded, Alfred Hopkins, Charles
Bloom, j. Camper. Severely, Daniel Christ
man, shot twice In the leg; Lewis Holt, shot
in the right leg; Henry Budde, shot in thigh;
Joel Krars, shot In right leg; Edward Rehm,
shot in right leg below the knee; Fred Ecker
hart, shot in right leg below tho knee; Will
boy of fourteen, shot In shoulder; Geo. Wise,
shot in left side; John Heckerman was shot
through both legs. 1t Is said that this ball
after passing through both legs, killed a small
boy, now at Habip's. Among the fatal,
wounded are: Will BATE, an eighteen yea
old boy, now dying; Phillip Raabz, shot il
breast.
SRvEN DEAL MEN
are now ut the Anzieger Office on Vine an,
Canal streets. Three dead men were ut Cour
and Vine streets bnt could not be reached
Rumors are abundant, among them ono tina
Colonel Hunt and Lieut.. Tom. Omear, Of tn
police force, were killed in the Jail. Thi
cannot be verified at this time, as %communica
ton with the jail is difficult.
2 o'clock a. m..-The good news comes tina
the crowd has all gone from the vicinity O
the court house, and that the fire engines ar
playing on the fire at the carriage factory
The fire 1t seems has been extinguished b.
the mob. The Fourteenth regiment has no
yet reached the court house, but will have nj
diff culty in getting there. Col. Harper ha
just received the following telegram
COLUMBUS, March 29.-Col. John u. Har
peril shall remain ut the wire in Genera
Manager McCrea's office all night, If necessa
ry. Gen. Finley leaves for Cincinnati on tn
first train. Keep me posted until the mob i
suppressed.
lSigned.l Coz. HoADLY.
BEBNER LANDED IN II P~ENlrENTIARY.
Columbus, March 29.-Berner was lande,
in the penitentiary at s o'clock tonight, &C
esompanied by a strong guard of specials. III
capes in the last thirty hours. After leapinI
from the train last night he waudared owe
the country, keeping in sight of the railroad
and finally rested on o box car on o siding til
nearly daylight, when he broke for the woods
He was overtaken about 10 o'clock by Depu
ties Moses and Devoe, who kept up the chas
with buggies. They had difficulty in keeping
him concealed during the day, and finall,
drova In Enatar,a Crnasip0 tho naxt atatio,
beyond Loveland, where they had previousl,
arranged to meet some newspaper correspond
ents. They had
CHANGED BERNER's CLOTHES,
and put q Derby instead Of n soft hat ON him
have recognized him from the descriptions
They turned him over to two correspondents
and then claimed that they had failed to fia'
their man. There was quite a crowd at tn
place, however, and before the train arrived
at 4 o'clock, the people suspected them ant
called for Berner, but they got off safely
Berner was ut once taken into q closed expires
car by the journalists, and the officers were Il
the coaches, pretending TO be en- route to tn
capital for advice and aid. They kept tn
governor advised by the conductor sendin
dispatches from every station. The governo
had the train stopped half q mile from tn
depot, close to the p~enitentiary, when Berne
| was taken in on the run. There were crowd
Mt all the stations making inquiries, and
multitude awaited the train in and about tn
city here, but they were given the slip. !
detachment Of fifteen police and n large nun
Der of prison guards had been quietly locate
ut the suburban crossing where the part
alighted. They made double quick tim
with the prisoner to the gates. Berner was
n EARLY TO DEATH.
He was the first man Warden Thomps0
ever saw glad to get behind the walls. II
rejoiced when he was inside, and wante
something to eat and a chance to rest. Aft
supper he related his trip. He is eightee
yeas old and sentenced to twenty years. u
hopes to outlive it. He retired early, and wi
attend chapel tomorrow. Governor Hoad
has three regiments and two batteries ordert
to Cincinnati with instructions not to lea'
the Cincinnati depot unless absolutely niece
sary. Adjutant-G General Finley is on route
Cincinnati. The governor Is setting up, wal
Ing to SEQ the night through. The exciteme
has abated here since Berner was lodged
the penitentiary.
MISTAKEN FOR CINCINNATI MURDERERs.
DAYTON, Ohio, March ,29.-Four Unit
: States prisoners were brought up from Ci
: cinnati this evening In charge of governme
officers. AT the depot the impression "
. conveyed that they were Cincinnati murd'
ers, and q mob attacked them as they VIC
transferred from the train to the Jail, 1t W
with difficulty that the mob were prevent
from accomplishing their purpose. I
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