The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-31

of Captain Ed Mullenix arrived by special tran
and in the evening the Seventeenth Regiment
from Coshocton arrived by way of the Panhandle
route and were marched to the City Park, to be
held as reinforcements to the soldery on duty
at the jail. Besides, there are en- route and
to arrive tonight one section of the Fifth Bat
terry, Dayton; Eleventh Battery Cleveland, and
the Third Regiment, Columbus, O. This makes
in all six regiments, two batteries and one troop
of cavalry to be here during the night.
HosTnITIEs OPENED
About o'clock to night a regiment from Col
umbus, guarding the Court street approach, was
fired into by one of the mob from an alley be-
! tween Main and Walnut, Court The troops
answered the challenge by few shots which
| were followed by volley and several shots from
the gatling gun stationed there. The number of
! the injured at this hour cannot be ascertained.
! The firing is now continuing at intervals in all
directions. 1t is the purpose of the militia to
CLEAR the streets One volley fired down
Vine street wounded, among others, Mr..
Briggs Swift, prominent pork
packer standing at the corner of Seventh and
Main three squares from the Court house, in
J
broker, He was struck and most seriously
wounded and was conveyed to his home in a
carriage.
AT 925 word was received at the general head
! quarters that large mob had broken into Music
Hall, by breaking down the door and was try
| ing to man a cannon, on exhibition in Power
! Hall. Companies A and E. of the Sixth Reg
ment were sent to drive them away, and sue
ceeded without bloodshed, capturing the cannon
and taking possession of the hall.
| The Fifteenth regiment has Just arrived, at
1890 P. NJ, composed of Company A from New
Lexington, Captain Theil, stationed at the City
Buildings Company B, GAINESVILLE, Captain
| Burkhart, also at the City Buildings
Company F, GAINESVILLE Captain Price, stationed
at Hammond-street police station; Company G,
from Newark, Captain Warden, also at the City
Buildings Company c. Mount Vernon, Captain
Murphy, not yet stationed; at the City Buildings
awaiting orders, and Company X, from HEBRON,
Captain Gret, awaitingsord at the City Build
ings.
THE MOB DETERMINED,
1t is a common expression among citizens that
the reception of the gang of determined men
who composed the mob of Friday night was
| gross mistake, The people say openly it would
have been better to have given up the criminals
who are so carefully guarded andlet them receive
the well-merited punishment, which it appears
cannot be accorded by proper legal process in
this county. The presence of the military and
constantly arriving reinforcements seem to add
to the mob's determination to hold
their ground rather than to exer-
else an intimidating effect. 1t is
| 4 o,,1 ;+i,,
that the killing of Captain Desmond was due to
the awkwardness of the boys who composed the
! militia. He was shot by one OF his own men in
one of their charges on the mob, but mobs
are fckle, and their feelings cannot be
gauged. While expressions have been as just
now indicated. action has been different
At ll:39 P. M.-The situatoni is most encourag-
ing. The brief attack on Music Hall. for the
purpose of getting the cannon there, was
the only thing in the shape of an organized
effort of any magnitude. 1t may be the vicious
volley fired into Court street and down Main
street at o'clock were merciful after ALL as they
seem to have prevented the gath
ering of any large crowd at any
point. Later, about half past 10 o'clock, the
crowd was breaking into pawn-shop on Central
avenue and stealing pistols. detachment of
police soon settled this party and arrested
number of thieves without bloodshed.
AT 1920 o'clock Col. S. H. Church sent the fol
lowing dispatch to James McCrea, manager of
the Panhandle railway: There is much
quieter spirit prevailing among the people in the
streets We rather think that the dem
monstrationl for the restoration of
law has broken the backbone of
the mob. Crowds are small in number, and
while they bitter in their opposition, they
are afraid to provoke conflict. There is much
wild as to their intentions but sober
study of the situation impresses me with the
view. have expressed"
STARTLING RUMoRs
Among the rumors referred to by Colonel
Church were that large force were organizing
in Covington and Newport to
come here and render assistance; that
the Western Union telegraph office was
to be destroyed in order to interrupt the call for
troops; that Hunts Hotel was to be burned; that
quite organization was taking place that would
astonish everybody. Only one of these seemed
to be seriously considered. 1t was the one re
ferring to Hunts Hotel. The owner of this
is colonel of the First Regiment of militia. His
establishment was closed early tonight and has
not been reopened
In Judging Of the possibilities of the action of
this mob, its origin must be borne in mind II
is not organized to destroy property but
to deal out justice to criminal
where the court failed The destruction of the
Court house was not in the line of its purpose.
and was not approved by hundreds who willing
ly would have broken the Jail to pieces
in order to get at the murderers. Now that the
military guard all the jail approaches and are in