The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-03
BLOODY, BUCKEYE RIOT,
Graphic "Details Of the Destruction
Wrought in Cincinnati by the
tnfuriated Mob.
Twsnty-sevsn Lives 1safihoed and q
Large Number Wounded-The
Devised List,

Twsnty.ssvsn Lives 1.etihosd and a
Large Humber Wounded-The
Devised List.
The riot in Cincinnati, of which threatenings
were heard on Friday, broke out in earnest on
Saturday and large number of lives were sac
tifced and an immense amount Of property,
and all on account Of verdict of manslaughter
against man named Benner for the murder
of William Kirk, who had contested the crime
On Friday night, an attack was made on tho
Jail The military were called out and fred on
the mob from the windows. Among the
wounded were James Green, dying; Walter Fay,
dying; James Turk, MORALLY wounded; F.
Zohner, wounded in thigh; Ed Eulleff, shot in
leg; Jackson Todd, badly; DR.. Charles Mus
croft, police-surgeon, slight wound. Finally
the mob finding that Berner had been
spirited away, dispersed Benner Was
taken to the State Penitentiary at Columbus.
His escape greatly incensed the people, and the
rioters broke out afresn. The court house IS
in ruins, and all that is left Of it is the great
fire proof, but which are not opened. All re-
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fur as is known, being left What that entails
is easier imagined than described. One Of the
most valuable law libraries in the World Is gone
Taxes cannot be collected nor titles proved.
The military came only after the court
house was in flames, and Cincinnati has paid
dusk q few scattering militia men, upon whom
all seemed anxious to wreak revenge for the
wreck of tho early morn, appeared in the
throng, intent upon Joining their comrades in
the court house. "Kill them, kill, kill" was
heard upon every side, while stones and mis-
crashing through the windows, battering down
doors and causing other destruction By a
miracle those stragglers escaped but their as
sailants, thus encouraged, pressed on the long
line of police to whose protection the militia
men owed their lives The fusilade of stones
continued, the windows of the treasurer's office
were demolished and the rioting began in ear
nest.
The flames, gaining Roadway, created draft
through the building, and that increased their
fury so that in a short time the lower story Of
the building looked like huge furnace. About
floor Of tho auditors office, and in short
time the whole Office was ablaae. The flames
we're, Of course fed by splendid fuel, the hun
dreds of volumes of records burning very
rapidly.
The crowd surged back and forth on Court
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the militia. The court house square was
packed with people, as was also the street up
as far as Main. On Main street there We're
very few people after the first volley, where
several were wounded and killed. Before the
building was fired the release of the men arrest
manded and refused. The crowd would there
fore allow no one to approach the fire for the
purpose of distinguishing it. An alarm was
sent in, but when the engines arrived the fire.
men we're advised to return to the houses and
they acted on the advice
Capt Devine and ]. j. Desmond captain of
Company c. First regiment, attempted to drag
line of hose in the treasurer's Office and they
persisted in their efforts to reach the fire, after
being warned. There was an explosion and a
flash, and Capt Desmond dropped dead, with
the top Of his head shot off. This was the sig
nal for regular fusilade. There was no
further attempt to put out the flames until the
arrival of the Fourteenth regiment, which
formed in squad facing the front, when one
Of the files opened Are, killing by-stander
on the sidewalk and getting series of pistol
shots in return. Col Fred Heube, in charge
and two or three persons were wounded, the
regiment cleared the street in front Of the
court house.
All this while and all night there was fighting
going on between the soldiers at the barbados
before both the Jail and court house and the
u!oo Inc 1altei parry were nOSGly armed Will
pistols, some having guns. They would fire
on the soldiers who would reply, and now and
then in volley they would drop half Dozen
The mob would howl and yell and charge for
ward only to be repulsed. Nobody ever Sc
cured such a connected view of them as to en-
able their number to be estimated, but count
ing spectators as all rioters, there must have
been
AT LEAST TWENTY THOUSAND.
and not unlikely twice as many They extend
ed for squares in various directions.
THE BLooD1EsT STREET IN THE CITY
last Saturday night was South Court street.
Hero the militia charged on the crowd two or
three different times The first was made about
1880 o'clock, when five men were shot, three
Of whom were killed The next yolley was
fired from the north, and one man Killed and a
little boy mortally wounded. The third volley
came from the east and resulted in the killing
of three men
The remarks Of the crowd were significant,
and Tom Campbell counsel for Benner and
swore by awful round oaths that if they could
catch Tom Campbell and the jury they would
hang them sky high, and then hurl them to hell.
Again and again was the attempt made to reach
the Jail yard gate from North Court street;
wounded and dead were left each time. Per-
sons shot all hours of the night The most
grit shown by any one way from the court house
was by those on guard at Powelrs gun store,
it was attacked by party who wanted to get
ammunition, they tried to put coal oil over the
front and set it on fire, but it was put out
Meantime those inside we're showing fight, and
at least one, and it is thought three, in a win
dow. On the other side of the street there are
eight bullet holes within radius of fifteen in
ches.
About o'clock Sunday night regiment from
Columbus guarding the Court street approach
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between Main and Walnut, on Court The
troops answered the challenge by few shots,
which we're followed by yolley and several
shots from the Gatling stationed there. The
number of injured at this hour cannot be as
certained The firing was now continued at in
tervals in all directions twas the purpose
the militia to clear the streets. One volley
fred down Main reetwounded, among others,
Mr.. Briggs Swift prominent pork packer,
standing at the CO ner of Seventh and Main,
three squares from the court house, in CONVEX
sation with Henry Hanna, Third street bro
ker. He was struck and most seriously wound
ed, and was conveyed to his home in carriage.
At 1926 word was received at general head
quarters that large mob had broken into
Music hall by breaking down the door, and was
trying to man q cannon on exhibition in Power
hall Companies D and E, Sixth regiment,
without bloodshed, capturing the cannon and
taking possession of the hail. There has been
much feeling against the jury that tried Ber-
ner, and in some quarters against his attorneys.
Our juror living in the city has left home. The
attorneys have been quiet, and it is possible
they might be roughly handled if good occasion
offered. At the opening fire, about p. M,
four or five persons were killed and as many
wounded, including, as reported, two women
on Court street
Several regiments of state troops were sent
to Cincinnati, and these with the knowledge
that several companies of regulars were near,
quoted the mob. On Monday at 2 o'clock a..
m, the police reported everybody going home,
and the city was perfectly quiet. Among the
men in jail for participating in the riot is
peggy" Warren, q member Of the last legisla-
ture OF Ohio He is said to have been among
the most active in counselling robbing gun
stores.
At o'clock Fred smalze, bartender at the
Queen City Hotel, who had been among the
crowd annoying the militia at the bridge over
the canal on Main street, began to advance be-
yond tho limit A soldier warned him to STOP
He refused, the soldier fired and the man fell
dead The patrol wagon quickly came, and
amid great excitement bore the body off to Ha-
hg'A
Passing to the north side Of the court on
Walnut street, q sickening scene was presented
Here apparently the wounded had taken shelter
behind protecting buildings, or perhaps here
the fatally wounded had crawled to die. Pool
after pool Of blood dyed the ground all along
the curbstone. All along the street signs of
blood we're visible, and in hallway three
squares distant on Main street the floor was
smeared where some unfortunate had crawled
to dress his wounds or die.
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