The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-15
AWED BY THE GUNS.
Terrible Consequences Of the Attempt
to Lynch Hawes at Birming-
ham. Ala
Twelve Citizens Lie Dead. Several
Fatally Wounded. and Thirty
Others Seriously Injured.

A telegram from Birmingham, Ala, Dec,
9th, says: Last Tuesday the body OF a little
girl was found In East Lake, near this city.
The fact was established that she had been
murdered, and "Wednesday the body was
identified as that OF May HAYES. the daughter
OF II. X. Halves, a railroad engineer. Cir
cumstanccs pointed 10 the girls father M her
murderer. He was marrieds In Columbus,
Miss, "Wednesday evening. though supposed
10 have wife here. On his arrival here with
his bride that night he was arrested, charged
with the murder. Then IL was learned that
he had never been divorced from his first
wife and that she had been missing since last
Saturday, as well as her younger child.
Search for the woman's body commenced at
once, and soon additional circumsian-
tlai evidence against Iiawcs was secur-
60. saturday evening the body OF
OF the lake weighted down with iron.
This caused intense excitement throughout
the city and that night fifty or more officers
were placed around the Jail armed with Win
chester rifles, anticipating a possible attempt
10 lynch Hawes. About II o'clock saturday
night two or three thousand men gathered IN
the vicinity OF the Jai making threats. They
were without organization or leaders. and
after much parleying with the mayor and
others who tried 10 get them 10 20 away,
the crowd finally reached the end Of a mar
row alleyway leading to the Jail doors.
Then the officer warned them 10 stand back
or they would be fired on. After repeated
warnings they would not turn back, and
sheriff Smith ordered the officers TO lire.
One Nollcy was tired, and twenty-thrcc men
fell Killed or wounded. Three men were
instantly killed; nine have since died aud
Others are badly wounded. The mob then
hurredly dispersed, yowing vengeance.
state troops were ordered here at once and
ten companies have already arrived. There
has been intense feeling all day, but no out
break OF any kind, aud none Is feared.I
The dead are Nj. u. Throckmorton, Post
master, and very prominent and popular
citizen. Ihrockmorton was about 30 years
OF age, was born in Louisville, NY, and came
TO birmingham In 1880 As agent for the south
ern Express Company. About eighteen
months ago he was appointed postmaster.
lie leaves a wife and one child.
An unknown negro was shot through the
lungs and died sunday morning.
j. X. Mccoy was toward the front OF the
crowd when The hiring commenced. He fell
at the first volley.
A. Il. Tarrant was shot In the back. After
the first volley he lay down on the ground
with the hope Of avoiding the hying bullets.
Fate would not have IL 80, however, and a
ball struck him as he lay on his face, and
ranged mp the back. After few minutes
suffering lac died.
A. ID. Bryant was shot through the heart.
He was standing rather near the front, aud
was doing his best 10 restrain the crowd from
going any nearer. lie fell at the first yolcy,
and died instantly.
z. 9. Tate was shot through the hip. thigh,
aud loin. lie is dying. lie is a painter aud
lived at Eastlake. lie is about a. years old,
and had family.
Colbert Smith (colorcd), shot through the
right lung, dicd this morning.
Lawrence fitZhugh, civil engineer, was
Dahly wounded. lie was shot through the
shoulder. lie Is 30 years old.
Charles Bailey was shot through the head.
~ Is thought fatally. He lived formerly ut
NO. - Church street, Boston.
a. y. Schiede, mechanic, was shot In the
lett side, just under the shoulder. It II
Thought that he viii die. lie came recently
from Kalamazoo, Mich. Several OF his
companions were wounded. but less seri-
ously.
Charles jenkins was shot In the back Of the
heal the ball coming out i'm the center OF his
forehead. He lived until 10 this morning Jen-
kins was 20 years old, and lived at smithstcd
with his parents and three brothers.
Brandon, az the hospital was wounded in
the thigh aud abdomen, died at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Just after he was shot he told his
attendants that he boarded at the house OF
the sheriff OF Etowah County at Gadsden.
and was there ON business before the United
States Court.
The defenders OF the sheriff declare that
Saturday nights work will prove a valuable
though tragic lesson 90 mObs. The public n
not inclined, however, TO look philosophical
ly upon IL and nine citizens out OF every ten
In that city openly dcnOunce the shooting a.
an awful crime. Men were shot down, they
say, who were neither mobbers nor meters
10 mob vengeance. Their dead bodies when
examined were not loaded down with artIl-
lcry and none present saw any Of the killed
do any act OF violence or commit any Of
Tense that could be- construed either as a
crime or intent TO commit crime. ThrOck-
morton had no pistol and was endcayoring TO
induce the crowd To withdraw. IL il gener-
ally declared that the rccklessncss aud haste
OF the sheriff I'm giving the command To fire
was assassination, and IL Ia claimed on all
sides that the immense gathering at the Jail
was not for the purpose az all OF forcing the
doors, but rather mob which gathered out
OF curiosity, and that there was never any
real danger OF assault.
The alleged crime OF HAYES has almost dis
appeared from the public mind and the in
dignation expressed is directed against sheriff
smith and the posse who fired the fearful vol
ey.
To-day and tonight the city il a military
cncNnpmcnt. Ciyil authorities have prac-
tically stepped down and out, and Col Jones
OF Montgomery, with ten military cOmpa-
mics, IL absolutely In charge OF affairs. The
Jail i guarded by stat, troops with picket
lines extended several squares In every de
rection and nj each approach there frowns "A
Gatlng gun. Mounted scouts are sent out
Of the city and az regular intervals acuuaint
Col Jones with the condition OF the public
mind and prospects OF an armed rising by
the people. Fire bells sound military alarms
and soldiers In uniform aud armed with
Winchester rifes have desolat.d the princi-
pal streets and driven back the thousands
" no have all nay been looking toward the
lail. The military was ordered out by Gov
Soay from Montgomery, and with the chief
Col Jones i In regular Geographic
Five more companies OF
troops arc expected here.
In The meanwhile the citizens have not