Oxford eagle., 1888-12-13
BLOODY BIRMINGHAM.
Latest Deyeiopms ana the Hsses
wurder-an Outraged Peruiaee
Demand Nen=ssnce-The sherta .
Posse Ftr. Into crowd OF Cttisens-

Posse Fire Into n troW a OF Cttfr~ns.
killing Nine and Woundin. Thirty
BIRMINGHAM, Ats.. Dec "A few min
ues after /. O'Clock this morning about 30
citizens of Birmingham witnessed the most
terrible tragedy the South has known for
years past. Nine men were killed and
thirty others wounded. The past week has
been a season of sensation ia Birtning ham,
On Tuesday morning the body Of May
Hawes was taken from the vsteFs Of East
Lake, and ON " edmesdAy the remains
we're ideatificd and the father was arrested.
charged with the murder of his caIit- ou
Thursday aud Friday the coTuuer's inquest
developed some very sensational facts,
and " ynehing was freely talSesl o. lcs-
tersiay the dead body % Mrs Halves was
tshed out Of the lake al LAkeview- As -
lay upcn the bank, the crowd %
cURIors AND INDIGNANT SPECTATORS
which crowded aroand the lake was mo
nientsrtiy increased unttl /: So -iied into n
surginx multitals- The feeling of horror,
indignation AMI rage increased with each
moment until is threatened 90 become
frenzy. Meu almost crtesl IN the intensity
OF their excitement Nothing approaching
10 has ever be~n witnessed IA thr state.
The skull was brossa and the bsa.i crushed
fearfuily. Heavy weights we're attached
70 her nerk, waist and feet Her skIn had
besn wTinkled AMI Lleache,l by the water,
and u is evident tha. she has been ua.ier
water for several days Her features Lai
not been otIiteratsd. however. and she has
been identtiieiias Mrs Hawes, wifs q K
Il Htwes- shortly before the body u The
woman was dragged FROM tbs lake, an
other party, searching around the house.
foend secretly hid beneath the froat ,Lsor
steps tightly wrapped bundle Of bloody
clothes, aboat the dimensions OF those worn
by the youngest chtlL They were EVIL
csutly worn hy the little oG- when she was
81 cruelty murdered. The evidence against
Ha~es IL complete. tie killed MS wife and
two children aud married a Young lady of
Columbus, Miss, all within a week. Mrs
Halves body was taken from the lake
about noon yesterday. After that hour
public indignation continued To increase
Inten-eiy. untiRt Midnight the crowd
mad With rage. At that hour So people
bad gathered aroand the jail They wers
screaming and yelling Ike madul-n. and
all appeared anxious TO make the attack.
bot
NO LEADER DEvEIOPED.
Ths,Sherir hal drawn a tead line. aud
said tina. when any tody crossed that line
he woult give the guards in the IA the
command 70 fire Fly degrees the crowd
came nearer ant usarer th.. line ausI - hen
they reached it they stopped Fur some
time no further movement was made, aud
seffie OF those IN the rear q tho mob cons
menced u depart At this iuucture. some
drunken m-u "a b. were Ia the front ranks
q the mob. thou Shtls-slv, without intent,
tt - claimed. oveTst-ppei the dead line
TIE SherIf shouted cut II tire mob bat he
~oaid count Gvs AMI - hen h~ had done 81.
unless the crowd kAi retrsate,i. he would
oRDzR THE GCARD To yTRx
lie counted nve but the mob diI not
m1ye- Then rang out he eoEnmansl --fr~. I"
ant perfect fustlas- Of lsaaien rain fol-
bowed AMI u1 less thau scFty men fell 20
the ground. nine of them fatally wounded
sat uzny % the rest seriously 50. The
mob trgss az once. its cunsti-ueuts sep
aFasin< N all dir~~tious- The dead AMI
wpunsle-i were picked up and cnrried here
the latter could - Eiven medical sttsu-
ttoa- az The drag stores. physicians' eisi--s,
az the hospital and Undertaking rruUi--
Heart-rensiias scenes we're wttuess-,t-
strong nlsss in the ayonies 81 death sraan-tI
alouI. whil= skilIf4l physician ns dss ali thar
could l. done 10 relieve thsir sgfIerinss-
NsE Who had !-Ist been reusesi from sl-ep
BY the news % the terrible affair crowded
sroand Operating chairs
sEArcHISG Foz FRIENDS
or relatives. All night large cro7y,ls OF
people remained On the streets anil talked
% nothing tut the terrible event Of the
evening After the appearance OF the
military a. the jail aEt the removal % all
the xtIlesl aud wounded. ths cro~t VI hich
to dIsPsrse. tgt sDoa eonzregaEsd again At
point fgrther down town
AT ~ O'Clock this morning the Sscoud
Alstanla Regiment. composed q thirteen
companies. reached the city. ami Is eum-
aiand@d ty Col Thomas E Jones. Tie
presence 0f the soldiers seems only 20
AUsaksT TUE RAGE
of the mob. A. o'clock tstis afternoon
about f.oeo uleu assembled two squares
r-T f4l fH4sr -
swelling Nhea the military marched N on
the congre CATION and at The point * the
bayc ycnet dispersed them foe the time. IL
IS understood that they are again ass M
bling on the eastern outskirts OF the city
late this evesiinE.
A warrant was sworn cut by some Of III Q
rioters charging sheriff Snfth. Chief 0f
Police Packard ami two lisstenlnt.. John
o diam and Joe Nix, q tie police force
with murder The cor ener has served the
warrants The officers are all ia laiL A
strong Gordon Of trgofs sre arusad tie
prison and all - the .tseefs in that part Ot
the city are closely guarded by tire mill
tary- The mob appears 70 he more anx-
i0us now
70 sECUE- THE SHERIFF
and other officers than the wIfe and child
murderer. The pFiSoner. Haw--, l. the
most composed and deliberate man ia tine
city. He claims 10 be Innocent. and sim
]
Of the mob. lie says he can prove hss
tnnOc eucs.
The following IS a complete Iiss Of those
killed:
Maurice B. Throckm0rton, postmaster
off3irui nghsn, was shot IN the stomach.
Hell ed within two hours
J. T. Mccoy, a bTIckIsson, was shot
through the brain
A. b. Tarrant. school-boy, was shot in
the back aud killed instantly.
". 4 Bird, mechanic. vas shO.
through the chest and dIsi tais afternoon.
Frank Childer, merchant. vas shot IN
the stomach aud killed instantly
An unknown negro was shot through
the heart
=. d. Bryant, hook-Eeeper, died this
morning from a bullet II bis right
shoafder.
Charles Bailey. from Boston, was killed
by a ride bullet through his stomach
Brandon, the Deputy United States
Marshal, was wounded in the thigh and
stomach and died this afternoon.
L.ater-Iaformatioa hss Just reached the
city that the mob is preparing 20 advance
from the western limit The military -
prepared for them, AMI an attack means
great bIocdshe,i-
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dee 10, 1870 am
The reported mob IN the western part Of
thu city failed to mAteralix@. verythiny