Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-10

iar greater now IMAM at any llme In tno
twenty-four hours, in the view of last
nights terrors. The Hawes affair has
almost disappeared and the indignation
expressed is against Sheriff Smith and
Posse who let go the fearful volley. To-
day and tonight the city is a
MILITARY ENCAMPMENT.
The civil authorities have practically |
stepped down and out, and Colonel |
Jones. of Montgomery, with thirteen
military companies. is absolutely in
charge of affairs. The Jail is guarded
by troops, with picket lines extended in
every direction, and at each approach
there frowns the countenance of Cat
ling gun. Mounted scouts are sent out
OF the city, and at regular intervals ac-
quaint Colonel Jones with the condition
OF the public mind and the prospects OF
an armed rising by the people. Fire
nells sound military alarms and soldiers
armed with Winchester rifles have driven
back thousands who all day have been
looking toward the jail.
In the meanwhile the citizens have
not kept within doors; they have con-
eregated at the hotels or on the street
corners and in front of the bulletin
boards. The streets have been living,
| maddened mass and little oratorical
protechnics could readily organize a
mob whose duty would be declared to be
to avenge the murder of popular Throck
morton and those who fell with him.
PETITIONS FOR THE sHERIFF's ARREST.
All along the walls of the city are
posted petitions of various kinds signed
by thousands OF people. One of these
recites at length the fact that Sheriff
Smith had bulchered in cold blood some
OF the best citizens of Birmingham by an
act as unprovoked as unnecessary and
asked Governor Seay Immediately to re-
lieve him OF his duties as Sheriff. An-
other petition by its side reads: "This
is to hang him." and has been signed by
thousands of passers-by.
Great excitement was caused by a
funeral cortege through the principal
highways of one of the victims of last
nights affray. A long procession was
headed by brass band playing solemn
dirges. The postoffice building is draped
in mourning, and makes a mute appeal
to every passer-by.
| The military were called upon to ar
rest Smith and the others implicated, but
this was refused and finally about 5
O'Clock citizen went before justice OF
the peace and swore out a warrant for
the arrest of Smith and his Deputies on
the charge OF murder. This was served
by the Coroner who found Smith in Jail,
and the Coroner took charge of the Jail,
and in his custody that institution is at
present.
| A SENSATIONAL RUMoR.
| During the afternoon the rumor be-
came widespread that 500 miners from
Pratt mines, about five miles from Bir-
mingham, would after dark march to the
city armed with guns and pistols and
dynamate cartridges, and with the in
crease to their ranks that it was ex.
pected, assault the soldiers and with
dynamite blow the Jail to atoms. The
military do not fear theeattempt. There
are already thirteen companies here
under command of Colonel Jones, and
five others will arrive by special train at
midnight.
This morning the City Council, in
special session, ordered that all saloons
and drug stores be closed until further
notice. meeting of prominent resid
ents, held this evening, issued an adj
dress urging all their fellow citizens to
abstain from further riotous demonstra-
tions, refrain from congregating in the
streets and let the law take it's course
Colonel Jones issued general order of
the same tenor, and warned the people
that under orders from the Governor any
further acts of violence, no matter in
what direction, will be sternly sup
pressed
THE MOB FIRED FIRST.
In an interview this evening Sheriff
Smith said: eve begged and pleaded
with the crowd to keep back. and then
| they fred the first shot. Several shots
| were fired by the crowd before I gave the
| order to fire. We begged them to halt at
the mouth of the alley, and they still
kept coming on. We begged them to go
back, and time and again warned them
we would shoot, but they would
not listen to us. They came
half way up the alley close
to the Jail and shouted: elbow up the
Jail with dynamite;" "Blow up the Jail
with dynamite" After all this and after
they opened fire l gave the order to fire.
They continued after we ceased. / feel
that we could not have done anything
else under the circumstances, and l
deeply regretted the necessity"
Chief of Police Richards, who was in
Jail, corroborated the Sheriffs story.
Aue OluCtfS VINO lOOk parC ID inc aualr
stood in small groups and talked in sub
dned tones. 1t was a terrible experience
and one they will not soon forget.
IN THE HOSPITALS.
AT the drug stores, physicians offices,
hospitals and undertaking-rooms to-day
heartrending scenes were witnessed.
Some strong men, in the agonies of
death, groaned aloud while skilled ply
sicians did all that could be done to re-
lieve their sufferings. Men who had Just
been reused from sleep by the noise of
the terrible affair crowded around the
operating chairs searching for friends or
relatives. At Lockwood & Miller's
three bodies lay side by side, and thou
sands of people came to look at them.
Nearly all the physicians in the city were
summoned to attend the wounded.
amounting probably to fifty in all.
THE SITUATION AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Later-At 80 A. M. the situation is
better than a: any time for the past forty
eight hours. A steady rain has been
falling all day and continues. The
crowds have disappeared and now little
fear is felt. The scenes about the mill
tary headquarters are very unusual,
pickets are kept posted and none can
pass through the lines without per-
emptory halt and the display of pass to