Evening journal., 1888-12-11
ElRMINGHAM'S TRAGEDY.
The City Under Guard of Armed
Troops.
NO FURTHER VIOLENCE OCCURS.
Eleven Deaths Are the Result Of satur-
day's ChArgs--aTany wounded The Gov
ernor Upholds sheriff smith and Com
menda His Act.

mehuh tla Act.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Doc 1.-The city is
recovering from the shock which on Satur-
day night shook IL as no city in the south
has been shaken since tho days of the war
Tho excitement which made faces white and
drawn gradually subsidized from sheer ex-
haustion. As the hours wore on the streets
became less and less crowded, and at = p m.
Sunday they wero more nearly deserted than
they usually are on Sunday morning.
The mental strain had been too great, and
people had gone home exhausted An
thoughts Of attempting any further attacks
upon the jail were abandoned with tho com
Ing of the troops, who had been ordered here
BY Governor Seay, although crowd Of
curious peope, numbering several hundred,
stood all day, forming limo across Twenty
first street at second avenue, whore the mill
harry was formed The following is a correct
list Of tho killed and wounded:
Dead-Maurice b. Throckmorton, J. X
Mccoy, A. b. Tarrant, A. d. Bryant, G. G.
Tate, Charles Jenkins, Colbert Smith. Deputy
Sheriff Brennan, Of Gadsdon; Charles Bailey
and an unkuow negro. This list was obtained
from the different undertakers and IL is
thought that there are two or three others
Tor whom collins have not been obtained.
The wounded aro Mr. Berkeley, John H.
Merritt Matt Kennedy, j. W. Owen, J. w
Gilmore Albert Smith, W. A. Bird, Mr..
Kreichwein Lawrence Fitzhugh, A. j.
Sehide and J. W. Montgomery. In addition
t. these thero are large number of persons
who received slight wounds, and are there
fore not reported at tho hospital
Coroner Babbitt went 70 work 10 secure
/ jury for the purpose OF investigating the
riot, the killing and the causes thereof He
decided TO secure for this purpose the very
best men that could DO obtained ia tho city
men of determination TO do their duty fear
lessly, courageously and sensibly and men
who would represent tho people Aftor a
large number Of citizens had been summoned
the following were selected ID. NJ Drenneu
G. Perkins, Louis l. Schwarz George Bains,
j. w. Mcconnell and a. X. Sheppard Tho
mon were all sworn In over the body Of A. d.
Bryant Tho investigation win be conducted
in careful and systematic manner, and
every man that can be found who was pres
ent at the time tho shooting occurred win be
summoned as a witness
Yesterday Governor Seay tolegraphed
Sheriff Smith as folloWs:
Any citizen has the right 70 makn an affidavit
charging any one with murder. You hive only
~ demand full and fair Investigation. You have
proved your ability % hold tho jail against a
mob, and want 10 so you IN charge Of il again
sent the stata troops because you requested
thom, and becauso / want the mob and thea
friends % undegstand that the ennro power u
tho state w1l support YOU
THOMAS SHAr, Governor
Tho funeral Of Postmaster Throckmorton
took plaoo at g. ?. IN from tho Church oi
the Advent The remains were inferred in
Oak Hill cemetery, and were buried with
military and lodge honorS A long line Of
carriages, filed with frionds of tho deceasssd
followed tho remains 10 tho gravo Tho fu
neral was one Of the largest and most i'm
pressive ever held in Birmingham.
The body OF little May Hawes was buried
in tho city cemsbery. a fund, which Wa,
subscribed by citizens, sarved TO purchase
grassy plot, and she was buried IN a hand
some white casket Thers was no parade o,
excitement about the funeral and there weT,
no carriages or attendants
Around tho jail thu same state a harri
cade exists as has prevailed anos Safurta,
nights charge A reporter passed through
the lines at noon and found Sheriff Smitl
inside tho jail offioa, stan under arrest IN
jail ii in chArgs ot Mr.. Sims, ono OF Sheriff
Smiths deputies Sheriff Smith still N
peated ths statemsnt be bad previously mad
that hs did not Cite tho word 10 fire unit
shots were fired On tho outside, and that a
least a dozen shots had been fired by th
crowd before a single officer hred