Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-10
RIOT!
Rules in the Streets OF
Birmingham.
LIFE OF MURDERER HAYNES
Bought Ten Times Over by In
nOCent Blood.
THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUND,
And Their Dead Bodies Call for Justice,
Until Thousands Wild
With Frenzy
THE MOTHER AND CHILD FOUND
CHARGE FIERCELY on THE JAIL.
RspulSsd by a Gattling Gun in the Hands Of
Offcsrs-Fearful Execution Done
Thirteen Men Killed and Others
Die From Their Wounds
A Horrible Massacre.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, December "a
crowd which had been collecting on the
streets for several hours last night, st
midnight advanced to the county jail
with the intention of lynching II. Z.
Hswes, charged with the murder Of his
wife and child. Many of the best citizens
tried to reason with the crowd and pre-
vent trouble, and some lost their liyeJ in
the attempt. When the crowd was
within few feet of the Jail door and had
failed to heed numerous warnings, the
officers opened fire on them, killing B men
instantly, fatally wounding seven and
woundipg more or less seriously about 80
others.
The following is full list of the killed
aud wounded:
II. B. Tbrockmorton, postmaster and 8
very prominent and popular citizen. He
leaves q wife and oue child.
An unknown negro was shot Though
the lungs and died this morning.
J.R. Mccoy was toward the front OF
the crowd when the firing commenced, he
fell at the first yolley.
A. B. Tarrant WAS shot in the back, and
died shortly after Wards.
A. D. Bryant wa3 shot through the
heart. He was standing rather near the
fOont, and was doing his best TO restrain
the crowd from going any nearer. He fell
at the first volley and died instantly.
c c. Hale, was shot through the hip
thigh and loin. He is dying.
Col. Bert Smith was shot through the
right luug, he died this morning.
Lawrence Fitzhugh, civil engineer was
badly wounded. He was shot through
the shoulder, he is thirty years old.
Charles Bailey was shot through the
head, it it thought fatally.
A. J. Schiede, a mechanic, was shot in
the left side just under the shoulder. 1t
is thought that he will die.
Chas. Jenkins was shot in the back OF
the head. He lived until I'D o'clock this
morning. Jenkins was 20 years old.
Branden, at the hospital, wounded in the
thigh and abdoman, died al 10 this morn
inG.
J. W. Montgomery received a slight
wound in the left Jaw.
Mr. Berkeey was shot through both
lsgs below the knee while sitting on rear
| porch OF residence.
Chas, Bailey, brakeman on the Louis
willie and Nashville railroad, was shot in
right side. His home is in Boston. The
wound may prove serious.
John II. Merritt, at hospital, shot
through calf of left leg.
Matt Kennedy, at hospital, shot both
legs below the knee. The right being
badly shattered.
]. W. Oven, at hospital, shot through
right thigh.
J. W. Gilmore is thought fatally wound
ed through the bowels.
Frank Childer is dead.
Albert Saith, colorei, was shot in the
| back and seriously wounded.
Mr.. VIM. YoungbloOd, Mr.. Alexander
and Ed. S. Cooper, reported as killed or
| wounded, are not hurt.
w. A. Bird was shot in the shoulder the
ball passirg entirely through him and
coming out near the spinal cord. Mr..
Bird is 80 years old aud unmarried.
Col. Thcs G. JoreS, of the second regi-
ment of Alabama state troops, arrived htrs
this morning with five companies and Is
confident Of his ability to prevent any
further attempt at mob violence. There
was much excitement for while last
| night, but it has subsided somewhat to-day.