The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-11
A Birmingham Mob Receive a
Bloody Reception.
TRYING TO LYNCH HAYES.
WOunded-GoVerno or Mor ehOuse
Calls Out the Militla-Etc.

streets for several hours, last night a
midnight advanced on the county jail
with the intention of lynching R. R.
Halves, charged with the murder of his
wife and child. Many of the best citi-
zens tried to reason with the crowd and
prevent trouble, and some lost theil
lives in the attempt. When the crowd
was within a few feet of the jail door
and had failed to heed numerous warn
ings, the officers opened fire upon
them, killing three men instantly and
fatally wounding seven and wounding
more or less seriously about thirty
others. Following is full list of the
KILLED AND WOUNDED:
NJ. B. Throckmorton, postmaster, a
prominent and popular man.
Auunknown negro, shot through the
lungs. died this morning.
). r. Mccoy, who was toward the
front of the crowd when the firing
commenced, fell wounded at the first
yolley.
A. B. Tarrant, shot in the back. After
the first volIey he lay down, on the
ground with the hope of avoiding fly
ing bullets; ball struck him as he lay
on his face and ranged up and back,
killing him.
A. D. Bryant, shot through the heart
He was standing near the front and
was doing his best to restrain the
crowd from going any nearer.
G. G. Tate, was shot through the hip
and loin He is dying.
Colbert Smith (colored), shot through
the right lung, died this morning.
Lawrence Fitzgerald, civil engineer,
badly wounded.
Charles Bailey was shot through the
head, fatally. Several of his compan-
ions were wounded, but less seriously.
Charles Genkins was shot in the back
of the head and died this morning.
J. T. Montgomery, slight wound in
the jaw.
Mr.. Berkely, shot through both legs
below the knee.
Charles Bailey, shot in the right side.
John Merritt, shot through the left
leg.
Matt Kennedy, shot in both legs be-
low the knees, also shot in left arm be-
low the elbow.
B. w. Owen, shot through the right
thigh.
Frank Childer is dead.
Albert Smith (colored), shot in the
bowels.
W. "A. Byrd, shot in the right shout
der.
Most of the above are married, and
some of the dead have large families.
REINFoRCEMENTs.
Colonel Tom B. Jones, of the Second
Regiment of Alabama State Troops,
arrived here this morning with five
companies, and is confident of ability
to prevent any further attempt at mob
violence. There was much excitement,
but it has subsidized somewhat to-day.
ST. LOUIS, December 9.-The Re
pobic'S special from Birmingham,
Ala, says: The situation here is COM
paratively quiet to-day though the
feeling is intense and the authorities
have taken every precaution to avert
repetition of last nights horror. DOL
onel B. r. Jones, of the Second Regi-
ment, arrived to-day and assumed COM
mand of the military.
SHERIFF SMITH, IN AN INTERVIEW,
said he deeply regretted the occur
rences of last night, but felt he had
simply done his duty. He said ne gave
the mob ample warning and did not
give the order to fire until it was abso-
lutely necessary, and that after the
mob had begun to fire upon the Jail.
Mayor Thompson, who was only in
Quoted into the Office last Wednesday,
issued a proclamation this morning
expressing sympathy for the families
of the victims of last nights tragedy
and deeply regretting the occurrence.
but faVoring the maintenance of law
and order, and appealing to all who
love peace and good order to refrain
from public assemblage and remain in
the quite of their homes.
THE KILLING DENOUNCED.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 9.-An
American special from Birmingham
says: The defenders of last nights
wholesale slaughter are quoting in be-
half of its perpetTors that the blood OF
the martyr is the seed of the church.
They declare the killing was done by a
sworn officer of the law in the solumn
discharge of his duty and that this ex-
ample of unterrified intent to uphold
the statutes in all their majesty, will
prove a valuable though tragic lesson
to mobs in the future. The public are
not disposed thus philosophically to
look upon the tragedy. Nine citizens
out of ten in this city are open in de-
nunciation of the awful crime. Men
were shot down who were
NEITHER MoBBERs NOR INC1rERs
to mob vengeance. Their dead bodies
when examined were not loaded down
with weapons. Throckmorton had no
pistol and was endeavoring to induce
the crowd to withdraw. To-day, all
through the long hours of the Sabbath.
the blood of the martyrs has crimsoned
almost every understanding, and the
limit of violence is openly advocated
for those who last night fired the fatal
bullets. 1t is generally believed that
the recklessness and haste of the sheriff
in giving the command to fire was
assassination, and it is stated on all