The Portland daily press., 1888-12-10
OVER TWENTY KILLED AND WOUNDED,
Fighting In the Streets Of the City of
Birmingham, Ala.
A Mob Assaults the jail In an At
tempt at Lynch Law.
Driven Back by a Storm Of Bullets
from Repeating Rifles.

DlhMlNGHAM, Ala, Dec. IA mob made
an attack on the Jail last night in an attempt
to lynch Dick Hawes, who is confined there
charged with the murder of his wife and
child. As the crowd approached the alley
way leading to the jail the officers inside
called on them to halt. which they did not
do. The officers fired with Winchesters and
pistols. and the firing was terrific for fifteen
minutes on both sides. None of the officers
were injured, but over thirty of the mob
were killed and wounded. Adolph
Shirley. of the Louisville & Nashville rail-
railroad, was also fatally wounded in the
neck. The patrol wagon carted off the dead
and wounded to the hospital. The firing
was commenced by the police, but fully as
many shots were fred by the mob as by the
officers. There were 800 rounds fired. The
Zouaves and guards are now In possession of
all the streets leading to the jaii Inside the
jail the bullets fired by the mob .whistled
around those confined there. Sheriff Smith
kept up for half an hour. Hawes was in
different throughout the riot. The first vol
ley killed three men instantly, fatally wound
ed seven, and wounded mora or less serious
ly about thirty Others
he was about 80 years old and leaves wild
ow and one child. An unknown negro was
snot through the lungs and died this morn
ing j. X. MacCoy was toward the front of
the crowd when the firing commenced. He
fell dead at the first volley. A. II. Tarrant
he lay down on the ground with the hope Of
avoiding the flying bullets and ball struck
him as he lay on his face and ranged up his
back. After few minutes of suffering he
died. ID. ID. Bryant was shot through the
neart ns az the 1rst volley and died instantly.
He was standing rafhar h.
was doing his best to restrain the crowd. c.
Y, Tate was shot through the hip, thigh and
ION and is dying. he is printer and lived
az East Lake. he is about 45 years old and
ls mas family. Colbert Smith. (coloredl was
shot through the right lung and died this
morning Lawrence Fitzhugh, civil engi-
neer, was shot through the shoulder. He Is
ABOUT 20 years of age. A. j. Shried, a me-
chanic, was shot In the left side just under
Ine shoulder, and 1t is thought he will die.
he came recently from Kalamazoo Mich,
Several of his companions were wounded.
but less seriously. Charles jenkins was
shot In the back Of the head, the ball coming
out in the centre OF his forehead. He linger-
ed until 10 o'clock this morning when he
died. He was 80 years of age and lived at
Smithfeld, with his parents and three broth
ers. man named Brandon was wounded
In the thigh and abdomen and died this
morning. just after he was shot he told the
attendants that he boarded at the house of
s"e SAOa IA VI i1tOWdu county, at GauS06r.
and was here on business before the United
states court. j. w. Montgomery received a
slight wound In the left jaw. Mr. Berkeley
was shot through both legs below the knee
Wnile sitting on the rear porch of the resi-
dence OF ". W..Siddonson, corner Of Twenty
nrst street and Third avenue. Charles Bal
ley, brakeman on the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, was shot in the right side lust
below the nipple. His home Is "a Church
street, Boston. The wound, while not
necessarily fatal, may prove serious.
John ID. Merritt is at the hospital shot
through the calf of the left leg.
Matt kennedy is also at the hospital, shot in
Doth legs below the knee the right leg being
paaly shattered, the wound in the left leg
Selng flesh wound. He is also shot in the
left arm just below the elbow and the bone
Is broken, He Is about 80 years old and has
wife and seven children. j. w. Owen is
at the hospital shot entirely through the
llght thigh. he Is a carpenter and about 80
years old. j. w. Gilmore is thought to be
fatally wounded through the bowels. He Is
40 and has a wife and five children living at
Greensprings Frank Ghilder is dead, AL
bert Smith. (colored) was shot in the back
and seriously wounded. VIM. Yonngblood.
Mr.: Alexander and Ed. S. Cooper, reported
as killed or wounded, are not lhurt. w.
A. Bird was shot in the right shoulder, the
pail passing entirely through him and COM
ing out near the spine. Bird IS 80 wears old
and unmarried.
Col. Thomas G. Jones, of the Second Repi
ment, Alabama State troops arrived here
thls morning with five companies and is con
ndent OF his ability to prevent any further
attempt at mob violece. There was much
excitement for while last night but II snb-
sided somewhat today.