Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-12
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B~irmin6ham's Tragedy.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF sATUR-
DAY NIGHTS BATTLE.
THE SUPREMACY OF LAW
Is Established and all Talk of Attempt
ing Farther Atiachs Abandoned =
sheri2 smiths Action Sustained by
Governor experimentation.

B~IRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 1.-THE city
ia recovering from the shock Of Saturday
night. No city in the south has been
SO shaken since the days of the war. The
excitement which yesterday morning
made faces white and drawn, gradually
subsidized from sheer exhaustion. All
talk of attempting any further attacks
were abandoned with the coming Of the
troops, although a crowd os curious peo-
pie numbering several hundred, stood
all day forming a line across Twenty
first street at Second venue where the
military wac formed, The following is
a correct list OF the killed and wounded:
Dead-Maurice b. Throckmorton, j.
B, Mccoy, A. b. Tarrant, A. d. Brigant,
CSC. Tate, Charles Jenkins, Albert
Smith, Deputy Sheriff Brennan of Cor
don, Charles Barly and an unknown
negro. This list was obtained from the
different undertakers, and it is thought
That there are two or three others, for
whom collins have not been obtained.
Wounded-Mr. Berklev, John III. Mer-
rift, Matt Kennedy, j. w. Owen, j. w.
gilmore, Albert Smith, w. r.. Bird,
-Keichwein, Lawrence Fitzhugh, A. J.
Schide, and J. w. Montgomery.
In addition there are q large number
of people who received slight wounds,
and are therefore not reported at the
hospital. Capt. e. M Edwards has the
track of a Winchester ball across his
forehead. OF the wounded at the hos
pital, it is now hoped that all will re-
cover.
Coroner Rabbit secured a Jury or six
well known men for the purpose Of in
yestigating the riot, killing n causes
thereof, The jurors were sworn in over
the body of A. u. Bryant. Coroner Bah
bitt then ordered an adjournment until
morning. Every man that can be found
who was present at the time the shoot
ing occurred, will be summoned as a
witness.
Governor Seay te1egraphed Sheriff
Smith MS follows: ttAny citizen has the
right to make an affidavit, charging any
one with murder. You have only to de-
mana a fnll aud fair investigation. You
have proved your ability to hold the Jail
against u mob, and | want to see You in
charge of 1t again. | sent The troops be-
cause you requested them, and because
! want the mob and their friends to IN
derstand that the entire power of the
state will support YOU
In In Interview Col. Jones, who Is IN
command of the military, said that he
had not telegraphed Governor Seay to
remove Halves and Sheriff Smith, as that
matter was in the hands of the civil au-
thorities here. He said that he had tel
egrap he'd the governor that the troops
We're suffering, and also the condition
they were in. 81 certainly expect, y said
the colonel, "to be hero several days, and
have made my arrangements accord
ihgly.,,
While many people feel very bitter to-
wards Sheriff Smith, and condemn him
for firing on the crowd, the feeling is not
strong enough to result in any personal
violence to him, Chief OF Police Pick
ard, who was also arrested ON charge of
murder, was released on a bond Of
$4,000. He has been on the streets
all day. and there have been no threats
of violence.
The funeral of Postmaster Throck-
morton took place iH the afternoon, in
torment being at Oak Hill cemetery. a
detachment of artillery, of which de-
ceased was the captain, and n local milf
tary company, escorted the remains to
y the cemetery and fired u salute over the
grave. The Birmingham lodge Of the
order of Elks also attended in q body.
The funeral was one of the largest ever
held in this city.
Sheriff Smith is still in the jail under
arrest. He repeats his previous state.
ment thai at least a dozen shots had
been fired by the crowd before he ordered
his officers to fire. Several Of those who
were shot have made statements to the
effect that they were only at the jail out
of curiosity, and did not take any part In
the attempted lynchtng.
IL lis reported that Halves, whom the
mol attempted to lynch, has made a full
confession of having murdered his wife
and child.
There are no new developments in the
Halves case this morning. The city is
quiet and the excitement is all over
The troops will remain, however, unit.
the conclusion Of the ~coroner's inyesti
CATION. Governor Seay is in the city.