The Osceola times., 1888-12-15
BLOODY BIRMINGHAM.
--latest Developments I'm the 1sawes
Murder-An Outraged Popnlace
Demand ve"Heaoce-Thc saer'ns
fos.e Fire Into u Crowd Of Citizens,
Killing Nine and Wounding Thirty

ktIiing Nine and Wounding Thirty
B,aMrweHsH. Ala. Dec. "a few min.
| ties after IL o'clock this morning about SO)
citizens Of Birmingham witnessed the most
terrible tragedy the South has known for
years past. Nine men were killed and
thirty others wounded. The past week has
been a season oi selisatioi Id nirrtinyhani.
On Tuesday morning the body OF May
Hawes was taken from the waters OF East
Lake. and on Wednesday the remains were
| lldentihed and the father Vas arrcstedi
charged with the murder OF his chili. OI
| Thursday and Friday tie coroner's inquest
developed some very sensational facts,
aud lynching was freely talked or Yes
terday the dead body OF Mrs HIVES was
| iished oit of the lake at Llkeview. As IL
| lay upon the bank, the crowd of
cuRIoUs lNb IspIosgNr SPECTATORS
whicn crow ded around the lake was it;J'
mentarily increased until 1t swelled into q
surging multitude. The feeling OF horror,
Indignation and rage increased with each
moment Until it threatened - becbme
| frenzy. Men almost cried in the intensity
OF their excitement Nothing approaching
| IL has ever been witnessed in the state.
| The skull was broken and the head crushed
fearfully. Heavy weights were attached
| to her neck, waist and feet. Her skin had
been wrinkled aud bleached by the water,
| aud ~ il evident that she has been under
'tstsr for seysrsl lays; Her features had
not been obiterated, howe'er, aud sb" hss
been Unidentified as Mrs. Hawes, wife OF X.
| X. Hawes. Shortly before the body OF the
woman was dragged from the lake, an
othcr party, searching around the house,
found secretly hid beneath the font dodr
| = ILL - II
| eiothcs about tie dtrtensiops OF those worn
by the youngest child. They ws.o s~'-
dently worn by the Little Que when she was
90 srne'y pIrdered. Tie evidence against
Hawes is complete. He killed ,;.s wife and
| two children snd married a young lady or
| Columbus, Miss, all within week. Mrs.
| Hawe's body was taken from the lake
about noon yesterdsy. efte- that hour
| public indignation continued TO Incl fn..
Intensely, until at midnight the crowd was
mad " ith rage. At that hour 800 people
| had gathered around the Jail. They were
screaming nnd yelling like madmen, and
| all appeared anxious to make the attack,
bit
No LEADER DEVELOPED.
The Sheriff had drawn a dead line, and
| said that when any body crossed that line
he wosld give the guards IN the Jail the
command to fire. BY degrees the cro~d
came nearer and neare. the line, and when
| they reached it they stopped. For some
| time no further movement was made, and
some OF those in the rear Of the mob COM
| menced to depart. AT this luncture, some
| drunken men who were in the front ranks
| of the mobF thonghtlpssly without Intent,
it Is claimed, oyerstepped the dead line.
| The Sheriff shouted out to the mob that he
| would count five and when he had done so,
unless the crowd had retreated, he would
ORDER THE GUARD To FIRE
| lie counted five but the mob did not
| mo.s Theu tniig out the command fire"
and perfect ftsilade Of leaden rain fol-
| lowed and no less than forty men fell to
the ground, nine OF them fatally wounded
| and many OF the rest seriously so. The
mob broke at once, its constituents sep
urating in all directions The dead and
wounded were picked up and carried where
| the latter could be given medical atten.
tion, at the drug stores, physicians Offices,
at the hospital aud undertaking rooms.
| ieart-rending scenes were witnessed.
Strong men in the agoiies of death groaned
aloud, while skliful physicians did all that
| could be done to relieve their sutferlhgs.
| Men who had Just been roused from sleep
| by the news of the terrible affair crowded
around operating chairs
| SEARCHING ron FRIENDS
or relatives All night largo crowds OF
| people remained on the streets and talked
of nothing but the terrible event of the
evening. After the appearance OF the
military at the jail and the removal OF all
| the killed and wounded, the crowd which
had again assembled in the vicinity began
to diSperse, but soon congregated again at
| u point further down town.
| At 10 O'Clock this morning the Second
Alabama Regiment, COMPOSED Of thirteen
companies, reached tue citv, and is COM
manded by Col. Thomas T. Jones' The
| ...f ,I.. ~ a ,,,1x. 20
AUGMENT THE RAGE
Df tho mob. AT o'clock this afternoon
| about i,p0l men assembled two squares
| from the Jail. Their ranks were rapidly
| swelling when the military marched n on
the congreg tion and at the point of the
bay ohet dispersed them for the time. IL
is unders, ood that they are again assem-
bling ou tho eastern out skirts Of the city
late this eveding.
| A warrant was sworn out by some Of the
rioters charging Sheriff Smith, Chief of
Police Pickerd and two lieutenants, John
o dham aud Joe Nix, of the police force
with murder. The Coroner has served the
| warrants. The officers are all in Jail A
strong Gordon OF troops are around the
prison and all OF the streets Ia that part OF
the city are closely guarded by the milf
tary. The mob appears to I've mere anx-
ious now
10 SECURE THE SHERIFF.
aud other officers than the wife and child
murderer. The prisoner, Hawes, is the
most composed aud deliberate man Ia the
| city. lie claims to lie innocent, and sim
| ply smiles when he is told Of the actions
Of ths mob. lie says he can prove bis
| innocence.
The following is n complete list of those
klled
Maurice b. Throckmor,on, postmaster
OF Birmingham, was shot in the stomach.
lie died within two hours.
! J. X. Mccoy, a brickmason, was shot
| through the brain.
| A. b. Tarraut, a school-boy, was shot in
the back aud killed instantly.
| W, a. Bird. a mechanic, was shot
| through the chest aud died this afternoon
| Frank Chtlder, merchant, was shot in
| the stomach and killed Instantly.
An unknown negro was shot through
| the heart.
| A. d. Bryant, hook keeper, died this
morning from bullet in his right
| shoulder.
| Charles Bailey, from Boston, was killed
| by rifle bullet throu Ii his stomach.
Brandon, the Deputy United States
| Marshal, was wounded in the thigh and
stomach and died this afternoon.
! BtRSiYautN, AbA.i Dse. 1l.-As the
smoke o. the conflict clears away investi-
cations are resulting in the discoveries
which, with the inoxorable certainty Of
Gods Justice will clear up the mystery Of
| one OF the most fearful crimes that has
\ ever been recorded ia the history OF this
| country.
| This morning Sheriff Smith was released
| on bail of $4,000. The Sheriff Immediately
took charge of the Jail and OF the other
| duties OF his Office. As soon as j. NJ. Me-