Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-11
AFTER THE BATTLE.
BIRMINGHAM STILL IN A WHITE HEAT
OF EXCITEMENT.
Another Outbreak Feared at Any hOnsnt-Ihs
Officers Of the Late War Under Arrest
Hawes Talks About the Attempt
to Lynch Him.

ham special says: The situation here is
very grave, aud, while all good citizens
hone for the best, the outlook is not ress-
suriup. .Ths Hawes murder mystery is
almost forgotten since the greater horror
of Saturday night. Col. Jones, commander
of the troops, is reported to have said that
he tsared violence to Sheriff Smith more
than he did any further attempt to lynch
Hawes. Sheriff Smith and David Pruett,
ore of his chief deputies have been arrest
sd ON warrants charging them with
murder. Warrants for murder for the other
officers have been sworn out, but have not
bsen served. The statements Of the officers
and those Of men who were in the crowd
are very conflicting. The peop.e who were
in the crowd gay the officers forced the
fi0ht and that no one was making an ad-
vance when the first Volley was hred:
They claim also that the officers continued
N shoot while the crowd was running
away and several men were bit In the oscK.
On the other hand the Sheriff gays a
npmber of shots were fred from the crowd
art.r the officers ceased firing. Smith was
arrested by Coroner Bsbbitt on a warrant
js,usd by = Justice of the Peace. Ice am
doyit was made by J. II McAssssrs, a
well known attorney.
Col. Jones last evening received the fol-
lowing letter from Gov. Ssay:
Mote what you hear about the arrest OF
the Sheriff.
according to the reports which have
reached me the Sheriff performed his duty.
Advise ME of the state OF the proceedings
ssainss him, and ask him t1 send any re-
bort ne may desire TO make by wire.
IS;ynedl "THos. SEAY,
Governor"
The Chief of Police was also arrested
last night OH the charge of murder. Cor
onsr Babbitt made the arrest and took
charge of the Shsriff7s office. he mas
placed Chief Deputy Truss IN charge OF the
office for lhe present.
Yss.erday afternoon the news spread
that 500 miners from Pratt mines, about
f va miles frcm birmingham, would, alter
dark. march to the city armed with guns,
pistols, and dynamite cartridges, and Wltn
the increase to their ranks that was ex'
rec,ed, assault the soldiers, aud with
dynamite blow to atoms the jail That
.nch will be attempted is expected even
bv the military, though successful result
IA not anticipated. Col. Jones said, at b
O'Clock. that the soldiers would be duly
notified nv scouts Of the approach OF the
mob He feared some disturbance, but
believed that with the force at his com-
msnd he could make suCct ssful resistance.
Tne address issued yesterday morning by
a meeting of citizens to the citizens OF
Birmingham. ssvs. among other things:
s0Tpete are some things as sacred as life
itself, and one OF them is the maintenance
Of the laws made to protect life and honor
and virtue. without the orderly ooserV'
anre of the laws of the land, no man,
woman nor child is safe. Publ;c indigna-
tion at strocious crime is natural, but at
the same time the law alone should visit
the righteous penalty. 1t must not be
sail that in the great city OF Birmingham
= criminal cannot be arrested and have a
fair trial. We appeal to every good citizen
to commend law, order and peace; ID 1e'
,rsss al attempts to excite popular indlg-
nation. ard to refrain from assembling on
n, streets. The god name OF our city,
youc own security and that Of your wives
and children, counsel most strongly the
strict Observance Of law.
COwED By THE MILITARY.
All thought of attempting any further
attacks upon the jsil were abandoned urOn
the srrjva! OF the troops ordered here by
CIV. Seay, although crowd OF curious
people numbering several hundred stoco
all day, forming line across TwentY.tirst
and Second avenue, where the military
yuard WIS formed. Sentir el lines were
established upon all the streets Leading to
the i.il. from one to two blocks distant,
and no one has been allowed to approach
nearer than that to the building, unless
provided with pass from Col. Jones, who
was placed by the Governor in charge oil all
the troops.
The following is q correct list OF the
killed and wounded Dead-MauIice B.
Throckmorton, ]. K. Mccoy, A. P. Tar
rant. A. d. Bryant, G. c. Tate, Charles
Jepkips. Colbert Smith, Deputy Sheriff
Brsnran, of Gadsden, Charles Riley 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 yet been obtained.
The wounded are: Mr.. Berkely, John
H. Merritt, Matt Kennedy, j. W. Owen,
] W. Gilmore, Albert Smith, W. A. Bird,
X. Reyecb. Lawrence FItzhugh, A. J.
Schide. and J. W. Montgomer. In sddi-
ton TO these there are quite a number OF
peopIe who received slight bat disabling
wounds aud are therefore not reported at
tie hospital. J. W. Gilmore and Matt
Kennedy. who are at desperately
wounded, are resting quietly.
Hswss was interviewed in his cell by
an Atlanta friend. In response to the first
question IS to his guilt, he replied: 'Ob,
God! this is terrible. Here I'm confined
in this csll charged with numbering my
wife and daughters. Why should l kill
them? loved those two children and
once loved their mother. The children
| would not have killed bscaute my heart
WAS too full of love for them The mother
| would not have killed, because We were
living apart" .,,o,
You heard the shots Saturday night?"
ooh, yes; heard them"
What were you doing?"
II was lying uO"n upon tnis p1"A'
The shooting soon became general. 1 re"
alizsd that the city patIOl had come"
And what did you do2"
81 got up and put on my shoes Then
I put on my coat and Oyercoat and made
myself ready"
For WHAT"
ITO 20 with the crowd to the mcss ig-
nomiuious death any man ever endured.
"D.d you think they would get yonP
''Yes, l felt sure, they would.
The militia to-dsy SEEN to have com
plete control of tae city. PIcke's are
guarding the approaches TO the jail, and
no one ia allowed to psss in without Civ
ing the eountsrsign,
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