Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-10
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| leTFlDie hesultS oi an attcmpt 10 Lynch
/ Murderer Halves at Birmingham.
THE JAIL GUARD FIRE INTO THE MOB, KILLING
EIGHT MEN AND woJNpING MANY OTHERS |
MILITIA IN CHARGE OF THE CITY AND TIKI
SHERIFF UNDER ARREST.
The body OF Mamie Hawes the twelve-year
| old daughter of Richard r. Halves. a locomo
tive engineer. was found in the lake in Lake
| view park, birmingham, Ala, on Tuesday last
as heretofore stated in THE STAR. The girl
had been chloroformed and her body thrown
into the water. The discovery caused intense
excitement. The last person to see the girl
alive was Fannie Bryant colored, and she ties
tilted that Mr.. Halves, her father, was with her.
He was arrested and jailed. Then il was as.
certained that the girls mother also was miss
ing and the conclusion was at once reached
that a double murder had been committed
The country was secured in hopes of finding
traces of the missing woman and on Saturday
the lake in which the girls body had been
found was dragged.
THE MOTHERS BODY FOUND.
Here the body of the woman was found. "
ing on the bottom weighted with couple of
hundred pounds of iron. A search of the
Halves cottage revealed blood stains in nearly
every room trail of blood leading in the
direction of the lake was also found Facts
were obtained showing that Halves had treated
ms wife most cruelty for some time past.
About two months ago he beat her with stick,
breaking one OF her arms and two ribs. He
failed to provide her with proper clothing or
sufficient money, and she told several persons
that ne had threatened on several occasions to
Kill her. After the blood stains in the house
were found the building was left unguarded
hOnrs- w her ratr al
they discovered that some one had entered
through window and washed away all traces
OF blood, showing that there is an accomphce
still at large. Halves had two children. The
second one Is missing and there is no longer
any doubt that she, too, has been murdered.
AN ATTACK on THE JAIL.
The finding of the second body increased the
public excitement to a frenzy, and a movement
at once took form to lynch Halves. The sheriff
desired to remove the murderer to Montgom-
cry. but he preferred to trust to the strength
OF the Birmingham Jail than to take his chances
OF capture in removal. The Jail guard was in
creased to thirty men armed with Winchester
rifles. At night the crowd began to gather in
the neighborhood of the Jail, and toward mid
night the movement began. Many leading
citizens went among the crowd and endeavored
to dissuade them from attempting to lynch
Halves, but their efforts were in vain.
sICKENING SLAUGHTER.
The mob moved ON the Jail, and word was
sent to the sheriff to surrender Hawes The
sheriff refused to comply, informed the mob
that the Jail was strongly guarded and he
would protect his prisoner at all hazards Re-
peated warnings were given the mob that the
sheriff meant business, but these served only
to increase the anger of the crowd. At last a
rush was made for the Jail door, Orders were
given the guards to fire on the mob, and when
the latter were within few feet of the door a
deadly volley was poured into their ranks.
People went down before the storm of shot
like grain before reaper. and cries of agony
and horror went up from hundreds of throats.
Three we're. killed outright, seven mortally
wounded nd about thirty others are more or
less badly injured
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
NJ. B. Throckmorton, postmaster. a popular
citizen, was killed while endeavoring to pre-
vent the attack. Mr.. Throckmorton was about
thirty years of age. He leaves wife and one
child. An unknown colored man, shot through
the lungs. died Sunday morning j. r. Mccoy
was killed by the first volley. A. B. Tassant. a
young man, threw himself on his face on the
ground after the first volley in hopes of escap-
ing. but bullet struck him while be Law in
this position, and rangedup his back. He died
in few minutes. A. d. Bryant who was en-
deavoring to stop the riot was shot through
the heart. Colbert Smith. colored, died Sun
day morning. c. q. Tate shot through the hin.
thigh and loin, is dying. He is a painter. about
forty-fye years old. and has family. Law
renee f1tzhugh. civil engineer. badly wound
ed. He was shot through the shoulder. He is
about thirty years old. Charles Bailey was
shot through the head, it is thought fatally A.
J. Schiede, mechanic, was shot in the left
side Just under the shoulder. II is thought that
he will die. Charles Jenkins was shot in the
back of the head. the ball coming out in the
center OF his forehead. He fingered
Jenkins Of
man named Brandon, of Gadsden, who was
at Birmingham on legal business was wounded
in the thigh and abdomen. and died Sunday
morning at the hospital. Frank Childer also
ceiyed slight wound in the left jaw. Mr..
Berkeley was shot through both legs below the
knee. John II. Merritt is at the hospital. shot
through the calf of the left Leg Matt Kennedy
IS also at the hospital, shot in both legs below
the knee. He is also shot in the left arm. 7
". Owen is at the hospital. shot through the
right thigh. j. W. Gilmore is thought fatally
wounded through the bowels. Albert Smith
colored. was shot in the back and seriously
wounded W. A. Bird was shot in the right
shoulder, the ball passing entirely through
MIN and coming out near the spinal cord.
THE MILITIA IN COMMAND
Birmingham was placed under military rule
yesterday by Gov. Seay, who placed Col. Jones,
of Montgomery, with thirteen military COM
PoiiOo, III SIai VI SLdlTS. 1Hc jail guarded
by state troops, with picket lines extended
several squares in every direction, and at each
approach there frowns gatling gun. Mounted
scouts are sent out of the city and at regular
intervals acquaint Col. Jones with the condi-
ton of the public mind. The citizens. of
course, are in a state of intense excitement and
ell day yesterday wherever few gathered
together on street corners or in hotels there
was bitter talk and threats against Sheriff
Smith and his aids. On the walls petitions
numerously signed were posted dcnouncing the
sheriff and calling for his removal from Office
and prosecution for murder. Much excitement
was caused by the funeral of one of the victims
of Saturday nights affray. The lengthy pro-
cession was headed by a brass band playing
solemn dirges. The post-ofice building was
draped i'll mourning.
ARREST OF THE SHERIFF.
The militia refused all appeals to arrest
Sheriff Smith, and finally, at about O'Clock
citizen went before justice of the peace and
swore ont a warrant for the arrest of Smith
and his deputies on the charge of murder.
This was served by the coroner, who found
Smith in Jail, and the coroner himself took
charge OF the Jail During the day Capt
Peyton Bibb, who is in charge of the Mont
gomery Blues, advised that the military take
Smith and Hawes to Montgomery for safe
keeping. This was not acceded to by the
officers in charge, there being no civil steps to
that end advised.
SAYS THE MOB FIRED FIRST.
The sheriff said of the deplorable occurrence
of Saturday night: 1--WE begged and pleaded
with the crowd to keep back and then they