The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
BIRMINGHAM'S RED RIOT
NINE DEAD, FOUR DYING AND
MANY OTHERS WOUNDED.


The Postmaster of the City Among
the Slain-One of the Victims Killed
While Lying on the Ground to Avoid
the Flying Bullets-Troops on the
Scene to Prevent Further Trouble
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Dec. "a crowd
which had been collecting on the streets
last night, at midnight advanced on the
county Jail with tho intention of lynching
r. r. Halves, charged with the murder of
his wife and child. Many of the best citi-
zens tried to reason with the crowd and
prevent trouble, and some lost their lives in
the attempt.
OPENING FIRF.
When the crowd was within a few feet Of
the 1atl door, and had failed to heed the
numerous warnings the officers opened fire
on them, killing three men instantly, fatally
wounding ten, and wounding more or less
seriously about thirty others.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Following is full list of the killed and
wounded.
NJ B. THRoCKMoRToN, the postmaster,
and a very prominent and popular citizen.
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age. He was born in Louisville, and came
to Birmingham in 1880 as agent for the
Southern Express Company. About
eighteen months ago he was appointed
postmaster. He leaves a wife and one
child.
AN UNKNOWN NEGRO was shot through
the lungs and died this morning at S o'clock.
KILLED BY THE FIRST VOIIFY
j. r. MCCOY was toward tho front of the
crowd when the firing commenced. Hefell
at the first volley.
A. B. TARRANT was shot IN the back.
After the first volley he lay down on the
ground with the hope of avoiding the flying
bullets. Fate would not have it so, how
ever, and ball struck him as he lay on his
| face, and ranged up the back. After few
minutes suffering the young man died.
A PEACEMAKER A VICTIM.
A. D. BRYANT was shot through the
| heart. He was standing rather near the
| front and was doing his best to restrain the
crowd going any nearer. He fell at the
first volleY and died instantly.
C. C. TATE was shot through the hip and
through the loin He is dying He is a
painter and lived at East Lake. He is
about 45 years old and had family.
COLBERT SMITH (colored) was shot
through the right lung and died this morn
ing.
BADLY WOUNDED.
LAWRENCE FITzHUGH, civil engineer,
is badly wounded. He was shot through
the shoulder He is about 80 years old.
CHARLES BAILEY was shot through the
head, and it is thought is fatally wounded.
He lived formerly at No. "a Church street,
Boston.
VERY APT TO DIE.
A. J. SCHIEDE, a mechanic, was shot in
the left side just under the shoulder. 1t is
thought that he will die. He came here re-
Gently from Kalamazoo, Mich. Several of his
companions were wounded, but less seri-
ousy.
CHARLES JENKINS was shot in the back
Of the head, the ball coming out in the
center of his forehead. He fingered until
10 o'clock this morning, when he died.
Jenkins was 20 years old, and lived at
Snithfield with his parents and three
brothers.
TOLD WHO HE WAS AND DIED.
Mr.. BRANDON, who was at the hospital
wounded in the thigh and abdomen, died
about o'clock this morning. Just after he
was shot he told his attendants that he
boarded at the house of the sheriff of
Etowah county, at Gadsden, and was here
on business before the United States court.
j W. MONTGOMERY is wounded in the
left jaw.
SHOT WHILE SITTING ON A STooP.
Mr., BERKELY was shot through both
legs below the knee, while sitting on the
porch of the r, sidence of Mr. w. Siddon.
CHARLES BAILEY, a brakeman on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, was shot
IN the right side just below the nipple. His
hom is in Boston. His wound, while not
necessarily fatal, may prove serious.
BULLET-HoLE IN HIS LEG.
JOHN H. MERRITT is at the hospital, shot
through the calf of his left leg.
MATT KENNEDY, also at the hospital, is
shot in both legs below the knee. His right
leg is badly shattered and the injury to his
left is a flesh wound. He is also shot in the
left arm, just below the elbow, and the
bone is broken. He is about so years old,
and has wife and seven children.
SHOT THROUGH THE THIGH.
j. W. OWEN is at the hospital, shot en-
trely through the right thigh. He is a
carpenter, about so years of age.
j. w. GILMORE is fatally wounded through
the bowels. He is 46 years Of age, and has
wife and five children living at Green
Springs.
FRANK CHILDER is dead.
ALBERT SMITH colored), is shot in the
oack and is seriously wounded. He worked
or the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, and has family in this city.
LUCKY TRIO.
WILLIAM YoUNGBLooD, Mr.. Alexander
and Ed 5. Cooper, reported as killed or
wounded, are not hurt.
W. A. BIRD was shot in the right shoul-
uer, the ball passing entirely through him,
y huI Go coming out near the spinal cord. Bird
Is oO years old and unmarried.
TROOPS ON THE SCENE
Col Thomas G. Jones, of the Second
Regiment of Alabama state troops, arrived
here this morning with five companies, and
confident Of his ability to prevent any
urther attempt at mob violence. There
was much excitement for a while last night,
Dut II suhsided somewhat to-day.
Sheriff Smith has been arrested on a
Charge Of murder
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