Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-11
.BlRMlNGHAM'S TRAGEDY.
The City Under Guard of Armed
 Troops.
NO FURTHER VIOLENCE OCCURS.
Eleven Deaths Are the Result of Satur- days Charge-NTany Wounded-The Gov ernor Upholds Sheriff Smith and Com mends His Act.

days Charge-Many Wounded-Ihe Gov
 ernor Upholds Sheriff Smith and Com
 mends His Act.
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 1.-The city is | recovering from the shock which on Satur- | day night shook it no city in the south has been shaken since the days of the war. | The excitement which made faces white and drawn gradually subsided from sheer ex- haustion.. As the hours wore on the streets | became less and less crowded, and at D. m | Sunday they were more nearly deserted than | they usually are on Sunday morning.
 The mental strain had been too great, and people had gone home exhausted. All thoughts of attempting any further attacks upon the jail were abandoned with the com ing of the troops, who had been ordered here by Governor Seay, although crowd of curious people, numbering several hundred, stood all day, forming a line across Twenty first street at second avenue, where the mlli- tary was formed. The following is a correct list of the killed and woundedl
 Dead-Maurice E. Throcsmorton, J. K. Mccoy, A. B. Tarrant, A. D. Bryant, c. 0, Tate, Charles Jenkins, Colbert Smith, Deputy Sheriff Brennan, Of Gadsden; Charles Bailey and an ank negro. This list was obtained from the different undertakers, and 1t Is thought that there are two or three others for whom collins have not been obtained
 The wounded are Mir. Berkley, John H. Merritt, Matt Kennedy, J. W. Owen, J. w. Gilmore, Albert Smith, w. A. Bird, Mr. Kreichwein, Lawrence Fitzhugh, A. J. Schide and J. w. Montgomery. In addition to these there are a large number of persons who received slight wounds, and are there fore not reported at the hospital
 Coroner Babbitt went to work to secure jury for the purpose of Investigating the tho Eillinr and the thereof He decided to secure for this purpose the very best men that could be obtained in the city men of determination to do their duty fear lessly, courageously and sensibly, and men who would represent the people After large number of citizens had been summoned | the following were selected D. M Drennen, | c. Perkins, Louis L. Schwarz, George Bains, | J. w. Mcconnell and A. K. Sheppard The men were all sworn in over the body of A. D. Bryant. The investigation will be conducted in careful and systematic manner, and every man that can be found who was pres | ent at the time the shooting occurred will be | summoned as a witness.
 Yesterday Governor Seay telegraphed Sheriff Smith as follows:
 Any citizen has the right to make an affidavit charging anyone with murder. You have only | to demand full and fair investigation. You have | proved your ability to hold the jail against a | mob and want to see you in charge of it again. sent the state troops because you requested them, and because want the mob and their | friends to understand that the entire power of the state will support you.
 | THOMAS SHAY, Governor. The funeral of Postmaster Throckmorton
 took place at 3. p. m. from the Church of
 the Advent. The remains were inferred in
 Oak Hill cemetery, and were buried with
 military and lodge honors. A long line ot
 carriages, filled with friends of the deceased
 followed the remains to the grave. The flu
 neral was one of the largest and most i'm
 pressive ever held in Birmingham.
 The body of little May Hawes was buried
 in the city cemetery. A fund, which was
 subscribed by citizens, served to purchase 6 grassy plot, and she was buried in hand
 some white caszet There was no parade ol
 excitement about the funeral and there were
 no carriages or attendants.
 Around the jail the same state of barri
 cade exists as has prevailed since Saturday ) nights charge. A reporter passed through the lines at noon and found Sheriff Smitl inside the jail office, still under arrest. Tn, : jail is in charge of MT. Sims, one of Sherif Smiths deputies Sheriff Smith still re , peated the statement he had previously mad
 that he did not givs> the word to fire unti 5 shots were fired on the outside, and that Q l least dozen shots had been fired by tn 3 crowd before single officer fired.