St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-11
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
Southern Soldiepy Establish
ACCORDION Militaire Around
Birmingham Jail.
From Sheer Exhaustion the
Populace Resumes It's
Wonted Quiet.
Gov. Seay Will Support Sher-
iff Smith With All His
Strength.
Now That Order Is Restored
No Further Trouble Is An
tieipated.

Epecial 10 the Globe.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 10.-Ihe
city is recovering from the shock of
Saturday night. No city in the South
has been so shaken since the days OF
the war. The excitement which yester-
day morning made faces white ana
drawn gradually subsidized from sheer
exhaustion. Business Is going on as
isual to-day, except that all the saloons
are closed by order of Col. Jones, COM
manding the troops, and the only evil
dence of trouble remaining is the line
of troops and the cannon guarding
every approach to the jail. No matter
who was right or who was wrong in the
tragedy of Saturday, that terrible vol
ley has settled all desire Of the mob to
break down the Jail. They will not try
it again. Sheriff Smith is still in Jail
under arrest for murder, and Chief OF
Police Picard was released on $4,000
bonds this morning. Smith may leave
the city under military escort until a
full examination Of the case is made by
the coroner, but that has not been fully
determined upon as yet. The following
are statements from several men who
were lledI tic llOHb vi ohO S1ONN =" A4Nh
the voley was fired:
c. c. Tate, who was mortally wounded,
said: Il went up to see what the crowd was
going TO do | don't think they would have
fried 10 break the door down, but they might.
/ did not think the officers would shoot"
A. J. BranEan, deputy United states mar
shal from Gadsden, now dead said: II
went there ont of curiosity and 10 see the
lynching if there was one. did not expect
to take part in it,
Matt kennedy who is badly wounded,
said: Il was there begging the crowd 20 20
back. I had friends in the crowd and did
not want them to do anything rash. l wanted
law and order maintained and was doing all
1 l~could TO that end. / did not think the
officers would shoot unless an attack were
actually made OH the Jail
W. E. Vaughn, lawyer, said: 4 had just
left the Jail. l met the crowd and pleaded
with them to go back. told them time and
again the officers would shoot. They had no
men who were drunk pressed to the frort
and said, tear the Jail down and hang
Hawes;' then the yolley was fired"
All thoughts OF attempting any
fnrther attacks upon the jail were
abandoned upon the arrival of the
troops ordered here by Gov. Seay, al
though a crowd of curious people num-
bering several hundred stood all day.
forming a line across TWenty-frst
street and Second avenue, where the
military guard was formed. The first
troops to arrive were the Blues and
Crews and the artillery from MOntgom-
erv, who reached the city at 10 O'Clock
a. m. and were at once marched to the
court house and assigned to their posts
of duty. Sentinel lines were estab-
lished upon all the streets leading to the
iail from one to two blocks distant, and
no one has since been allowed to ap-
proach nearer than that to the building
unless provided with pass from Col.
Jones, who was placed by the governor
in charge of all the troops. The follow
ing is a correct list of the killed and
wounded:
DEAD.
MAURICE B. THROCkMORTON.
j. X. M'COY.
A. r. TARRANT.
A. ID. BRYANT.
G. c. TATE.
CHARLES JENKINS.
COLBERT SMITH.
DEPUTY SHERIFF BRANNAN, of Gads-
den.
CHARLES BAILEY, and an unknown
negro.
This list was obtained from the differ
ent undertakers, and it is thought that
there are two or three others for whom
coffins have not yet been obtained. The
wounded are:
MIR. BERKLEY.
JOHN H. MERRITT.
MATT KENNEDY.
j. w. OWEN.
j. W. GILMORE.
ALBERT SMITH.
W. a. BIRD.
X. REICHWEIN.
LAWRENCE FITZHUGH.
A. j. SCHIDE.
j. W. MONTGOMERY.
In addition to these there are a large
number of people who received slight
but not disabling wounds, and are,
therefore, not reported at the hospital.
Capt. E. n. Edwards has the track of a
Winchester rifle ball across his fore
head. and is this side of the dark river
by only hairs breadth. Narrow es-
capes are too numerous to mention.
The dead are being prepared for burial.
and those who lived out of the city sent
10 their friends as far as possible. Of
the wounded at the hospital, it is now
hoped that all will recover. j. W. Gil
more and Matt Kennedy, who are most
desperately wounded, are resting
quietly. Certain prominent officials in
the city have telegraphed Gov. Seay
that they consider it necessary for him
to be here. and have asked him to come
at once. The governor will no doubt
investigate the situation personally and
make arrangements for the removal of
Hawes and Sheriff Smith, or fol- the re-
lief of the soldiers. The question has
been repeatedly asked by large num-
Der of people, how long will the mill
tary remain to protect the Jail?
1.-THE military says Col Jones' will re-.
main here as long as 1t is necessary ana until
officially notified by the governor to leave
No one but the governor has the power to re-
move them from their posts of duty. The
governor will dismiss them when it is thought
all danger is past, and not before. If HaWes
is to be removed 10 another city it may be
that the military will be dismissed at once
If not, it will probably be several days before
they go"
Many kilograms concerning the situa-
ton passed to-day between Gov. Seay
and the authorities. 1t is not probable
that Gov. Seay's order to dismiss the
troops will be given until Coroner
Babbitt, now acting sheriff. says they
are TO longer needed. The funeral
of Postmaster ThrockmortOn took
place this afternoon at 2 o'clock, from
the Church of the Advent. The funeral
ceremonies we're conducted by Rev.
Thomas j. Beard. pastor of the church.
The remains were inferred in Oakhill
cemetery, and were buried with mill
tary and lodge hon0rs. A detachment
of artillery, of which deceased was at
the time of his death captain, and de-
tachment of local military escorted the
remains to the. cemetery and fired a
salute over the grave. A large num-
. Der of the Birmingham lodge Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks, of
which deceased was member, also at