St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
GATLINC Guns GUARD BIRMINGHAM
Rumors Abroad That a Mob
Will Avenge the Death Of
Miss Throckmorton.
ALL ALABAMA's MILITIA ON THE Mo>
The Sheriff Under Arrest and
the Coroner in Charge OF
the Jail.
THE SHERIFF CONDEMNED ON EVERY HAND.

the killed do any act OF violence OF
commit any offense that could be con-
strued either as CRIME or Intent 10
commit crime. Throckmorton had no
pistol and was endeavoring to induce
the crowd to withdraw. To-day, all
through the long hours of the Sabbath,
the blood of the martyrs has crimsoned
almost every limit and violence is
openly advocated for those who last
night fired the fatal bullets. 1t is gen
orally believed that the
| RECKIESSNESs AND HASTE
of the sheriff in giving the command TO
! fire was assassination, and it is stated
on all sides that the immense gathering
! was not for the purpose at all OF forcing
! the Jail, but rather out OF curiosity.
There was never any real danger OF an
assault. The Age-Herald to-day, with
! considerable enterprise, gave to its
readers several extra editions. and
| with wise foresight shaped its
editorials and local articles with
view to allaying the public
mind and, if possible, preventing any
further trouble. There is no calm,
! however, in the public mind, and the
excitement is far greater than twenty
four hours ago. In the light of last
nights terrors the Hawes affair has al
most disappeared, and the indignation
expressed is directed against Sheriff
Smith and the posse who let go
the fearful volley. To-day and
| tonight the city is a mill
| tary encampment. Civil authorl-
ties have practically stepped down and
| Col. Jones, of Montgomery, with two
military companies is absolutely in
charge of affairs. The jail is guarded
by state troops with picket lines ex-
tended several squares in every direc-
ton and at each approach there frowns
/ the countenance of Gatling gun.
Mounted scouts are sent out of the city
| and at regular intervals acqualnt Col.
Jones with the condition Of the public
mind and prospects of
AN ARMED RISING
| by the people. Fire bells sounded mill
! tary alarms, and soldiers in uniform
and armed with Winchester rifles have
! desolated the principal streets and
driven back the thousands who have
all day been looking toward the jail.
The military was ordered out by Gov.
Seay from Montgomery, and, with the
chief eXecutive-Col. JoneS-iS in regu-
lar telegraphic correspondence. Mean
while citizens have not kept within doors.
They have congregated i'll hotels, or on
street corners and in front of bulletin
boards. The streets have been living
maddened mass, and very little oratorl-
I cal pyrotechnics could readily organize
a mob whose solemn duty would be de-
clared to be to avenge the murder OF
the popular Mr.. Throckmorton, and
those who fell by him. All along the
walls of the city are posted
petitions of various kinds signed
by thousands of people. One of these
recites at length the fact that Sheriff
| Smith had butchered in cold blood some
of the best citizens of Birmingham by
an act unprovoked and unnecessary,
and asked Gov. Gray to Immediately re-
lieve him of mis- duties as sheriff. An
other petition side by side reads: "This
| is to hang him." and was signed by
thousands of passers by. Great excite
ment was caused by
THE FUNERAL CORTEGE
| through principal highway OF one OF
! the victims of last nights affray. The
| lengthy procession was headed by a
brass band, playing solemn dirges. The
postoffice building is draped in mourn
ing, and makes mute appeal to every
passer by. The military were called
upon to arrest Smith and others i'm
plicated, but this was refused, and
finally about o'clock citi-
zen went before justice of the
peace and sWore out 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, and in his custody that institu-
| ton is at present. During the day
Capt. Peyton Bibb. who is in charge of
the Montgomery Blues, advised that
the military take Smith and Hawes
out of Jail and carry them
o Montgomery, away from the
scenes of riot and for safe keeping.
This was not acceded to by the officer
| in charge. There being no civil steps
to that effect during the afternoon, the
rumor became widespread that 1,500
miners from the Pratt mines, about five
miles from Birmingham, would, after
dark, march to the city armed with
| guns, pistols and dynamite cartridges,
and with the increase to their ranks
| that was expected assault the soldiers,
| and
WITH DYNAMITE
blow the Jail to atoms. That such will
be attempted is expected, even by the
military, though successful finale is
not anticipated. There are already ten
military companies under command of
Col. Jones, and five others will arrive
on special trains by midnight, the
famous Montgomery Grays. the equal y
famous True Blues, the Montgomery
mounted rifles under command of Hon.
A. A. Wiley, member of the present legis-
! ature, and an artillery company with ...aa
Gatling gun from the capital city. Be-
| sides these, companies from Tusca-
loosa, Opelika, Greenville, and Annis-
ton, and other Alabama cities come.
One precaution against undue excite
ment and consequent violence was taken
this morning by the city council, who
in special session, ordered that all
! saloons and drug stores be closed until
further notice.
Col. Jones also issued an order to the
same general effect, adding that under
the orders given him any further at
tempts at violence would besternly sup
pressed. Col. Jones said at 6 O'Clock,
] after renitino rllmnrS that had come to