Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-11

THE MILITARY In CHARGE

The Streets Filled with a BIaddened Mass, |
and Further Bloodshed Is Feared
List of the Killed and wounded
The ssevier Troubles.
B~fRMrNGTAM, Ala, Dec. t0.-A crowd
which had been collecting on the streets
for several hours Saturday night, nd
sanced on the county jail at midnight
with the intention of lynching p. b.
Halves, charged with the murder of his
wife and child. When the crowd was
within q few feet of the Jail door, and
had failed to heed numerous warnings
from the sheriff, the officers inside the
building opened fire, Instantly killing
three of the mob, fatally wounding sew
en-, and more or less seriously wounding
about 5hirty others. The following is a
full list of those shot:
Killel-M. B. Throckmorton, post
master, and q very promint citizen; an
unknown negro; J. r. Mccoy, A. ID.
Bryant, G. 9. Tate, u painter OF East
Lake; Colbert Smith (colored.)
Wounded-Law renee FitZhugh, a civil
engineer, shot through the shoulder;
Charles Baily, shot through the head,
probably fatally: A. J. Schiede, a me-
%oilanic, shot In the left side, will proba-
bly, die; Charles jenkins. shot through
the head, since died; - Brandon, wound
ed in thigh, since died, he is believed to
have lived at Gadsden, Tenn; j.. w.
Montgomery, slightly wounded in the
Jaw Mr.. Berkeley, shot through both
legs while sitting on q porch at the cor
ner Of Twenty-lrst and Third avenues;
John ii, Merritt, shot in the leg; Matt
Kennedy, shot through both legs and In
the left arm;J. w. Owen, q carpenter,
shot in both legs; J.. w. Gilmore, shot
through the bowels, may die; Frank
Childess, dead; Albert Smith, seriously
wounded In the back.
VIII Youngblood and Mr.. Alexander,
who We're reported killed or wounded,
were not hurt.
Thomas j. Jones, of the Second regi-
ment OF state troops, arrived with five
companies, and is confident that he can
prevent any further attempt at mob VIC.
elence. The excitement has somewhat
Rbnted.
La.er-Sheriff Smith and Chief Of Po-
lice Picard were arrested on a charge OF
murder over; the shooting. Two more
military companies, making ten in all,
have arrived. All is quiet at this time
and no further trouble is expected.
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MILITARY IN CHARGE.
- ousrAGsu 1upiio expected TO Make
nm Assault.
! NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. l0.-A special
70 the American from Birmingham, Ala.
says:
The city Is d military encampment,
~ M ,,fh>ritta h,x,o .rna4.1nJI, 49,.
n out ana Col. Tom Jones of
Montgomery, with thirteen military com
paEies ii absolutely in charge of affairs.
The jail is guarded by state troops. with
picket lines extended several squares in
every direction. and at each approach
there frowns the e~ountenance of a Cat
ling gun. Mounted scoats are sent ont
OF tho city and at regular Intervals ac-
quaint Col. Jones with the condition Of
the public mind and prospects of armed
rising by the people. The streets have
been a LAYING, maddeped mass, and very
little oritorical pyrotechnica couly read.
5ily organize a mob whose solemn6duty
would be declared to be to avenae the
murder of the popular ThrockmortonT
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 has butch
cred, in cold blood, some of the best
citizens OF the city, and asked Governor
seay to Immediately relieve him of his
duties as sheriff. Another petition, side
by side, reads: This is to hang him.
and was signed by the thousands Of
pissers.
Great excitement was caused by the
Hfunarn1 nprtpna fhFnrrrk Tho ctraat, ~
n Of the victims, The lengthy pro-
cessioa was headed by a brass band play
ing solemn dirges. The postoffice build
ing is draped In mourning and makes
mute appeal to every passer.
Ate o'clock a citizen went before a
Justice of the peace and sTore out a war
rant for the arrest of Sheriff Smith and
hiR deputies on the charge of murder.
This was served by the coroner, who
found Smith In the Jail, and the coroner
himself took charge of the fail.
During the afternoon the rumor be-
came widespread that /. 800 miners from
Pratt mines. about i've miles from this
city would after dark, march to the city
armed with guns, pistols and dynamite
cartridges, and with the increase to their
ranks n was expected. assault the sol.
diers and with dynamite blow to atoms
the jsil. That such will be attempted
q expected even by thu military, though
suecessf III finale is cot anticipated.
WHAT THE SHERIFF SAYS.
Sheriff Smith says:
I'VE begged and pleaded with the
crowd to keep back, and then they fired
the first shots. Several shots were bred
by the crowd before | gave the order to
fire, We begged them to halt at tho
mouth Of the alley, and still they kept