New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-11

NERS JURY BEGINNING ITS WORk-Fu-
NERAL OF PosTMAsTE THRoCKMoRToN
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.l
Birmingham, Ala Dec. 10.-The situation here TO-
day has been extremely critical and only the pres
ence Of 1000 soldiers prevented Sheriff Smith and
Chief Of Police Packard from meeting the swift pun
fshment designed for Murderer Hawes. The various
proclanations issued by the Mayor and Colonel Jones
commanding the troops, did not have the desired eject
TIE people assembled in the streets in great crowds
and discussed the bloody scenes Of Sunday morning
In view OF the excitement Colonel Jones extended his
line about the JAIL and tonight the troops are in
possession Of four blocks square. No one is
allowed inside these lines without a pass
The feeling against the Sheriff and his posse has
increased IN bitterness and the crime Of Hawes Is
forgotten in the excited discussion OF the sherifs
slaughter. No one attempts TO defend him, AND the
petition for his removal from Office received 10000
signatures to-day. When the order was given to
fire. the mob about fifty yards from the Jail,
and the people assert that the Sheriff should have
waited until the Jail was attacked before proceeding
to extremes The sevcrest denunciation is made
against him for his order 10 the posse, Shoot to
kill boysn They carried out tho order. and every
volley from the wincbesters went into the thohes'
of the crowd I,' said A. ID. Tairsnt the county
Collector, the Sheriff had ordered the hrss Vohey
TO be fred over the heads Of the crowd. he wouid
have shown more humanity. Instead. he ordered
his men TO shoot to kill, and their work showed
how well he obeyed The Winchester bullets
were as big as my thumb and three men, VINO were
only shot through the legs, have died from thelr
wounds"
One remarkable feature IS that nearly every man
killed was shot In the back showing that the crowd
had turned away when the firing begun. Post
master Throckmorton shot through the lower
back A. d. Bryant shot through the heart from
the near Many point 10 this as very damaging TO
the officers.
Governor seay is determined to protect the Sheriff
and Chief Of Police until the fullest investigation can
bs made He is in constant communication with
Colonel Jones and Mayor Thompson, and has instructed
them TO protect the Jail and Its occupants at all
hazards.
crowds and no further attack the jail is contem
plated. The people rapidly recovering their rea
SON. but there stn strong undercurren of feeling
against the sheriff. of the wounded men died to-
day. making total Of twelve dead and about fifteen
wounded The funerals Of three victims were held
today and the spectacle drew forth some bitter OBJ
ssrvations from the crowd in the streets
The inquest the body OF Mrs. HsweS was also
begun, and the testimony of several witnesses was
taken The evidence showed that she was last seen
alive Saturday morning, and she was thon in the fam
fly cottage East Lake. The cords by which the
railroad iron was attached TO the body were Identified
The prisoner was not present al the inquest, but stl
maintains his innocence. The search iof ue DOuy OF
the other girl has been prosecuted all day without
success.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive En- ginecrs, of which
Halves is a member have teegrapheu that they have
engaged a detective TO work up the case. They be
leve that Hawes Is innocent, and that the coOred
woman Fannie Bryant. and Albert Patterson murdered
and robbed Mrs Halves. and then killed the children.
1t is reported that Hawcs has just made full con-
fcssion Of his crime The funeral of Postmaster
ThrockmorOn took place this afternoon at O'Clock,
from the Church Of the Adyen The funeral cere-
monies were conducted by the Rev. Thomas j. Beard,
pastor of the church. The burial was in Oak Hil
Cemetery, and with military and lodge honors
A def oh nf artill q
the time OF his death captain and detachment
of the local military escorted the body 10 the
tery and fired 4 salute tho grave A large
number of the Birmins CHAM Protective Order of Elks,
Of which Mr.. ThrockmortOr member, also al
tended in body The funeral was of the largest
and impressive ever held in Brmineha
The body of little May Hawes yesterday morn
ing buried In the city cemetery.